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Functional assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a review
A significant proportion of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation ...
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Use of intravenous magnesium to treat acute onset atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis
Dr K M Ho, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 6000, Australia; kwok.ho{at}health.wa.gov.au Objectives: To assess the effects of intravenous magnesium on converting acute onset atrial ...
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Cardiovascular genetics: the role of genetic testing in diagnosis and management of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Correspondence to Dr Carolyn Y Ho, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; cho{at}bwh.harvard.edu Genetic testing in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a ...
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14 Time to TAVI: streamlining the outpatient pathway to treatment
Introduction Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment option for severe aortic stenosis (AS), with over 5000 procedures performed in the UK in 2019. Given the high ...
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Chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
1 The Affiliated Luohu Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China Objective Studies investigating the impact of chocolate consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have ...
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Age-stratified comparison of heart age and predicted cardiovascular risk in 370 000 primary care patients
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive medications are recommended for patients at high short-term CVD risk. As most younger people with multiple raised CVD risk factors levels have low ...
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Stimulation of collateral artery growth: travelling further down the road to clinical application
Dr S H Schirmer, Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Stephan.schirmer{at}uks.eu Collateral artery growth is a potent natural defence ...
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Clinical significance of the bicuspid aortic valve
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A single serum glucose measurement predicts adverse outcomes across the whole range of acute coronary syndromes
Objectives: To analyse the relation between serum glucose concentration and hospital outcome across the whole spectrum of acute coronary syndromes. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 2127 ...
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Forecasting cardiovascular disease risk and burden in China from 2020 to 2030: a simulation study based on a nationwide cohort
1 General Office of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2 National Clinical ...
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Impact of heart disease on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in a low-resource setting
Background The burden of pre-existing cardiovascular disease and the contribution to adverse pregnancy outcomes are not robustly quantified, particularly in low-income countries. We aimed to determine ...
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Joint British Societies’ position statement on cardiology training in the United Kingdom
Cardiology training in the UK is facing significant challenges due to a range of factors. Recent curriculum changes have further compounded this issue and significantly risk the ability to produce ...