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Statement on matching language to the type of evidence used in describing outcomes data 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Editors of the HEART Group Journals There are many different types of studies that can be conducted to provide evidence for clinical and outcomes research, including but not limited to retrospective ...
Tissue necrosis factor {alpha} and targeting its receptor in ischaemic heart disease 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
The successful evolution of humans has included a highly complex and interwoven series of pathways that govern the balances of lipid storage and mobilisation, thrombosis and thrombolysis, and inflamma...
Long-term efficacy of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy for recurrent mitral stenosis 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Surgical treatment of mitral stenosis is one of the first heart operations that consistently provided relief of symptoms and improved survival. Two surgeons, Charles Bailey in Philadelphia and Dwight ...
Almanac 2013: Novel non-coronary cardiac interventions 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Recent innovations in interventional cardiology have dramatically expanded the therapeutic options for patients with cardiac conditions. Interventional cardiology is no longer limited to the treatment...
Recent advances in the epidemiology, pathogenesis and prognosis of acute heart failure and cardiomyopathy in Africa 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
This review addresses recent advances in the epidemiology, pathogenesis and prognosis of acute heart failure and cardiomyopathy based on research conducted in Africa. We searched Medline/PubMed for pu...
Multiple cardiovascular risk factors in Kenya: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system using the WHO STEPwise approach to chronic d... 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Objective To describe the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in western Kenya using a Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). Design Population based survey of residents in an H...
Cardiovascular effects of tumour necrosis factor {alpha} antagonism in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a first in human study 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Objective The inflammatory cytokine, tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), exerts deleterious cardiovascular effects. We wished to determine the effects of TNF-α antagonism on endothelial function and pl...
Long-term efficacy of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy for restenosis after previous mitral commissurotomy 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Objective We analysed long-term results of percutaneous mitral commissurotomy (PMC) performed because of mitral restenosis after previous commissurotomy. Design Follow-up of a prospective cohort. ...
Secondhand smoke exposure and intermittent claudication: a Scotland-wide study of 4231 non-smokers 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Objective Active smoking is an important risk factor for peripheral arterial disease. In contrast, published evidence on the association with secondhand smoke (SHS) is very limited. The aim of this s...
The unnatural history of an atrial septal defect: Longitudinal 35 year follow up after surgical closure at young age 16 Aug 2013 | 11:18 am
Objective To describe the very long-term outcome after surgical closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). Design Longitudinal cohort study of 135 consecutive patients who underwent surgical ASD rep...
