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Julia Grapsa

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Cardiologist, Deputy editor EHJCVI - imaging & VHD ❤️

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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
#EHJIMP 🏃‍♂️ What’s the role of exercise CMR PA compliance in suspected diastolic dysfunction with pRVEF? 🫁 They show a sharper drop in PA compliance during exercise, despite normal resting values 📉 Is there a link with HFA-PEFF score or outcomes? doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
#EHJIMP 🧒🫁 Can we use lung ultrasound in pediatric cardiology? 🖋️ This expert opinion from the AEPC Imaging WG outlines key principles, diagnostic applications, limitations, and future directions 🔍 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
#EHJIMP 👀 Our SoMe editor Eirini Beneki presents this fascinating case:🧍‍♂️49-year-old male 😮 Sudden-onset dyspnoea (NYHA IV) one week after chest trauma 🫀EKG: complete heart block + ventricular escape rhythm 🔍 What do the imaging findings reveal? #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
#EHJIMP 🚫 Measuring perivascular adipose tissue attenuation around the RCA or aortic valve adds no incremental prognostic value for MACE prediction in TAVI patients beyond established risk factors 📉 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#EHJCVI 🌍 How should we use multimodality cardiac imaging to diagnose cardiovascular involvement in tropical diseases? 🫀 Check out this joint EACVI & DICSB scientific statement highlighting the role of imaging in these conditions 🔎 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... @jgrapsa.bsky.social #CardioSky
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
#EHJCVI 🌀 What’s the incremental value of regurgitant fraction by 3DE in STR? ⚠️ This study shows it’s the strongest severity marker and the only one improving risk stratification beyond EROA 📈, identifying a high-risk subgroup 📊 Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#EHJIMP 🧪 What’s the role of MRI-measured myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in predicting atherothrombosis? 🐇 In rabbits, R1 relaxation rate after MPO-Gd was the best predictor 🧠 But what about MPO in human carotid plaques? 🔍 Dive into the study: doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
#EHJIMP 🩻 How should coronary assessment be handled in TAVI candidates? 🧠 Is coronary angiography enough? ⚖️ What are the benefits and risks of different approaches? 🔍 Want to know more? doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
#EHJIMP💡 Can we use CMR to assess pulmonary congestion? 🫁 This study found that patients at risk for HF have significantly higher lung water density (LWD) 📈 Optimal cut-off: 27.6% 🔍 Curious about the results and how LWD was measured? Dive in here: doi.org/10.1093/ehji... #CardioSky
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#EHJCVI 📉 Baseline pulmonary vascular resistance >2 WU is linked to worse outcomes in patients undergoing tricuspid annuloplasty. Is it a stronger prognostic marker than PASP or the TAPSE/PASP ratio? What’s the role of post-op PVR? 🫁 Read more doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
#EHJCVI 👶 A 2-year-old is admitted for a 3/6 diastolic murmur at the 2nd–4th intercostal spaces along the left sternal border 🎧 TTE reveals the following findings What’s your diagnosis? 🤔🫀 #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
#EHJCVI 🖥️ What’s the prognostic value of ECV-derived radiomics (RadScore) for risk stratification in reperfused STEMI? 🫀 Do patients with increased RadScore face higher MACE risk? ⚠️ Want to know more? 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... #CardioSky @escardio.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
#AI for Preconception #Cardiomyopathy Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age #CardioSky #CardioObstetrics www.annfammed.org/content/earl... @abraguo.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @mdharringtonc.bsky.social @drhelenecollin1.bsky.social @obcriticalcare.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social
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Pablo Perez Lopez @pabloplopez.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
#EHJCVI 💬 67-year-old woman with shortness of breath and lower limb oedema 🦵ECG shows atrial fibrillation ⚡ TTE reveals severe MR and TR plus the following findings. What’s your suspicion? What would you do? 🕵️‍♂️🔍 (Part 1) @escardio.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Routine LAA surgical closure for all patients undergoing cardiac surgery? #CardioSky #Epeeps academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... @escardio.bsky.social @cardiacpa1.medsky.social @jkhmd.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social @narrowqrs.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 29/03/2025
NEJM Editorial Fellow Harleen Marwah, MD, summarizes the SOUL trial. Read the full trial results: nej.md/4hHII5M #ACC25 #MedSky #CardioSky @accintouch.bsky.social
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Sarcopenia-related indices, particularly the 5-STS, effectively and simply predicted achievable exercise intensity during ESE, independent of age and sex. #EHJIMP @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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The Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test Predicts Achievable Exercise Intensity During Stress Echocardiography
AbstractBackground. Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) is becoming increasingly important in assessing heart failure and valvular diseases; however, de
