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Original research: Operational performance of the 2023 World Heart Federation screening criteria for rheumatic heart disease in a high-risk, resource-limited population (8 July, 2026) ...
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Association between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and risk of incident heart failure and heart failure-related death: a UK Biobank cohort stu…

Background Evidence supporting dietary interventions for heart failure (HF) prevention remains limited. The Dietary ...
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Blinding and quality of life endpoints in randomised trials of stable angina: a meta-epidemiological study

Background Quality of life (QoL) measures are commonly used in randomised trials assessing therapies for stable angina. As ...
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Role of menopause in the development of cardiovascular disease in women

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death in women. Early identification of CVD risk factors in women is ...
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Complete versus incomplete coronary revascularisation in patients undergoing PCI after TAVI

Background The optimal revascularisation strategy for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after ...
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Prevalence and prognostic implication of iron deficiency and anaemia in patients with severe aortic stenosis

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic implication of iron deficiency (ID) and anaemia in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). Methods In an observational ...
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Dobutamine stress echocardiography after positive CCTA: diagnostic performance using fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio as reference standards

Aims To assess the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) in symptomatic patients with a low to intermediate pretest probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) ...
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Emergency interventions for cardiogenic shock due to decompensated aortic stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality. Despite advancements in emergency interventions, the optimal treatment ...
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Effectiveness of an impedance cardiography guided treatment strategy to improve blood pressure control in a real-world setting: results from a pragmatic clinical trial

Objective To test the effectiveness of an impedance cardiography (ICG) guided treatment strategy on improving blood pressure (BP) control in real-world clinical practice. Design A single-centre, ...
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Comparative efficacy and safety of aldosterone synthase inhibitors in hypertension: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomised controlled rials

Introduction Resistant hypertension remains a clinical challenge, often linked to elevated aldosterone levels not fully controlled by mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. Aldosterone synthase ...
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Combined effect of educational attainment and diabetes on 1-year all-cause mortality in heart failure patients: findings from the National Heart Failure Registry, India

Background Patients with coexisting heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus are often prescribed complex treatment regimens, which can contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. However, the impact of ...
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Factors associated with length of stay among patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: findings from the CCC-ACS project

Objective Prolonged length of stay (LOS) contributes substantially to the healthcare burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), yet ...