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Global prevalence of resistant hypertension: a meta-analysis of data from 3.2 million patients

Correspondence to Dr Jean Joel Bigna, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon; bignarimjj{at}yahoo.fr Objective We conducted the first systematic ...
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Sex differences in ascending aortic diameter at the time of acute type A aortic dissection

Background Guideline size criteria for prophylactic repair of ascending aortic aneurysm do not account for sex, although some evidence suggests women may experience acute type A aortic dissection ...
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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 ...
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Risk and protective factors for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in patients with atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to significant morbidity and mortality, with ischaemic stroke being a leading ...
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Beyond recurrence: redefining atrial fibrillation burden as a prognostic and therapeutic endpoint

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has traditionally been classified by episode duration, whereas rhythm control outcomes—via antiarrhythmic drugs or catheter ablation (CA)—have typically been evaluated using a ...
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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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QRS and QTc interval prolongation in the prediction of long-term mortality of patients with acute destabilised heart failure

Correspondence to: Professor Dr C Mueller Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland; chmueller{at}uhbs.ch Objectives: To quantify the ...
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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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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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Benefit–risk of colchicine and spironolactone in acute myocardial infarction: a prespecified generalised pairwise comparisons analysis of the CLEAR trial

Background Composite outcomes in cardiovascular trials often group events of unequal clinical importance, and conventional analyses may obscure treatment trade-offs. Generalised pairwise comparisons ...