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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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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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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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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 in older populations due to concerns about bleeding. This study aimed to ...
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Determining kidney function-specific thresholds for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure risk prediction among patients with chronic kidney disease: a multicentre, observational, ...
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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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Interface between valve disease and ischaemic heart disease
Dr Bernard Iung, Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France email: bernard.iung{at}bch.ap-hop-paris.fr If you wish to reuse ...
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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 ...
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Antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the available data on antithrombotic therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). In the absence of large randomised clinical trials, ...
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Diagnosis and management of patients with aortic dissection
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology at the University Hospital Rostock, Rostock School of Medicine, Rostock, Germany Correspondence to: Professor Christoph A Nienaber Division of ...
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Patent foramen ovale closure in recreational divers: effect on decompression illness and ischaemic brain lesions during long-term follow-up
Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.
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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, ...