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Nils Perrin
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Anita W Asgar
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Charles Simonton
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Craig Thompson
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Jason R Wollmuth
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, despite advances in medical and preventive therapy. It is estimated that 18.2 million adults in the US have CAD, with 720,000 Americans projected to have a first hospitalization for MI or CAD death this year.1 Treatment of patients with symptomatic CAD includes guideline-directed medical therapy and coronary…
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5 months ago
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Radcliffe Cardiology
Find out what's hot at TCT in this preview from Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has unveiled the late-breaking clinical trials scheduled for presentation at the 2023 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting taking place from October 23 to 26 in San Francisco. TCT is renowned for showcasing groundbreaking research in…
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Azfar Zaman
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Marc Dweck
Job title: Professor of Clinical Cardiology
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Author(s):
Raoul Bonan
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Anita W Asgar
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3 years ago
Coronary angioplasty has revolutionized the treatment of coronary artery disease. Over the past two decades the field has seen numerous innovations in an attempt to perfect the percutaneous management of coronary atherosclerotic disease. The development of coronary stenting was a major advance in preventing elastic recoil and treating dissections following balloon angioplasty.1 Unfortunately,…
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Author(s):
David E Allie
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Chris J Hebert
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Craig M Walker
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3 years ago
Since its original description in 1992, computed tomography angiography (CTA) has advanced from the method of using a simple single-detector to a powerful imaging multidetector system capable of acquiring 16 channels of data with rapid imaging acquisition and higher spatial resolution, while simultaneously allowing patient coverage of more than 120cm with a single scan. Computed tomography (CT)…
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Christopher J White
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3 years ago
More than three-quarters of a million Americans will suffer a stroke this year. Stroke ranks as the third most common cause of death after heart disease and cancer. It is the number one cause of disability among adults and the main reason for rehabilitation. Many, but not all, strokes are related to atherosclerosisÔÇöthe same disease that causes heart attacks. Blockage of one of the two main…
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Author(s):
Michael F Morris
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Philip A Araoz
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3 years ago
Mitral valve dysfunction is the most common cause of valvular disease in the US.1 Although echocardiography is the primary non-invasive modality for visualizing the mitral valve, advances in technology continue to allow for improved evaluation of mitral disease with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).2,3 Currently, the role for MRI and CT assessment of the mitral valve…
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Author(s):
Michael H Picard
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3 years ago
Non-invasive imaging of the heart continues to evolve and improve. Cardiovascular ultrasound (echocardiography) continues to play an important role in the diagnosis and assessment of responses to therapy of many cardiac conditions. Even as the clinical applications of newer techniques such as cardiac computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) increase, the role of…
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