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Anatomy of the mitral valve

Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...
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Prognostic implications of global LV dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global longitudinal strain and ejection fraction

Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Correspondence to Professor Thomas H Marwick, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, ...
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Place and causes of acute cardiovascular mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic

Objective To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Retrospective cohort of adult (age ≥18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=5 87 225) in ...
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Diastolic stress echocardiography: from basic principles to clinical applications

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) looms as a major public heart challenge with increasing prevalence due to an ageing population. Diagnosis can be challenging due to non-specific ...
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: contemporary management and future perspectives

Correspondence to Professor Philip MacCarthy, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, USA; philip.maccarthy{at}nhs.net To learn the optimal management of ...
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Theory and practice of defibrillation: (1) Atrial fibrillation and DC conversion

Correspondence to: Professor Jennifer Adgey Regional Medical Cardiology Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK; jennifer.adgeyroyalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk Defibrillation ...
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The master’s legacy: the first Paul Wood lecture

Grown-Up Congenital Heart Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below ...
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The effect of green Mediterranean diet on cardiometabolic risk; a randomised controlled trial

Objective To examine the residual effect of a green Mediterranean diet, further enriched with green plant-based foods and lower meat intake, on cardiometabolic risk. Methods For the DIRECT-PLUS ...
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Acute myocarditis presenting as acute coronary syndrome: role of early cardiac magnetic resonance in its diagnosis

Correspondence to Saidi A Mohiddin, The Heart Muscle Disease Clinic, London Chest Hospital, Barts and The London NHS Trust, Bonner Road, London E2 9JX, UK; saidi.mohiddin{at}bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk ...
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Cell adhesion molecules in cardiovascular disease: a clinical perspective

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Contemporary predictors of death and sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot enrolled in the INDICATOR cohort

2 NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK Objective Patients with repaired ...
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Cost-effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review

Patients may be offered cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a supervised programme often including exercises, education and psychological care, following a cardiac event, with the aim of reducing morbidity ...