Job title: Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine
Dr JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH, is chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine, as well as co-director of the Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She is a professor of medicine and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Manson has been a leading researcher in the two largest…
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At BIOTRONIK, we are committed to helping people with heart and blood vessel diseases live healthy, fulfilling lives. This immense responsibility motivates thousands of employees worldwide to develop new cardiovascular and endovascular medical technologies that physicians trust to save and improve patient lives. Our unique, safe and reliable products, including pacemakers, stents, implantable…
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Omron Healthcare is a manufacturer of medical equipment for therapy and health monitoring. Our range of products includes blood pressure monitors, portable ECG, augmentation index device, respiratory therapy devices, electronic fever thermometers and body fat monitors among others. Our eco-friendly products are not only known for their high quality and performance standards, but also for their…
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Author(s):
Pascal Vranckx,
Marco Valgimigli,
Hein Heidbuchel
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3 years ago
Anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) has been used for the long-term treatment and prevention of thromboembolic diseases and for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) for the past half century. Until the last decade, VKAs were the only oral anticoagulant (OAC) agents available, and warfarin remains the most commonly prescribed OAC worldwide.1 Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs…
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Dr Robert Gerber is a Consultant Cardiologist at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital in East Sussex. Having completed his medical training at King's College London, he went on to complete the MB/PhD programme.
Dr Gerber is qualified in both General Internal Medicine and General Cardiology with a sub-speciality in Interventional Cardiology. He has also previously worked…
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Author(s):
Nur A Rahmat,
Gregory YH Lip
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3 years ago
Until recently, the vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g. warfarin) class of drugs was the only oral anticoagulant in use. VKAs have important inter- and intra-patient variability, influenced by diet, alcohol and drugs; thus, regular anticoagulation monitoring is necessary. Indeed, VKAs offer their best efficacy and safety when the average time in therapeutic range (TTR) is >65–70 % in a particular…
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Author(s):
Emma Svennberg
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2 years ago
Dr Emma Svennberg (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SW) summarises the findings from the Systematic ECG Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Among 75-Year-Old Subjects in the Region of Stockholm and Halland, Sweden (STROKESTOP Study). The aim of this study is to determine whether screening for atrial fibrillation by intermittent ECG recording and initiation of anticoagulation treatment among high…
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Job title: Director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology
Personal History
Dr Shapiro lives in Winston-Salem with his wife and their two children. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling and hiking.
Academic History
Dr Shapiro completed medical school in 1998 at the UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing a cardiology fellowship at the Beth Israel Medical Center, he spent two additional years in a clinical and research…
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