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CardioNerds @AHA23: ORBITA-2: PCI for Stable Angina
Author(s): Rasha Al-Lamee , Christopher Rajkumar , Nazli Okumus Added: 5 months ago
AHA 2023 — Investigators of ORBITA-2 trial, Dr Rasha Al-Lamee and Dr Christopher Rajkumar (Imperial College London, UK) talked with CardioNerds Ambassador, Dr Nazli Okumus about the randomised, placebo-controlled trial (NCT03742050) that compared the effects of coronary angioplasty versus placebo procedure on symptoms of stable angina without background anti-anginal therapy at 12 weeks.The ORBITA… View more

Intervention
Author(s): Philip A Poole-Wilson Added: 3 years ago
Angina pectoris is a symptom that is usually, in the developed world, caused by obstruction to the coronary arteries by the enlargement of atheromatous lesions; there are other causes. The symptom can limit lifestyle, but more importantly is a repetitive reminder to the patient of the presence of heart disease, causing continual anxiety because of the belief that angina is the portent of early… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

MI/ACS
ACC.24: The ORBITA COSMIC Trial
Author(s): Rasha Al-Lamee , Michael Foley Added: 1 week ago
ACC.24 — Investigators, Dr Rasha K Al-Lamee and Dr Michael Foley (Imperial College London, UK) joined us to discuss the ORBITA COSMIC trial (NCT04892537).This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial investigated the effects of coronary sinus reducer (CSR) as compared to placebo on myocardial perfusion via MRI, exercise duration, and symptoms in patients with refractory angina and… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Ajay J Kirtane Added: 6 years ago
In this video, Dr Ajay J Kirtane discusses the question: 'Are CTOs Important to the Management of Angina in Your Patients?' View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

Intervention
Author(s): Keith B Allen Added: 3 years ago
Abstract Many patients with angina secondary to coronary artery disease (CAD) respond to medical management or can be completely revascularized using available percutaneous coronary interventions or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). There is evidence, however, to indicate that up to 25% of patients are incompletely revascularized following CABG, and that incomplete revascularization is a… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery
Microvascular Coronary Artery Disease: Review Article
Author(s): Abdulah Alrifai , Mohamad Kabach , Jonathan Nieves , et al Added: 3 years ago
More than 10 million Americans suffer annually from angina.1 For decades, most of the attention has been focused on epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD). In a European registry of 11,000 stable angina patients, 65% of women and 32% of men had no obstructive CAD (<50% stenosis); however, multiple other studies have demonstrated only 30% of patients have significant obstructive epicardial… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Ranil de Silva
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Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction

Coronary Interventions

 Job title: Senior Lecturer in Clinical Cardiology and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Ranil de Silva is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Cardiology and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, where he leads the Specialist Angina Service. Dr de Silva completed his training in general and interventional cardiology in London, including at the Royal Brompton, Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals. He undertook post-doctoral research at the Division of… View more
AHA 2023 CardioNerds Conference Scholars Late-Breaking Video Collection
Author(s): Mandeep Mehra , Christian Inchaustegui Added: 5 months ago
In 2023, we are excited to partner with @CardioNerds, a dynamic team dedicated to democratizing cardiovascular education. Experience a fresh perspective on the new data through an interview series featuring principal investigators and ambassadors from the CardioNerds family.These interviews are supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk Inc. This content is not intended for UK HCPs. View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Heart Failure
Invasive Evaluation for Coronary Vasospasm
Author(s): Jingwen Huang , Rebecca Steinberg , Matthew J Brown , et al Added: 10 months ago

MI/ACS

Intervention