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Economic evaluation of the TriageHF Plus clinical pathway for device-based remote monitoring in heart failure

Background In 2024, the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended TriageHF alerts as an option ...
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Natural history of the PR interval and risk of cardiac events and mortality: a nationwide study

Background The PR interval is a ubiquitous parameter available to all clinicians. Studies on associated risk have been ...
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Long-term prognostic impact of complete revascularisation defined by CT-derived fractional flow reserve

Background Complete revascularisation has been associated with improved short-term outcomes in patients with coronary artery ...
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Contemporary outcomes in reoperative mitral valve surgery

Objective Data suggest that redo mitral valve surgery is being performed in increasing numbers, possibly with superior results according to single-centre studies. The purpose of this study is to ...
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Prognostic value of electrocardiographic abnormalities in adults from the Brazilian longitudinal study of adults’ health

Correspondence to Professor Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil; tom1963br{at}yahoo.com.br Objective ...
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The treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in UK primary care

Correspondence to Dr Nicola Jaime Adderley, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; n.j.adderley{at}bham.ac.uk Objective To determine ...
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Higher fine particulate matter and temperature levels impair exercise capacity in cardiac patients

Objective Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution and variations in ambient temperature have been linked to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, no large-scale study has ...
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Benefits of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors across the spectrum of cardiovascular diseases

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have emerged as a class of medications with positive cardiovascular (CV) effects across a spectrum of patients with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) ...
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Exercise training in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis of randomised trials with trial sequential analysis

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young individuals and athletes. Despite increasing evidence supporting exercise, uncertainty remains ...
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THE STUDY OF TARGET GENE OVER-EXPRESSION LENTIVIRUS PARTICLE INFECTING HUMAN CARDIAC FIBROBLASTS IN VITRO

1 Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Affiliated Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Medical University 2 Emergency Center of Fujian Province, Affiliated Fujian Provincial ...
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Perioperative management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy

Correspondence to Dr James Douketis, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave East, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada; jdouket{at}mcmaster.ca To underscore clinical scenarios when anticoagulation ...
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Long-term mortality and cardiovascular burden for adult survivors of coarctation of the aorta

Correspondence to Dr Sonya V Babu-Narayan, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK. Adult Congenital Heart Centre, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St, Chelsea, London ...