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Olfaction and Coronary Heart Disease. [PDF]
Importance Poor olfaction may be associated with incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in older adults, but empirical evidence is limited. Objective To investigate the association of olfaction with risk of CHD.
Chamberlin KW +11 more
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Treating the patient not just the disease? : Delving deeper into the possible link between affective disorders and coronary heart disease through statistical analysis of a random sample of Maltese people [PDF]
Background: Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in Males in Malta and globally. Affective disorders are the commonest psychological problem.
David Debono, Neville Calleja
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Introduction. Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of coronary arteries constitutes a substantial clinical challenge and has historically been managed through medical management and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Chenyang Wang +6 more
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The “L-Sandwich” Strategy for True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background. This study explored the efficacy of the “L-sandwich” strategy, which involves the implantation of stents in the main vessel (MV) and shaft of the side branch (SB) with a drug-coated balloon (DCB) applied to the SB ostium, for coronary true ...
Quan Guo +7 more
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We aimed to evaluate the impact of new Murray law-based QFR of jailed left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) on long-term clinical outcomes after left main coronary artery (LM) simple crossover stenting.
Lieyou Li +9 more
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Background The model for end-stage liver disease excluding international normalized ratio (MELD-XI) is a simple score for risk assessment. However, the prognostic role of MELD-XI and its additional value to current risk assessment in elderly patients ...
Song-jian He +8 more
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Aim There is no model for predicting the outcomes for coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Ying Zhang MD +3 more
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Natriuretic peptides and integrated risk assessment for cardiovascular disease. an individual-participant-data meta-analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases focus on prediction of coronary heart disease and stroke. We assessed whether or not measurement of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration could enable ...
Adam S, Butterworth +53 more
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Women, men and coronary heart disease: a review of the qualitative literature [PDF]
Aim. This paper presents a review of the qualitative literature which examines the experiences of patients with coronary heart disease. The paper also assesses whether the experiences of both female and male patients are reflected in the literature and ...
Annandale E. +44 more
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Hemostatic factors and risk of coronary heart disease in general populations: new prospective study and updated meta-analyses [PDF]
<p>Background: Activation of blood coagulation and fibrinolysis may be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease. We aimed to assess associations of circulating tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) antigen, D-dimer and von Willebrand ...
Aspelund, T. +7 more
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