Cardiac Guidelines

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18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of positron -emission tomography in the...

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18F-FDG PET/CT and Radiolabeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging for the Evaluation of Cardiovascular Infection in the Multimodality Context

November 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The opening manuscript on the expected series of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications. For the cardiovascular surgeon, Tables 2 and 7 offer an update on the use of...

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Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study

October 21, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A detailed , open and stimulating discussion of a presentation in the AATS . The presenter responds to peer questioning on the technical aspects of the evolution of hubrid interventions...

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AMDS or FET in Acute Aortic Dissection Indications and Controversies

June 27, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This video is a balanced, gripping presentation on an increasingly common emergency problem for the on-call cardiac surgeon. Professor Oo discusses the evolving landscape of surgery for acute De Bakey...

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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress

May 18, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected...

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Differences in Metabolomic Profiles Between Black and White Women and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: an Observational Study of Women From Four US Cohorts

September 20, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Plasma metabolomic profiles were examined to determine differences in social determinants of health between Black and white women. This observational study paves the groundwork for further investigation of social disparity...

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Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation—Chicken or Egg?

April 5, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A brief but comprehensive editorial on nuances of the links between atrial fibrillation and heart failure, apropos a trial we have commented recently on, by the Johns Hopkins team that...

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Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease

March 4, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A paper that addresses a gap in knowledge and will guide future research: of particular interest, the penultimate paragraph on The Role of Interventions.

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Chronic Kidney Disease: a Nerve-Racking Situation for the Heart

February 28, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting brief editorial on an experiment revisiting renal denervation as a panacea to cardiovascular disease

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BS7 Plasma Desmosine as a Biomarker in Acute Aortic Syndrome

December 12, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting early work on the prognostic value in aortic disease of the cross-link component in the elastin.

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Concomitant Tricuspid Repair in Patients with Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation

November 19, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Impressive decrease of death (by approximaltely 40% !) in 2 years from a small RCT in elective structural heart surgery for degeneration. The assumption is a benefit by improvement in...

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Minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery with bilateral internal thoracic arteries: Early outcomes and angiographic patency

November 15, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting in its candour mini-series of partial arterial revascularisation by left thoracotomy. The perioperative graft failure is delt in some detail.

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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after PCI in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

November 9, 2021 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A good-size Terumo-sponsored RCT that is set to impact on decisions to discontinue DAPT early after PCI with absorbable stent, a change that will somehow decrease the surgical risk of...

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