Dabigatran is a new anticoagulant and may be useful after AF ablation to prevent thromboembolic events. What patients will benefit most?

How does the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography compare with dipyridamole stress echocardiography in detecting coronary artery stenosis?

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Cardiovascular calcification, or the buildup of calcium plaques in the arteries of the heart, presents an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Bits of plaque can break off and be carried by the bloodstream to critical junctures in the body and brain causing serious illness and death. A variety

Dual imaging stress echocardiography and CT coronary angiography are both accepted techniques for assessing prognosis in chest pain patients. Which is superior?

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Utilizing echocardiography, this study investigated how age may affect coronary flow reserve in subjects with and without atherosclerotic risk factors.

The possible link between patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke and migraine headaches and treatment options for prevention of patent-foramen-ovale-related paradoxical embolism are discussed.

Are patients undergoing TAVI at higher risk for development of AV block?

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Cardiac imaging with ionizing radiation has become an integral part of current practice. Can radiation doses be cut without losing diagnostic integrity?

Is guided vascular access for atrial fibrillation ablation the ticket for fewer bleeding complications?

The short-term "cure" rates of AF following ablation are favorable, but do they hold-up in the long-term? Who is at risk for late AF recurrence and what can be done about it?

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