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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Andrew J Sauer
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3 years ago
In late December 2019, an outbreak of an unknown disease called a pneumonia of uncertain cause occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.1 Over the next few days, several independent laboratories identified the causative agent as a novel coronavirus.2–4 The WHO has temporarily named this virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the related infectious disease…
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Author(s):
James De Lemos
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3 years ago
The AHA COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Registry captures data on adult patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in over more than 150 hospitals across the US.
Radcliffe meets with Dr James de Lemos (UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX, US), co-chair of the registry steering committee, to discuss the important role this registry plays in tackling the pandemic and understanding the complexities of…
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The Parallax Podcast
Author(s):
Ankur Kalra
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3 years ago
Podcast Series
Author(s):
Hou Tee Lu
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Rusli Bin Nordin
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Aizai Azan Bin Abdul Rahim
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a global public health problem, affecting an estimated 26 million people worldwide and resulting in more than 1 million hospitalizations annually in the US and Europe.1 This HF pandemic is also evident in Asia and other parts of the world.2–4 Although the outcomes for HF patients have improved with the discovery of multiple evidence-based drug and device therapies,…
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Author(s):
Mohit Gupta
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Borut Jug
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Matthew J Budoff
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3 years ago
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes has long been recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is widely regarded as a ‘coronary disease equivalent,’1,2 as diabetes and established coronary heart disease indicate a similar absolute risk for cardiovascular death in both men and women.3–5 Cardiovascular complications of diabetes have traditionally been regarded as…
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Author(s):
Ahmed M Alabbady
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Ahmed S Abdul-Al
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Kimberly A Skelding
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3 years ago
The introduction of percutaneous coronary angioplasty in 1977 by Dr Andreas Grüntzig1 was one of the most remarkable achievements in the cardiology realm, opening the door to numerous advancements in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Due to advances in PCI techniques over the past four decades, catheters along with four generations of coronary stents have dramatically changed the…
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