Intra-race echocardiography shows potential significance of raised biomarkers in endurance runners
By Dr Timothy Swinn A recent study published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular medicine prospectively followed endurance trail runners to establish correlation between cardiac biomarkers and…
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Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Risk of Death With Primary Prevention Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators
By Dr Aswin Babu Modern guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) significantly improves outcomes in patients heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) . At the…
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Continuous rhythm monitoring used to investigate atrial fibrillation progression for first time
By Dr Timothy Swinn A study recently published in Heart has used continuous rhythm monitoring to establish risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) progression. Nguyen…
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ValveNet: Using deep learning to screen ECGs for valvular heart disease
By Dr. Oliver Jones In this week’s Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Pierre Elias, MD, and colleagues presented ValveNet, a novel convolutional neural…
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Incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular increased up to 12 weeks post COVID-19 infection
By Dr. Timothy Swinn A study recently published in Plos Medicine by Rezel-Potts et al1 has shown that the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular conditions…
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The search for the optimal mechanical circulatory support device in cardiogenic shock continues
By Dr. Aswin Babu Cardiogenic shock occurs in around 8% of cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and is associated with a 30-day mortality of…
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RCT points to role for SGLT2 inhibitors in acute heart failure
By Dr. Oliver Jones Key points: SGLT2 inhibitors have an established role in stable heart failure No new diuretic therapies have been introduced for acute…
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Tissue engineering a human heart: the role of the helix
By Dr. Jonathan Shurlock The idea of tissue engineering a human heart for use in transplant seems as though it should be one for the…
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Chronic coronary disease and chronic kidney disease, an invasive or conservative approach?
By Dr. Jonathan Shurlock The management of coronary artery disease in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been explored in any depth, and…
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Results from the EMERGE trial
Emergency versus delayed coronary angiography in survivors of hospital cardiac arrest, without ST-segment elevation. By Dr Jonathan Shurlock Dr Caroline Hauw-Berlemont (on behalf of the…
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