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Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: the use of antiarrhythmic drugs
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest atrial arrhythmia and represents a large burden on modern health services. Large multicentre randomised trials have demonstrated that a rhythm control ...
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Aortic disease and interventions in adults with tetralogy of Fallot
Correspondence to Dr Alexander C Egbe, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; egbe.alexander{at}mayo.edu Background Aortic dilation and aortic valve disease are ...
Heart2 天
Iron deficiency in patients with atrial fibrillation: moving towards a treatment target?
The identification and management of comorbidities are central to the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The ...
Heart12 天
Long-term benefits of atorvastatin on the incidence of cardiovascular events: the ASCOT ...
Aims Cardiovascular (CV) deaths were reduced by atorvastatin during a 16-year follow-up of participants in the ...
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Enteroviral infection causing fatal myocarditis and subclinical myopathy
Enteroviral RNA detection in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy is rare. Enteroviral particles and RNA have recently been identified in patient's skeletal muscle, suggesting that skeletal more ...
Heart12 天
Synergistic effects of female-specific conditions and genetic risk on cardiometabolic ...
Background The role of female-specific factors in the occurrence and progression of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) across ...
BMJ2 天
Combined aortic stenosis and regurgitation: double the trouble
Correspondence to Dr Philippe Pibarot, Cardiology, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G5, Canada; philippe.pibarot{at}med.ulaval.ca To be aware of the prevalence, pathophysiology ...
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Use of intravenous magnesium to treat acute onset atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis
Dr K M Ho, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 6000, Australia; kwok.ho{at}health.wa.gov.au Objectives: To assess the effects of intravenous magnesium on converting acute onset atrial ...
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A brief guide to public involvement in cardiovascular research
Correspondence to Dr Anenta Ramakrishnan, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine, London, UK; anenta.ramakrishnan{at}imperial ...
BMJ2 天
Timing of intervention in aortic stenosis: a review of current and future strategies
Correspondence to Dr Russell James Everett, BHF/Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; russell.everett{at}ed.ac.uk To review the pathophysiology of ...
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Legacy effects in extension studies: standing the test of time
The legacy effect refers to the long-lasting benefits of an early intensive treatment that persist even after the cessation of the intervention.1–3 In the prevention setting, it means that a timely ...
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Differential diagnosis of restrictive cardiomyopathy and constrictive pericarditis
E William Hancock MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, H-2157, 300 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Stanford, CA 94305-5233, USAwhancock ...