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| Presentor(s) |
M. Gasparini, Rozzano-Milano (IT) |
| Episode |
60 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
29:03 |
Shownotes
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy has the potential to transform the lives of Heart Failure patients NYHA class III-IV with dyssynchrony.
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| Presentor(s) |
C. Linde, Stockholm (SE) |
| Episode |
59 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
12:00 |
Shownotes
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is one of the fastest-growing treatments for symptomatic Heart Failure patients, with dramatic positive effects on morbidity and mortality.
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| Presentor(s) |
T. Lewalter, Paderborn (GE) |
| Episode |
58 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
10:10 |
Shownotes
Stroke is a devastating disease with a high morbidity and more than 20% mortality within the first year. Most strokes are ischemic and in up to a third of these the cause remains unexplained.
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| Presentor(s) |
R.A. Kenny, Dublin (IR) |
| Episode |
57 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
20:54 |
Shownotes
Relaunch of a great episode how to treat Syncope more efficent.
Syncope facts: more than 500,000 new patients per year in the U.S. alone. In almost 10% of patients, syncope has a cardiac cause, ...
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| Presentor(s) |
T. Lewalter, Bonn (GE) |
| Episode |
56 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
14:48 |
Shownotes
In the field of atrial fibrillation (AF) the most important aspect is Thromboembolism. A severe thrombus formation can lead to death due to recurrent strokes.
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| Presentor(s) |
D. Benditt, Minneapolis (US) |
| Episode |
55 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
23:57 |
Shownotes
"In the diagnosis of syncope, Implantable Loop Recorders play an increasingly important role since the earliest introduction in 1995..."
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