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Anticoagulation in patients with low-burden atrial fibrillation: new evidence focussing on device-detected AF
Stroke, one of the most severe complications of atrial fibrillation (AF), can be prevented by oral anticoagulants in patients ...
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Coronary pressure measurement and fractional flow reserve
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) use in UK heart failure care: a national primary care cohort study
2 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background and aims Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduce mortality and hospitalisation in heart failure with ...
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Five-year outcomes of transcatheter reduction of significant mitral regurgitation in high-surgical-risk patients
Objectives This study evaluates the 5-year clinical outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve (MV) repair with the MitraClip device in patients at high risk for MV surgery treated in the Endovascular ...
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Impact of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and ethnicity on cardiovascular/renal complications in patients with COVID-19
Objective Using a large national database of people hospitalised with COVID-19, we investigated the contribution of cardio-metabolic conditions, multi-morbidity and ethnicity on the risk of ...
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Extremely cold and hot temperatures increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality: epidemiological evidence from China
2 School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4 ...
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Plaque erosion is a major substrate for coronary thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of plaque erosion as a substrate for coronary thrombosis. DESIGN Pathological study in patients with acute myocardial infarction not treated with thrombolysis or ...
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NICE guidance for off-pump CABG: keep the pump primed
Because of a desire to reduce the morbidity of a well-established and effective procedure for coronary artery disease, up to 30% of coronary bypass operations are being performed without the use of a ...
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071 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PARAMEDIC TREATMENT OF REGULAR SUPRAVEENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
Introduction Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with adenosine by paramedics has been investigated and proven to be safe in the USA, but patients (pts) are transferred to hospital. We ...
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Urinary proteomic signature of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism by spironolactone: evidence from the HOMAGE trial
2 Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine (APPREMED), Mechelen, Belgium Objective Heart failure (HF) is characterised by collagen deposition. Urinary ...
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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva
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