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Routine use of oxygen in the treatment of myocardial infarction: systematic review

Context: International guidelines recommend the routine use of oxygen therapy in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI). Objective: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
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Limitations of the New York Heart Association functional classification system and self-reported walking distances in chronic heart failure

Background: Two ways to evaluate the symptoms of heart failure are the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and asking patients how far they can walk (walk distance). The NYHA system is ...
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Association between mutation status and left ventricular reverse remodelling in dilated cardiomyopathy

Objective To explore the genetic landscape of a well selected dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cohort, assessing the possible relation between different genotypes and left ventricular reverse remodelling ...
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Cardiac disease and cognitive impairment: a systematic review

1 Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Internal ...
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Practical aspects of the management of pericardial disease

Department of Internal Medicine-Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany Correspondence to: Professor Bernhard Maisch, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Left atrial pressure normalisation by graded radiofrequency atrial septostomy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a single-arm pilot study (27 May, 2025) ...
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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) use in UK heart failure care: a national primary care cohort study

2 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background and aims Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) reduce mortality and hospitalisation in heart failure with ...
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Diagnosis and management of dilated cardiomyopathy

Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK Dr PM Elliott, Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London ...
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Incidence and outcomes of unstable angina compared with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Objective Assess the relative incidence and compare characteristics and outcome of unstable angina (UA) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Design Two independent prospective ...
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Cardiac sarcoidosis: applications of imaging in diagnosis and directing treatment

1 Molecular Function and Imaging Program, The National Cardiac PET Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Cardiac Electrophysiology Service, ...
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Angina pectoris and normal coronary arteries: cardiac syndrome X

Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy Correspondence to: Professor Filippo Crea Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, ...
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Reshaping the paradigm: towards holistic cardiovascular risk assessment in older adults

In his song ‘Envelhecer’ (‘Aging’), Arnaldo Antunes states that “the most modern thing there is in this life is to grow old”.1 In this piece, he reframes aging not only as an inevitable biological ...