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Author(s):
Xiaoyu Yang
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Mohamed Ahmed
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Donald E Cutlip
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3 years ago
Over the past 35 years, treatment of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome has changed drastically. Balloon angioplasty offered an early mechanical solution but carried a high risk for acute complications and subsequent restenosis, mainly from recoil. The bare metal stent (BMS) improved restenosis because of recoil, but still carried a relatively high rate of restenosis because of…
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Author(s):
Alexandra Gonçalves
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Carla Sousa
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José Alberto de Agustín
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et al
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3 years ago
Valvular disease is the most prevalent structural heart disease among adults and its burden is growing along with the increase in life expectancy.1 Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most frequent valvular disease, after aortic stenosis. Its natural history is very variable and highly dependent on the presence of symptoms. However, even in asymptomatic patients, the prognosis of severe MR is…
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Author(s):
Christopher M Kramer
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3 years ago
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Ischemic Heart Disease
Left Ventricular Structure and Function at Rest
The most fundamental quantitative measurements of the heart include those of ventricular size and function. Due to its high spatial and temporal resolution and the freedom to image in any plane, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is especially suited for this task…
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PCI for Chronic Total Occlusion
Author(s):
Giovanni Maria Vescovo
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Carlo Zivelonghi
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Benjamin Scott
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et al
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Justin P Sheehy
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Adnan K Chhatriwalla
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3 years ago
Author(s):
Adam E Saltman
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3 years ago
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the chaotic and disorganized activity of the upper chambers of the heart, is the most common cardiac rhythm disturbance. It affects approximately 1% of the US population, or almost three million people. It occurs more frequently in the aged, affecting about 5% of people over 70 and as many as 10% of people over the age of 80. AF is also considered to…
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Author(s):
Nuno Cortez-Dias
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Fausto J Pinto
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) represents the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in western countries. Many non-invasive stress tests are currently available for detecting CAD and assessing prognosis. Non-invasive stress techniques comprise exercise electrocardiographic (ECG) stress testing and imaging techniques, namely exercise/pharmacological stress echocardiography (SEcho) and exercise…
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Author(s):
Isabelle Van Herzeele
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Rajesh Aggarwal
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3 years ago
The last decade has witnessed exponential growth in the field of endovascular interventions, although only in the last few years has there been a widespread interest in the carotid artery stent (CAS). Endovascular physicians with different medical backgrounds such as interventional cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons all recognize the importance of this changing technology.1 This…
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Author(s):
Cesare Rusconi
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3 years ago
The pump function of the heart resides on two main abilities that allow the entire organism to cope with and face different physiological circumstances from sleep to intense physical exercise of sport activities:
a) diastolic function, defined as the ability of the ventricles to relax and to accept the normal stroke volume at the low pressures existing in the systemic and pulmonary veins; and
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Author(s):
Gregory Petrossian
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Denizhan Ozdemir
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Keyvan Karimi Galougahi
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et al
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1 year ago