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Novel Therapeutic May Prevent Mitral Valve Damage After Heart Attack
Damage to the mitral valve after heart attack leads to HF and death. Treatment with hypertension drug may reduce mitral valve scaring and stiffening.
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Left Ventricular-Mitral Valve Ring Ratio May Predict Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation
Researchers found that a mismatch in left ventricular and mitral valve ring size can predict whether a patient is at a higher risk of recurrent mitral regurgitation after mitral valve repair.
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Cardiac CT Mechanical Valve Prosthesis Dysfunction Diagnosis
A 27-year-old woman with history of type 1 truncus arteriosus presented with several months of progressive dyspnea for subspecialty ACHD care.
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The Future of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
David Dudzinski, MD, director of the Heart Center Intensive Care Unit, discusses how his team combines the specialties of cardiology intensive care, cardiac anesthesia and cardiac surgery into a unified care team model to take care of the entire span of patients of acute, critical, cardiovascular illness.
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#AHA18 on Twitter: New Cholesterol Guidelines, the PIONEER-HF Trial and More
Health care professionals at this year’s American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions discussed late-breaking research, innovative treatment approaches and brand new guidelines. The conversations carried over from the podium and conference halls onto Twitter.
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Pregnant Women with High-Risk Cardiac Conditions Require Multidisciplinary Care
An increasing number of pregnant women have cardiovascular disease, a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. In a recent review, Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD, and Emily Lau, MD highlight management strategies and encourage general cardiologists and obstetricians to collaborate to care for these women with highly complex cardiac conditions.
Valvular Heart Disease contributors
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Jacob Dal-Bianco, MD
Cardiologist
Recent Article
Novel Therapeutic May Prevent Mitral Valve Damage After Heart Attack
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Judy Wei-Ming Hung, MD
Associate Director, Echocardiography, Division of Cardiology
Recent Article
#ACC18 Video: Scientific Session in Summary
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Robert A. Levine, MD
Senior Physician, Cardiac Ultrasound Laboratory
Recent Article
Five Sessions to See at #AHA18 -
Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgeon, Co-Director, Heart Valve Program, Quality Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Recent Article
First Minimally-invasive Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in New England Performed at Mass General
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Recent Article
Improving the Safety of Vena Caval Thrombectomy in Kidney Cancer with Tumor Thrombus Team Approach
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