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Use and misuse of composite endpoints in randomised clinical trials

Composite endpoints are widely used in large randomised cardiovascular outcome trials. They are frequently referred to as ...
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Anaemia and blood transfusion in cardiac surgery with infective endocarditis

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...
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Economic evaluation of the TriageHF Plus clinical pathway for device-based remote monitoring in heart failure

Background In 2024, the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended TriageHF alerts as an option ...
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UK multisociety consensus statement on the emergency management and resuscitation of patients with left-sided Impella support

The use of left-sided Impella microaxial flow pumps has expanded rapidly for the management of cardiogenic shock, left ...
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Isolated tricuspid regurgitation: outcomes and therapeutic interventions

Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can be caused by primary valvular abnormalities such as flail leaflet or secondary annular dilation as is seen in atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension and ...
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Echocardiographic artificial intelligence for pulmonary hypertension classification

Correspondence to Professor Kenya Kusunose, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, and Neurology, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan; kusunok{at}med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp ...
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Use of intracoronary imaging to guide optimal percutaneous coronary intervention procedures and outcomes

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Functional effects of losartan in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy—a randomised clinical trial

Correspondence to Dr Anna Axelsson, Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen O 2100, Denmark; anna.axelsson{at}dadlnet.dk ...
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Role of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and NT-proBNP in clinical routine

Correspondence to: Michael Weber MD, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Benekestraße 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; M.Weber{at}kerckhoff-klinik.de In recent years biomarkers have ...
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Paclitaxel-coated balloon versus drug-eluting stent during PCI of small coronary vessels, a prospective randomised clinical trial. The PICCOLETO Study

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small vessels is limited by an increased risk of restenosis and adverse outcome, even when drug-eluting stents (DES) are employed. In recent ...
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Immediate versus deferred coronary angioplasty in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

Background: The field of acute coronary syndromes is characterised by an increasing tendency towards early invasive catheter-based diagnostics and therapeutics—a practice based on observational and ...
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Cardiogenetics: a primer for the clinical cardiologist

Correspondence to Professor Catherine M Otto, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; cmotto{at}uw.edu To integrate the family history and directed genetic testing ...