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Feasibility of early double sequential defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the double-D randomised pilot trial

Background Double sequential defibrillation (DSD) is a promising treatment for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...
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Response to: Correspondence on ‘When a patent foramen ovale becomes pathological’ by Calcaterra et al

We thank Calcaterra et al for their thoughtful comments and for providing an embryological perspective on patent foramen ovale (PFO) and platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome in response to our editorial.1 ...
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Prehospital 12-lead ECG and outcomes in acute coronary syndrome

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...
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Triple rule out to make a single diagnosis. But what is it?

A 23-year-old man with a 4-year history of recreational hallucinogenic drug misuse presented with a 3-week history of ...
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Safety and exercise tolerance of acute high altitude exposure (3454 m) among patients with coronary artery disease

Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern, Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, University Hospital (Inselspital), Bern, Switzerland Correspondence to: Dr Jean-Paul Schmid Cardiovascular Prevention & ...
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From natural to unnatural history of aortic valve stenosis: a tribute to Dr Braunwald’s legacy

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Underutilisation of public access defibrillation is related to retrieval distance and time-dependent availability

Correspondence to Professor Charles D Deakin, NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; charlesdeakin{at}doctors.org.uk Introduction Public ...
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Grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) disease: current needs and provision of service for adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease in the UK

Executive summary: This report addresses the needs and problems of grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients and makes recommendations on organisation of national medical care, training of specialists ...
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Vardenafil treatment for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a multicentre, open-label study

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Correspondence to Professor Z-C Jing, Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai ...
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Delayed diagnosis of congenital heart disease worsens preoperative condition and outcome of surgery in neonates

Objectives: To assess whether the route by which neonatal congenital heart disease (CHD) is first recognised influences outcome after surgery. Methods: Surgical neonates admitted to a tertiary cardiac ...
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Recreational drug misuse: issues for the cardiologist

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Comparing diagnostic tools for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction across community and clinical cohorts

Background Diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains challenging, particularly in older adults. While the Heart Failure Association (HFA)-PEFF and H 2 FPEF Scores offer ...