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Author(s):
Andrea Barison
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Luigi Emilio Pastormerlo
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Alberto Giannoni
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3 years ago
Among the various cardiovascular diseases, non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality.1 DCM is characterised by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease or abnormal loading conditions (hypertension, valvular disease).2 It originates from several aetiologies and includes…
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Author(s):
Eric Larose
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Olivier F Bertrand
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3 years ago
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has found widespread use as an important tool in the cardiologists' armamentarium for several years now, mainly because of superior diagnostic accuracy and ability to perform complete anatomical and functional assessment in a single study without ionising radiation. The following will summarise specific uses of CMR for the interventional cardiologist.
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Author(s):
Abelardo Martinez
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Sandy Green
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James L Januzzi
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3 years ago
Previously considered to be separate disease entities, the acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are somewhat arbitrarily divided on the basis of their electrocardiographic manifestations and are now thought to arise from a common disease process. Based on a number of factors, the severity of the ACS and, consequently, their attendant clinical risk may vary. The management of patients with ACS should…
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Author(s):
Rifly Rafiudeen
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Peter Barlis
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Harvey D White
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et al
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Martin H Deininger
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Juergen Buttler
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3 years ago
The association of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and intracerebral, particularly aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a well-known phenomenon. ECG alterations are observed in 50-100% of patients during the acute stage of SAH. Frequently, these effects are clinically not important. Some SAH patients, however, have structural cardiac damage with elevation of creatine kinase…
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Author(s):
Miriam Reiter
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Tobias Reichlin
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Raphael Twerenbold
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et al
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3 years ago
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Accordingly, prompt identification of patients with AMI is critical, as established therapies exist that are of proven benefit.1,2 More than 15 million patients per year present to emergency departments with symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischaemia in the US and Europe; only 20–30%, however, are…
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Author(s):
Farzaneh Dastan
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Saghar Barati
,
Zargham Hossein Ahmadi
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11 months ago
Author(s):
Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner
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Gerald S Werner
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Gerd Heusch
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3 years ago
A Cathepsin D-Cleaved 16kDa Form of Prolactin Mediates Postpartum Cardiomyopathy
Hilfiker-Kleiner D, Kaminski K, Podewski E, et al.
Cell, 2007;128(3):589–600
Postpartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a disease of unknown aetiology exposing women to high risk of mortality after delivery. This study shows that female mice with a cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of STAT3 develop PPCM. In these mice,…
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Author(s):
Martin H Deininger
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Juergen Buttler
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3 years ago
The association of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and intracerebral, particularly aneurysmal, subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a well-known phenomenon. ECG alterations are observed in 50-100% of patients during the acute stage of SAH.1-3 Frequently, these effects are clinically not important. Some SAH patients, however, have structural cardiac damage with elevation of creatine kinase…
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Author(s):
Bernard Lewis Croal
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Jane D McNeilly
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3 years ago
Cardiac surgery is associated with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. In the UK, over 30,000 patients per year undergo cardiac surgery, with a hospital mortality of approximately 2.5% for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Other procedures, such as cardiac valve surgery, may have higher mortality rates. Cardiac surgery is also associated with major morbidities, such as stroke,…
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