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Inflammation markers and risk of developing hypertension: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

Correspondence to Dr Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155/6117, Iran; s_shabbidar{at ...
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Mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation

Correspondence to Dr Dirk Westermann, Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University Heart Center Hamburg Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany; d.westermann{at}uke.de Importantly, ...
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Congenital heart disease and cardiac surgery in childhood: effects on cognitive function and academic ability

DESIGN A prospective cross sectional study in which patients were assessed immediately before treatment and 12 months later. PATIENTS Three groups of children aged 3.5–17 years: a group with ...
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Cardiac MRI of Lyme disease myocarditis

Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Dr Stephen P Harden, Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University ...
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Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging

Department of Cardiology/Cardiovascular Imaging, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany Thorsten Dill, MD, Department of Cardiology/Cardiovascular Imaging, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Benekestrasse ...
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Management of infective endocarditis

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Update on management of atrial fibrillation in heart failure: a focus on ablation

Atrial fibrillation is increasingly encountered in patients with heart failure. Both diseases have seen tremendous rises in incidence in recent years. In general, the treatment of atrial fibrillation ...
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Structured telephone support or non-invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure

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Apical ballooning of the left ventricle: a distinct entity?

Division of Cardiology, Shimada Municipal Hospital, Shimada City, Shizuoka, Japan Correspondence to: Makoto Kondo, MD, Division of Cardiology, Shimada Municipal ...
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How to assess aortic annular size before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): the role of echocardiography compared with other imaging modalities

Correspondence to Professor Mark Monaghan, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK; mark.monaghan{at}nhs.net Recognise the complex 3 dimensional anatomy of the aortic annulus. Select ...
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Pharmacological preventions and treatments for pericardial complications after open heart surgeries

Background Pericardial complications following cardiac surgery are common and debilitating, significantly impacting patients’ survival. We performed this network meta-analysis to identify the most ...
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Asymptomatic young man with an incidental murmur

Correspondence to Dr Golnaz Houshmand, Echocardiography Department, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, 1661753441, Iran (the Islamic Republic of); golhoush{at}gmail.com ...