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Hospital Readmissions After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients with Heart Failure in the USA

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure coexist frequently,1 and ablation is increasingly utilised as a safe and effective treatment modality for achieving sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure…

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Usefulness of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score for Statin Prescription in Primary Prevention: Results in Over 16,000 Assessments

The latest American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) cholesterol guidelines on primary prevention of coronary artery disease recommend the use of the absolute coronary artery calcium (CAC)-score to help decision making for using statins…

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2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

ADVISING individuals with diseases of the heart on what types and intensities of sport to participate in is not a practice…

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New Insights into Icosapent Ethyl for Patients with Residual Cardiovascular Risk

REDUCE-IT was a Phase IIIb, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial that randomised 8,179 patients to receive icosapent ethyl (4 g/day) or placebo…

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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Contemporary Management and Outcome of a National Cohort

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in predominantly young females. Treatment guidelines advocate conservative treatment of SCAD…

ESC Congress Interview

ESC Congress Interview: Prof Stephan Achenbach, Prof Dan Atar and Prof Jose Zamorano

We cardiologists are proud to have chosen one of the most dynamic and innovative fields of medicine. Few disciplines have encountered similar…

First Clinical Validation of the 0-Hour/1-Hour Algorithm Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Japanese Patients

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common and life-threating condition. Approximately 10% of all emergency department (ED)…

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Key Findings from the EXPLORER-HCM Study of Mavacamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Insights From the Principal Investigator

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a progressive myocardial disease that impacts function and quality of life. Patients…

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Incremental Prognostic Value of Tricuspid Annular Dilatation Over the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Score

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is the treatment of choice in many patients with severe aortic stenosis…

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A Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes Between the Use of Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Revascularised Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock is associated with significant morbidity and mortality…