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Prosthetic annulus size mismatch and recurrent mitral regurgitation after repair in advanced degenerative disease

Background Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a major limitation of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with ...
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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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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 ...
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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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Ischaemic mitral regurgitation: mechanisms and diagnosis

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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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Contemporary diagnosis and management of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged over the last decade as an increasingly recognised cause of myocardial infarction, especially among younger women. The advances in our ...
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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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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 ...
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Chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

1 The Affiliated Luohu Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China Objective Studies investigating the impact of chocolate consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have ...
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Aortic stenosis: treat the patient not the numbers

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Left ventricular ejection fraction: are the revised cut-off points for defining systolic dysfunction sufficiently evidence based?

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