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Author(s):
Nicolas M Van Mieghem
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Kendra J Grubb
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David Hildick-Smith
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et al
Start date:
Mar 26, 2024
Author(s):
Augustus O Grant
Added:
3 years ago
Perception often lacks reality, and for many cardiologists and other physicians, the image and understanding of the nation's premier private organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of heart disease and stroke is woefully out of date. For many physicians, the mission of the American Heart Association (AHA) is simply research, education, and advocacy, but it is much more than that…
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Author(s):
Larry A Allen
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John S Rumsfeld
Added:
3 years ago
Hospital readmissions contribute significant clinical and economic burden to patients and payers.1 Nearly 20 % of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, with heart failure listed as the most common reason for readmission.2 Based on a more than twofold variation in institutional readmission rates adjusted for patient clinical characteristics,3 preventable…
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Start date:
Oct 16, 2020
End date:
Oct 17, 2020
Mayo Clinic is committed to taking care of our patients, learners and staff. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine education is suspending live courses and conferences through December 31, 2020. Please continue to check our website as we shift to meeting our learner needs by providing virtual and on-demand offerings. We will continue to closely monitor…
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Author(s):
Geraldine (Gerry) Lee
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Kerry Skurka
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Daniel Lenihan
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et al
Added:
11 months ago
The International Cardio-Oncology Society is a committed group of professionals throughout the world who are striving to protect the cardiovascular health of all patients who are undergoing cancer therapy. By optimising the cardiac status of patients with cancer before, during and after their treatment, IC-OS are collectively improving the overall outcomes including survival and quality of life…
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Author(s):
Frank Provenier
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Steven Droogmans
Added:
3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is defined as a supraventricular tachycardia with rapid uncoordinated atrial activation, beat-to-beat irregularity and frequently rapid ventricular rate.2 It is the most frequently observed sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice.3 An estimated 12 million individuals in the EU and 2.3–10 million in the US have AF, and these numbers are expected to increase as the age of…
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Author(s):
Augustus O Grant
Added:
3 years ago
Perception often lacks reality, and for many cardiologists and other physicians, the image and understanding of the nationÔÇÖs premier private organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of heart disease and stroke is woefully out of date. For many physicians, the mission of the American Heart Association (AHA) is simply research, education, and advocacy, but it is much more than that…
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Author(s):
Blair D Erb
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Joseph Allen
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Lisa Chambers
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et al
Added:
3 years ago
In the fall of 2009, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) launched the Practice innovation and clinical excellence (PINNACLE) Network™.1 The foundation of the PINNACLE Network rested on three observations by ACC membership and staff:
The medical profession is in the midst of unprecedented social, political, and economic change that dramatically impacts how cardiovascular specialists…
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Author(s):
Paul Kalra
Added:
10 months ago
ESC-HFA 23 – Prof Paul Kalra (Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, UK) joins us onsite to discuss the IRONMAN trial (NCT02642562).
The IRONMAN trial aimed to study the effectiveness of intravenous iron in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency when compared to standard care. It showed that administration of IV FDI led to lower rates of recurrent heart failure hospitalisations and…
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Author(s):
Amer M Johri
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Matthew I Crerar
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Anthony J Sanfilippo
Added:
3 years ago
Abstract
The assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction is a key clinical investigation guiding the diagnosis, management and prognosis of cardiology patients. Echocardiography is an inexpensive, safe, and portable method commonly used to provide this information. Improvement in the quality of assessment provided by echocardiography continues to be the subject of current clinical programs…
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