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| Presentor(s) |
M. Brignole, Lavagna (IT) |
| Episode |
30 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
22:14 |
Shownotes
"Why do we need a syncope unit? Standards for diagnosis and management of TLOC were derived from an evaluation of how syncope patients were managed. Less useful tests were performed frequently..."
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| Presentor(s) |
F. Braunschweig, Stockholm(SE) |
| Episode |
29 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
17:48 |
Shownotes
"Devices have become an important line of treatment in heart failure. However, the management of these patients still remains a major challenge..."
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| Presentor(s) |
D. Vollmann, Goettingen (DE) |
| Episode |
28 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
14:28 |
Shownotes
"The OptiVol alert algorithm may enhance the early detection of heart failure deterioration in ambulatory patients and may thereby facilitate the management of chronic heart failure..."
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| Presentor(s) |
M.Lunati, Milano (IT) |
| Episode |
27 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
09:14 |
Shownotes
" Several epidemiological and clinical trial data show that congestion is the major cause for heart failure hospitalizations and an important predictor of mortality and morbidity..."
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| Presentor(s) |
G. Breithardt, Munster (DE) |
| Episode |
26 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
25:00 |
Shownotes
"Endpoints of clinical trials in atrial fibrillation. Results of the joint Consensus Conference of the German Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), January 2007."
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| Presentor(s) |
A. Moya, Barcelona (ES) |
| Episode |
25 |
| Year |
2008 |
| Duration |
18:57 |
Shownotes
"The identification of the exact mechanism of syncope can be difficult. The gold standard for diagnosis of syncope is the documentation of hemodynamic and electrocardiographic behaviour during spontaneous syncopal episode..."
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