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The Effect of De-escalated Switching Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Real-world Data from a Nationwide Cohort Study

The dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) de-escalation strategy is considered and used by many clinical physicians when treating acute coronary syndrome…

European Society of Cardiology Chronic Coronary Syndromes Guidelines Review

New guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS)1 were released during the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress.

Icosapent Ethyl for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Events

Based on genetic evidence, it is now known that triglyceride-rich lipoproteins lead to atherosclerosis and local inflammation, which can result in…

Why the Diagnosis of ATTR-Cardiomyopathy May Be a Challenge for Physicians

Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare but life-threatening group of disorders caused by the extracellular deposition of misfolded amyloid fibrils in cardiac tissue.

A Review of the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation: Understanding the Impact of the New Millennium Epidemic across Europe

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, is characterised by an irregular and often fast heart rhythm resulting in uncoordinated…

Tricuspid Regurgitation: No Longer the ‘Forgotten’ Valve

In the last two decades, the interest in tricuspid valve (TV) treatment has increased;1,2 nevertheless, there is still a large percentage…

Chemokines: A Potential Therapeutic Target for the Stabilisation of Vulnerable Plaque

In the late 20th century, lipid lowering medications appeared to be the answer for coronary heart disease. However, despite reductions in mortality…

Circulating Cardiac Biomarkers in Heart Failure: A Critical Link to Biomarker-Guided Therapy

A contemporary conceptual framework that was proposed to distinguish between different chronic heart failure (HF) patients has highlighted varying…

Sleeveballoon: A New Approach to Bariatric Surgery in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective method to tackle obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…

Naturally Sweet Drinks also Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, found that individuals who increase their consumption of sugary…