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Author(s): Antonio L Bartorelli , Claudio Tondo Added: 3 years ago
On average, every 20 seconds someone in the US1 or in Europe2 has a stroke. This adds up to a total of about 1.7 million strokes per year in these two continents, affecting about 0.22% of the population each year. In the US alone, every four minutes someone dies from stroke, yielding a total mortality of about 140,000 deaths per year. As a result, stroke is the world’s third leading cause of… View more
Author(s): Satinder K Sandhu Added: 3 years ago
Over the last three decades numerous transcatheter therapies for the treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) have been developed. Interatrial Septal Defect Balloon atrial septostomy has been performed in patients with transposition physiology and in patients where egress of blood is needed from the left or the right atrium and in adults with pulmonary vascular disease where the creation of… View more
Author(s): Pascal Thériault-Lauzier , Marco Spaziano , Beatriz Vaquerizo , et al Added: 3 years ago
Valvular Disease Aortic valve Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) bears a dismal prognosis. The mean survival is 2.0 to 4.7 years after the onset of angina, 0.8 to 3.8 years after the onset of syncope and 0.5 to 2.8 years after the onset of congestive heart failure.1 Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is the mainstay of treatment for these patients.2 In the last decade transcatheter… View more
Author(s): Kendra J Grubb , Tamim Nazif , Mathew R Williams , et al Added: 3 years ago
Concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) and valvular heart disease is a common problem in the ageing population. It is estimated that the prevalence of mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis in individuals over the age of 70 is 10 % and 4 %, respectively.1,2 Among patients presenting with symptomatic aortic stenosis, concurrent CAD occurs in over 50 % of those over 70 years of age and over 65… View more
Author(s): Pim Tonino , Jacques Monsegu Start date: Jun 17, 2020
Author(s): Nicolas M Van Mieghem Start date: Dec 08, 2016
An interactive live case collaboration between the Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC and Interventional Cardiology Review. View more
Author(s): Jose Luis Zamorano , Rebecca T Hahn , Patrizio Lancellotti , et al Added: 2 years ago
In this on-demand programme,a world-renowned faculty led byProgramme ChairProf José Luis Zamorano (University Complutense, Spain) and Scientific Director Dr Rebecca THahn(New York-Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center, US), explore tips, tricks and expert insight to optimise echocardiographic image acquisition strategies to support earlier diagnosis and improved patient outcomes. … View more