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Inpatient versus outpatient diagnosis of heart failure across the spectrum of ejection fraction: a population cohort study
Background Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is ...
BMJ4d
Prevalence and relevance of H558R in the efficacy and toxicity of flecainide in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study
Background The SCN5A gene polymorphism histidine-558-to-arginine (H558R) has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and may affect the therapeutic effects of flecainide. This study aimed to ...
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Atrial fibrillation prevalence, awareness and management in a nationwide survey of adults in China
10 Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China 11 Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of ...
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Clinical and budget impacts of changes in oral anticoagulation prescribing for atrial fibrillation
Objective To assess temporal clinical and budget impacts of changes in atrial fibrillation (AF)-related prescribing in England. Methods Data on AF prevalence, AF-related stroke incidence and ...
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Systolic blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular risk
Objective In individuals with complex underlying health problems, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular disease is less well recognised. The association between SBP ...
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Angina: contemporary diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Joseph Ford, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow G128QQ, UK; tom.ford{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...
BMJ4d
Right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension occurs in a proportion of patients with prior acute pulmonary embolism and is characterised by breathlessness, persistently raised pulmonary pressures and ...
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Timing and completeness of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes
Correspondence to Prof Giulio G Stefanini, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele - Milan 20090, Italy; giulio.stefanini{at}gmail.com To discuss the most appropriate ...
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Spectrum of cardiac disease in maternity in a low-resource cohort in South Africa
4 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Background Lack of evidence-based data on the spectrum of cardiovascular disease ...
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Temporal trends and sex differences in sudden cardiac death in the Copenhagen City Heart Study
Objective More knowledge about the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the general population is needed to develop meaningful predictors of SCD. Our aim with this study was to estimate the ...
BMJ4d
Computational fluid dynamics modelling in cardiovascular medicine
This paper reviews the methods, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption and translation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling within cardiovascular medicine. CFD, a specialist ...
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Grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease: current needs and provision of service for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease in the UK
Executive summary: This report addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients and makes recommendations on organisation of national medical care, training of specialists ...