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Kush R Desai
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Job title: Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery and Medicine; Director, Deep Venous Interventions
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Embolic Protection
Author(s):
Jennifer Franke
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Horst Sievert
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3 years ago
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Interventional Echocardiography
Author(s):
Roy Arjoon
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Ashley Brogan
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Lissa Sugeng
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3 years ago
Article
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Katrina Mountfort
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3 years ago
The growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease, together with an ageing population represents a substantial clinical challenge that stretches healthcare budgets. There is an urgent need for both interventions focused on prevention and treatment innovations. In two sessions of presentations at EuroPCR on the 20th May 2014 in Paris, companies presented their latest innovations. The aim of these…
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Robert Hebeler
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3 years ago
Since its introduction in 1987, the Maze procedure has been regarded as the 'gold standardÔÇÖ for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the complexity of the procedure has restricted its adoptability in the surgical community and provided an impetus for the development of less complex operations for the effective treatment of AF. The absolute number of patients who have…
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Lars H Lund
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1 year ago
Prof Lars Lund (Karolinska Institute, SE) outlines the findings of the ALLEVIATE-HF-1 and ALLEVIATE-HF-2 studies at 6 months. Presented at Heart Failure 22, this study aimed to evaluate a no-implant shunt in patients with chronic heart failure.
Discussion Points:
1. Aims of This Study
2. No-Implant Interatrial Shunt
3. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria, Patient Cohort and Study Design
4. Key…
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Author(s):
Andrea Natale
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Dimpi Patel
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3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. A subanalysis of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) suggests that there is a significant survival benefit in the maintenance of sinus rhythm (SR), if it can be achieved without the potential adverse effects associated with…
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Author(s):
Robert Hebeler
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3 years ago
Since its introduction in 1987, the Maze procedure has been regarded as the 'gold standardÔÇÖ for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the complexity of the procedure has restricted its adoptability in the surgical community and provided an impetus for the development of less complex operations for the effective treatment of AF. As Dr James Cox has noted, the absolute…
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Author(s):
Shu-I Lin
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Mizuki Miura
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Francesco Maisano
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et al
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3 years ago
Moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is estimated to affect more than 1.6 million people in the US. However, fewer than 8,000 tricuspid valve operations are performed each year.1,2 There is clearly an unmet need for a tricuspid valve (TV) intervention. There has been rapid development in the field of transcatheter aortic and mitral valve interventions and percutaneous management of…
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Author(s):
Kevin Lee
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Iva Minga
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Eryn Cameron
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et al
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9 months ago