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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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Recognition, assessment and management of the mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
Correspondence to Professor Arie Pieter Kappetein, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015CE, The Netherlands; a.kappetein{at}erasmusmc.nl If you wish ...
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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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Transfusion associated graft versus host disease and its prevention
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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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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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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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Diastolic relaxation and compliance reserve during dynamic exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Background Recent studies have examined haemodynamic changes with stressors such as isometric handgrip and rapid atrial pacing in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but little is ...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease?
1 Centre for Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London NIHR Biomedical Research Unit, The London Chest Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Respiratory ...
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Two dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: basic principles
1 AKH Linz, Department of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, Krankenhausstrasse, Austria 2 Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Internal Medicine II, AKH, Waehringerguertel, Vienna, ...
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17 Fat water imaging for sub-epicardial gadolinium: enhancing the diagnosis of myocarditis
Background Conventional bright-blood late gadolinium enhancement (BB LGE) provides excellent contrast between areas of LGE and normal myocardium. Conversely, contrast between LGE and epicardial fat is ...