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Arterial stiffness in chronic kidney disease: causes and consequences
1 Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2 Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University of ...
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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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Environmental impact of cardiac imaging tests for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease
The use of cardiovascular imaging is growing inexorably and concerns have been expressed about its cost and radiation safety. In this study, the relative environmental impact of MRI, single photon ...
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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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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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Incidence, risk factors and outcome of young patients with myocardial infarction
Objective The decline in the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been less among younger compared with older individuals. The aim of this nationwide study was to assess ...
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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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Inline perfusion mapping provides insights into the disease mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Objective In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the role of small vessel disease and myocardial perfusion remains incompletely understood and data on absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF, ...
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Quantifying the added value of BNP in suspected heart failure in general practice: an individual patient data meta-analysis
3 Clinical Cardiology, National Heart and Lung institute, Imperial College London (Royal Brompton Hospital), London, UK 4 Clinical and Academic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (3a), The ...
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Applying the 2024 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension to a Norwegian general population cohort from age 40 ...
Background The 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines for hypertension introduced the ‘elevated BP’ (eBP) category (120–139/70–89 mm Hg). Individuals with persistent eBP (130–139/80–89 ...
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Alternative interventions for refractory angina
2 Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital/Cardiology, Liverpool, UK To understand the clinical features, prognosis and management of patients with ...
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Alcohol septal ablation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: low incidence of sudden cardiac death and reduced risk profile
1 Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Department for Cardiology, Heart Center North Rhine Westfalia, Ruhr-University ...