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Fellowship Programs Demystified: Why and When You Should Consider a Fellowship

ADN Center of Excellence

For example, transitioning from general cardiology to interventional cardiology or electrophysiology. Cardiology Subspecializations such as interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, or cardiovascular imaging focus on treating heart diseases with precision and innovation.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

Session 104) - What Is Really New in Electrophysiology That Will Change My Practice? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24 24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.

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Ways To Reduce The Adverse Impact Of Cath Lab Radiation

SoftCath

Such radiation increases the risk of cancer and cataract amongst them. They should be made aware of all the radiation protection measures in the interventional cardiology or specialized electrophysiology device training programs. Apart from radiation, there is an orthopedic injury-related risk too.

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Hunter Mehaffey Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019 Meghana Helder Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019 Derrick Tam Surgical valve (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Hunter Mehaffey 1 Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019 Meghana Helder 2 Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019 Derrick Tam 2 Surgical (..)

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Feature | Bridging the Gender Gap in Heart Health: Women’s Specialized Clinics

American College of Cardiology

These include hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, early or premature menopause, gestational diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, autoimmune or other inflammatory diseases, and breast cancer therapies. These have ranged from heart attacks, cardio-obstetrics, breast cancer, prevention and arrhythmias.8-13 Circulation. Circulation.

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Risk Factors for the Development of New-Onset Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of the VITAL Study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Sustained forms of atrial fibrillation (AF) are associated with lower treatment success rates and poorer prognosis compared with paroxysmal AF. Yet, little is known about risk factors that predispose to persistent AF on initial presentation.