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Practical IVUS & OCT
Start date:
May 24, 2016
End date:
May 24, 2016
Event
Author(s):
Robert C Hendel
Added:
3 years ago
Background
Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death and disability among both men and women in the US. Reductions in blood supply due to narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) result in chest pain and shortness of breath and may lead to permanent scarring of the heart muscle, as in the…
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Author(s):
Jonathan Hill
Added:
8 years ago
In this video, Practical Applications of OCT in Today’s Practice, Jonathan Hill, MD (Consultant Cardiologist, King’s College Hospital, London, UK) shares his experience with a new OCT imaging system that enables real-time Angio Co-Registration with optical coherence tomography. Dr. Hill shares his experience with this new technology and its practical use in pre-and-post lesion assessment. As…
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Author(s):
Robert C Hendel
Added:
3 years ago
Background
Heart disease, specifically coronary artery disease (CAD), is the leading cause of death and disability among both men and women in the US. Reductions in blood supply due to narrowings of the arteries that supply the heart muscle with oxygen and nutrients (coronary arteries) result in chest pain and shortness of breath and may lead to permanent scarring of the heart muscle, as in the…
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Author(s):
Demosthenes G Katritsis
Added:
3 years ago
The entire field of cardiovascular medicine is witnessing an era of rapid scientific progress that occurs against a backdrop of increasing emphasis on the importance of evidence-based practice. In this context, there has been a rapid development of guidelines, scientific statements and position papers by major professional societies, such as the American College of Cardiology/American Heart…
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Author(s):
Kazeen Abdullah
,
Anand Rohatgi
Added:
3 years ago
Statins are currently the most efficacious and widely prescribed lipid-lowering medications.1 Numerous randomised controlled trials across a spectrum of baseline atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk show that a 1.0 mmol/L (~40 mg/dL) reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with statin therapy is associated with an overall 21 % reduction in major vascular events and…
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Author(s):
Sydney Tang
,
Chuan-Ming Hao
,
Kieran McCafferty
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2 years ago
Controversy is good.But when it comes to hyperkalaemia management, we need solutions.
Chair, Prof Sydney Tang (University of Hong Kong, HK) Prof Chuan-Ming Hao(Huashan Hospital, CN) and Dr Kieran McCafferty(Queen Mary University London, UK) discuss the implementation of hyperkalaemia management strategies for patients with CKD in line with recent guidelines updates.
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Author(s):
Richard E Katholi
Added:
3 years ago
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) represents an increasing healthcare burden and challenge as the frequency of diagnostic imaging and interventional studies increase, particularly among populations at risk of developing CIN. As the population ages, decreased renal function and increased atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease become more prevalent. Increasing levels of obesity with resultant…
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Author(s):
Jeroen J Bax
,
Gerhard Hindricks
,
Keitaro Senoo
Added:
2 years ago
In this symposium, held at the ESC Congress 2021, leading faculty discussed home screening for stroke prevention.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) commonly occurs with hypertension, and is associated with a 5x greater risk of stroke.1 With effective treatment, the risk of stroke can be reduced. 2,3 However, up to 50% of AFib cases present with no subjective symptoms, making it unlikely to detect in an…
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