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Author(s):
Domenic A Sica
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3 years ago
Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1–3 In the US, around 25% of the adult population has a blood pressure (BP) of ≥140/90mmHg, which is the defined cut-off value for hypertension.3 Although there are many effective pharmacotherapies available, many patients are not adequately controlled on their current antihypertensive regimens. The National Health and Nutrition…
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Author(s):
Naomi Abe
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John D Bisognano
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3 years ago
Hypertension is the most common chronic disease in the US, affecting 29% of the adult population.1 Once considered a benign, compensatory mechanism for ageing, high blood pressure (BP) is now recognised as an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. It is estimated that inadequate BP control is responsible for 62% of cases of cerebrovascular disease, 49% of cases of ischemic heart…
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Author(s):
Deepak L Bhatt
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Anna Meta Dyrvig Kristensen
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Manan Pareek
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et al
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3 years ago
Hypertension is an important contributor to global morbidity and mortality and is a major burden on healthcare systems.1,2 More than 20% of the world’s population has high blood pressure when defined by conventional criteria: systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg.3,4 Even with therapeutic lifestyle and pharmacological measures, blood pressure remains poorly…
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Author(s):
Mikhael El-Chami
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6 years ago
Mikhael El-Chami from Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA discusses Micra Transcatheter Pacing System.
Filmed by Radcliffe Cardiology on-site at HRS 2017.
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Author(s):
Parikshit S Sharma
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2 years ago
In this video interview, Dr Parikshit Sharma (Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, US) discusses the clinical outcomes from the Geisinger-Rush Conduction System Pacing Registry, presented at ESC's Heart Rhythm Society 2021. This was a non-randomized, observational cohort registry, which aimed to compare the results of left bundle branch area pacing compared to right ventricular pacing in…
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Author(s):
Howard C Herrmann
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3 years ago
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is most often caused by degenerative disease of the leaflets or develops functionally as a consequence of left ventricular disease (see Figure 1). Patients with severe MR have dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, and, when associated with left ventricular dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension, reduced survival.1 Therefore, surgery to repair or replace the mitral valve is…
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Author(s):
Hector M Garcia-Garcia
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2 years ago
In this video from CRT 2022's late-breaking trials, Dr Hector M Garcia-Garcia (MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC, US) discusses the technology behind the hands-free AutocathFFR System, an AI-based method of angiography imaging-derived FFR Technology for coronary artery disease revascularization. Dr Garcia-Garcia reveals that the outcomes of Angiographic-derived FFR were comparable…
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