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Analytically false or true positive elevations of high sensitivity cardiac troponin: a systematic approach

1 Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany 2 Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Cardiac troponin ...
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Registry data on congenital heart disease trajectories from fetal life through infancy empower patients, relatives and healthcare professionals and expose blind angles

While we already have an understanding of the trajectories of babies who undergo different surgical/interventional procedures ...
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Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for CVD: implications for evidence-based patient care and scientific inquiry

Correspondence to Dr Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, USA; julianne_holt-lunstad{at}byu.edu How should these data inform ...
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Pacemaker lead infection: report of three cases and review of the literature

Pacemaker lead infection is a rare condition, most often occurring when intervention is needed after pacemaker implantation. Diagnosis is by blood cultures and confirmation by transoesophageal ...
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Sex differences in ascending aortic diameter at the time of acute type A aortic dissection

Background Guideline size criteria for prophylactic repair of ascending aortic aneurysm do not account for sex, although some evidence suggests women may experience acute type A aortic dissection ...
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Differentiation between athlete’s heart and dilated cardiomyopathy in athletic individuals

Objective Distinguishing early dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) from physiological left ventricular (LV) dilatation with LV ejection fraction <55% in athletes (grey zone) is challenging. We evaluated the ...
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Correspondence on 'Colchicine and coronary inflammation: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence by Aernoud T L Fiolet et al

Inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of plaque formation and rupture, while anti-inflammatory treatment with colchicine may be associated with cardiovascular risk reduction.1 2 ...
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Ventricular tachycardia ablation in ischaemic cardiomyopathy: who, when and how?

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is an abnormal rapid heart rhythm that most commonly occurs in the setting of ventricular scar. In patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and VT, the most common mechanism ...
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Acute elevated blood pressure in the inpatient setting

Elevated blood pressure (BP) in the inpatient setting is frequently encountered by most healthcare providers. While there is general consensus on the management of acute BP elevations when associated ...
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Predicting cardiovascular events from routine mammograms using machine learning

10 The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Background Cardiovascular risk is underassessed in women. Many women undergo screening ...
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Benefit–risk of colchicine and spironolactone in acute myocardial infarction: a prespecified generalised pairwise comparisons analysis of the CLEAR trial

Background Composite outcomes in cardiovascular trials often group events of unequal clinical importance, and conventional analyses may obscure treatment trade-offs. Generalised pairwise comparisons ...
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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 ...