Taken directly from BMJ news Overall, 83.8% of the 123 707 beds available overnight were occupied between April and June this year, show bed occupancy rates…
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Reducing barriers to MRI in patients with CIEDs
Taken directly from European Heart Journal Many cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are not approved by regulators for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which makes patient access…
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Highlights from Day 2 of the ESC 2021 congress – APAF-CRT
By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Professor Michele Brignole, San Luca Hospital, Milan, APAF-CRT was a two-phase trial in individuals with severely symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF)…
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Highlights from Day 2 of the ESC 2021 congress – ENVISAGE-TAVI AF
The ENVISAGE-TAVI AF trial demonstrated that Edoxaban’s non-inferiority to warfarin with regards to myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism, and valve thrombosis, in participants…
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Highlights from Day 2 of the ESC 2021 congress – MASTER DAPT
Presented by Dr. Marco Valgimigli, the MASTER DAPT trial assessed whether 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with a…
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Highlights from Day 1 of the ESC congress – SMART-MI
By Ahmed El-Medany As usual, there were a multitude of fascinating trials presented at the Hot Line session at the ESC Congress 2021. Professor Axel…
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New approaches to Lipid management
New agreement between Novartis and the NHS enables broad and rapid access to cholestrol lowering medicine ‘Inclisiran’. In December 2019, an in-principle agreement was made…
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Impaired retinal microvascular function predicts long-term adverse events in patients with cardiovascular disease
By Theuerle JD, Al-Fiadh AH et al Endothelial dysfunction is a precursor to the development of symptomatic atherosclerosis. Retinal microvascular reactivity to flicker light stimulation…
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Plant‐Centered Diet is associated with a lower risk of Cardiovascular Disease
By Y Choi et alTaken directly from the Journal of the American Heart Association The study expands on previous studies by exploring the time‐varying relationship…
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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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