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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 ...
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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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Sex differences in early ventricular fibrillation among patients with fulminant myocarditis in a nationwide registry

Background Fulminant myocarditis is a rare but life-threatening condition frequently complicated by malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Data on sex differences in early ventricular fibrillation (VF) in ...
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Peer review without the expert: artificial intelligence-assisted reviewing and the cost to science

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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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Effects of pharmacological blood pressure lowering in heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: a meta-analysis

Background The role of blood pressure (BP) lowering in patients with heart failure (HF) with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF) remains uncertain, and it is unclear to what ...
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From natural to unnatural history of aortic valve stenosis: a tribute to Dr Braunwald’s legacy

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Cost-effectiveness of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide thresholds for echocardiography referral in primary care heart failure management

Background N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a key test in primary care to inform which people with possible heart failure (HF) are referred for specialist assessment and ...
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Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome subtypes in Western Australia, 2002–2019

Background Despite advances in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) management, contemporary data assessing long-term prognosis after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI) ...
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Coronary microvascular dysfunction in menopausal women

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for a third of all deaths, making it the leading cause of mortality globally. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) has emerged as a prominent condition in ...
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Redefining persistent atrial fibrillation: shifting away from temporal patterns to burden and behaviours

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