Author(s):
Lisa LeMond,
Sarah J Goodlin
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3 years ago
In the infancy of the hospice and palliative care movements, Dame Cicely Saunders noted that terminally ill patients and their families were often told “there is nothing more to do.” Her unwavering belief was that those words betrayed the patient, and that “there is so much more to do.”1
Stage D heart failure (HF) is defined as HF in which refractory symptoms persist despite guideline-directed…
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Job title: Assistant Professor of Medicine in Heidelberg
Dr. Giannitsis, an Assistant Professor of Medicine based in Heidelberg, holds a medical degree from the University of Homburg. He pursued advanced training in internal medicine and cardiology at Lübeck University Hospital in Germany. Additionally, he completed a Ph.D. in internal medicine before assuming his current role in 2002.
Dr. Giannitsis's research is centered on cardiac biomarkers,…
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Job title: Consultant Cardiologist and Lead Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Tim Kinnaird is an interventional cardiologist and specialises in coronary angiography and coronary angioplasty.
Current posts
Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospital of Wales
Consultant Cardiologist, Llandough Hospital
Director Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory and Lead Coronary Interventionalist, University Hospital of Wales
Honorary Lecturer at Cardiff University
Dr Kinnaird…
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As a leading provider of innovative technologies for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) and related conditions, electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons around the globe count on AtriCure to deliver best-in-class solutions that can treat even the most complex cases. Our Isolator® Synergy™ Ablation System is the first and only medical device approved by the FDA for the treatment…
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Job title: Senior Lecturer in Clinical Cardiology and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Ranil de Silva is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Cardiology and Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, where he leads the Specialist Angina Service.
Dr de Silva completed his training in general and interventional cardiology in London, including at the Royal Brompton, Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals. He undertook post-doctoral research at the Division of…
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