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Congenital heart disease in England: a national cohort study from fetal diagnosis to end of infancy

Background Population studies of congenital heart disease (CHD) often include only children receiving cardiac interventions, ...
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Drug induced QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr Yee Guan Yap Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, ...
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Correspondence on 'Colchicine and coronary inflammation: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence by Aernoud T L Fiolet et al

Inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of plaque formation and rupture, while anti-inflammatory treatment with colchicine may be associated with cardiovascular risk reduction.1 2 ...
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Impact of diabetes on outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a GRADE meta-analysis

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common comorbidity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and may exacerbate arrhythmic risk, promote structural remodelling and worsen heart failure outcomes. Its ...
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Broadening the concept of ‘burden’ from the assessment of arrhythmias to symptom evaluation in patients with atrial fibrillation

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Underdosing in antithrombotic care: rethinking ‘less’

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Tub bathing and heart disease

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Towards a personalised approach for obesity treatment: one size does not fit all

Achieving and maintaining weight loss is notoriously difficult, but also incredibly important. Obesity is associated with numerous long-term health consequences, including malignancy, respiratory ...
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Gender inequalities in cardiovascular risk factor assessment and management in primary healthcare

7 WA Centre for Rural Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Correspondence to Karice K Hyun, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, ...
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Predicting cardiovascular events from routine mammograms using machine learning

10 The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Background Cardiovascular risk is underassessed in women. Many women undergo screening ...
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The Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based care in Heart disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART)

5 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden 6 Uppsala Clinical Research Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, ...
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Accelerated biological ageing and cardiovascular disease trajectories: a multistate analysis

Background Accelerated biological ageing has been linked to elevated risks of hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), yet its role in shaping the dynamic progression from health to HTN, ...