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Shared decision making in cardiology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve shared decision making (SDM) in cardiology with particular focus on patient-centred outcomes such as decisional conflict. Methods ...
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Association of napping with incident cardiovascular events in a prospective cohort study

Correspondence to Dr Nadine Häusler, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland; Nadine.Hausler{at}chuv.ch Objective There is controversy ...
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Effect of low-sodium salt substitutes on blood pressure, detected hypertension, stroke and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy of low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) as a potential intervention to reduce cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Methods ...
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The head says yes but the heart says no: what is non-cardiac chest pain and how is it managed?

Correspondence to Professor John Chambers, Cardiology Administration, Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's and St. Thomas’ Hospital, F06, East Wing, London SE1 7EH, UK; John.Chambers{at}gstt.nhs.uk If you ...
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Heart disease and work

Heart disease is common both in the population at large but also in the population of working age. It is estimated that heart disease, including stroke and high blood pressure, is responsible for more ...
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Management of pericardial effusion

Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Dr J Soler-Soler, Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, ...
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Clinical implementation of an AI-enabled ECG for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy detection

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is often underdiagnosed. Artificial intelligence (AI)-based notification of HCM suspicion on a 12-lead ECG has been proposed to assist patient ...
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) use in UK heart failure care: a national primary care cohort study

2 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background and aims Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduce mortality and hospitalisation in heart failure with ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Left atrial pressure normalisation by graded radiofrequency atrial septostomy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a single-arm pilot study (27 May, 2025) ...
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Widespread cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in primary amyloidosis: does spontaneous hyperventilation have a compensatory role against postural hypotension?

1 Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS S. Matteo and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy 2 Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology Research Laboratories, IRCCS S. Matteo and University of Pavia, ...
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Timing of mitral valve surgery

Mitral valve surgery has changed considerably in the past decades and is now indicated mostly for pure or predominant mitral regurgitation. This is the result of the regression of rheumatic disease, ...
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Limitations of the New York Heart Association functional classification system and self-reported walking distances in chronic heart failure

Background: Two ways to evaluate the symptoms of heart failure are the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and asking patients how far they can walk (walk distance). The NYHA system is ...