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Hypothyroidism in spontaneous coronary artery dissection: presentation, clinical and angiographic findings, management and outcomes

Background Hypothyroidism has been suggested as a predisposing and prognostic factor in patients with spontaneous coronary ...
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Comparing access to, and outcomes following, TAVI by biological sex

Introduction European valvular heart disease guidelines define women as a ‘special group’. To explore what factors have led ...
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Cardiac CT in the era of artificial intelligence: precision imaging, treatment guidance and optimised risk stratification for coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and CT imaging plays a crucial ...
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Ten-year target lesion failure in patients treated with primary PCI: results from DANAMI-3

Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly improved outcomes for ST-segment elevation ...
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Thrombolysis in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Background Guidelines strongly recommend reperfusion therapy, including thrombolysis and percutaneous coronary intervention, ...
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Intravascular haemolysis following pulsed field ablation pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as a promising non-thermal alternative to conventional atrial fibrillation ...
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Meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography compared with invasive coronary angiography in preoperative cardiac surgery planning: a focus on ...

Objective To investigate the diagnostic performance of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for assessing significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients referred for surgical aortic valve replacement ...