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Ablation may raise risk for later myectomy
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: June 3, 2015
Key clinical point: Patients who had a failed alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy may be at greater risk for...
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Hemodynamics after MVR better than annuloplasty's
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: June 3, 2015
Key clinical point: Mitral valve replacement seems to be associated with better exercise hemodynamics than restrictive annuloplasty in patients...
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The ‘threats and obstacles’ facing TMVR
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: June 3, 2015
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Cardiac surgeons defy guidelines for severe disease
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: June 1, 2015
Key clinical point: Cardiac surgeons at three London hospitals complied poorly with clinical guidelines for managing patients with severe coronary...
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AATS: Simplified mitral valve repair effective in children with Marfan’s
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: May 10, 2015
Key clinical point: A simplified approach for mitral valve repair resulted in good outcomes in a group of children with connective tissue...
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Three-dimensional models show superiority of nanoparticles in mesothelioma
- Author:
- Richard Mark Kirkner
Publish date: April 21, 2015
Key clinical point: Three-dimensional spheroid models, as opposed to monolayer cell cultures, are valuable tools for predicting the efficacy of...