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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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By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by: Dr Fozia Ahmed, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester Heart Centre The Digital Innovation in Cardiology session at BCS 2021 was a fascinating…
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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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By Ahmed El-Medany In a case series of 23 male patients, by Montgomery et al (2021), myocarditis was identified within 4 days of administration of…
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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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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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Highlights from the BCS 2021 Virtual Conference By Saadia Aslam Speakers: Dr Derek and Emma Harrington: Cardiology through my daughter’s eyesDr Rebecca Dobson: Back to the…
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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…
View More Prevalence of coronary artery disease and coronary microvascular dysfunction is high in in patients with HFpEF