Senior Interventional Cardiologist
Senior Interventional Cardiologist
Introduction The development of a safe and effective vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is critical for ensuring worldwide public health, as well as potentially ending the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Four vaccine candidates have finished or are currently…
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially lethal condition. Most patients who succumb to pulmonary embolism do so within the first few hours of the event. Despite diagnostic advances, delays in pulmonary embolism diagnosis are common and represent an…
Takayasu arteritis commonly occurs in woman younger than age 50 years; however, it has been reported in patients as young as age 6 months ( Pediatric Takayasu Arteritis). Takayasu arteritis can manifest as isolated, atypical, and/or catastrophic disease. It can involve…
Signs and symptoms Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of ACS, with most cases occurring from the disruption of a previously nonsevere lesion. Complaints reported by patients with ACS include the following: Palpitations Pain, which is usually described as pressure, squeezing,…
Background Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis carries a poor prognosis. Until relatively recently, surgical aortic valve replacement has been the standard of care in adults with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. However, the risks associated with surgical aortic valve replacement are increased in…
Practice Essentials High blood pressure (BP), or hypertension, is defined by two levels by 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines : (1) elevated BP, with a systolic pressure (SBP) between 120 and 129 mm Hg and diastolic pressure (DBP)…
