Impact of adiposity on cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review and meta-analysis provides updated insights

The aim of this study was to investigate the causal relationship and evidence of an association between increased adiposity and the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events or mortality.

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Anticoagulation of Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves.

The British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) has today released a Joint Statement together with the British Heart Valve Society (BHVS), the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgeons (SCTS),…

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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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Performance and accuracy of Stress Echocardiography

Real-world performance and accuracy of stress echocardiography: the EVAREST observational multi-centre study

By Saadia Aslam The EVAREST (prospective, observational) study provides UK-wide data to evaluate real-world performance and accuracy of stress echocardiography in patients with obstructive coronary…

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