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Impact of cerebral oxygen saturation on mortality and rehospitalisation in patients with heart failure and the role of physical activity as a modifying factor: the HARVES…

Background The cross-sectional association between cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) and heart failure (HF) has 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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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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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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Incidence and predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatic heart disease

Correspondence to Dr Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br Objective Ischaemic stroke ...
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Anticoagulation therapy in heart failure and sinus rhythm: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective Heart failure is a prothrombotic state, and it has been hypothesised that thrombosis and embolism cause non-fatal and fatal events in heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We ...
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Lipoprotein(a): a risk factor for atherosclerosis and an emerging therapeutic target

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and increasing evidence has demonstrated its role as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and as a possible ...
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Early invasive versus non-invasive assessment in patients with suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome

Correspondence to Dr Alastair J Moss, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester and University Hospitals of ...
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Calcium supplements: bad for the heart?

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Professor Ian R Reid, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University ...
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Atrial fibrillation and the prothrombotic state: revisiting Virchow’s triad in 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by an increased risk of pathological thrombus formation due to a disruption of physiological haemostatic mechanisms that are better understood by reference to ...
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Ischaemic mitral regurgitation: mechanisms and diagnosis

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Neurocognitive outcome after coronary artery bypass surgery using minimal versus conventional extracorporeal circulation: a randomised controlled pilot study

1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle ...