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11 Oct 2018

Congress Interview from the ESC Congress 2018

During the ESC 2018 Congress, we met with EMJ Cardiology’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr Çetin Erol, to ask about his experience of this year’s event and his…
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11 Oct 2018

Editor’s Pick: Contemporary Use of Intracoronary Imaging in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

For >50 years, coronary angiography has been the gold standard for the assessment of coronary anatomy; however, as an isolated technique to guide the…
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11 Oct 2018

The Effect of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade on Long-Term Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Several studies have demonstrated the benefits of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in high and intermediate-risk patients, but there is…
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11 Oct 2018

A Comparison of Different Doses of Dexmedetomidine for Myocardial Protection in Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Patients

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Myocardial injury in acute MI is due to both ischaemic as well…
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11 Oct 2018

Effect of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade in the Prevention of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression

Data are limited on the efficacy of medical therapies for non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA), with expression of disease-causing genes…
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11 Oct 2018

Cardioprotective Approaches to the Management of Patients with Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer: Do We Need Increased Surveillance in Elderly Women on Trastuzumab?

Due to recent advances in antineoplastic treatment for breast cancer, cancer-related mortality has substantially decreased. However, several systemic…
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11 Oct 2018

High Cardiovascular Risk is Associated with the Degree of Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Liver Disease

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), encompassing steatosis, nonalcoholic…
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11 Oct 2018

The Cardiomyopathy of Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Anaemia is a significant challenge in global health; it is characterised by lower than normal levels of red blood cells and haemoglobin per unit volume…
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11 Oct 2018

Prognostic Role of Cardiac Power Index in Patients with Biopsy-Proven Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy

Most patients with acute myocarditis and mild cardiac involvement recover without long-term sequelae. However, those patients with advanced cardiac…
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11 Oct 2018

Treatment of Chronic Chagasic Patients: Is Killing the Parasite the Only Option?

Chronic Chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCC) is one of the principal challenges for clinicians treating asymptomatic Chagasic patients. Only benznidazole (BZ)…
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