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Author(s):
Steve Attanasio
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Raed Al Dallow
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Sandeep Nathan
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3 years ago
While acute coronary syndromes inclusive of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have been described in patients with polycythemia vera (PCV), optimal pharmacologic and interventional management strategies in the setting of drastically elevated platelet counts remain unclear.1 To our knowledge this is the first reported case of STEMI with massive thrombus burden in a patient with PCV…
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Rhian E Davies
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J Dawn Abbott
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3 years ago
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Clinical Syndromes
Stable Angina
The primary benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) over medical therapy in patients with stable angina is the improved quality of life. The PCI in stable angina (ORBITA) trial was the first sham-controlled trial of PCI where 200 medically optimized patients with single vessel disease were randomized to PCI or…
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Author(s):
Sonika Malik
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Anju Bhardwaj
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Matthew Eisen
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et al
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3 years ago
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and serious manifestation of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. The incidence is estimated to be 50 per 100,000 but increases to 500 per 100,000 in the elderly.1 There is a wide spectrum of clinical severity with mortality estimates of 1–2 % in stable individuals and up to 30 % in patients presenting…
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Author(s):
Jaime A Hernandez-Montfort
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Diana Miranda
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Varinder Kaur Randhawa
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et al
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2 years ago
Jan Kovac
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Author(s):
Michael M McNally
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Michael C Stoner
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3 years ago
Treatment for blood clots and their life-threatening sequelae has expanded significantly over the past 50 years. Thrombolytic therapy has gained widespread acceptance and use. Advances in technology have led to experiments with catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy in combination with other physical modality delivery systems, such as ultrasound, to improve the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy…
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Gerry O'Sullivan
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Michael Haude
Job title: Interventional Cardiologist
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Gerry O'Sullivan
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Sandeep Nathan
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