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Background Despite simpler regimens than vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF), adherence (taking drugs as prescribed) and persistence (continuation of drugs) ...

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Inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system are cornerstones of the management of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, RAAS ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) lacks community prevalence and outcome data. Objective To characterise minimum ‘indicative’ prevalences and mortality data for all forms of PHT in a selected ...

32 The University of Edinburgh Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Amitava Banerjee, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London. 222 Euston Road, ...

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OBJECTIVE--To assess the arrangement of myocardial bridges. DESIGN--A necropsy study of 90 consecutive hearts (56 male, 34 female). RESULTS--Myocardial bridges, either single or multiple, were seen in ...

Enteroviral RNA detection in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy is rare. Enteroviral particles and RNA have recently been identified in patient's skeletal muscle, suggesting that skeletal more ...

BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Andrew R Chapman, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Chancellors Building, University of ...