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Pulmonary hypertension is a chronic disease developing progressively with high mortality. Pulmonary hypertension patients need persistent medical care; however, limited reports focused on them when there was an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 in ...
Hongmei Zhou +7 more
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Background: Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCDs) are currently used in patients at temporarily heightened risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) who are temporarily unable to receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Berardo Sarubbi +10 more
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Giuseppe Berton +5 more
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Introduction Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a widely used treatment option as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high or intermediate surgical risk.
Sahrai Saeed +5 more
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The right ventricle´s (RV) characteristics—thin walls and trabeculation—make it challenging to evaluate extracellular volume (ECV). We aimed to assess the feasibility of RV ECV measurements in congenital heart disease (CHD), and to introduce a novel ECV ...
Nadya Al-Wakeel-Marquard +9 more
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Carcinoid heart disease: [PDF]
A 72-year-old gentleman presented with right heart failure (RHF) from tricuspid insufficiency. He also noted episodes of diarrhoea and flushing. Echocardiogram showed severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) with thickened tricuspid leaflets ( Panel A ).
Dashwood, Alexander +2 more
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Coarctation of the Aorta: Diagnosis and Management
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for approximately 5–8% of all congenital heart defects. Depending on the severity of the CoA and the presence of associated cardiac lesions, the clinical presentation and age vary.
Sadaf Raza +10 more
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Impact of smoking reduction on coronary heart disease mortality trends during 1981-2000 in England and Wales. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To explore how much of the coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality fall in England and Wales can be attributed to changes in smoking prevalence.
S Capewell +5 more
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Thyroid Disease and the Heart [PDF]
The cardiovascular signs and symptoms of thyroid disease are some of the most profound and clinically relevant findings that accompany both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. On the basis of the understanding of the cellular mechanisms of thyroid hormone action on the heart and cardiovascular system, it is possible to explain the changes in cardiac ...
Irwin, Klein, Sara, Danzi
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