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Author(s):
Tim Leiner
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3 years ago
In recent years, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the peripheral vascular tree has evolved into a widely available and valuable technique in the diagnostic and pre-interventional work-up of patients with peripheral arterial disease. Numerous studies have demonstrated the diagnostic accuracy of MRA for the assessment of abdominal and peripheral arteries, and in many hospitals the technique…
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Author(s):
Louise Ziegler
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Ulf Hedin
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Anders Gottsäter
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Rishi Naik
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Indrajeet Mandal
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Diana Gorog
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1 year ago
Author(s):
Marc E Wolf
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Michael G Hennerici
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3 years ago
Aetiological Classification of Stroke
Precise analysis of stroke subtypes is important for clinical treatment decisions and prognostic evaluation of patients leading to adapted individual patient management. The most widely used system of aetiological ischaemic stroke classification is the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, proposed in 1993 for an acute stroke…
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Author(s):
Paulus Kirchhof
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3 years ago
Prof Paulus Kirchhof (University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, DE) discusses results of the EAST – AFNET 4 Study.
The study prospectively tests the hypothesis that an early, structured rhythm control therapy based on antiarrhythmic drugs and catheter ablation can prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) related complications in patients with AF when compared to usual care.
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Author(s):
Serban Balanescu
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3 years ago
Coronary artery disease (CAD) due to atherosclerosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Early prevention of atherothrombotic disease with a healthy lifestyle (diet, exercise, optimal body weight and no smoking) is considered the best method of “treating” CAD, although increasing age remains associated with significant cardiovascular events.
When coronary atherothrombotic disease…
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Author(s):
Ferenc Follath
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3 years ago
Q: What are the new treatment options in acute decompensated heart failure?
A: The new treatment options are the two recently introduced drugs, the calcium sensitiser, levosimendan which has been introduced in many European countries, and a B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) Analogon nesiritide, utilised primarily in the US. This BNP causes basal dilation and improves diuresis.
Q: How do these…
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Author(s):
Philipp Sommer
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Gerhard Hindricks
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3 years ago
Implantable Monitors and Atrial Fibrillation
In selected cases, implantable cardiac monitors (ICMs) can be helpful diagnostic tools for patients with unclear syncopes or undocumented arrhythmias.1 However, in the field of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) – the fastest growing area of interventional electrophysiology in the past 10 years – there is a need for continuous rhythm…
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Author(s):
Derek V Exner
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3 years ago
Why Do We Need Risk Stratification Tools?
Sudden death accounts for between 300,000 and 500,000 deaths each year in North America.1 Patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) have a four-fold higher risk of sudden death than those without such a history. Most sudden deaths in ambulatory populations result from life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias that lead to a cardiac arrest.2…
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Author(s):
Joost Daemen
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1 year ago
CRT 23 - In this short interview from CRT's 2023 Scientific Sessions, we are joined by Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcenter, Erasmus University Medical Center, NL) to outline the FAST III Trial, sponsored by the European Cardiovascular Research Institute. In this study, over 2000 patients were randomized in a 1:1 manner, to vFFR or FFR guided revascularization for the treatment of coronary artery…
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