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Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells for Treatment of Patients with Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease (MyStromalCell Trial): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study

Stem Cells International, 2017
We aimed to evaluate the effect of intramyocardial injections of autologous VEGF-A165-stimulated adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) in patients with refractory angina.
Abbas Ali Qayyum, Anders Bruun Mathiasen, Naja Dam Mygind, Jørgen Tobias Kühl, Erik Jørgensen, Steffen Helqvist, Jens Jørgen Elberg, Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed, Niels Groove Vejlstrup, Anne Fischer-Nielsen, Mandana Haack-Sørensen, Annette Ekblond, Jens Kastrup   +12 more
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Right heart catheterization for pulmonary hypertension during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Right heart catheterization is an essential diagnostic modality in the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has resulted in deferral of elective procedures including right heart catheterization.
Kanza N. Qaiser, James E Lane, Adriano R. Tonelli   +2 more
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Novel X-ray imaging technology enables significant patient dose reduction in interventional cardiology while maintaining diagnostic image quality [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to quantify the reduction in patient radiation dose during coronary angiography (CA) by a new X-ray technology, and to assess its impact on diagnostic image quality.
Bacher, Klaus, Buytaert, Dimitri, De Pooter, Jan, Drieghe, Benny, Eloot, Liesbeth, Gijs, Thomas, Lapere, Régine, Taeymans, Yvo, Thierens, Hubert, VAN PETEGHEM, SYLVIE   +9 more
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Transient complete heart block following catheter ablation of a left lateral accessory pathway. [PDF]

, 2019
A 16-year-old female with symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome underwent catheter ablation of a left-sided lateral accessory pathway. The accessory pathway was eliminated with the first ablation lesion; however, the patient immediately ...
Birgersdotter-Green, Ulrika, Feld, Gregory, Ho, Gordon, Hoffmayer, Kurt, Krummen, David E, Schweis, Franz   +5 more
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Echocardiography combined with cardiopulmonary exercise testing for the prediction of outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function is a major determinant of exercise intolerance and outcome in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). The aim of the study was to evaluate the incremental prognostic value of echocardiography of the
Badagliacca, Roberto, Fedele, Francesco, Giannetta, E, Manzi, G, Naeije, R, Palange, Paolo, Papa, S, Pezzuto, Beatrice, Poscia, Roberto, Sciomer, S, Valli, G, Vizza, Carmine Dario   +11 more
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Radiation-free CMR diagnostic heart catheterization in children

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2017
Background Children with heart disease may require repeated X-Ray cardiac catheterization procedures, are more radiosensitive, and more likely to survive to experience oncologic risks of medical radiation.
Kanishka Ratnayaka, Joshua P. Kanter, Anthony Z. Faranesh, Elena K. Grant, Laura J. Olivieri, Russell R. Cross, Ileen F. Cronin, Karin S. Hamann, Adrienne E. Campbell-Washburn, Kendall J. O’Brien, Toby Rogers, Michael S. Hansen, Robert J. Lederman   +12 more
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Long‐Term Results of Congenital Aortic Stenosis Treatment in the Era of Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty: Up to 33 Years Follow‐Up

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background The goal of this study was to evaluate long‐term results of percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty (BVPL) used exclusively for initial management of congenital aortic stenosis in children.
Ondřej Materna, Petr Tax, Viktor Tomek, Karel Koubský, Václav Chaloupecký, Jan Janoušek, Oleg Reich   +6 more
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Clinical Utility of Echocardiography in Former Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundThe clinical utility of echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) in former preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is not established.
Fineman, Jeffrey R, Guslits, Elyssa, Keller, Roberta L, Nawaytou, Hythem, Steurer, Martina A, Teitel, David, Zhao, Yili   +6 more
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Causes of prehospital misinterpretations of ST elevation myocardial infarction [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: To determine the causes of software misinterpretation of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared to clinically identified STEMI to identify opportunities to improve prehospital STEMI identification.
Bosson, Nichole, Eckstein, Marc, French, William J., Jollis, James G., Koenig, William, Kontos, Michael C., Macfarlane, Peter W., Niemann, James, Sanko, Stephen, Stickney, Ronald E., Tadeo, Richard, Taylor, Tyson G.   +11 more
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Novel Left Heart Catheterization Ramp Protocol to Guide Hemodynamic Optimization in Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2019
Background Left ventricular (LV) hemodynamic assessment has been sparsely performed in patients supported on continuous‐flow LV assist devices (cfLVADs).
Andrew N. Rosenbaum, Robert P. Frantz, Sudhir S. Kushwaha, John M. Stulak, Simon Maltais, Atta Behfar   +5 more
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