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Peter Schneider
Job title: Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
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Georgia Tsoumakidou
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Elias Brountzos
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3 years ago
During the last few decades, the endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms (EVAR) has revolutionised the treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Since 1991, when Parodi et al.1 reported the first series of successful endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair in humans, enormous developments have been accomplished in techniques, materials and equipment. More delicate techniques and…
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Simon Stewart
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Renato D Lopes
Job title: Professor of Medicine
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Felipe Garza
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Job title: Head of Cardio-oncology
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Steven M Ewer
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3 years ago
Cardio-oncology can be defined as a cross-disciplinary, collaborative sub-specialty focused on the prevention, management and mitigation of cardiovascular disease in cancer patients in order to achieve optimal patient outcomes.1 As such, this sub-specialty has been in existence for approximately 40 years, if not in name, then certainly in its goals of clinical practice and lines of scientific…
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Niraj Varma
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3 years ago
The implantation of electronic cardiac devices has increased exponentially over the last decade in response to widening indications. Subsequent monitoring is an integral part of both device and patient care, but remains unguided by any prospectively derived data. A consensus suggests that patients with implantable cardioverter– defibrillators (ICDs) should report for routine face-to-face clinic…
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Author(s):
Olusola A Orimoloye
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Albert D Osei
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SM Iftekhar Uddin
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et al
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3 years ago
It often takes time to accumulate enough evidence to deem causal hypotheses plausible truths. Since the introduction of e-cigarettes about a decade ago, studies assessing their potential health effects have resulted in a weak evidence base for causal links to several important clinical outcomes.1 Specifically, according to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s summary of…
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Author(s):
Harald Becher
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Robert Olszewski
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3 years ago
Contrast echocardiography has become an indispensable tool in non-invasive imaging. In the last decade new contrast agents and contrast-specific imaging technologies have simplified the clinical use of contrast agents and dramatically improved the images acquired. However, there is a price to pay: extra time, the costs of the agent and a small risk of intolerance reactions. Significant…
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