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Author(s):
Ajitha Kulasekaran
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Lorna Swan
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10 months ago
Author(s):
Mohamed Adnan Alkhouli
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1 year ago
TCT 22 - Dr Mohamed Alkhouli (Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, US) joins us to outline the findings from the TVT Registry, a benchmarking tool created to monitor the real-world outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair. In this prospective observational study, 4000 patients with mitral valve regurgitation were observed after implantation with the mitraclip device to evaluate the safety and…
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Author(s):
Ole De Backer
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Sagar Doshi
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Christoph Hammerstingl
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et al
Start date:
Feb 16, 2022
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Author(s):
Enoch Akowuah
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1 year ago
ACC.23/WCC—DrEnoch Akowuah (James Cook University Hospital, UK) joins us to share the findings of the UK Mini-Mitral trial (National Institute of Health Research).
This study is a multicentre, expertise-based randomised controlled trial that aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of a minimally-invasive thoracotomy compared to conventional sternotomy in treating patients with degenerative…
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Author(s):
Yasmin S Hamirani
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Hussain Isma’eel
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Irfan Zeb
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et al
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3 years ago
The prevalence of heart failure and the resultant mortality has continued to rise despite increased understanding of the pathogenesis and improvement in management strategies.1 Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is the final stage of most primary cardiovascular diseases, and greater severity is directly correlated with worse prognosis. The principal manifestation of heart failure progression is a…
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Author(s):
Catherine R Weinberg
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Amier Ahmad
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Boyangzi Li
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et al
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3 years ago
Dyspnea, palpitations, edema, and fatigue are common symptoms during pregnancy. For women with congenital heart disease (CHD), it may be difficult to discern whether symptoms are due to normal pregnancy or underlying cardiac disease. Although most women with CHD tend to experience successful pregnancies, morbidity and mortality are significantly increased with more complex CHD lesions.1–6 Women…
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Author(s):
Jindrich Spinar
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Lenka Spinarová
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3 years ago
Acute heart failure (AHF) is a major and growing cause of in-hospital mortality in developed countries. The prevalence of HF in an unselected population >45 years of age is estimated to be 2% and in a population >65 years of age is estimated to be 8.8%.1,2 The combination of aging of the population in many countries and improved survival after acute myocardial infarction has created rapid…
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Author(s):
Kendra J Grubb
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Suzanne J Baron
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1 year ago
Bringing surgery and interventional cardiology together, Dr Suzanne Baron (Lahey Health, US)and her team published a review article on “The Evolving Role of the Multidisciplinary Heart Team in Aortic Stenosis”, in a comprehensive special focus issue on the “Lifetime Management of Patients With Aortic Stenosis” edited by Dr Kendra Grubb (Emory Structural Heart and Valve Center, US).
In this…
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Author(s):
Gina G Mentzer
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Alex J Auseon
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) affects more than 5 million people, representing 2 % of the population.1,2 At 40 years of age, the lifetime risk of developing HF, regardless of gender, is one in five, with an incidence of 10 per 1,000 population after the age of 65 years.1,3 Despite efforts focused toward primary prevention of HF in the areas of hypertension (HTN), diabetes, obesity, use of cardiotoxic…
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Author(s):
Rami Khayat
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Andrew Pederzoli
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William T Abraham
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3 years ago
Heart failure is the only cardiovascular disease with increasing incidence and mortality.1 Approximately five million Americans have heart failure, with an annual incidence of 10 per 1,000 in individuals over 65 years of age, an already rising demographic segment of society. Heart failure is the most frequent Medicare diagnosis, with most of its cost related to hospitalizations.1,2 Identification…
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