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Author(s):
Andrea Barison
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Luigi Emilio Pastormerlo
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Alberto Giannoni
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3 years ago
Among the various cardiovascular diseases, non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality.1 DCM is characterised by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction in the absence of coronary artery disease or abnormal loading conditions (hypertension, valvular disease).2 It originates from several aetiologies and includes…
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Author(s):
Maki Komiyama
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Koji Hasegawa
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Akira Matsumori
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3 years ago
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a public health emergency of international concern.1 The pandemic is ongoing, and the world is faced with the urgent task of minimising the mortality associated with COVID-19. Besides advanced age, risk factors for escalation of COVID-19 severity include underlying…
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Author(s):
Alexandros Protonotarios
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Perry Elliott
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3 years ago
Until the 20th century, conventional medicine relied almost exclusively on observable characteristics to classify and treat human disease.1 Even in the modern era, physicians define diseases using phenotypic similarities and employ relatively simple algorithms to interpret diagnostic tools and plan treatment. The advent of low-cost genetic sequencing and its introduction into clinical care…
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Author(s):
Gianfranco Sinagra
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Michele Moretti
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Giancarlo Vitrella
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et al
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3 years ago
According to the latest position statement of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), cardiomyopathies (CMP) are defined as “myocardial disorders in which the heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal, in the absence of coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular disease and congenital heart disease sufficient to cause the observed myocardial abnormality”.1
CMP may be…
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Hidden in Heart Failure
Author(s):
Douglas Ewan Cannie
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Mohammed Majid Akhtar
,
Perry Elliott
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3 years ago
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Cardiac Iodine-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging for Risk Stratification in Heart Failure Patients
Author(s):
Mark M Boogers
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Frank M Bengel
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Juhani Knuuti
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et al
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3 years ago
Article
AHA 2018: TRED-HF Trial
Author(s):
Brian Halliday
Added:
5 years ago
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Alcohol and Heart Failure
Author(s):
Debar Rasoul
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Ashwin Ajay
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Alend Abdullah
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et al
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3 months ago
Article
Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
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Job title: Professor of Cardiology
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Author(s):
Ottavio Alfieri
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Michele De Bonis
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3 years ago
Despite the absence of randomised comparison, it is widely accepted that, when feasible, valve repair is the optimal surgical treatment in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) due to the well documented advantages of such an approach over valve replacement in terms of perioperative mortality, preservation of postoperative left ventricular (LV) function and long-term…
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