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Defibrillation of persistent shockable rhythms and survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest

Background Persistent shockable rhythms (refractory to or recurring after three or more defibrillation attempts) are ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Kidney function and risk of heart failure in older adults: findings from a prospective cohort study (22 ...
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Routine use of oxygen in the treatment of myocardial infarction: systematic review

Context: International guidelines recommend the routine use of oxygen therapy in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI). Objective: To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
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ABCDE of complex pericarditis cases

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Effect of low-sodium salt substitutes on blood pressure, detected hypertension, stroke and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy of low-sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) as a potential intervention to reduce cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Methods ...
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Association between mutation status and left ventricular reverse remodelling in dilated cardiomyopathy

Objective To explore the genetic landscape of a well selected dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cohort, assessing the possible relation between different genotypes and left ventricular reverse remodelling ...
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Integration of echocardiographic screening by non-physicians with remote reading in primary care

Introduction Heart disease (HD) accounts for high morbidity and mortality in Brazil. Underserved populations often suffer long delays in diagnosis. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of integrating ...
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Primary percutaneous coronary intervention versus thrombolytic treatment: long term follow up according to infarct location

Department of Cardiology, Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Zwolle, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arnoud W J van ’t Hof Isala Klinieken, locatie Weezenlanden, Department of Cardiology, ...
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Contrast echocardiography: current status and future directions

Correspondence to Dr Jonathan R Lindner, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; lindnerj{at}ohsu.edu Contrast echocardiography is a family ...
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Cardiovascular effects of psychotic illnesses and antipsychotic therapy

Correspondence to Dr Stuart D Rosen, Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; stuart.rosen{at}imperial.ac.uk Mortality from ...
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Diagnosis and treatment of syncope

Correspondence to: Professor Michele Brignole Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedali del Tigullio, 16033 Lavagna, Italy; mbrignole{at}ASL4.liguria.it If you wish to reuse any or ...