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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 administered to reduce morbidity and mortality. Limited access to ...
BMJ13d
International collaborative action to advance women’s cardiovascular health research
Established in 2018, the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) unites 12 leading charitable and public ...
BMJ14d
Updating the Scottish national cardiovascular risk score: ASSIGN version 2.0
Background The Assessing cardiovascular risk using Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (ASSIGN) risk score, developed in 2006, is used in Scotland for estimating the 10-year risk of first ...
BMJ14d
Sociodemographic treatment trends for aortic stenosis since the adoption of transcatheter aortic valve intervention
In the 22 years since Professor Alain Cribier performed the first transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in Rouen in France, treatment pathways for patients with aortic valve stenosis have ...
BMJ14d
Determinants of medication adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial
Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Approximately half of the patients who have had a prior hospital admission for CHD will have a ...
BMJ14d
Mechanical circulatory support for patients with infarct-related cardiogenic shock: a state-of-the-art review
Acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) is a severe, life-threatening condition characterised by inadequate tissue perfusion due to the heart’s inability to pump blood ...
BMJ14d
Statement on long-term cardiovascular consequences of maternal hypertension: call for urgent action
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BMJ1d
Pre-hospital diagnosis, triage and treatment in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction
2 Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands 3 Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, The Netherlands Correspondence to Arnoud van 't Hof, Isala klinieken, ...
BMJ14d
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in Fabry disease: is it an early marker of cardiomyopathy?
Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked genetic lysosomal storage disorder characterised by glycosphingolipid accumulation leading to multiorgan involvement including the heart typically in the second ...
BMJ3d
Pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery: incidence, site, size, and haemodynamic consequences.
OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and haemodynamic consequences of pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery. DESIGN--Clinical, echocardiographic, and Doppler evaluations before ...
BMJ3d
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 ...
BMJ11d
Management of cardiac conduction abnormalities and arrhythmia in aircrew
Cardiovascular diseases i are the most common cause of loss of flying licence globally, and cardiac arrhythmia is the main disqualifier in a substantial proportion of aircrew. Aircrew ii often operate ...