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Low-temperature electrocautery reduces adverse effects from secondary cardiac implantable electronic device procedures: Insights from the WRAP-IT trial

By S Mittal et alTaken directly from Heart Rhythm Cardiac device procedures require tissue dissection to free existing device lead(s). The purpose of this study…

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Left atrial appendage occlusion in the UK: prospective registry and data linkage to Hospital Episode Statistics

By I Willits et al This single-arm study has reported the results of the real-world safety and efficacy of LAAO from a multicentre, prospective, observational…

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Multimodality imaging of myocardial viability: An expert consensus document from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

By Saadia Aslam This expert consensus document reviews current insight into the underlying pathophysiology and available methods for assessing viability. In particular the document reviews…

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Clinical outcome of COVID-19 in patients with adult congenital heart disease

By Saadia Aslam Original research from Professor Markus Schwerzmann and his team collected clinical outcome data to help identify risk factors for a complicated course…

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Utility of CT coronary angiography in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

By Syed Ghias Take Home Messages Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is a well-established non-invasive diagnostic modality which reliably rules out obstructive coronary artery disease…

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Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors – new frontier in the treatment of heart failure

By Syed Ghias Take Home Messages Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are a novel class of oral hypoglycaemic medications which have been shown to be effective…

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Surgical repair rates and mortality after failed transcatheter repair

Outcomes of mitral surgery after transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral repair – Analysis from Society of Thoracic Surgeons database

By Chikwe J, O’Gara P, Fremes S et al Transcatheter edge-to-edge (TEER) mitral repair may be complicated by residual or recurrent mitral regurgitation. An increasing…

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Diagnostic pathways for myocardial infarction

Diagnostic pathways in myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA)

By Giovanni Occhipinti, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci & Davide Capodanno When acute myocardial injury is found in a clinical setting suggestive of myocardial ischaemia, the event is…

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