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Author(s): Mark A Peterzan , Oliver J Rider , Lisa J Anderson Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) can be defined haemodynamically as any abnormality of cardiac structure or function resulting in a failure to deliver oxygen at a rate adequate for tissue requirements, despite normal filling pressures – or only at the expense of increased filling pressures.1 Around half of patients with HF have reduced left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF; EF <40 %) at rest (HF-REF).2 … View more
Author(s): Robert D Adam , James Shambrook , Andrew S Flett Added: 3 years ago
The current lifetime risk of heart failure is approximately one in three and the prognosis remains poor.1 The latest UK heart failure audit data reveal inpatient and 1-year mortality rates of 10% and 27%, respectively.2 The aetiology of heart failure is diverse, and many patients have several cardiac and non-cardiac pathologies that conspire to cause the syndrome. Currently the most common cause… View more
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Cardio-oncology

Heart Failure

Job title: Assistant Professor
Dr Giselle Melendez is anAssistant Professor atWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, US.Commencing her scientific career at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Melendez focused on molecular mediators of myocardial extracellular matrix remodeling and heart failure. Notably, her research uncovered vital insights into inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-6, and… View more
Job title: Clinical Director of Imaging
Personal History Prof James C. Moon is a Cardiology Professor at University College London and Clinical Director of Imaging at Barts Heart Centre. He is known for the use of cardiac MRI and for developing mapping techniques to bridge clinical and basic investigators.5 Academic History Professor Moon graduated with a BA from the University of Cambridge in 1992. He then went on to… View more