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Author(s):
Sophie Mavrogeni
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George Markousis-Mavrogenis
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Genovefa Kolovou
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3 years ago
Rheumatoid arthritis, the spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitides, inflammatory myopathies, systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease are autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) with high incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 CVD is usually underestimated in patients with rheumatic diseases, because the main focus of rheumatologists is the signs…
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Author(s):
Anne Mirjam Kerola
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Silvia Rollefstad
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Anne Grete Semb
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Sophie Mavrogeni
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George Markousis-Mavrogenis
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Genovefa Kolovou
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3 years ago
Systemic means ‘pertaining to or affecting the whole body’ as opposed to a localised condition. A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or the body as a whole. Systemic diseases, according to WHO classification,1 and cardiac diseases that developed during their course, are listed in Table 1.
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Thyroid diseases, pheochromocytoma and growth hormone…
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Author(s):
Philippe Amubuomombe Poli
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Elkanah Omenge Orang’o
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Ann Mwangi
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3 years ago
Pregnancy in women with cardiac disease is associated with life-threatening complications. Although there has been progress in the field, cardiac disease in pregnancy remains among the leading causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity.1–3 Many studies have shown correlations between pregnancy-related haemodynamic changes and cardiac events.4–7 However, few studies have investigated…
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Author(s):
Otto Kamp
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Gabriel Valocik
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3 years ago
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Echocardiography has evolved into the most predominant diagnostic imaging technique in cardiology. Over the last five decades the diagnostic capability of echocardiography has increased dramatically from M-mode to two-dimensional (2-D) imaging. Recent advances in ultrasound instrumentation and computer technology have led to three-dimensional (3-D) echocardiography, introducing a new…
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Author(s):
Konstantina Kipourou
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Jamie M O’Driscoll
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Rajan Sharma
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2 years ago
Author(s):
Koji Hasegawa
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3 years ago
Myocardial infarction is often caused by the rupture of unstable plaque in atherosclerosis with mild-to-moderate stenosis. Research has revealed that local tissue inflammation is closely involved in the rupture of atherosclerotic plaque.1 Stabilization of atherosclerotic plaque by strictly managing the risk factors for coronary artery disease is a crucial strategy to prevent the recurrence of…
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Author(s):
Alessandro Cavalcanti Lianza
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Maria de Fátima Rodrigues Diniz
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Karen Saori Shiraishi Sawamura
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8 months ago
Author(s):
Manuel J Antunes
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3 years ago
After the advent of the heart–lung machine, which permitted open-heart surgery, in 1953, valve surgery was one of the most important advances in cardiac surgery. Initially, only conservative procedures were possible, but the first orthotopic human implantation of an artificial valve, by Starr in 1960, permitted the replacement of most cardiac valves not amenable to repair. Since then, more than a…
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