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Prospective multicentre single-arm study of an interatrial shunt in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (SUSTAIN-HF): 1-year clinical and haemodynamic outcomes

2 Echocardiography Room of Heart Center, Wuhan Children's Hospital（Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital),Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China ...
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Radiation-induced valvular heart disease

Correspondence to Dr Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1 7AB, UK; Sanjeev.Bhattacharyya{at}bartshealth.nhs.uk Radiation to the mediastinum ...
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Left ventricular shape predicts different types of cardiovascular events in the general population

Objective To investigate whether sphericity volume index (SVI), an indicator of left ventricular (LV) remodelling, predicts incident cardiovascular events (coronary heart disease, CHD; all ...
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Pacemaker lead infection: report of three cases and review of the literature

Pacemaker lead infection is a rare condition, most often occurring when intervention is needed after pacemaker implantation. Diagnosis is by blood cultures and confirmation by transoesophageal ...
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Shared decision making in cardiology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve shared decision making (SDM) in cardiology with particular focus on patient-centred outcomes such as decisional conflict. Methods ...
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Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis: role of intra-aortic balloon pump support

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Objective To investigate the haemodynamic ...
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Heart disease and work

Heart disease is common both in the population at large but also in the population of working age. It is estimated that heart disease, including stroke and high blood pressure, is responsible for more ...
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A nationwide evaluation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in pregnancy and the puerperium

1 McGill University Health Centre, Montreal QC, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, GLEN campus, 1001 Decarie, Montreal, Quebec, ...
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Comparison of lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatment on cardiovascular risk factors

Correspondence to Dr Pedro Marques-Vidal, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Departement de Medecine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland; pedro.marquesvidal{at ...
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How to interpret an echocardiography report (for the non-imager)?

Correspondence to Dr Partho P Sengupta, Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, 1 Medical Center Drive Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; Partho.Sengupta{at}wvumedicine.org To be able to ...
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) use in UK heart failure care: a national primary care cohort study

2 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background and aims Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduce mortality and hospitalisation in heart failure with ...
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Telehealth exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective Despite proven effectiveness, participation in traditional supervised exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (exCR) remains low. Telehealth interventions that use information and ...