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Colchicine in acute coronary syndromes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a global leading cause of morbidity, with residual inflammation contributing to ...
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Retinal image-based deep learning for mild cognitive impairment detection in coronary artery disease population
Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is linked to an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Effective and ...
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Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us
This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health ...
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Predictive performance of cardiovascular disease risk prediction models in older adults: a validation and updating study
Background Current cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models tailored for older adults are inadequate. This study ...
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23 Feasibility assessment for the implementation of a virtual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy follow up clinic in a district general hospital
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for day-to-day medical practice. In some hospitals face-to-face clinic consultations have significantly reduced, being replaced ...
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Catheter ablation versus medical rate control for persistent atrial fibrillation in older heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
Background Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and atrial fibrillation are mostly elderly patients, and persistent atrial fibrillation (PerAF) with multiple ...
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Lifestyle modifications for treatment of atrial fibrillation
The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) has focused on anticoagulation, rhythm control and ventricular rate control. Recently, a fourth pillar of AF management has been incorporated recognising the ...
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Arcus senilis: its relation to certain attributes and risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease
Coronary Heart Disease Research Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, University College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland The frequency and degree of arcus ...
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Utility of high and standard right precordial leads during ajmaline testing for the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome
Division of Cardiac & Vascular Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Malini Govindan, Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, St George's University of London, ...
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β-blockade with nebivolol for prevention of acute ischaemic events in elderly patients with heart failure
Objectives This subanalysis of the Study of the Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Hospitalisation in Seniors with Heart Failure (SENIORS) investigates whether treatment with nebivolol, ...
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Cardiac autoimmunity in HIV related heart muscle disease
Dr P F Currie, Department of Cardiology, 1 Lauriston Place, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK. Objective To assess the frequency of circulating cardiac specific autoantibodies in HIV positive ...
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Symptom onset-to-balloon time and mortality in the first seven years after STEMI treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Objective To evaluate the consequence of treatment delay of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) on long-term survival. Background Network organisation based on early recognition, ...