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Cardiac adaptation in athletes of black ethnicity: differentiating pathology from physiology
Cardiac adaptation to intense physical exercise is determined by factors including age, gender, body size, sporting discipline and ethnicity. Differentiating physiology from pathological conditions ...
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Manganese-enhanced MRI of the myocardium
Gadolinium-based contrast media are widely used in cardiovascular MRI to identify and to highlight the intravascular and extracellular space. After gadolinium, manganese has the second highest ...
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Cardiac and coronary CT comprehensive imaging approach in the assessment of coronary heart disease
1 British Heart Foundation/University of Edinburgh Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 2 Clinical Research Imaging Centre, University of Edinburgh, ...
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Left ventricular hypertrophy: reduction of blood pressure already in the normal range further regresses left ventricular mass
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK Correspondence to Professor Allan Struthers, Division of Medical Sciences, Mail Box 2, Ninewells, Ninewells Hospital and ...
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Anti-inflammatory diet and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in two Swedish cohorts
Objective The relationship between dietary patterns and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is not well understood. Thus, we prospectively evaluated the association between the ...
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Patent foramen ovale and ventricular septal defect closure
Despite the growing recognition of the patent foramen ovale (PFO), particularly when associated with an atrial septal aneurysm, as risk factor for several disease manifestations (above all paradoxical ...
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Early famine exposure and adult disease risk based on a 10-year prospective study of Chinese adults
Correspondence to Prof Jun Lv, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China; lvjun{at}bjmu.edu.cn Objective To comprehensively examine ...
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Effect of apixaban compared with warfarin on coagulation markers in atrial fibrillation
Correspondence to Dr Christina Christersson, Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-751 85, Sweden; christina.christersson{at}medsci.uu.se Objectives Compare the ...
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Health, burnout and well-being of UK cardiology trainees: insights from the British Junior Cardiologists’ Association Survey
Background Cardiology training is demanding and associated with high workloads. Poor lifestyle and health among clinicians may stretch workforces and impact patient care. It has not been established ...
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Enhanced prediction of atrial fibrillation risk using proteomic markers: a comparative analysis with clinical and polygenic risk scores
Background Proteomic biomarkers have shown promise in predicting various cardiovascular conditions, but their utility in assessing the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. This study ...
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Pulmonary valve stenosis in the adult patient: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Emily Ruckdeschel, Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA; ruckdesche{at}email.chop.edu Know the epidemiology and presentation of pulmonary valve ...
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Clinical significance of the bicuspid aortic valve
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