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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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Atrial fibrillation prevalence, awareness and management in a nationwide survey of adults in China
10 Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China 11 Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of ...
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Angina: contemporary diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Joseph Ford, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow G128QQ, UK; tom.ford{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...
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Spectrum of cardiac disease in maternity in a low-resource cohort in South Africa
4 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Background Lack of evidence-based data on the spectrum of cardiovascular disease ...
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Right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension occurs in a proportion of patients with prior acute pulmonary embolism and is characterised by breathlessness, persistently raised pulmonary pressures and ...
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Timing and completeness of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes
Correspondence to Prof Giulio G Stefanini, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele - Milan 20090, Italy; giulio.stefanini{at}gmail.com To discuss the most appropriate ...
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Computational fluid dynamics modelling in cardiovascular medicine
This paper reviews the methods, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption and translation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling within cardiovascular medicine. CFD, a specialist ...
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Calculated plasma volume status and outcomes in patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery
2 British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to Dr Darlington O Okonko, School ...
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The new role of diagnostic angiography in coronary physiological assessment
The role of ‘stand-alone’ coronary angiography (CAG) in the management of patients with chronic coronary syndromes is the subject of debate, with arguments for its replacement with CT angiography on ...
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Frailty assessment in the management of cardiovascular disease
Correspondence to Dr Chris Wilkinson, Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK; c.wilkinson{at}york.ac.uk To gain an appreciation of the importance and clinical impact of frailty on ...
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Grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease: current needs and provision of service for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease in the UK
Executive summary: This report addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients and makes recommendations on organisation of national medical care, training of specialists ...
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Cardiac arrest survivors: short residual risk of death, long life expectancy
Correspondence to Dr Kristian Kragholm, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, Aalborg 9000, Denmark; kdks{at}rn.dk ...