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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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Diastolic stress echocardiography: from basic principles to clinical applications
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) looms as a major public heart challenge with increasing prevalence due to an ageing population. Diagnosis can be challenging due to non-specific ...
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What is ‘normal’ left ventricular ejection fraction?
Correspondence to Dr Sarah Hudson, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK; sarahhudsonuk{at}gmail.com Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ...
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A cost-effectiveness model of genetic testing for the evaluation of families with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
5 Centre for Applied Health Economics, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia 6 Department of Cardiology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 7 Department of ...
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Aortic valve calcification: basic science to clinical practice
First Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, 68167 Mannheim, Germany Professor Jens J Kaden, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Mannheim, ...
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Management of atrial fibrillation in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequent in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). Pressure overload leads to marked structural and electrical remodelling of left atrium. The frequency of ...
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Vardenafil treatment for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a multicentre, open-label study
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Correspondence to Professor Z-C Jing, Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai ...
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Treatment of atrial flutter
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Albert L Waldo, MD, Division of Cardiology, Room 3080, Lakeside ...
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High-sensitivity versus conventional troponin for management and prognosis assessment of patients with acute chest pain
Correspondence to Professor Juan Sanchis, Cardiology Department, University Clinic Hospital, Blasco Ibáñez 17, Valencia 46010, Spain; sanchis_juafor{at}gva.es Objectives High-sensitivity troponin ...
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Diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: role of clinical Doppler echocardiography
Correspondence to Dr Martin Penicka, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Moorselbaan 164, Aalst 9300, Belgium; Martin.Penicka{at}olvz-aalst.be ...
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Achieving high-quality care: a view from NICE
Correspondence to Dr Gemma Partridge, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A 2BU, UK; gemma.partridge{at}nice.org.uk The National Institute for Health and ...