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Sex differences in the prevalence and risk factors for aortic valve calcification in the general population

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...
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Impact and prognostic implications of aortic stenosis across the heart failure spectrum: a cohort study

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and management across the full HF spectrum remain incompletely characterised. Methods ...
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Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
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Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of mitral annular calcification

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.
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Out of the woods, but still in the weeds: When cancer therapy becomes part of a chronic condition

Correspondence to Dr Kathleen W. Zhang, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA; ...
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Drug induced QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr Yee Guan Yap Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, ...
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Cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory changes induced by different types of music in musicians and non-musicians: the importance of silence

Objective: To assess the potential clinical use, particularly in modulating stress, of changes in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems induced by music, specifically tempo, rhythm, melodic ...
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Cardiac disease and cognitive impairment: a systematic review

1 Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 Department of Internal ...
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Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome

Correspondence to Professor Arthur A M Wilde, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; a.a.wilde{at}amsterdamumc.nl Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by ...
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Global longitudinal strain: clinical use and prognostic implications in contemporary practice

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Wide complex tachycardia: differentiating ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr Wern Yew Ding, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science ...
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Use of MRI to guide electrophysiology procedures

Correspondence to Professor Josep Brugada, Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, Catalonia 08036, Spain; ...