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Concomitant orthotopic heart transplantation and repair of left partial anomalous pulmonary venous return

We report the technique of concomitant heart transplantation and repair of left partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR). The patient was a 64-year-old male with a past medical history significant for non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy and a ventricular septal defect. He devel...

Aficamten for Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common condition that is associated with substantial morbidity and no proven medical therapy. Whether treatment with aficamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, can benefit patients with this condition is unknown. METHO...

Low Nox Hydrogen Combustion Testing In High Steam Environment For Future Aeroengine Concept

Abstract This paper reports high-pressure tests of hydrogen combustion in a steam-air mixture representing the hot-section working fluid of a Hydrogen Steam-Injected Intercooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE). The HySIITE concept targets 35% efficiency improvement in comparison with to...

Centering Veteran expertise: advancing peer-led harm reduction in the Veterans health administration

Abstract The principle “Nothing about us without us” underscores the ethical imperative to involve people with lived and living expertise in shaping harm reduction praxis. While the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has expanded harm reduction initiatives, such a...