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Author(s):
Andrew JS Coats
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Giuseppe Rosano
Added:
3 years ago
Article
Inotropes in Acute Heart Failure
Author(s):
Vasiliki Bistola
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Angelos Arfaras-Melainis
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Eftihia Polyzogopoulou
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et al
Added:
3 years ago
Article
Cardiac Toxicity of Cancer Chemotherapy
Author(s):
Aarti Asnani
Start date:
Aug 08, 2017
Broadcast
Author(s):
Nicholas Wettersten
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Alan S Maisel
Added:
3 years ago
Cardiac troponin (cTn) is the core biomarker for the diagnosis of a myocardial infarct (MI).1 Indeed, as stated in Table 1, it meets all the definitions of a biomarker for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), as suggested by Maisel.2 In the setting of ACS, in addition to its diagnostic use, it is prognostic, clinically actionable and can be monitored during therapy as a surrogate of improvement. In…
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Author(s):
Giuseppe Rosano
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Cristiana Vitale
Added:
3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) affects 1–2% of the population in developed countries and absorbs a significant amount of human and economic resources.1–3 It is a complex syndrome, characterised by a spectrum of symptoms and signs ranging from minimal loss of normal functional capacity to more severe symptoms refractory to medical therapy. It may be associated with different aetiologies and varying degrees of…
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Author(s):
Mark Sweeney
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Angela Yiu
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Alexander Lyon
Added:
3 years ago
Cancer and the anti-cancer treatments prescribed by oncologists have long been known to have significant effects on muscle, causing a catabolic muscle wasting state and resulting in widespread and progressive atrophy of most muscle groups.1 This process contributes significantly to the cancer cachexia seen in up to 80% of all patients with cancer, resulting in progressive weight loss, loss of…
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Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
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Author(s):
A Mark Richards
Added:
3 years ago
Ideally biomarkers provide the clinician with assistance in one or more of: (i) diagnosis, (ii) prognosis, (iii) choice and titration of therapy, (iv) monitoring progression of disease and (v) assessing response to treatment. The best-established biomarkers in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) are the B-type natriuretic peptides (brain natriuretic peptide [BNP] and N-terminal of the…
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Optimal Management of CIED Infections
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1 year ago
Podcast Series
Author(s):
Lynn Raju Punnoose
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Hasan Siddiqi
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Julie L Rosenthal
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et al
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1 year ago