Catheter Ablation Does Not Reduce Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter ablation does not significantly reduce the risk for death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, or cardiac arrest in afib.
Catheter ablation does not significantly reduce the risk for death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, or cardiac arrest in afib.
The American Board of Internal Medicine and the American College of Cardiology have created the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway option for cardiologists to maintain their board certification.
Sleep apnea severity was associated with elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in adults.
Statin adherence linked to significantly reduced risk for MACE.
Incidence of major cardiac implantable electronic device infections significantly lower with envelope.
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Macitentan improved right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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