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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of coronary heart disease in Bavaria, Germany: an analysis of health claims data
Background Inconsistent findings about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease diagnosis and ...
BMJ11d
Optimising management of moderate secondary mitral regurgitation: insights into pharmacological and interventional approaches
Secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is a complex and evolving challenge in the landscape of heart failure (HF) management. Although significant secondary MR has been widely recognised for its adverse ...
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Impact of different immunosuppressive drugs on QT interval in renal transplant patients
Introduction Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Strategies to increase donor organ availability and to prolong the transplanted ...
BMJ11d
Atrial arrhythmia and heart failure in adult patients with congenital heart disease: a retrospective cohort study
Background Atrial arrhythmias (AA) and heart failure (HF) are major causes of hospitalisation in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). This study aimed to evaluate the temporal relationship between ...
BMJ7d
Successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with transient left ventricular dysfunction
King's College London BHF Centre of Excellence, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Philip MacCarthy, Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, ...
BMJ11d
Five-minute heart rate variability can predict obstructive angiographic coronary disease
4 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Dipak Kotecha, Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, ...
BMJ1d
Left ventricular bands. A normal anatomical feature.
Discrete delicate fibromuscular structures crossing the cavity of the left ventricle were identified on morphological examination in 329 (48%) of 686 hearts from patients of all ages with congenital ...
BMJ1d
Incidence and prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction: the GISSI-3 data
Dr F M Turazza, GISSI Coordinating Centre, Department of Cardiovascular Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milan, Italydepcardio{at}irfmn.mnegri.it ...
BMJ2d
Interface between valve disease and ischaemic heart disease
Dr Bernard Iung, Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France email: bernard.iung{at}bch.ap-hop-paris.fr If you wish to reuse ...
BMJ1d
Genetics of cardiac arrhythmias
Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arthur A M Wilde Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center ...
BMJ8d
Percutaneous coronary intervention for stable coronary artery disease
The adverse consequences of stable coronary artery disease (CAD) are death, myocardial infarction (MI) and angina. Trials in stable CAD show that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not ...
BMJ13d
Excessive daytime sleepiness: an emerging marker of cardiovascular risk
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is classically viewed as a consequence of insufficient sleep or a symptom of sleep disorders. Epidemiological and clinical evidence have shown that patients ...