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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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Prevalences of ECG findings in large population based samples of men and women
OBJECTIVE To obtain accurate estimates of the prevalence of ECG abnormalities in the general population and to describe them in relation to age, sex, and some lifestyle related factors. DESIGN The ...
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Use of pharmacology in the diagnosis and management of vasomotor and microcirculation disorders
Correspondence to Dr Peter Ong, Department of Cardiology, Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH, Stuttgart 70376, Germany; Peter.Ong{at}rbk.de To learn the most commonly used methods of intracoronary function ...
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Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, ACE inhibitors, and avoiding cardiovascular death
Correspondence to: Dr John Main Renal Unit, James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK; john.mainstees.nhs.uk Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) has become ...
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Tachyarrhythmias triggered by swallowing and belching
Three cases with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias related to oesophageal transit are reported. A 61 year old man had episodes of atrial tachycardia on each swallow of food but not liquid; this has ...
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Pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery: incidence, site, size, and haemodynamic ...
OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and haemodynamic consequences of pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery. DESIGN--Clinical, echocardiographic, and Doppler evaluations before ...
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Dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease in health conscious individuals
Objective To investigate dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in health conscious individuals to explain the reduced risk in vegetarians, and to examine the relation between IHD and ...