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Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis: role of intra-aortic balloon pump support

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Objective To investigate the haemodynamic ...
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Effect of ketone supplementation, a low-carbohydrate diet and a ketogenic diet on heart failure measures and outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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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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Trends in burden of atrial fibrillation over three decades: a population-based study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, with a rising global burden. While previous studies have ...
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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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Origin of symptoms in chronic heart failure

Skeletal muscle abnormalities are highly prevalent in chronic heart failure and are associated with an increase in the ergoreflex, a muscle reflex stimulated by work done. Stimulation of the ...
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Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Retrospective cohort of adult (age ≥18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=5 87 225) in ...
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What is ‘normal’ left ventricular ejection fraction?

Correspondence to Dr Sarah Hudson, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK; sarahhudsonuk{at}gmail.com Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ...
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Diastolic stress echocardiography: from basic principles to clinical applications

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) looms as a major public heart challenge with increasing prevalence due to an ageing population. Diagnosis can be challenging due to non-specific ...
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: contemporary management and future perspectives

Correspondence to Professor Philip MacCarthy, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, USA; philip.maccarthy{at}nhs.net To learn the optimal management of ...
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Long-term outcomes of His bundle pacing in patients with heart failure with left bundle branch block

Objectives His bundle pacing (HBP) can potentially correct left bundle branch block (LBBB). We aimed to assess the efficacy of HBP to correct LBBB and long-term clinical outcomes with HBP in patients ...
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Increased left ventricular trabeculation in highly trained athletes: do we need more stringent criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular non-compaction in athletes?

Design Cross sectional echocardiographic study. Setting Sports cardiology institutions in the UK and France. Subjects 1146 athletes aged 14–35 years (63.3% male), participating in 27 sporting ...