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Roche's Lp(a) Gen.2 Molarity Assay Receives FDA Clearance

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By using molar units, laboratory professionals and clinicians know the Lp(a) measurements reflect the number of particles rather than any difference in the size of the particles. "We Circulation. Tsimikas S and Marcovina S, Ancestry, Lipoprotein(a), and Cardiovascular Risk Thresholds: JACC Review Topic of the Week , J Am Coll Cardiol.

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Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small Aortic Annulus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Background:The optimal treatment in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and small aortic annulus (SAA) remains to be determined. Clinical events were secondary outcomes.Results:The mean age of the participants was 75±5 years, with 140 (93%) women, a median STS of 2.50 (1.67-3.28)%,

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Coronary Artery Calcification: Current Concepts and Clinical Implications

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 3 , Page 251-266, January 16, 2024. It outlines the pathophysiology of CAC and reviews laboratory, histopathological, and genetic studies, as well as imaging findings, to characterize different types of calcification and to elucidate their implications.

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Abstract 80: Predictors of Procedural Outcome after Surface-Modified Flow Diverter Treatment for Intracranial Aneurysms: An Update from the INSPIRE-A Registry

Stroke Journal

Results are adjudicated by an independent Imaging Core Laboratory and a Clinical Events Committee. Most frequently, aneurysms were in the anterior circulation (89.8 %, 706) with highest rates of ICA-Aneurysms (75.3%, 592) in the C6 (52.7%, 312/592). Fusiform morphology was associated with in-stent stenosis. 2.56; p=0.076).

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Abstract 4141052: Rare Combo: An Unusual Case of a 54-year-old Filipino with Coronary Artery Fistula from Left Anterior Descending Artery to Main Pulmonary Artery and Acute Cerebellar Infarct: A Cardio – Cerebral Infarction Syndrome - Case Report

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4141052-A4141052, November 12, 2024. Laboratory tests showed markedly elevated troponin I levels (>50 ng/ml) and atrial fibrillation, along with inferior wall ST elevation on the electrocardiogram. The incidence of this dual infarction is currently unknown due to its rarity.

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International Stroke Conference 2024 to Present High-Profile Late-Breaking Science

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MT) TESLA: The Thrombectomy for Emergent Salvage of Large Anterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke Trial: 1-Year Outcome: Osama Zaidat, Mercy Health St. 7 Late-Breaking Science Oral Abstracts I (beginning at 2:00 p.m. 8 Late-Breaking Science Oral Abstracts III (beginning at 2:00 p.m.

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American Stroke Association to Honor 11 Leading Scientists at International Stroke Conference ISC 2024

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Meschia’s lecture, “Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Current and Future Considerations,” will be presented Feb. who was the founding chairman of the American Heart Association’s International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, now known as the International Stroke Conference. Chimowitz, M.B., Siekert, M.D.,

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