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Author(s): Ernest Spitzer , Rebecca T Hahn , Philippe Pibarot , et al Added: 3 years ago
Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common indication for valvular interventions.1 AS is a degenerative and progressive disease that characteristically remains asymptomatic for decades but once symptoms occur, survival is severely compromised. Historical data have shown that the time from the onset of symptoms to death is about 2 years in patients who develop heart failure (HF)… View more
Job title: Cardiology Registrar and NIHR Clinical Lecturer
Clinical academic cardiologist with specialist interest in valvular heart disease, heart failure and multimodality imaging. BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Cardiology at UCL; Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Barts Health . Investigates myocardial fibrosis in aortic stenosis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance, cardiac CT and myocardial biopsies. Current… View more
Added: 6 months ago Source:  Radcliffe Cardiology
Find out what's hot at TCT in this preview from Prof Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has unveiled the late-breaking clinical trials scheduled for presentation at the 2023 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual meeting taking place from October 23 to 26 in San Francisco. TCT is renowned for showcasing groundbreaking research in… View more
Job title: Professor of Clinical Cardiology
Professor Marc Dweck is the Professor of Clinical Cardiology and Consultant at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is an EACVI Board Member with clinical interests in multi-modality imaging and cardiac device implantation His research program is centred around the use of multi-modality imaging (echo, CT, CMR, PET) to improve our understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology and ultimately to… View more
Author(s): Tomaz Podlesnikar , Victoria Delgado , Jeroen J Bax Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a rapidly growing public health problem with an estimated prevalence of more than 26 million people worldwide.1 In developed countries the prevalence is 1–2% peaking at ≥10% among people aged over 70 years.2 In the US, the lifetime risk of developing HF is 20% among people aged 40 years or older.3 Diagnosing the underlying cause of HF is central to the choice of appropriate… View more
Job title: Director Clinic for Valvular Heart Disease
Prof Raphael Rosenhek is theDirector Clinic for Valvular Heart Disease atMedical University of Vienna, Vienna, AT. ProfRosenhek's research interests include structural heart disease, valvular heart disease and echocardiography with a particular focus on defining the optimal timing and choice of intervention for these conditions. View more
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Professor of Medicine
Dr Martin B. Leon is a prominent figure in the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, contributing significantly to the industry. Currently serving as the Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, he has held key roles such as the Director of the Columbia Interventional Cardiovascular Care and, until July 2023, Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center… View more
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Inherited and Congenital Cardiac Conditions

Professor Lars Søndergaard is a consultant cardiologist at Rigshospitalet – Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor of Cardiology at University of Copenhagen, he published over 300 peer reviewed articles, and more than 15 textbook chapters. His research interests are focused on adults with congenital heart diseases and catheter-based heart valve interventions, as well as congenital and structural heart… View more