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Author(s):
Michael T Cain
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Michael S Firstenberg
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Joseph C Cleveland Jr
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Kari Gorder
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Steve Rudick
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Timothy D Smith
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Nader Moazami
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3 years ago
Among the many advances in medical therapy, the last decade has certainly witnessed the emergence of mechanical assist therapy from a dream to a tangible reality. Advances in device design, surgical techniques, and post-operative management have clearly and firmly established these devices as a critical option available for the treatment a challenging group of patients with heart failure. This…
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Author(s):
Antonio Gutierrez
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Sunil V Rao
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3 years ago
Current evidence-based therapies for ischemic heart disease include antithrombotic and antiplatelet medications that reduce the risk for ischemic outcomes such as myocardial infarction and stroke.1 Given their mechanism of action, bleeding is a risk with these agents, especially when combined with invasive procedures.2 In addition to overt bleeding, clinical trials of antithrombotic strategies…
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Author(s):
Richard Solomon
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3 years ago
The use of iodinated contrast media (CM) for both diagnostic imaging and interventional studies continues to increase. The introduction of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners allows for quicker imaging of internal organs, and image acquisition is now fast enough for study of the coronary arteries. This technology requires the delivery of a high concentration of iodine to the…
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Author(s):
Shamai A Grossman
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3 years ago
Introduction
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is an imbalance in pump function in which the heart fails to maintain the circulation of blood adequately. The most severe manifestation of CHF, pulmonary edema, develops when this imbalance causes an increase in lung fluid secondary to leakage from pulmonary capillaries into the interstitium and alveoli of the lung.
CHF can be categorized as forward…
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Author(s):
Jaffar M Khan
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Toby Rogers
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Adam B Greenbaum
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et al
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3 years ago
Author(s):
Alex F Warren
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Carolyn Rosner
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Raghav Gattani
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et al
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Jimmy Kerrigan
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Timir K Paul
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Jay Patel
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et al
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5 months ago
Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Amy Butcher
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Ryan J Tedford
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et al
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1 year ago