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Artificial chords in endoscopic mitral valve repair: a comparative analysis of surgical techniques and long-term outcomes

Background The use of artificial chords for mitral valve prolapse during minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR) has ...
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Home-based, online-monitored high-intensity interval training improves fitness in patients with tetralogy of Fallot: a randomised controlled trial

Introduction Reduced exercise performance is common in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rToF) and relates to ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Kidney function and risk of heart failure in older adults: findings from a prospective cohort study (22 ...
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Habitual tub bathing and risks of incident coronary heart disease and stroke

Objective Tub bathing is considered to have a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by improving haemodynamic function. However, no prospective studies have investigated the long-term ...
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Risk prediction models for incident heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Early identification of patients at risk of heart failure (HF) provides opportunities for preventative management. Though models have been developed to predict HF incidence, their ...
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Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle branch block

Objective Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the setting of left bundle branch block (LBBB) present an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinician.
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Role of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and NT-proBNP in clinical routine

Correspondence to: Michael Weber MD, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Benekestraße 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; M.Weber{at}kerckhoff-klinik.de In recent years biomarkers have ...
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Ischaemic cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, assessment and the role of revascularisation

1 British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence and National Institute for Health Research Centre, Cardiovascular Division, St Thomas' Hospital Campus, King's College London, UK Correspondence to Dr ...
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High-sensitivity cardiac troponin and the early rule out of myocardial infarction: time for action

Correspondence to Dr Andrew R Chapman, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK; a.r.chapman{at}ed.ac.uk Chest pain is one of the most frequent ...
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Cardiovascular effects of psychotic illnesses and antipsychotic therapy

Correspondence to Dr Stuart D Rosen, Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; stuart.rosen{at}imperial.ac.uk Mortality from ...
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Coronary artery disease epidemic in Pakistan: more electrocardiographic evidence of ischaemia in women than in men

International Centre for Circulatory Health, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK Dr T H Jafar, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Community Health Sciences and ...
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention versus thrombolytic treatment: long term follow up according to infarct location

Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arnoud W J van ’t Hof Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Department of Cardiology, ...