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Thoracic versus coronary calcification for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events prediction
This study compared the prognostic value of quantified thoracic artery calcium (TAC) including aortic arch on chest CT and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score on ECG-gated cardiac CT. Methods A total ...
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Outcomes in patients treated with loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure: a retrospective cohort study
Background Loop diuretics are commonly prescribed in the community, not always to patients with a recorded diagnosis of heart failure (HF). The rate of HF events in patients prescribed loop diuretics ...
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77 Central venous catheter line tip placement ‘are we in too deep?‘
Introduction We observed several cases of infective endocarditis (IE) in our hospital that were associated with intracardiac central venous catheter (CVC) tips. A review of guidelines highlighted the ...
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the interrelation of disarray, fibrosis, and small vessel disease
DESIGN Detailed macroscopic and histological examination at 19 segments of the left and right ventricle and the left atrial free wall. PATIENTS 72 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who had ...
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A straightforward guide to the sarcomeric basis of cardiomyopathies
The sarcomere is the principal contractile unit of striated muscle. Mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins are responsible for a range of diseases including hypertrophic, dilated and ...
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Novel bradycardia pacing strategies
Correspondence to Dr Kevin Vernooy, Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht 6202 AZ, The Netherlands; kevin.vernooy{at}mumc.nl The adverse effects of ventricular dyssynchrony ...
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78 Implantable loop recorders: a cardiac physiologist led explant service
Introduction British Heart Rhythm Society has published standards for the insertion, follow up and explant of implantable loop recorders (ILRs). Although an increasing number of UK centres have ...
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Aortic sclerosis: not an innocent murmur but a marker of increased cardiovascular risk
Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Correspondence to: Dr Angus Nightingale Department of Cardiology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, ...
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Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and cost effectiveness of diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: applications and practical considerations for the general cardiologist
Correspondence to Dr Jayanth Ranjit Arnold, Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK; jra14{at}le.ac.uk Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a rapidly evolving non ...
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Successful treatment of aconitine induced life threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmia with amiodarone
With the increasing trend of cross mixing of populations, aconitine induced poisoning and its related arrhythmias may be more frequently encountered worldwide. However, the clinical experience is ...
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Restoration of right ventricular function in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Objective A 45% threshold of right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) is proposed clinically relevant in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We aim to determine treatment response, ...