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Cardiovascular effects of psychotic illnesses and antipsychotic therapy
Correspondence to Dr Stuart D Rosen, Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; stuart.rosen{at}imperial.ac.uk Mortality from ...
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Atherosclerosis-like lesions of the aortic valve are common in adults of all ages: a necropsy study
5 Department of Pathology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland Correspondence to: Dr Johanna Kuusisto Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Kuopio University ...
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Atrial fibrillation and thromboembolism in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: systematic review
3 First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Heart Centre of Young and Athletes (EKKAN), Unit of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Athens, Greece Correspondence to Professor Perry M ...
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Fluid challenge and balloon occlusion testing in patients with atrial septal defects
Introduction Careful, stepwise assessment is required in all patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pulmonary vascular or left ventricular (LV) disease. Fluid challenge and balloon ...
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Peripheral venous pressure changes during exercise are associated with adverse Fontan outcomes
Objective Elevated central venous pressure (CVP) plays an important role in the development of adverse Fontan outcomes. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) has been validated as a surrogate for CVP in ...
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Recognition, assessment and management of the mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
Correspondence to Professor Arie Pieter Kappetein, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015CE, The Netherlands; a.kappetein{at}erasmusmc.nl If you wish ...
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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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Transfusion associated graft versus host disease and its prevention
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Pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: a contemporary, nationwide perspective
Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...
BMJ6d
Transradial cardiac procedures: the state of the art
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK Correspondence to Dr Jim Nolan, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Newcastle ...
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Iron deficiency, heart failure and ageing: what do we know?
Iron is an essential component of two vital compounds: haemoglobin and myoglobin. The two share a basic Haeme architecture. Myoglobin is a single polypeptide chain containing iron and has a single ...
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Diastolic relaxation and compliance reserve during dynamic exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Background Recent studies have examined haemodynamic changes with stressors such as isometric handgrip and rapid atrial pacing in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but little is ...