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Balancing the risk of major bleeding against vascular disease risk in people without atherosclerotic disease
Background and aims In the primary prevention setting, low-dose aspirin reduces major vascular events (MVEs) by approximately ...
BMJ3d
Cardiovascular health effects of vaping e-cigarettes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background There is substantial interest in the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette use, highlighting the need to update ...
BMJ3d
Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study
Background Menopause is a timely opportunity to screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and intervene with healthier ...
BMJ15d
Safety and effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy in older people with atrial fibrillation during exposed and unexposed treatment periods
Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused in older populations due to concerns about bleeding. This study aimed to ...
BMJ23h
Diagnosis and management of patients with aortic dissection
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology at the University Hospital Rostock, Rostock School of Medicine, Rostock, Germany Correspondence to: Professor Christoph A Nienaber Division of ...
BMJ3d
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Determining kidney function-specific thresholds for N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure risk prediction among patients with chronic kidney disease: a multicentre, observational, ...
BMJ5d
The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes
St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, London, UK Professor M J Davies, St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK If ...
BMJ6d
Acute myocardial infarction associated with ST segment elevation and the new European Society of Cardiology guidelines
Professor Freek W A Verheugt, Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Oosterpark 9, NL-1091-AC Amsterdam, Netherlands; f.w.a.verheugt{at}olvg.nl If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...
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Gender perspective on risk factors, coronary lesions and long-term outcome in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
1 Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden 2 Department of Cardiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, ...
BMJ11d
Antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
This review provides a comprehensive overview of the available data on antithrombotic therapy after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). In the absence of large randomised clinical trials, ...
BMJ11d
Patent foramen ovale closure in recreational divers: effect on decompression illness and ischaemic brain lesions during long-term follow-up
Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.
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Association of inverted T wave during atrial fibrillation rhythm with subsequent cardiac events
Correspondence to Dr Masaharu Akao, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto 612-8555, Japan; akao{at}kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp Objective The clinical ...