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Post-COVID-19 era heart failure diagnosis and outcomes: adherence to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines

Objective Heart failure (HF) is common with high associated morbidity and mortality. UK National Institute for Health and ...
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Anatomical severity of Ebstein’s anomaly: a quantitative analysis based on cardiovascular MRI

Background Ebstein’s anomaly (EA) exhibits significant anatomical and clinical heterogeneity, warranting a systematic ...
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Machine learning-based cardiovascular risk calculator for non-cardiac surgery

Background Annually, 4% of the global population undergoes non-cardiac surgery, with 30% of those patients having at least ...
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Replacement fibrosis, left ventricular ejection fraction and sudden cardiac death in patients after myocardial infarction: a mediation analysis

Objective To evaluate the potential mediating role of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the relationship between replacement fibrosis (assessed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)) and ...
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From structural heart lesions to host burden: changing epidemiology and outcomes of native valve infective endocarditis, a nationwide study, 2006–2023

Background The epidemiology of native valve infective endocarditis (IE) has shifted toward older adults with substantial comorbidity burdens, yet contemporary nationwide data on outcomes and surgical ...
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Diagnostic performance of the Myocardial-Ischaemic-Injury index machine-learning algorithm in patients with an initial indeterminate troponin

Background Ruling out myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with an initial indeterminate (detectable to mildly elevated) troponin measure is challenging. Myocardial-Ischaemic-Injury Index (MI 3) is ...