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Long-term prognostic impact of complete revascularisation defined by CT-derived fractional flow reserve

Background Complete revascularisation has been associated with improved short-term outcomes in patients with coronary artery ...
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Natural history of the PR interval and risk of cardiac events and mortality: a nationwide study

Background The PR interval is a ubiquitous parameter available to all clinicians. Studies on associated risk have been ...
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A reverse J-shaped association of leisure time physical activity with prognosis in patients with stable coronary heart disease: evidence from a large cohort with repeated ...

Objective To study the association of self-reported physical activity level with prognosis in a cohort of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), with a special focus on the dose–response ...
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Habitual chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease among healthy men and women

4 Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 5 Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK ...
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Ischaemic mitral regurgitation: mechanisms and diagnosis

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Atrial fibrillation and the prothrombotic state: revisiting Virchow’s triad in 2020

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by an increased risk of pathological thrombus formation due to a disruption of physiological haemostatic mechanisms that are better understood by reference to ...
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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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Calcium supplements: bad for the heart?

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Professor Ian R Reid, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University ...
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Lipoprotein(a): a risk factor for atherosclerosis and an emerging therapeutic target

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and increasing evidence has demonstrated its role as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and as a possible ...
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Perioperative management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy

Correspondence to Dr James Douketis, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave East, Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada; jdouket{at}mcmaster.ca To underscore clinical scenarios when anticoagulation ...
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Incidence and predictors of stroke in patients with rheumatic heart disease

Correspondence to Dr Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br Objective Ischaemic stroke ...
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Chocolate consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

1 The Affiliated Luohu Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China Objective Studies investigating the impact of chocolate consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have ...