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Top Resources

Health Resources

THMEP Paper Spotlight

Abstract Patients with severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and a small mitral valve area (MVA) pose a significant challenge for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, given the increased risk of iatrogenic mitral stenosis. The PASCAL Precision system (Edwards Lifesciences)—featuring a central spacer, independent leaflet grasping, and flexible paddles—is designed to minimize leaflet tension, preserve annular dynamics, and maintain effective valve area. This case series describes 3 high surgical risk patients with severe MR and MVA <4.0 cm2 who underwent successful transcatheter edge-to-edge repair with the PASCAL system, with both PASCAL P10 and Ace devices used based on individual anatomical characteristics. All procedures achieved effective MR reduction and symptomatic improvement despite modest increases in mean transmitral gradient. These findings highlight the feasibility of PASCAL in anatomically constrained valves and support its potential to mitigate hemodynamic risks in patients with a small native MVA.

Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Small Mitral Valve Area: Overcoming Anatomical Constraints

THMEP's Structural Heart Fellow, Dr. Ahmed Hussein and program director, Dr. Thomas Waggoner, have published a case report in the open access Journal of American College of Cardiology: Case Reports! Check it out!

A screenshot of the Dr. Zeinab Alnahas and Dr. Sujata Sarkar's paper, Promise of Jak Inhibition in the Management of VEXAS, Case Report with Review of the Literature

Promise of Jak Inhibition in the Management of VEXAS, Case Report with Review of the Literature

THMEP's own, resident, Dr. Zeinab Alnahas, and program director, Dr. Sujata Sarkar, along with Drs. Kevin Trowell, Lisa Soltani, and Skreekanth Vasireddy have published a case report in Open Access Rheumatology! Check it out!

Archives of Resources

CDC Web Pages and Datasets

Links To Archived Versions Of Every CDC.gov Page Available Pre-Purge, Charles Gaba, a health insurance analyst and founder of ACASignups.net

CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025, the Internet Archive

Practice Guidelines

General/Family Medicine

Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations, American College of Physicians
Clinical Recommendations, American Academy of Family Practitioners
United States, health topics and guidelines, including practice guidelines and prescribing information, WHO
Health Science, Research and Data, Public Health Agency of Canada

HIV and Infectious Disease

Prescribing PrEP, a guide for healthcare providers, AIDS Education & Training Center
AIDS institute Clinical Guidelines Program, New York State Department of Health (guidance on HIV/AIDS, Mpox, Substance use, PEP AND PREP, SEXUAL HEALTH, Prenatal care and more)
HIV information for Health Providers, US Department of Veterans Affairs
IDSA Practice Guidelines, Infectious Disease Society of America

Women’s Health and Contraception

Clinical Practice Guidelines, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Publications and Guidelines, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Clinical Guidance Library, Society for Family Planning

Pediatrics

Congenital Heart Public Health Consortium, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defect (CCHD), AAP

Minority Health and Health Equity

Resource Center for Minority Data, University of Michigan
The Social Vulnerability Index, GitHub data extraction
Extracted Data From: CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index, Harvard Dataverse

Other

Resources for Federal Scientists, Union of Concerned Scientists (including preserving information and data, safeguarding communication
Medication Guidelines, Drugs@FDA searchable database of prescribing information for approved drugs, note that labeling information is not available for all drugs, US Food and Drug Administration
Guideline Central (commercial), repository of clinical guidelines from hundreds of specialties and sub-specialties
Multi-specialty Clinical Practice Guidelines, Healthcare Communications Network
Research & Guidelines, LinkMedicus (searchable)

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New Resource--AccessMedicine How To

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We also have a video tutorial for how to fully utilize AccessMedicine and its resources. If you would like a copy of the video, please email me at sarah.tillery@tmcaz.com

Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Guide

DEI Resources compiled by HonorHealth. Explore this rich platform of videos, podcasts, webinars, articles, toolkits, etc. that address Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in HealthCare and society. Thank you to our librarian colleagues at HonorHealth for generously sharing this timely and informative guide. (Due to licensing restrictions, please note that some material may only be available to HonorHealth Associates.)