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Reduced passive and active 3D LA motion from 4D RGCT associates with more advanced AF and AF recurrence post-ablation, respectively. Future work should extend this approach to larger populations. @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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CardioOB @cardioob.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Pregnancies in women after peri-partum cardiomyopathy #PPCM: global ESC EuroObservational Registry #CardioSky #CardioObstetrics academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... @escardio.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social @garimasharmamd.bsky.social @emilyswlau.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🔥Just published #EHJCVI 🔥 LV GLS and T2 value were independently associated with significant allograft rejection ➡️ incremental value for non-invasive identification of significant rejection in HTx recipients ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/... @escardio.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Skeletal muscle adiposity, coronary microvascular dysfunction #cvCMD, & adverse CV outcomes #CardioSky academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... @escardio.bsky.social @erinmichos.bsky.social @purviparwani.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social @biljanaparapid.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
#CardioSky #MedSky Read this important study on #EHJIMP what are the parameters of TR regression post M-TEER? ✅ A lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation, smaller left atrial volume index, and smaller right atrial area were significantly associated with TR regression ➡️ lnkd.in/dcv9whsp
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Yael L. Maxwell @yaelmaxwell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
To combat some of the limitations of observational analyses in cardiac surgery, factoring in instrumental variables like surgeon preference could potentially alleviate some confounding bias, according to the authors of a new study. www.tctmd.com/news/limited... #STS2025 #CardioSky
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With Limited RCTs of Arterial Grafting, Researchers Take a Different Tack
A new study comparing multiple and single arterial grafting highlights how physician preference can bias observational data.
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
For HTN, starting a 2-pill low-dose Rx was noninferior to stepped monotherapy. 2-pill & 3-pill low-dose strategies were not superior to stepped monotherapy #CardioSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jama.com @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social @vietheartpa.bsky.social @psatishmd.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
3D-US based risk assessment of AAA #EHJCVI ➡️ This study assessed AAA rupture risk parameters over time, based on vessel and intraluminal thrombus geometry. ➡️ peak wall rupture index,peak wall stress, and maximum ILT thickness for varying AAA growth rates ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/...
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Kirsten Shaw, MD @mdkirsten.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Mastering #CardiacMRI is no small feat! To help #CVFellows tackle the steep learning curve, I created a cheat-sheet of common values in #CMR 🫀✨ 💡 Feedback welcome—what values do you use? 📩 DM for a free high-res editable/printable version! #MedEd #FOAMed #CardioTwitter #Imaging #ACCFit #WhyCMR #WIC
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
#EHJCVI🔥 Is there any differences in cardiac response after #TAVI according to flow and gradient pattern?🔥 Read more here 👉 doi.org/10.1093/ehjc... @escardio.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @rafavidal.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social
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Difference in cardiac response after transcatheter aortic valve implantation according to flow and gradient pattern
AbstractAims. In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis (AS), data on the differences in subsequent
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
VHD made easier meeting with legends such as Prof Roxy Senior on the appropriate quantification for AS ⬇️
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
#EHJCVI @escardio.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Discover the latest insights in cardiovascular imaging with the IMPact Broadcast from EHJIMP academic.oup.com/ehjimp/pages/b… @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
🔥🔥Hot off the press 🔥🔥 Prognostic Value of Myocardial CT-ECV in Severe AS Requiring AVR ➡️ elevated CT-ECV values predict worse post-intervention prognosis ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/... @escardio.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social @rafavidal.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social
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Prognostic Value of Myocardial CT-ECV in Severe Aortic Stenosis Requiring Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
AbstractAim. Computed tomography (CT)–derived extracellular volume fraction (ECV) is a non-invasive method to quantify myocardial fibrosis. Evaluating CT-E
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
4D-Flow CMR can reproducibly assess flow in the descending thoracic aorta in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation. #EHJIMP @jgrapsa.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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Deep Learning Model to Diagnose Cardiac Amyloidosis from Hematoxylin/Eosin-Stained Myocardial Tissue
AbstractAims. Amyloid deposition in myocardial tissue is a definitive feature for diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis, though less invasive imaging modalities s
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Yael L. Maxwell @yaelmaxwell.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I'm back from a bit of a holiday hiatus, but here was an article I penned before heading out: In 2024, both STS and EACTS released new guidance covering professional behavior. Other CV orgs may follow suit. #CardioSky @jgrapsa.bsky.social www.tctmd.com/news/surgica...
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Surgical Societies Issue Policies on Professional Conduct
Both EACTS and STS have taken measures against bullying, disrespect, and other harmful behavior. Others may follow suit.
