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Post-discharge care after adult cardiac surgery: a national survey of UK National Health Service centres

Background Perioperative mortality has declined substantially after cardiac surgery, but morbidity, mortality and readmission ...
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Integrating pregnancy as a cardiovascular stress test: long-term maternal cardiovascular risk and mechanistic insights

Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm ...
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Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for CVD: implications for evidence-based patient care and scientific inquiry

Correspondence to Dr Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, USA; julianne_holt-lunstad{at}byu.edu How should these data inform ...
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Impact of a community-based cardiovascular disease service intervention in a highly deprived area

Objective To examine the effects on emergency hospital admissions, length of stay and emergency re-admissions of providing a consultant-led, community-based cardiovascular diagnostic, treatment and ...
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Aspirin plus clopidogrel for optimal platelet inhibition following off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: results from the CRYSSA (prevention of Coronary arteRY bypaSS ...

Objective To determine the individual variability in the response to aspirin and/or clopidogrel and its impact on graft patency after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Design A single-centre ...
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Congenital heart disease and cardiac surgery in childhood: effects on cognitive function and academic ability

DESIGN A prospective cross sectional study in which patients were assessed immediately before treatment and 12 months later. PATIENTS Three groups of children aged 3.5–17 years: a group with ...
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Aortic stenosis: treat the patient not the numbers

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Structured telephone support or non-invasive telemonitoring for patients with heart failure

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494 Structural capillary rarefaction and venous abnormalities in Fontan and post tetralogy repair adults: a pilot study

1 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 2 East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre and University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Background ...
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Exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias: a marker of risk in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Background Exercise has the potential to unmask ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). The aim of ...
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Plasma metabolomics uncovers key metabolites and enhances prediction of aortic stenosis: insights from prospective cohort and Mendelian randomisation studies

Objective To examine the association between nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based [metabolomics][1] and aortic stenosis (AS) risk, and determine whether metabolomic profiling can enhance AS ...
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes in Marfan syndrome: a nationwide registry

Background Pregnancy in women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with increased maternal and neonatal risks, yet most existing studies are limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up. This ...