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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 ...
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Role of echocardiography in the evaluation of syncope: a prospective study
Objective: To study the role of echocardiography in the stepwise evaluation of syncope. Design: A prospective observational study with an 18 month follow up. Setting: University teaching hospital ...
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography assessment of aortic stenosis
Objectives Non-contrast CT aortic valve calcium scoring ignores the contribution of valvular fibrosis in aortic stenosis. We assessed aortic valve calcific and non-calcific disease using ...
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Extremely cold and hot temperatures increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality: epidemiological evidence from China
2 School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4 ...
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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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Vagally mediated atrioventricular block: pathophysiology and diagnosis
Vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as a paroxysmal AV block, localised within the AV node, associated with slowing of the sinus rate. All types of second-degree AV block, ...
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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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Plaque erosion is a major substrate for coronary thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of plaque erosion as a substrate for coronary thrombosis. DESIGN Pathological study in patients with acute myocardial infarction not treated with thrombolysis or ...
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Pathophysiology of heart failure following myocardial infarction
The structural and functional abnormalities that lead to cardiac death are coronary artery disease and left ventricular abnormalities related to remodelling (left ventricular hypertrophy, left ...
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Long axis function in disease
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Women and coronary disease
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy Dr Felicita Andreotti, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University, Largo F Vito 1 - 00136 Rome, ...