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Sex differences in the prevalence and risk factors for aortic valve calcification in the general population

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...
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Joint British Societies’ consensus recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (JBS3)

British Cardiovascular Society, Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular ...
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Long-term outcomes after intervention for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum

Correspondence to Dr Lazaros K Kochilas, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta GA 30341, USA; lazaros.Kochilas{at}emory.edu ...
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Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease

Correspondence to Dr Stephen F Weng, Primary Care Stratified Medicine (PRISM), Division of Primary Care, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK ; ...
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Left ventricular free wall rupture: clinical presentation and management

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Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome

Correspondence to Professor Arthur A M Wilde, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; a.a.wilde{at}amsterdamumc.nl Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by ...
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Impact and prognostic implications of aortic stenosis across the heart failure spectrum: a cohort study

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and management across the full HF spectrum remain incompletely characterised. Methods ...
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Use of MRI to guide electrophysiology procedures

Correspondence to Professor Josep Brugada, Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Catalonia 08036, Spain; ...
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Wide complex tachycardia: differentiating ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr Wern Yew Ding, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science ...
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Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of mitral annular calcification

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.
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Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
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Diagnosis of aortic intramural haematoma

Correspondence to: Jae-Kwan Song, MD, PhD Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138-040 South Korea; ...