February 5th, 2014
The Value of Imaging Atrial Tissue Fibrosis in Patients Who Undergo Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Nassir F. Marrouche, MD
Nassir F. Marrouche, lead author of the DECAAF study, discusses the use of delayed-enhancement MRI to identify atrial tissue fibrosis in patients who undergo catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
October 10th, 2013
How Well Do Standard ECG Criteria Detect RV Hypertrophy?
Isaac Russell Whitman, MD
Isaac Whitman and Steven Kawut discuss their study of the sensitivity and specificity of electrocardiographic criteria in screening for MRI-detected right ventricular hypertrophy in patients without clinical cardiovascular disease.
September 10th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: September 10th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the safety risks of drugs that have gone through the FDA’s expedited approval program, a Framingham Heart Study paper on aortic stiffness in the elderly, and using CMR to detect previously undetected MI in older adults.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- Persistent Symptoms After Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Is Diltiazem Safe in Patients with AF Taking Apixaban or Rivaroxaban?
- Does Lowering High Childhood Lipid Levels Prevent Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adulthood?
- Self-Expanding Supraannular Valve vs. Balloon-Expandable Valve in TAVR for Small Aortic Annulus
- A New TAVR Prosthesis for Aortic Regurgitation Shows Promise