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An increasing number of patients survive acute myocardial infarction. Surgical and interventional revascularisation of the ischaemic myocardium can treat angina, reduce risk of myocardial infarction and improve the function of the viable myocardium. However, the therapeutic possibilities in end-stage heart failure patients are limited. This article investigates alternative treatment options such…
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Coronary Arteries and Sirolimus-eluting Stents - Applications, Benefits and Future Potential
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) or syndrome was first described more than 2 decades ago by Dote and colleagues in Japan, but has since been increasingly recognised around the world.1 Takotsubo is the Japanese name for a the traditional octopus trapping pot that has a round bottom and narrow neck, resembling the appearance the left ventricle during the acute presentation (see Figure 1).2 Although,…
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Cardiovascular imaging is a rapidly growing area, where technological development combined with clinicians’ demand for optimal visualisation of the heart might lead us to a situation where costs are high and evidence is sparse. Applying the correct imaging modality is thus an important task in clinical practice. The aim of this article is to discuss the present and future potential of deformation…
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still a major public health problem worldwide, causing high rates of morbidity and mortality. In the United States, nearly one million patients suffer from AMI each year.1 In the UK, around 80,000 people died from coronary heart disease (CHD) in 2010.2
The current approach to the treatment of myocardial infarction involves early revascularisation with…
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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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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important non-invasive imaging modality in the evaluation of cardiovascular diseases because of advances in scanner hardware, coil technology, parallel-imaging techniques and MRI sequences, all of which facilitate the rapid acquisition of high-quality images. Several scientific studies validated the use of MRI in cardiovascular diseases and showed…
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