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Event-Driven Studies and Serious Chronic Diseases: Addressing Placebo, Drug Efficacy, and Treatment Failure in Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

Clinical development of novel therapies for pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) requires trials of larger patient cohorts, who are studied for longer…

Rationale for Endobronchial Coil Treatment as the Primary Intervention for Patients with Severe Emphysema

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressive, and debilitating disease, particularly in its final stages.

Novel Insights Into Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): An Overview

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly caused by smoking and presents with shortness of breath that is progressive and irreversible.

Inhaled Ambient Particulate Matter and Lung Health Burden

Increased ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with various cardio-respiratory disorders and emergency room visits due to short-term and…

Influence of Air Pollution on Respiratory Disease

A large number of individuals live in areas of poor air quality, especially in urban environments.Such residency is linked with the exacerbation of asthma..

Brief Clinical Review: Non-Responding Pneumonia

A slowly resolving or non-resolving pneumonia (NRP) is a common clinical dilemma, affecting 10-20% of patients hospitalised with community-acquired…

Emerging Options for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Dr Jeffrey Weitz chaired the symposium and welcomed Dr Christian Ruff, who discussed and summarised recent results from key trials of new oral…

Meeting the Challenges in Atrial Fibrillation Management: The Role of New Anticoagulants

Prof Gregory Lip opened the symposium with a discussion on determining stroke and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and their management.

Premature Heart Attacks: Bad Lifestyle, Bad Luck, or Bad Genes?

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH), a rare inherited lipid disorder usually caused by bi-allelic defects in the LDLR gene, is characterised…

Imaging During Transcatheter Interventions for Valvular Heart Disease

Valvular heart disease is a growing field, and the number of new approaches for percutaneous treatment is increasing rapidly. These procedures usually…