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Author(s):
Ephraim B Beck
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Claudia Walther
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Antje Körner
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et al
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3 years ago
In developed countries cardiovascular diseases – including coronary heart disease with acute myocardial infarction and ischaemic heart failure, stroke and chronic cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysm, valve disease and peripheral arterial occlusive disease – are by far the main cause of death. Since first cardiovascular events are usually seen in mid-life and old age, atherosclerosis has long…
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Author(s):
Mario Petretta
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Carmela Nappi
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Alberto Cuocolo
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3 years ago
The application of nuclear medicine techniques to cardiology is based on the identification of the functional consequences of coronary stenoses, i.e. of myocardial ischaemia. In nuclear cardiology, the evaluation of myocardial perfusion with single-photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT) is the most commonly performed procedure. The SPECT study is currently performed with electrocardiogram …
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Author(s):
Marianne Yngen
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3 years ago
Introduction
Diabetes mellitus (DM), characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia, is a rapidly growing worldwide health problem. The prevalence of DM has been estimated at 3% to 5% of Western populations. The incidence of DM is increasing and will more than double within 15 years, mainly due to adverse lifestyle changes with excess caloric intake and reduced physical activity, which in turn will…
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Latest Advances in Cardiac CT
Author(s):
Thomas D Heseltine
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Scott W Murray
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Balazs Ruzsics
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et al
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Maria Teresa Bayo Jimenez
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Omar Hahad
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Marin Kuntic
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et al
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11 months ago
Remnant Lipoproteins and ASCVD
Author(s):
Mohanad Gabani
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Michael D Shapiro
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Peter P Toth
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6 months ago
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Author(s):
Gurushankar Govindarajan
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James R Sowers
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Craig S Stump
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3 years ago
There has been an increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus over the past 40 years, both in the US and worldwide. The worldwide prevalence of diabetes in 2000 was approximately 2.8% and is estimated to grow to 4.4% by 2030. This translates to a projected rise of diabetes from 171 million in 2000 to well over 350 million in 2030. The epidemic of diabetes will continue to rise as there is…
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Author(s):
Peter Hunold
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Jörg Barkhausen
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3 years ago
There are many things in life everybody wants more of, and this is particularly true for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The major challenge in the daily life of an MRI professional is gaining maximal image signal and contrast in a reasonable amount of time. The application of gadolinium (Gd)-based MR contrast material has offered contrast features in MRI that have been used and appreciated for…
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Author(s):
Kevin Cheng
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Ranil de Silva
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3 years ago
Refractory angina (RA) is defined as chronic angina-type chest pain (duration ≥ 3 months) associated with reversible ischaemia that persists despite optimal medical, interventional and surgical management.1
The clinical burden of RA is growing due to an ageing population and improved survival from coronary artery disease (CAD). Estimates suggest that in the US between 600,000 and 1.8 million…
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Author(s):
Kevin Cheng
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Paul Sainsbury
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Michael Fisher
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et al
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3 years ago
Refractory angina (RA) is conventionally defined as a chronic condition (≥3 months in duration) characterised by angina in the setting of coronary artery disease (CAD), which cannot be controlled by a combination of optimal medical therapy, angioplasty or bypass surgery, and where reversible myocardial ischaemia has been clinically established to be the cause of the symptoms.1
In clinical…
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