Daily Archives:January 19, 2017
Uncomplicated type B acute aortic dissection: endovascular repair or best medical treatment?
Patients with uncomplicated type B acute aortic dissection (type B-AAD) are commonly treated with conservative therapy (best medical treatment [BMT]) although the long-term outcome of medical therapy alone is suboptimal, with a reported 30% to 50% mortality
Training the next generation of global health leaders in the Pacific Rim
Global health is the term applied to a rapidly growing area of research, training, and application of public health approaches on a global scale. The solutions to current and future global health problems will require a highly-trained,
Molecular cardiology: refocusing on diastolic (dys)function
The pumping of the heart consists of alternate contractions (systole) and relaxations (diastole). The inability of the left ventricle (LV) to eject (systolic dysfunction) or fill (diastolic dysfunction) blood most frequently leads to heart failure (HF) with
