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Retinal image-based deep learning for mild cognitive impairment detection in coronary artery disease population
Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is linked to an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Effective and ...
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Concept and practice in the use of high-dose eicosapentaenoic acid for cardiovascular disease prevention in hypertriglyceridaemia
Genetic and epidemiological evidence indicates that triglyceride-rich lipoproteins are causal risk factors for ...
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Predictive performance of cardiovascular disease risk prediction models in older adults: a validation and updating study
Background Current cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models tailored for older adults are inadequate. This study ...
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Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us
This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health ...
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Quantifying the added value of BNP in suspected heart failure in general practice: an individual patient data meta-analysis
3 Clinical Cardiology, National Heart and Lung institute, Imperial College London (Royal Brompton Hospital), London, UK 4 Clinical and Academic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine (3a), The ...
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Symptom onset-to-balloon time and mortality in the first seven years after STEMI treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Objective To evaluate the consequence of treatment delay of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) on long-term survival. Background Network organisation based on early recognition, ...
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Is coronary heart disease rising in India? A systematic review based on ECG defined coronary heart disease
The aim of this study was to investigate whether coronary heart disease (CHD) is rising in India and assess the quality of the evidence. Thirty one studies were reviewed. The sample sizes of the ...
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Mutations of the β myosin heavy chain gene in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: critical functional sites determine prognosis
Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to: Dr A Woo, Division of Cardiology, Toronto General ...
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Radiation induced heart disease
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Inline perfusion mapping provides insights into the disease mechanism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Objective In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the role of small vessel disease and myocardial perfusion remains incompletely understood and data on absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF, ...
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Hyperhomocysteinaemia, Helicobacter pylori, and coronary heart disease.
Hyperhomocysteinaemia and Helicobacter pylori infection have recently been implicated in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. These two risk factors, though they seem unrelated, could be ...
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Troponin-I concentration 72 h after myocardial infarction correlates with infarct size and presence of microvascular obstruction
Dr J Greenwood, Senior Lecturer in Cardiology, Academic Unit of Cardiovascular Medicine, G Floor, Jubilee Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK; j.greenwood{at}leeds.ac ...