Author(s):
Kevin Cheng,
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):
Ali Ghodsizad,
Mina Farag,
Matthias Loebe,et al
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3 years ago
It is estimated that approximately 5 million Americans currently live with heart failure (HF) and an additional 500,000 patients are newly diagnosed each year.1 End-stage HF has a worse prognosis than most types of cancer,2 and heart transplantation remains the gold standard of all therapies for advanced HF.3 However, the number of donor organs significantly fails to meet demand. Therefore,…
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Author(s):
Gustav Steinhoff
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3 years ago
Cell therapy for myocardial regeneration is an exciting new field of medical research that has the potential to revolutionise cardiovascular medicine. Despite significant improvements in emergency treatment, myocardial infarction (MI) leads to a net loss of contractile tissue in many patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Often, this is the beginning of a downward spiral towards congestive…
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Dr Richard Schatz is research director of cardiovascular interventions at the Scripps Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center and director of gene and stem cell therapy. A recognized international expert in interventional cardiology, he has published and lectured extensively. His seminal work in coronary stents spurred a revolution in the treatment of coronary artery disease – more than 2 million of…
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Author(s):
Gustav Steinhoff
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3 years ago
Cell therapy for myocardial regeneration is an exciting new field of medical research that has the potential to revolutionize cardiovascular medicine. Despite significant improvements in emergency treatment, myocardial infarction leads to a net loss of contractile tissue in many patients with coronary artery disease. Often, this is the beginning of a downward spiral towards congestive heart…
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