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Coronary Artery Disease: Pathways and Subtypes
Precision medicine can help answer whether or not current heart disease treatment paradigms optimally address genetic heterogeneity.
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Hope for High-risk Coronary Artery Patients
Many patients with complex CAD are high-risk and ineligible for surgical treatment. Alternative and advanced interventions at Mass General are proving to be effective.
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Coronary Artery Disease - Reporting & Data System (CAD-RADS)
Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians discuss a male age 55 that presents with left sided chest pain and has a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
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Both Natural and Surgical Premature Menopause Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
In a prospective cohort of 144,260 postmenopausal women, natural and surgical menopause before age 40 years were associated with a statistically significant increased risk of a composite of cardiovascular diseases.
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E-cigarette Use Negatively Affects Lipid Levels and Myocardial Blood Flow
The results of two studies presented at the 2019 AHA Scientific Sessions showed that e-cigarette use was associated with elevated cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein, as well as lower myocardial blood flow. Emily Lau, MD, and Islam Elgendy, MD, share what the results mean for physicians and patients.
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Deciding Between Invasive and Conservative Strategies for Patients with Moderate Ischemia
The results of the ISCHEMIA trial, which evaluated invasive vs. conservative strategies in patients with stable ischemic heart disease, showed similar clinical outcomes. Darshan Doshi, MD, discusses the debate among cardiologists regarding the two strategies.
Coronary Artery Disease contributors
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Douglas E. Drachman, MD
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Recent Article
ACC 2019: A Media Roundup
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Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD
Director, Coronary Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program, Associate Physician, MGH Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Interventional Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion
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Hanna K. Gaggin, MD, MPH
Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Review: Predicting Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
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James Louis Januzzi, MD
Hutter Family Professor of Medicine, Director, Dennis and Marilyn Barry Fellowship in Cardiology Research
Recent Article
Review: Myocardial Injury in the Era of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays
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Malissa J. Wood, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program
Recent Article
Leveraging Social Media in Medicine
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