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EMJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 3 [Supplement 1] 2022

Meningitis and encephalitis are serious diseases associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in vaccines and…

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Atrial Fibrillation in Veteran AthLETEs and the Risk of Stroke: AFLETES – An Online International Survey

Contemporary data suggest endurance athletes are at an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) when compared with the general population. Cardioembolic events such as stroke are a well-established complication of untreated AF.

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The Future of Cardiovascular Medicine: From 2022 to 2033

In a session presented at this year’s European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, which was held in-person in Barcelona, Spain, and virtually, experts discussed their future predictions for cardiovascular health and innovations that will enter this field.

ESC Interview: Nico Bruining

Nico Bruining | European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Digital Health Committee Chair; Associate Professor, Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

ESC Interview: Allan Böhm

Allan Böhm | Chair of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Committee for Young Cardiovascular Professionals; Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Premedix Clinic and Academy, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Cardiac Damage Staging in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Incremental Value of Global Longitudinal Strain and Right Ventricular-Arterial Coupling

Staging cardiac damage in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been proposed as a prognostic tool. Other authors have shown that these staging systems are related with mortality. The aim of this study was to perform an external validation of the predictive capacity of the staging system proposed by Généreux et al.

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Effect of Age on the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Fuzzy Logic Analysis

The aneurysm refers to the increase in arterial diameter in a localised position and this is characterised by the non-parallelism of the arterial wall. Despite prediction models trying to anticipate the onset of an aneurysm, the limits of their accuracy are often reached.

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Referrals to Palliative Care for Cardiovascular Patients: A 10-Year Longitudinal Retrospective Study

Globally, cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. It is projected that the global burden of cardiovascular diseases will continue to rise.

In conversation with GSK's Rino Rappuoli

This week, Helena and Isabel are honoured to be joined by Rino Rappuoli, Head of External R&D and Chief Scientist at GSK Vaccines.

Rare Association of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Acquired Bartter-Like Phenotype and Colonic Stricture

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), also known as stress-related cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning, is a transient systolic and diastolic dysfunction that is often preceded by some physical or emotional triggers. First described in Japan in 1990, it is derived from a Japanese word meaning ‘octopus pot’.