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Efpeglenatide, a novel GLP-1 receptor agonist, reduces cardiovascular events and progression of chronic renal failure in type 2 diabetes

By Ahmed El-Medany Weekly subcutaneous injections of efpeglenatide, a novel exendin-based GLP1-RA, have been shown to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)…

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The ECHOES cardiovascular digital twin: the brain assist device needed to make sense of data overload?

By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Prof Tim Chico, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular medicine, University of Sheffield. The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session…

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Artificial Intelligence, precision phenotyping and risk prediction in cardiomyopathy

By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Prof O’Regan, MRC Investigator and Consultant Radiologist, Imperial College London The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session at BCS 2021 was…

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Prevalence of coronary artery disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction is high in in patients with HFpEF

Taken directly from JAMA Network In a prospective, multi-center cohort study, 106 consecutive participants with preserved ejection fraction were evaluated with coronary angiography, invasive coronary…

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Prevalence of LA thrombus despite guideline directed anticoagulation – results from a meta-analysis

Taken directly from the American College of Cardiology A summary by Sarah Kohnstamm, MD, FACC Quick Takes This meta-analysis set out to answer the prevalence of…

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Can artificial intelligence guide novice operators to obtain echocardiographic scans with limited diagnostic utility?

By A. Narang et al In this prospective, multi-centre diagnostic study by Narang et al, a cohort of 8 nurses without prior ultrasonography experience used…

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Impact of wearable devices on clinical outcomes and health care utilisation in AF patients

Summary taken directly from the American College of Cardiology  Quick Takes Patients with AF who use wearable devices for detection of AF are more than…

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