Job title: Consultant Cardiologist
Prof Dhiraj Gupta is a consultant cardiologist at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), which is the largest specialist cardiothoracic centre in the UK. ProfGupta is a very high-volume operator in interventional electrophysiology and left atrial appendage occluderwork. He proctors cardiologists nationally and internationally for complex procedures.
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Author(s):
Richard Whitlock
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2 years ago
In this short late-breaking interview, Dr Richard Whitlock (McMaster University, CA) shares the key findings and lessons from the LAAOS III Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation evaluation. The study showed that concomitant surgical AF ablation was not associated with a reduced risk of stroke, or systemic embolism at a mean follow-up of 3.8 years.
Discussion points:
Findings of LAAOS III study…
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Job title: Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Colum Owens, MBBCH is a Consultant Cardiologist at Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. His research interests are Cardiology, Transcatheter Valve Intervention, Patent Foramen Ovale, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Congenital Heart Disease.
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Author(s):
Bernard Man Yung Cheung,
MF Tsoi,
KKW Lui,et al
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3 years ago
Aim: Hypertension is a known manifestation of lead toxicity. However, whether low level exposure is related to hypertension is uncertain.
Methods: United States National Health Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES) participants >20 years old with blood pressure and lead measurements were included in this analysis. If not already diagnosed, a mean blood pressure ≥130/80 mmHg was regarded…
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Author(s):
M Panajatovic,
F Singh,
U Duthaler,et al
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3 years ago
Aim: Statins are well tolerated but can be associated with mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscles. Statins impair mitochondrial proliferation by decreasing PGC-1α expression in human and rat skeletal muscle, suggesting a role of PGC-1α in statin-induced myotoxicity. This study aimed to investigate these effects in differentially expressed PGC-1α mouse models.
Methods: We used three mouse…
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Job title: Director of the Structural Heart Program
Dr Fadi J Sawaya isDirector of the Structural Heart Program at theAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. His research interests include transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAC), paravalvular leak closure (PVL), and the treatment of structural heart diseases.
Dr Sawaya is an editorial board member ofInterventional Cardiology:…
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