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Jeffrey J Goldberger
Personal History Jeffrey J Goldberger is based in Miami, Florida where he works as Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Director of the Program in Cardiac Arrhythmias for the Center for Cardiovascular Innovation. He is a father of four and has one grandchild.4 Academic History Jeffrey Goldberger, M.D., M.B.A., received his Bachelor of Science… View more
Dr P Boon Lim
Dr P Boon Lim is a Cardiologist and electrophysiologisy specialising in heart rhythm disturbances, pacing and syncope at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and a senior lecturer at Imperial College London. He graduated from Cambridge University with a double first-class honours degree and completed his cardiology training in Oxford and North West London Hospitals. He pursued a PhD at Imperial… View more
Eue-Keun Choi
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Atrial Arrhythmias

Atrial Fibrillation

Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Devices

 Job title: Professor
Dr Eue-Keun Choi, MD, is a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, where he has been since 2009. He graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine, received his PhD from the same institute, and completed his residence and cardiology fellow at Seoul National University Hospital. He was a postdoctoral research… View more
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Atrial Fibrillation

 Job title: Associate Professor of Medicine; Laureate Chair in Molecular Medicine; Vice Chief, Cardiovascular Section
Dr Stavrakis is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is also the Director of Cardiovascular Research at the University of Oklahoma. Dr Stavrakis’ research has focused on autonomic modulation for the treatment of arrhythmias and other cardiovascular diseases, in both animal models and humans. The… View more
Author(s): Maurizio Volterrani , Ferdinando Iellamo Added: 3 years ago
The US Public Health Service defines cardiac rehabilitation services as “comprehensive, long term programs involving medical evaluation, prescribed exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, education and counselling. These programs are designed to limit the physiological and psychological effect of cardiac illness, reduce the risk of sudden death or re-infarction, control cardiac symptoms,… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Calming the Nervous Heart: Autonomic Therapies in Heart Failure
Author(s): Peter Hanna , Kalyanam Shivkumar , Jeffrey L Ardell Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and the burden of disease is rising.1 Despite improved survival – partly a result of advances in medical therapy, coronary interventions and ICD – the mortality rate remains high and relatively stagnant.2 Moreover, advanced HF is associated with impaired quality of life (QOL), which is reflected in the significant number… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Nadja Scherbakov , Wolfram Doehner Added: 3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome with more than 15 million diagnosed cases worldwide.1,2 Characterised by structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection fraction (EF)3, HF is frequently accompanied by multiple comorbidities. Brain disorders, including stroke, mental disturbances and cognitive impairment are distinct from the comorbidities traditionally… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Amam Mbakwem , Francis Aina , Casmir Amadi Added: 3 years ago
The prevalence of major depression in chronic heart failure (HF) is about 20–40 %, which is 4–5 % higher than in the normal population.1–3 Depression in heart failure has become a major issue as the burden of heart failure has continued to increase, and many studies have suggested poorer outcomes in HF patients reporting depression.4–8 The cost of managing HF has continued to escalate, and high… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): Izabella Uchmanowicz , Anna Chudiak , Beata Jankowska-Polańska , et al Added: 3 years ago
Hypertension is considered the most common disorder in the general population. It is both a health and a financial problem worldwide. The Writing Group of the American Society of Hypertension defines hypertension as a cardiovascular syndrome resulting from a number of interconnected factors.1 Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation is required, involving both the cardiovascular system and other… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions