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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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12 Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (aTTR-CM) in undifferentiated HFpEF
Introduction Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (aTTR-CM) is an increasingly recognised cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) which may be diagnosed non-invasively with ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Mental disorders and cardiovascular disease: what should we be looking out for?
Correspondence to Dr Matthias Michal, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany; ...
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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, ...
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Increased granzyme B production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Yukihiro Hojo M.D., Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical University, 3311 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke-city, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan; yhojo{at}jichi.ac.jp Objectives: To clarify the role of granzyme B in ...
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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 ...
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Patent foramen ovale closure in recreational divers: effect on decompression illness and ischaemic brain lesions during long-term follow-up
Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.