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Author(s):
Alexandra Gonçalves
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Carla Sousa
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José Alberto de Agustín
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et al
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3 years ago
Valvular disease is the most prevalent structural heart disease among adults and its burden is growing along with the increase in life expectancy.1 Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most frequent valvular disease, after aortic stenosis. Its natural history is very variable and highly dependent on the presence of symptoms. However, even in asymptomatic patients, the prognosis of severe MR is…
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Federico M Asch
Job title: Director of the Echocardiography Core Lab at MedStar Health Research Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine
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Author(s):
Burkhard Hügl
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Zdravena Findeisen
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3 years ago
Abstract
The advantages of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) include shorter procedure times, reduced radiation exposure and the elimination of the need for general anesthesia. It is also effective in the safe performance of transseptal punctures. These have led to its increasing use in electrophysiology (EP) procedures. The use of ICE provides unrestricted access to the cardiac anatomy and…
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Rebecca T Hahn
Job title: Director of Interventional Echocardiography
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Arunima Misra
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Job title: Associate Professor, Section of Cardiology
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Author(s):
Harshal Patil
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Michael L Main
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3 years ago
DEFINITY® (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Injectable Suspension, Lantheus Medical Imaging, North Billerica, MA) received approval for clinical use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001 for “opacification of the left ventricular cavity and enhancement of left ventricular border delineation in patients with technically difficult echocardiograms.”1 By 2007, it was estimated that two…
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Jose Luis Zamorano
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Job title: Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology
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Ding Zee Pin
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Job title: Senior consultant, Advisor, Echocardiography, National Heart Centre Singapore. Associate Professor, Duke-NUS School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. Adj. Associate Professor, LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang
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Alex Lee
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Job title: Professor of Medicine and Theraputics
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Kian Keong Poh
Job title: Senior Consultant, Director of Postgraduate Education and Clinical Director of Research
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