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Featured
New Strategies for Heart Failure Patients Improves Outcomes
One-third of heart failure patients do not respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) | A coordinated care approach at Mass General for heart failure patients improves outcomes.
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The Promise of Ventricular-Assist Devices (VADs)
VAD technology is continually improving. Mass General data indicates new VADs improve 5-year survival rates. Trials for the latest generation are under way.
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Review: Predicting Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Circulating biomarkers and data from novel imaging modalities may eventually be used as indicators of cardiac remodeling.
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Using Genetics as a Tool to Prevent Disease
Krishna Aragam, MD, MS, preventative cardiologist in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses his research on the genetic determinants of heart failure.
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Gastric Bypass May Offer More Protection Against Cardiovascular Disease than Gastric Banding
In a study that examined large administrative datasets from three U.S. states, gastric bypass was associated with significantly lower rates of emergency department visits and unplanned hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease during the seven to 24 months after surgery, compared with gastric banding.
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Different Definitions of HFpEF Have an Impact on Patient Outcomes
The various definitions of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) miss up to 85% of patients with abnormal rest or exercise filling pressures, cardiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital have found. Better hemodynamic phenotyping is needed to target patients at highest risk.
Heart Failure contributors
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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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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Recent Article
Risk Factors Identified for Prolonged AF After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
