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Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

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In Memoriam: Alain Cribier, MD, FACC

American College of Cardiology

Alain Cribier, MD, FACC, the man who pioneered the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), passed away on Feb. 16 at the age of 79.

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Timed Activity Routines for People with Memory Issues Improve Subjective Sleep

HCPLive

A new study found the Healthy Patterns Sleep Program—where people have timed activities aligning with circadian rhythms—improves the quality of life after 4 weeks for individuals with cognitive impairment.

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Requirements for Re-entry

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

These are the basic requirements for re-entry in cardiac electrophysiology: The impulse should re-excite the same area again and again repeatedly The impulse should find the same area excitable when it reaches back The area should have sufficient time to recover The impulse should be constrained or directed to reach back to the same area

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The Power of Words: Liver Transplant Centers Continue to Use Stigmatizing Language

HCPLive

Stigmatizing language was found on 88% of transplant center websites and was most prevalent when discussing alcohol-associated hepatitis and cirrhosis.

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What is 3D Rotational Angiography?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Some experiments of rotational angiography were going on decades back. Sometimes it would even end up in ventricular fibrillation due to prolonged injection of contrast which deprives myocardium of oxygenated blood. 3D rotational angiography is not that old technique, but a novel technology which can create a volumetric data set of contrast-enhanced CT like images with excellent visualization of soft tissues and airway, with spatial resolution even better than multi-detector CT or cardiac magnet

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Effect of psychosocial aspects on medication adherence in patients with heart failure amid socioeconomic challenges

Open Heart

Objective To evaluate stress, depression and quality of life among community-dwelling patients with heart failure (HF) and evaluate their effect on perceived medication adherence in a socioeconomically challenged setting. Design A cross-sectional design with self-administered questionnaire with data collected between October 2021 and September 2022.

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Cardiovascular Health, Lifestyle Factors, and Social Determinants Among Asian Sub-Populations in the US

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 17 February 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Sudheesha Perera, ZhaoNian Zheng, Rishi Wadhera

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The End of a Controversy: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of Paclitaxel-Coated Devices

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 17 February 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Eric A. Secemsky, Robert W. Yeh, Peter A.

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