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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 ...
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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 ...
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Anticoagulants or antiplatelets for secondary prevention of cryptogenic stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Patients with cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) face a high risk of recurrent ischaemic stroke, but the optimal antithrombotic strategy remains unclear.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCES AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE
Objectives To evaluate the association between obesity and menstrual cycle characteristics among women of reproductive age. Methods 236 women aged 18∼41 years who were not taking hormonal ...
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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 ...
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Anatomy of the mitral valve
Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...
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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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Optimal antiplatelet strategy following coronary artery bypass grafting: a meta-analysis
Objective Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an established revascularisation strategy for multivessel and left main coronary artery disease. Although aspirin is routinely recommended for ...
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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, ...
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How to succeed in the EEGC: a guide for trainees and their trainers
Correspondence to Dr Chris Plummer, Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK; chris.plummer{at}nhs.net If you wish to reuse any or ...
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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, ...
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Heart and mind: behavioural cardiology demystified for the clinician
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