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shehabanwer.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
🧩 Tjahjadi et al. analyze #aorta stiffness, motion, and growth in thoracic aortic #aneurysms in their latest work in #EHJIMP - read more: doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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Three-dimensional Assessment of Ascending Aortic Stiffness, Motion and Growth in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
AbstractIntroduction. Aortic wall stiffening in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (aTAA) is common. However, the spatial and temporal relationships betwee
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shehabanwer.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
📊 Manrique et al. investigate the role of dynamic perfusion #SPECT for detecting myocardial #ischemia, detailed in #EHJIMP article: doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Goodmorning ☀️☕️ Innovation in #EHJIMP ➡️ Ex vivo imaging of subacute myocardial infarction with ultra-short echo time 3D quantitative T1- and T1ρ -mapping #WhyCMR in mice ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjimp/advan... @escardio.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Aortic Stenosis, Heart Failure, & Aortic Valve Replacement #CardioSky #MedSky #TAVR #TAVI @jama.com @jimjanuzzi.bsky.social @robmentz.bsky.social @drdevireddy.bsky.social @hvanspall.bsky.social @anastasiasmihaili.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Mechanism of #syncope: role of ambulatory BP monitoring & CV autonomic function assessment #CardioSky #MedSky #ESC @escardio.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @jgrapsa.bsky.social @mmamas1973.bsky.social @vassv.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Check here the list of the Most Read #EHJIMP articles ➡️ x.com/ehjimpeic/st... @escardio.bsky.social @gimelliale.bsky.social @bakhshihooman.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @andgiannopmd.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Rebirth of our #EACVI group into Gender & Equity - stay tuned for an open call for members @escardio.bsky.social @laviniaesc.bsky.social @vp06nice.bsky.social @victoriadelgadomd.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social @bakhshihooman.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social #CardioSky #MedSky
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Christmas night 🎄💫 You may wish to listen to #EHJIMP IMPact podcast - Listen to all episodes here ➡️ academic.oup.com/ehjimp/pages/p… @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social
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Parham Eshtehardi MD @cardioobdoc.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
#CardioSky #MedSky #Epeeps
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Julia Grapsa @jgrapsa.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Meet our #EHJCVI and #EHJIMP SoMe editors - merged under @escardio.bsky.social #ESCjournals family 🌟 @bakhshihooman.bsky.social @shehabanwer.bsky.social @pabloplopez.bsky.social
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Adverse childhood experiences were associated with unhealthy cv remodelling in adulthood, independent of traditional cv risk factors. These findings support consideration of early life factors in cv disease risk assessment. doi.org/10.1093/ehji... @jgrapsa.bsky.social @cardioobdoc.bsky.social
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The association between adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiac function in the UK Biobank
AbstractAims. The importance of early life factors in determining health in later adulthood is increasingly recognized. This study evaluated the associatio
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American Society of Echocardiography @ase360.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Registration and Housing for our 36th Annual Scientific Sessions are now OPEN! 🫀 bit.ly/3Q2mDUc #ASE2025 Join us in celebrating our #ASE50th anniversary at this premier cardiovascular ultrasound event, taking place at the Music City Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Sep. 5-7, 2025.
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TCTMD @tctmd.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Douglas Drachman (@dougdrachmanmd.bsky.social), co-chair of the SCAI Match Task Force, shared insight into this year’s new interventional cardiology fellowship match process, noting how the new process can help support diversity and more thoughtful decisions. www.tctmd.com/news/inaugur...
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Inaugural Interventional Cardiology Match Completed This Week
In total, 164 programs offered up 326 positions. Of the 290 candidates who applied, 272 secured one on match day.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
A new, very good, comprehensive review on atrial fibrillation jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Ascending aortic stiffening is a spatially heterogeneous process with stiffening tending to increase with degree of regional dilation and age #EHJIMP @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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Three-dimensional Assessment of Ascending Aortic Stiffness, Motion and Growth in Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
AbstractIntroduction. Aortic wall stiffening in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (aTAA) is common. However, the spatial and temporal relationships betwee
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Alessia Gimelli @gimelliale.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This review examines the differences and similarities between the EU and American GLs concerning the use of imaging in the diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease and aortic disease #EHJIMP @jgrapsa.bsky.social @escardio.bsky.social @nytimes.com doi.org/10.1093/ehji...
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Guidelines at a crossroad: comparing European and American guidelines regarding the use of imaging in peripheral vascular arterial disease and aortic disease
Abstract. This review examines the differences and similarities between the European and American guidelines concerning the use of imaging in the diagnosis
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