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Medical strategies of cardiovascular protection to reduce cancer therapy-related cardiovascular toxicity: where do we stand?

Cancer therapy has dramatically changed over the past many decades, not only in efficacy but also complexity, with targeted ...
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Causes of congenital heart disease: an integrative narrative review

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly, with lifelong implications as survival into adulthood ...
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Prehospital 12-lead ECG and outcomes in acute coronary syndrome

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...
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Triple rule out to make a single diagnosis. But what is it?

A 23-year-old man with a 4-year history of recreational hallucinogenic drug misuse presented with a 3-week history of ...
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From natural to unnatural history of aortic valve stenosis: a tribute to Dr Braunwald’s legacy

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When ‘Intermediate’ is not innocent: revisiting premature ventricular complex burden and left ventricular remodelling risk

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Management of percutaneous coronary intervention complications

To gain familiarity with the commonly encountered complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). To develop strategies to treat and overcome complications encountered in the ...
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Cardiac tumours: diagnosis and management

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Paclitaxel-coated balloon versus drug-eluting stent during PCI of small coronary vessels, a prospective randomised clinical trial. The PICCOLETO Study

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small vessels is limited by an increased risk of restenosis and adverse outcome, even when drug-eluting stents (DES) are employed. In recent ...
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Grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease: current needs and provision of service for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease in the UK

Executive summary: This report addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients and makes recommendations on organisation of national medical care, training of specialists ...
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Efficacy and safety of diuretics in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a scoping review

Correspondence to Dr Arushi Singh, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; arushi.singh{at}northwestern.edu Objective Diuretics reduce congestion in patients with ...
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Incidence and outcomes of unstable angina compared with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Objective Assess the relative incidence and compare characteristics and outcome of unstable angina (UA) and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Design Two independent prospective ...