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Appropriate use of wearable defibrillators with multiparametric evaluation to avoid unnecessary defibrillator implantation
Introduction Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD) have emerged as a valuable tool in the management of patients at risk ...
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Impact of periodontitis as representative of chronic inflammation on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation
Correspondence to Dr. Jung Ho Heo, Divisionof cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University GospelHospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan 602-702, Republic ofKorea. ; ...
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Daylight savings time and myocardial infarction
Background Prior research has shown a transient increase in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after daylight savings time (DST) in the spring as well as a decrease in AMI after ...
openheart.bmj6d
Agatston score of the descending aorta is independently associated with coronary events in a low-risk population
Objectives A standard coronary artery calcium scan includes part of the aorta. This additional information is often not included in routine analyses. We aimed to determine the feasibility of assessing ...