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Screening of ruptured plaques in patients with coronary artery disease by intravascular ultrasound
AIM To visualise the characteristics of ruptured plaques by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and to correlate plaque characteristics with clinical symptoms to establish a quantitative index of plaque ...
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Reconsidering the back door approach by targeting the coronary sinus in ischaemic heart disease
Correspondence to Professor Adrian P Banning, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Headley Way, ...
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Tetrahydrobiopterin: pleiotropic roles in cardiovascular pathophysiology
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Correspondence to Professor Keith M Channon, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of ...
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: role of coronary CT angiography
1 Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Cardiothoracic Radiology Unit, University Hospital “S. Orsola”, Bologna, Italy 2 Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Cardiology Unit, University Hospital “S.
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Predictors of 1-year mortality in heart transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correspondence to Farid Foroutan, HBSc Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada; farid.foroutan{at}uhn.ca Objective ...
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Magnesium in drinking water supplies and mortality from acute myocardial infarction in north west England
Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College School of Medicine, St Mary’s Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK Dr R Maheswaran, Section of ...
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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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Physical activity and exercise recommendations for patients with valvular heart disease
Correspondence to Dr Michael Papadakis, Cardiovascular Clinical Academic Group, St George's University of London, London SW17 0RE, UK; mipapada{at}sgul.ac.uk There is a paucity of studies looking at ...
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The coronary collateral circulation—clinical relevances and therapeutic options
Correspondence to Professor Christian Seiler, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Freiburgstrasse, Bern 3000, Switzerland; christian.seiler{at}insel.ch If you wish to reuse any or all ...
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Gaps in knowledge and management of iron deficiency in heart failure: a nationwide survey of cardiologists in China
Background Heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend routine testing for iron deficiency (ID) and, for those with ID, ...
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Maintenance of sinus rhythm with an ablation strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a lower risk of stroke and death
1 Department of Cardiology Research, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK 2 Department of Cardiology, The Heart Hospital, London, UK Objective To investigate whether catheter ablation of atrial ...
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A straightforward guide to the sarcomeric basis of cardiomyopathies
The sarcomere is the principal contractile unit of striated muscle. Mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins are responsible for a range of diseases including hypertrophic, dilated and ...