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Author(s):
Alastair G Proudfoot
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Alexander G Truesdell
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2 years ago
Dr Alastair Proudfoot (Barts Heart Centre, UK) outlines the process requirements for care of the cardiogenic shock patients and where shock teams and centres fit into that underpinned by the latest available data. Dr Alexander Truesdell, Guest Editor of USC asks Dr Proudfoot about why we need shock teams. They discuss the challenges of treating patients with cardiogenic shock. They talk about…
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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):
Marti L McCulloch
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Robert J Davis
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3 years ago
The cardiac imaging field has experienced significant improvements over the last decade due to technological advances. Cardiac computed tomography (CT), cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography have all become feasible imaging modalities for physicians to evaluate in order to answer specific diagnostic questions. Each of the aforementioned modalities has…
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Daniel A. Cehic
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Job title: Chief Medical Officer
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Joris van den Hurk
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3 years ago
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death worldwide.1 With an estimated 7.6 million global deaths due to coronary heart disease in 2005,2 the size of the burden placed on society cannot be understated. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the classic ‘heart attack,’ will be the classification given to many of these deaths. In its most life-threatening form, AMI is identified…
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Coronary Vasospasm
Author(s):
Jingwen Huang
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Rebecca Steinberg
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Matthew J Brown
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et al
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9 months ago
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Author(s):
Petr Ostadal
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Saahil A Jumkhawala
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1 year ago
AHA 22 - CardioNerds Fellow, Dr Saahil A Jumkhawala (Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, US) is joined by investigator, Dr Petr Ostadal (Na Homolce Hospital, CZ) to talk about the ECMO-CS trial (NCT02301819).
In the ECMO-CS trial 122 patients with rapidly deteriorating or severe cardiogenic shock were randomized to receive veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or early…
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Author(s):
Frank J Rybicki
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3 years ago
Most advances in cardiac computed tomography (CT), particularly coronary CT angiography (CTA), have come from the development of protocols consistent with rapid incremental improvements in CT technology. The evolution of cardiac CT from early technology has been paralleled with evolving protocols that have extended cardiac CT beyond the imaging of coronary arteries alone: current applications…
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Author(s):
Steven R Sigman
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3 years ago
Although less common than other forms of cardiomyopathy, cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), both as part of a systemic process and in its isolated form, is an important, and increasingly recognized disorder. This is felt to be due, in part, to advances in cardiac imaging and heightened awareness of the disorder.1,2 CS is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, including sudden cardiac death…
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