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23 Jun 2020

Data from the AUGUSTUS Trial Adds an Important Piece to the Complex Puzzle of Antithrombotic Treatment for Those with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation with Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

AF can increase stroke risk and is generally treated with OAC therapy, such as with a VKA or a direct OAC (DOAC). However, what if someone with AF…
8 Mins
23 Jun 2020

Oral Prostacyclin Pathway Agents in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Expert Clinical Consensus

PAH is a rare, progressive disorder with a number of aetiologies. Approximately 15–60 patients per million of the global population are affected…
8 Mins
23 Jun 2020

Editor’s Pick: Bone-Related Markers of Cardiovascular Disease

Vascular calcification is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Calcium deposits in coronary arteries can weaken vasomotor…
2 Mins
15 Jun 2020

Safety and Efficacy of Mavacamten in Patients with Symptomatic Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The MAVERICK-HCM Study

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a progressive primary myocardial disorder characterised by unexplained left ventricular…
6 Mins
1 Jun 2020

Case Report: Inhaled Nitroglycerine as an Alternative to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Acute Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Impending Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit

Pulmonary hypertension as a cause of right-sided heart failure and shock is often missed. In the intensive care patient population…
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11 Mins
31 Mar 2020

Managing Heart Disease in Pregnancy

Cardiovascular diseases complicate approximately 0.2–4.0% of pregnancies.1 Their incidence is increasing…
9 Mins
12 Dec 2019

Clustering by Health Professionals in Individually Randomised Controlled Trials

Researchers that individually randomised controlled trials (iRCT) assume that the observed outcomes of participants…
6 Mins
12 Dec 2019

Cardiovascular Complications in Pre-eclampsia: Can they be Predicted Electrocardiographically?

This study aimed to investigate the role of ECG in pre-eclampsia diagnostics and simple clinical parameters in pre-eclampsia patients with and without…