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Jesse P Jorgensen, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville; Medical Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Lead Physician, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program, Greenville Health System; Partner, Carolina Cardiology Consultants

Jesse P Jorgensen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

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Paul Timothy Maddux, MD Chief Resident Physician, Junior Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina-Greenville Health System

Paul Timothy Maddux, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Medical Association

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Steven J Compton, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Alaska Heart Institute, Providence and Alaska Regional Hospitals

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Eric H Yang, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiac Catherization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona

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Craig T Basson, MD, PhD Translational Medicine Head – Cardiovascular, Translational Medicine Head - Diabetes and Metabolism, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

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Tarek Helmy, MD, FACC, FSCAI Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine

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The authors and editors of Medscape Drugs & Diseases gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author Christian Birkedal, MD, and J Thomas Williams, MD, to the development and writing of this article.

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