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Disparities in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Author(s): Abhijeet Basoor , Gagan Randhawa , John F Cotant , et al Added: 3 years ago
In the US, over the past 30 years, advances in cardiovascular care have resulted in a dramatic decline in mortality and morbidity associated with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI.1,2 The overall incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) has decreased over the last four decades.3 There are various reports about disparities in healthcare and the higher mortality among… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

MI/ACS
Author(s): Lisa Brandon , Faisal Sharif Added: 3 years ago
Resistant hypertension remains a serious clinical burden despite significant advances in cardiology and healthcare. Hypertension is a chronic condition without any available cure, with significant associated morbidity and mortality, and necessitates lifelong use of medications. It is multifactorial in origin, associated with genetics, lifestyle factors and the metabolic syndrome. Resistant… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions

Intervention
Author(s): Brian G Hynes , Thomas J Kiernan , Nicholas J Ruggiero , et al Added: 3 years ago
Stroke-related morbidity and mortality remain unacceptably high. Recent estimates suggest that it accounts for approximately one out of every 17 deaths in the US, and that a person dies from the direct consequences of stroke every three to four minutes.1 Of the almost 800,000 strokes that occur annually, 87% are ischaemic, the remainder occurring predominantly as a consequence of intracerebral… View more

Intervention
Headshot of Sarah Godfrey
Job title: Cardiovascular Disease and Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellow
Dr Sarah Godfrey, MD, MPH is acardiovascular disease and hospice and palliative medicine fellow at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She grew up in New Jersey, studied African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and then did the majority of her medical training at Columbia University (postbac program, medical school, MPH, and internal medicine residency). Her research focus is in… View more
Laura Redman
Job title: MBChB, FCS(SA), MMED, Cert Vascular Surgery
Personal History Dr Laura Anne Redman is a qualified General Surgeon and Vascular Surgeon based in Cape Town, South Africa. Outside of work, she enjoys playing the piano, sketching, doing sculptures, running and swimming.7 Academic History In 2014, Dr Redman graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a Masters of Medicine (MMED), which was focused on the thoracic… View more
Dr McDermott has devoted her career to advancing our understanding of peripheral artery disease (PAD), making significant contributions to medical knowledge in this field. As the Jeremiah Stamler Professor of Medicine and a professor of preventive medicine in epidemiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, she is a board-certified general internal medicine physician and a… View more
Dike Bevis Ojji
Dr. Dike Ojji, a distinguished medical professional, completed his foundational medical education at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria's premier university. His pursuit of excellence continued with postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.A highly esteemed fellow, Dr. Ojji… View more
Anticoagulation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Current Status
Author(s): Antonio Greco , Davide Capodanno Added: 3 years ago
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a valuable treatment option for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.1 Its use is supported by the results of multiple randomised controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the entire surgical risk spectrum, including inoperable, high-risk, intermediate risk and low risk patients.2–8 TAVI is associated with a small but not negligible… View more

Vascular Disease and Surgery

Intervention
Antithrombotic Therapy in AF-PCI Patients
Author(s): Antonio Greco , Claudio Laudani , Carla Rochira , et al Added: 1 year ago

Anticoagulation

Intervention