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Vascular Closure Devices
Author(s):
David E Allie
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Chris J Herbert
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Craig M Walker
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3 years ago
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Author(s):
Bernhard Meier
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3 years ago
The patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a common remnant of the intrauterine phase. After birth, the pressure in the right atrium drops with the first breath. The flap–valve-like gap between the cranial muscular septum secundum and the caudal membranous septum primum closes like a door ajar in a draught. Normally, the two septa have sufficient overlap and the septum primum is quite stable, allowing…
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Author(s):
Marcus Bracklo
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Ulrike Marczak
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3 years ago
The recent acquisitions of two leading American reprocessing businesses by leading medical devices manufacturers have relaunched the debate around the reprocessing of medical devices. In 2009, Stryker acquired Ascent and, more recently, Johnson & Johnson acquired SterilMed. This represents a major shift in the strategy of large medical devices companies. In the past, they were very critical of…
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Author(s):
Roxana Mehran
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Martin Swaans
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Haim Danenberg
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et al
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5 months ago
In this video series, first presented at the ESC Congress 2023 held in Amsterdam, Prof Roxana Mehran, Dr Antoinette Neylon, Dr Martin Swaans, Prof Raphael Rosenhek and Prof Haim Danenberg discuss the Expand II TAVR pivotal trial design and the rational for investigating the treatment of moderate aortic stenosis patients with Evolut™ TAVI, provide practical Echo imaging recommendations to improve…
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Author(s):
Dominik Wiedemann
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Thomas Haberl
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Julia Riebandt
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et al
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3 years ago
History of Mechanical Circulatory Support
The first reported clinical use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was by Liotta and Crawford in 1963. Via a left thoracotomy, an intracorporeal pneumatically driven pump was implanted using left atrial inflow and descending thoracic aortic outflow. Despite the successful implantation, the patient died within a short period of time after the…
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Author(s):
Bosede A Afolabi
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Fred M Kusumoto
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3 years ago
Since the first implantable pacemaker was introduced in 1958, electronic devices designed to treat cardiac problems have experienced technological leaps. A rapidly expanding number of patients depend on this technology.1 Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) now include implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), pacemakers (PMs), cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)…
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Author(s):
Mandeep Mehra
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Christian Inchaustegui
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4 months ago
AHA 2023 - Investigator, Dr Mandeep Mehra (Brigham and Women's Hospital, US) is interviewed by Dr Christian Inchaustegui (Oregon Health & Science University, US), CardioNerds Ambassador, on the findings of the ARIES HM3 trial (NCT04069156).ARIES HM3 is a prospective, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical investigation into heart failure (HF) patients treated with the ARIES…
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Author(s):
Michael R Massoomi
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Eileen M Handberg
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3 years ago
Today is an age of rapid digital integration. A decade ago, technological advancement was represented by a bulky desktop computer. With the constant evolution of microprocessors and sophistication of programming, the capacity of the mainframe has been surpassed and miniaturised, so that the pinnacle of technology and innovation is quite literally in the palm of our hands. This opens a world of…
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Author(s):
Christopher S Hayward
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Marc Swartz
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3 years ago
Heart failure is an escalating global pandemic and one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developed world. At present, the incidence of heart failure in the Western world is staggering, affecting approximately 6.5 million people in Europe and 5.8 million people in the US.1–3 Even more alarming is the notion that approximately 10 % of this population suffers from advanced heart…
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