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Understanding coronary artery disease using twin studies
Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Tim Spector, Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, St ...
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215 Increased Atherosclerotic Plaque Macrophage Content following Streptococcus Pneumoniae Pneumonia
Background Clinical studies consistently find an increase in the risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within 1–2 weeks after a respiratory infection. It has yet to be established whether a causal ...
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The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes
St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, London, UK Professor M J Davies, St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK If ...
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Heart and mind: behavioural cardiology demystified for the clinician
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Anatomy of the mitral valve
Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...
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Safety and effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy in older people with atrial fibrillation during exposed and unexposed treatment periods
Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused ...
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Advancing clinical management of left ventricular thrombosis: prevention, detection and treatment modalities in the modern era
Heightened interest in left ventricular thrombus (LVT) stems from the consistent association of subsequent stroke and systemic embolism after LVT, and many aspects of its management still exist in a ...
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Impact of prognostic nutritional index on mortality among patients receiving coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple and objective measure of nutritional status. While PNI has been shown to be a ...
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Age-stratified effects of intravenous ferric derisomaltose in heart failure with iron deficiency: insights from the IRONMAN trial
Background Intravenous iron therapy with ferric derisomaltose (FDI) has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with heart ...
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Prognostic implications of iron deficiency in patients with atrial fibrillation, with and without chronic heart failure
Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...
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Anticoagulants or antiplatelets for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Patients with cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) face a high risk of recurrent ischaemic stroke, but the optimal antithrombotic strategy remains unclear.