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Genetic variants associated with cardiac hypertrophy-related sudden cardiac death and cardiovascular outcomes in a Finnish population
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of non-ischaemic sudden cardiac death (SCD). Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) without cardiomyopathy-related myocardial disarray is a common ...
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Preventable causative factors leading to hospital admission with decompensated heart failure
Objective To determine the distribution and importance of various factors, especially the preventable ones, that contribute to cardiac decompensation and subsequent hospital admission for heart ...
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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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Sexual problems in elderly male and female patients with heart failure
1 Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Health Psychology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen ...
BMJ2d
Clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Correspondence to Professor Eike Nagel, Institute for Experimental and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany ...
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Detection of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with non-diagnostic echocardiography
Objective: To investigate the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in a series of patients with ECG repolarisation changes and normal echocardiography. Patients and design: 10 patients with ...
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Anatomy, echocardiography, and normal right ventricular dimensions
1 Imperial College, National Heart & Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK 2 Imperial College, National Heart & Lung Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr ...
BMJ6d
Colchicine for acute and chronic coronary syndromes
Correspondence to Professor Massimo Imazio, University Cardiology, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino 10126, Italy; massimo_imazio{at}yahoo.it Colchicine is an ancient drug, ...
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Oxidative stress and redox signalling in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
Department of Cardiology, King’s College London, Cardiovascular Division, London, UK Correspondence to: Professor A M Shah Department of Cardiology, King’s College London School of Medicine, Bessemer ...
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Motor vehicle crash risk after cardioverter-defibrillator implantation: a population-based cohort study
Background Limited empirical evidence informs driving restrictions after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) ...
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Coronary CT angiography for patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center—Thorax center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Correspondence to Professor P J de Feyter, Department of Cardiology and Radiology, Erasmus ...
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Management of secondary mitral regurgitation: from drugs to devices
Correspondence to Dr Sam Dawkins, Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7JH, UK; sam{at}dawkins.org Severe secondary mitral regurgitation carries a poor prognosis ...