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Clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes in patients with moderate secondary mitral regurgitation
Background Significant secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is known to be associated with worse prognosis. However, data ...
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New-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary surgery and stroke risk: a nationwide cohort study
Background New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) increases ...
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Genetic variants associated with cardiac hypertrophy-related sudden cardiac death and cardiovascular outcomes in a Finnish population
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of non-ischaemic sudden cardiac death (SCD). Left ventricular ...
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Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve—beyond hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dr Rajdeep S Khattar, Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PH, UK; rskhattar{at}hotmail.com If you wish to reuse any or ...
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Preventable causative factors leading to hospital admission with decompensated heart failure
Objective To determine the distribution and importance of various factors, especially the preventable ones, that contribute to cardiac decompensation and subsequent hospital admission for heart ...
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144 Hyperglycaemia alters NOX4 nadph oxidase-mediated endothelial cell regulation in vitro
Introduction Diabetes is characterised by hyperglycaemia, which increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in endothelial cells (ECs). The consequent microvascular dysfunction drives ...
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Anatomy of the mitral valve
Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...
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Trends and ethnic differences in hospital admissions and mortality for congestive heart failure in the elderly in Singapore, 1991 to 1998
Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore Correspondence to: Associate Professor Tze Pin Ng, Departments of Psychological ...
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35 Percutaneous treatment of refractory heart failure secondary to early post-operative paraprosthetic aortic regurgitation
Introduction Paravalvular Leak (PVL) is a recognised but rare complication of aortic valve (AV) surgery; leaks may range from mild and subclinical to severe resulting in fulminant cardiac failure.
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Comparison of warfarin versus antiplatelet therapy after surgical bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement
Objectives To compare effectiveness of warfarin and antiplatelet exposure regarding both thrombotic and bleeding events, following surgical aortic valve replacement ...
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Sexual problems in elderly male and female patients with heart failure
1 Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Health Psychology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen ...
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Carbohydrates, dietary glycaemic load and glycaemic index, and risk of acute myocardial infarction
Objectives: To assess the relation between selected carbohydrate foods, dietary glycaemic load and glycaemic index, and the risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in a population with a high ...