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View article: Management of Medium to Giant Coronary Artery Fistulas
Management of Medium to Giant Coronary Artery Fistulas Open
View article: Cardiac Damage Staging, Moderate Aortic Stenosis, and the Impact of Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac Damage Staging, Moderate Aortic Stenosis, and the Impact of Aortic Valve Replacement Open
View article: Autoimmune Pericarditis: Diagnosis and New Therapeutics
Autoimmune Pericarditis: Diagnosis and New Therapeutics Open
Purpose of Review To provide an overview of the diagnosis and updated therapeutic approach to autoimmune pericarditis. Recent Findings Subtypes of autoimmune pericarditis may benefit from IL-1 inhibition and future phenotyping based on cli…
View article: Hemodynamic Definitions, Phenotypes, Pathophysiology, and Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Left Heart Disease
Hemodynamic Definitions, Phenotypes, Pathophysiology, and Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Left Heart Disease Open
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can develop from multiple etiologic mechanisms and disease states. Of all such conditions, left-sided heart disease (LHD) is commonly understood to be the most common etiology or mechanism. Given the widespread …
View article: Cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV: Risk assessment and management
Cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV: Risk assessment and management Open
Almost 40 million people worldwide are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. With treatment advances, HIV infection is now a manageable chronic disease for those with access to medical therapy. People living with HIV ha…
View article: Elastic Recoil and Deployment Asymmetry of the Transcatheter Heart Valve in Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Anatomy
Elastic Recoil and Deployment Asymmetry of the Transcatheter Heart Valve in Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Anatomy Open
Background Data supporting the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is limited compared to tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) anatomy, as the BAV anatomy poses unique challenges to prosthesis expan…
View article: Multivessel coronary disease should be treated with coronary artery bypass grafting in all patients who are not (truly) high risk
Multivessel coronary disease should be treated with coronary artery bypass grafting in all patients who are not (truly) high risk Open
View article: Predictors of spontaneous pregnancy loss in single ventricle physiology
Predictors of spontaneous pregnancy loss in single ventricle physiology Open
Background Pregnant patients with single ventricle (SV) physiology carry a high risk of spontaneous pregnancy loss (SPL), yet the clinical factors contributing to this risk are not well defined. Methods Single-centre retrospective study of…
View article: Coronary Artery Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
Coronary Artery Surgery: Past, Present, and Future Open
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most commonly performed and studied major cardiac operation worldwide. An understanding of the evolution of CABG, including the early days of cardiac surgery, the first bypass operation, contin…
View article: Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis: Implications for Aortic Valve Replacement
Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis: Implications for Aortic Valve Replacement Open
BACKGROUND: Although the prognosis and management of severe aortic stenosis has been extensively studied, the risk stratification and outcomes of patients with moderate aortic stenosis remain elusive. METHODS: This study included 674 patie…
View article: A Systematic Review to Compare Chemical Hazard Predictions of the Zebrafish Embryotoxicity Test With Mammalian Prenatal Developmental Toxicity
A Systematic Review to Compare Chemical Hazard Predictions of the Zebrafish Embryotoxicity Test With Mammalian Prenatal Developmental Toxicity Open
Originally developed to inform the acute toxicity of chemicals on fish, the zebrafish embryotoxicity test (ZET) has also been proposed for assessing the prenatal developmental toxicity of chemicals, potentially replacing mammalian studies.…
View article: Sterilization in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Detention: Ethical Failures and Systemic Injustice
Sterilization in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Detention: Ethical Failures and Systemic Injustice Open
Sterilization in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Detention: Ethical Failures and Systemic Injustice Elizabeth C. Ghandakly JD, MPA, Rachel Fabi PhD Affiliation Elizabeth C. Ghandakly is with the John Hopkins Berman Institu…
View article: Doing the Daily, Deliberate Work of Addressing Systemic Racial Injustice in Health Care
Doing the Daily, Deliberate Work of Addressing Systemic Racial Injustice in Health Care Open
To the Editor: As a medical student, I cannot disconnect the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic from the tragedy of the racially motivated injustices and violence in the headlines over the last year. Both call us in medicine to examine our h…
View article: The global role, impact, and limitations of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in breast cancer screening: a scoping review and recommendations to promote health equity for all
The global role, impact, and limitations of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in breast cancer screening: a scoping review and recommendations to promote health equity for all Open
Introduction: Innovative interventions are needed to address the growing burden of breast cancer globally, especially among vulnerable patient populations. Given the success of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in addressing communica…
View article: Hospital patient attitudes regarding cancer prevention policies focusing on processed meats: a survey of patients in high- and low-income areas
Hospital patient attitudes regarding cancer prevention policies focusing on processed meats: a survey of patients in high- and low-income areas Open
The American Medical Association has called on hospitals to reduce the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems by eliminating processed meats from their menus. To ascertain patients’ attitudes about this policy ch…
View article: Employee Wellness Programs: a Cure for Employer Health Plans?
Employee Wellness Programs: a Cure for Employer Health Plans? Open