Cardiologists' attitudes on communication about prognosis with heart failure patients by Martje H.L. van derWal, Lisa Hjelmfors, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma

“…The patient's own cardiologist, another cardiologist, the HF nurse, or the general practitioner could discuss this with the patient. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patent Foramen Ovale: A Multinational Survey on Cardiologists’ Perspective by Maciej Dębski, Amr Abdelrahman, Halia Alshehri, Marloe Prince, Andrew Wiper, Shajil Chalil, Dariusz Dudek, Christopher J. White, David Hildick-Smith, David H. Roberts

“…The purpose of our survey is to analyze the clinical approach used by interventional and imaging cardiologists to diagnose, treat, and follow-up patients with PFO-related left circulation thromboembolism in different parts of the world with particular emphasis on adherence to current guidelines. …”
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Esophageal Electrical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation: When Esophagus Gives a Help to Cardiologists by Luca Santini, Giovanni B. Forleo, Francesco Romeo

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Multimodality Imaging Overview in Active Cardiac Sarcoidosis with Systemic Manifestations by Kakoudaki Tania

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Prehospital triage of patients with acute cardiac complaints: study protocol of HART-c, a multicentre prospective study by Jan Bosch, Charles JHJ Kirchhof, Mark J Boogers, Enrico de Koning, Tom E Biersteker, Saskia Beeres, Barbra E Backus, Reza Alizadeh Dehnavi, Helen AM Silvius, Martin Schalij

“…All data are transferred to a newly developed platform for the triage cardiologist. Prehospital data, in-hospital medical records and real-time admission capacity are evaluated. …”
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Transtelephonic Electrocardiographic Transmission in the Preparticipation Screening of Athletes by Theodoros Samaras, Savvato Karavasiliadou, Evangelia Kouidi, John N. Sahalos, Asterios Deligiannis

“…Only in about half (𝑛 = 74) of the transmitted ECGs did the cardiologist confirm “abnormal” findings, although in 16, they were considered to be clinically insignificant. …”
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Feasibility of Remote Real-Time Guidance of a Cardiac Examination Performed by Novices Using a Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device by Tuan V. Mai, David T. Ahn, Colin T. Phillips, Donna L. Agan, Bruce J. Kimura

“…Real-time remote audiovisual guidance and interpretation by the cardiologist were performed using the iPhone 4/iPod (FaceTime, Apple, Inc.) attached to the PUD and transmitted data wirelessly. …”
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The Use of Succinylcholine in Brugada Syndrome: A Case Report and Discussion of Literature by Marcus M. de Wolf, Nellie M. Rus, Guus H. Beljaars, Hanno L. Tan

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Caseous Calcification of the Mitral Annulus: A Rare Cause of Intracardiac Mass by Anxo Martinez-de-Alegria, Jose Rubio-Alvarez, Sandra Baleato-Gonzalez

“…Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus is a rare form of periannular calcification with a mass-like appearance, that has to be in the differential of the cardiologist and radiologist. It classically looks like a round or semilunar hyperdense mass with an even denser peripheral rim, located in the posterior mitral annulus and having in general no clinical significance.…”
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Premature Constriction of Fetal Ductus Arteriosus Caused by Sertraline in a Pregnant Woman: A Case Report by Alireza Golbabaei, Elham sadat Alavi moghaddam, Hooman Mohammad Talebi

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Heart groups in South Africa advocate for tighter LDL-C control and lipoprotein(a) testing to curb atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by E Q Klug, F J Raal

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Abdominal ectopia cordis. About a case by Evis Johnson Montero, Juan Carlos Quintana Díaz, Raquel Rojas Bruzón

“…<br /><strong>Description</strong>: It describes the management by the pediatrician and the cardiologist from his diagnosis from birth to his hospital admissions. …”
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Clinical Significance of Screening Electrocardiograms for the Administration of Propranolol for Problematic Infantile Hemangiomas by James D. Phillips, Tyler Merrill, J. Reed Gardner, R. Thomas Collins, Jenika Sanchez, Adam B. Johnson, Brian K. Eble, Larry D. Hartzell, Jay M. Kincannon, Gresham T. Richter

“…ECGs and echocardiographic data were reviewed and summarized. A pediatric cardiologist read all ECGs. Results. A total of 333 patients (75% female) received propranolol therapy. …”
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In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Effective Transition from an ICU- to CCU-Led Resuscitation Team by Rajat Sharma, Hilary Bews, Hardeep Mahal, Chantal Y. Asselin, Megan O’Brien, Lillian Koley, Brett Hiebert, John Ducas, Davinder S. Jassal

“…Objectives. (1) To examine the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCAs) in a large unselected patient population who underwent coronary angiography at a single tertiary academic center and (2) to evaluate a transitional change in which the cardiologist is positioned as the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) leader in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) at our local tertiary care institution. …”
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Case study: Multifocal atrial tachycardia during cataract surgery: to operate or not to operate by Jesús Nieves-Alonso, Rosa Méndez Hernández, Fernando Ramasco Rueda

“…Conclusions: When MAT occurs in the preoperative period, it can be challenging to decide whether to proceed with the surgical procedure or to perform prior evaluation by a cardiologist. Anamnesis, physical examination, and FoCUS are useful tools in making this decision.…”
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Rare Case of Methemoglobinemia Complicating Pregnancy by S. Verma, P. Sachdeva, G. Gandhi

“…In presence of senior consultants of anesthesia and gynecology and under high-risk consent she had an uneventful cesarean delivery. Physician and cardiologist opinions were sought thereafter. The outcomes and the results of our efforts to find the etiology of her reduced saturation on monitors despite being clinically asymptomatic lead to the disclosure of this rare hemoglobinopathy. …”
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Congenital Ventricular Diverticulum or Aneurysm: A Difficult Diagnosis to Make by Lloyd Halpern, Carl Garabedian, Neil K. Worrall

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Single-Center Experience of Omitting Preprocedure Transesophageal Echo for MitraClip Patients by Ethan Korngold, MD, Kateri J. Spinelli, PhD, Michael P. Simanonok, PhD, Hsin-Fang (Grace) Li, PhD, Logan Vincent, MD, Brandon Jones, MD

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Case report of familial hypercholesterolemia with internal carotid neck swelling by Sudesh Kumar, Prajna Ray, Ranita Sahana

“…Anti-platelets was added and referred to cardiologist for coronary angiography which showed LAD – proximal mid distal diffuse plaque, LCX- proximal eccentric plaque. …”
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Perioperative anesthetic management in total abdominal hysterectomy due to uterine fibroid in a patient with severe aortic stenosis. A case report by Yuliel Varona Rodríguez, José Carlos Acosta Abad, Adonis Cintra Dornes, Liliam María Castillo Manresa

“…The anesthesiologist, during the preoperative consultation, verified the aforementioned murmur, so it was decided to postpone surgery and consult with a cardiologist. The echocardiographic examination showed that the patient had severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction, stress test: functional class I, without ischemia. …”
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