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Pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery: a contemporary, nationwide perspective
Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...
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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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Flow during exercise in the total cavopulmonary connection measured by magnetic resonance velocity mapping
Objective: To measure caval and pulmonary flows at rest and immediately after exercise in patients with total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). Design: An observational study using the patients as ...
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Iron deficiency, heart failure and ageing: what do we know?
Iron is an essential component of two vital compounds: haemoglobin and myoglobin. The two share a basic Haeme architecture. Myoglobin is a single polypeptide chain containing iron and has a single ...
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Atherosclerosis-like lesions of the aortic valve are common in adults of all ages: a necropsy study
5 Department of Pathology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland Correspondence to: Dr Johanna Kuusisto Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Kuopio University ...
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Fluid challenge and balloon occlusion testing in patients with atrial septal defects
Introduction Careful, stepwise assessment is required in all patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) to exclude pulmonary vascular or left ventricular (LV) disease. Fluid challenge and balloon ...
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Peripheral venous pressure changes during exercise are associated with adverse Fontan outcomes
Objective Elevated central venous pressure (CVP) plays an important role in the development of adverse Fontan outcomes. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) has been validated as a surrogate for CVP in ...
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Widening clinical applications of the SYNTAX Score
1 Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, ...
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Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, ACE inhibitors, and avoiding cardiovascular death
Correspondence to: Dr John Main Renal Unit, James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK; john.mainstees.nhs.uk Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) has become ...
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Transradial cardiac procedures: the state of the art
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Staffordshire, UK Correspondence to Dr Jim Nolan, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Newcastle ...
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Transfusion associated graft versus host disease and its prevention
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