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Appropriate use of wearable defibrillators with multiparametric evaluation to avoid unnecessary defibrillator implantation
Introduction Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD) have emerged as a valuable tool in the management of patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. These devices offer a non-invasive and ...
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Agatston score of the descending aorta is independently associated with coronary events in a low-risk population
Objectives A standard coronary artery calcium scan includes part of the aorta. This additional information is often not included in routine analyses. We aimed to determine the feasibility of assessing ...
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Impact of periodontitis as representative of chronic inflammation on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation
Correspondence to Dr. Jung Ho Heo, Divisionof cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University GospelHospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-702, Republic ofKorea. ; ...
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Pretransplant cardiac stress testing and transplant wait time in kidney transplantation candidates
Objective Routine screening for cardiovascular disease before kidney transplantation remains controversial. This study aims ...
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Intestinal fatty acid binding protein is associated with infarct size and cardiac function in acute heart failure following myocardial infarction
Background In acute heart failure (HF), reduced cardiac output, vasoconstriction and congestion may damage the intestinal ...
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Pregnancy complications and long-term risk of cardiovascular events in women with structural heart disease
Background To determine the frequency of pregnancy complications and their association with the risk of cardiovascular ...
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Predictors of spontaneous pregnancy loss in single ventricle physiology
Background Pregnant patients with single ventricle (SV) physiology carry a high risk of spontaneous pregnancy loss (SPL), yet ...
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The BE-ALIVE score: assessing 30-day mortality risk in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes
Aim To create and validate a simple scoring system for predicting 30-day mortality in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at their moment of admission. Methods and results 2407 ...
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The cardiometabolic benefits of glycine: Is glycine an ‘antidote’ to dietary fructose?
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