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Use and misuse of composite endpoints in randomised clinical trials

Composite endpoints are widely used in large randomised cardiovascular outcome trials. They are frequently referred to as ...
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Anaemia and blood transfusion in cardiac surgery with infective endocarditis

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...
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Economic evaluation of the TriageHF Plus clinical pathway for device-based remote monitoring in heart failure

Background In 2024, the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended TriageHF alerts as an option ...
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UK multisociety consensus statement on the emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support

The use of left-sided Impella microaxial flow pumps has expanded rapidly for the management of cardiogenic shock, left ...
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The evolving epidemiology of valvular aortic stenosis. The Tromsø Study

1 Department of Heart Disease, Division of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway 2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences ...
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Echocardiographic artificial intelligence for pulmonary hypertension classification

Correspondence to Professor Kenya Kusunose, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, and Neurology, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan; kusunok{at}med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp ...
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The bicuspid aortic valve: an integrated phenotypic classification of leaflet morphology and aortic root shape

Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...
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Isolated tricuspid regurgitation: outcomes and therapeutic interventions

Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can be caused by primary valvular abnormalities such as flail leaflet or secondary annular dilation as is seen in atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension and ...
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Mechanism of pacemaker induced cough.

Single chamber ventricular pacing (VVI) may be associated with a group of adverse symptoms known as the pacemaker syndrome. Cough is an unusual but recognised feature of the pacemaker syndrome. A ...
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Use of intracoronary imaging to guide optimal percutaneous coronary intervention procedures and outcomes

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Role of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and NT-proBNP in clinical routine

Correspondence to: Michael Weber MD, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Benekestraße 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; M.Weber{at}kerckhoff-klinik.de In recent years biomarkers have ...
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Heart disease and pregnancy

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