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Acute Heart Failure Syndromes - US Cardiology 2006
PathophysiologyThe pathophysiology of AHFS is complex, and can arise from a variety of pathophysiological mechanisms. Approximately 60% of...
Acute severe mitral regurgitation: consideration of papillary muscle architecture
IntroductionEchocardiography is the primary imaging modality of choice for the noninvasive assessment of mechanical complications such as acute...
Acute severe mitral regurgitation: consideration of papillary muscle architecture
IntroductionEchocardiography is the primary imaging modality of choice for the noninvasive assessment of mechanical complications such as acute...
Adherence to Lipid Lowering - Growing Clinical Challenge
Patients with low adherence are also responsible for substantially greater health care costs than are patients with good adherence. Even accounting...
Adoption of an innovation to repair aortic aneurysms at a Canadian hospital: a qualitative case study and evaluation
Innovations in surgery, such as open-heart surgery, organ transplantation and minimally invasive procedures, continue to benefit patients worldwide....
Advanced Non-invasive Imaging Techniques - Nuclear Imaging
Nuclear cardiology studies allow for the detection of abnormal blood flow to the heart muscle, as well as the assessment of the pumping function of...
Advances in Cardiac Pacing Device Implantation
Deleterious Effects of Right Ventricular Apical Pacing The right ventricular apex has been the conventional site for pacing lead implantation for...
Advances in Cardiovascular Imaging for Detection of Vulnerable Plaques
Non-invasive Imaging TechniquesAmong the non-invasive imaging techniques for detecting vulnerable plaques, high-frequency vascular ultrasound imaging...
Advances in Catheter Ablation
There are three ways of delivering current to the posterior-inferior aspect of Koch's triangle for selective ablation or modification of the slow...
Advances in Digital Imaging Technology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease, 2004
Smokers have a 2.5-fold increase in the incidence of atherosclerotic heart disease, but a 10-fold higher risk for sudden cardiac death.2 Of note, the...
Advances in Digital Technology in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory
The flat-panel technology is a major digital advance, resulting in both improved image quality and lower X-ray dose. It is the purpose of this...
Advances in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy During Childhood
HCM causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages and is a leading cause of unexpected sudden death in previously well...
Advances in Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Surgery
Disc Surgery MIS is really an extension of basic surgical principles such as gentle tissue handling, hemostasis, and so on; however, there is a...
Advances in Surgery for Congenital Tracheal Stenosis
If the length of stenotic segment is short, segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis can be performed, with high success rates.3-6 However,...
Advances in the Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulnerable Coronary Plaques
This article describes the relationship between histopathological assessment and in vivo investigations in patients with vulnerable plaques....
Advances in the Management of Valvular Heart Diseases
Surgical interventions for valvular heart disease are increasing due to increases in average life expectancy, changing demographics and increased...
Advances in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Established Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Basic Measures Basic measures of PAH treatment include oral anticoagulation, oxygen...
Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Rotator Cuff Disease
Like many other conditions that become more common as a person ages, rotator cuff degeneration and symptoms can present as early as the fourth decade...
Advantages of Mobile-bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Polyethylene Wear Factors Reduced polyethylene wear after TKA requires use of meticulous surgical technique, avoidance of kinematic patterns known...
