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Association of inverted T wave during atrial fibrillation rhythm with subsequent cardiac events
Correspondence to Dr Masaharu Akao, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto 612-8555, Japan; akao{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp Objective The clinical ...
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Balancing the risk of major bleeding against vascular disease risk in people without atherosclerotic disease
Background and aims In the primary prevention setting, low-dose aspirin reduces major vascular events (MVEs) by approximately ...
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Gender perspective on risk factors, coronary lesions and long-term outcome in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
1 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden 2 Department of Cardiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, ...
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Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study
Background Menopause is a timely opportunity to screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and intervene with healthier ...
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Cardiovascular health effects of vaping e-cigarettes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background There is substantial interest in the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette use, highlighting the need to update ...
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External cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: role of paddle position on technical efficacy and energy requirements
AIM To define the effect of defibrillator paddle position on technical success and dc shock energy requirements of external cardioversion of atrial fibrillation. METHODS 301 patients (mean (SD) age 62 ...
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Outcomes of idiopathic chronic large pericardial effusion
Objective Aim of this paper is to evaluate the outcomes of ‘idiopathic’ chronic large pericardial effusions without initial evidence of pericarditis. Methods All consecutive cases of idiopathic ...
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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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Acute coronary syndromes: risk stratification
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Acute myocardial infarction associated with ST segment elevation and the new European Society of Cardiology guidelines
Professor Freek W A Verheugt, Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Oosterpark 9, NL-1091-AC Amsterdam, Netherlands; f.w.a.verheugt{at}olvg.nl If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...