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New Multisociety Expert Consensus Document Highlights CT Imaging For Prosthetic Heart Valve Assessment

American College of Cardiology

A new multisociety expert consensus document (ECD) published in JACC addresses the evolving use of cardiac CT imaging and how to best use it to assess different types of prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction.

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Heart failure improvement, remission, and recovery: A European Journal of Heart Failure expert consensus document

European Journal of Heart Failure

This expert consensus document delineates HF trajectories, examines factors reflecting HF improvement beyond recovery of LVEF, and explores the prognostic implications of these phenotypic transitions. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of continued guideline-directed medical and device therapy to minimize the risk of relapse.

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SCAI/SCCT Publish Expert Opinion Document on Using Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography

DAIC

The document reflects the collective insights of leaders in cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, and clinical trial design to address an emerging frontier: how to apply CT in a practical, step-by-step way to improve PCI outcomes. This document translates those answers into step-by-step guidance.

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A study on the global patterns in the design and development of ventricular assist devices: a visualization approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The top contributing authors in terms of total documents were Nose Y (35) and Throckmorton A (30) and in terms of total citations were Pagani F (2005) and Mehra M (1952). The top contributing journals were Artificial Organs and Asaio Journal with 116 and 81 publications, respectively.

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How Digital Cath Lab Reporting is Revolutionizing Cardiology

SoftCath

These outdated methods introduce: Delays in report preparation Risk of documentation errors Fragmented data storage Audit and compliance challenges In a time-sensitive environment like the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory , these inefficiencies can create significant roadblocks to optimal care delivery.

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Fifty Years of Deciphering Stroke Pathophysiology

Stroke Journal

Based on his work using PET in both animal models and people with stroke spanning 4 decades, he details his main contributions to key milestones, including (1) the demonstration of the hemodynamic consequences of chronic carotid artery occlusion and the hemodynamic mechanism underlying some transient ischemic attacks; (2) the documentation of the existence (..)

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Albuminuria and cardiovascular outcomes in early-stage chronic kidney disease

Heart BMJ

2 The interplay between CKD and CVD is well documented, with mechanisms including shared risk factors, metabolic disturbances and systemic inflammation. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a significant global health priority, affecting approximately 844 million adults (10% of the world population).