By Thomas F LüscherTaken directly from the European Heart Journal. Well, wine is truly a joy, but at best neutral when consumed in moderation. Chocolate…
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Are patients willing to participate in cardiac telerehabilitation?
Results from semi-structured interviews By Maarten Falter et alTaken directly from: European Heart Journal Digital Health While many trials have investigated telerehabilitation, few have studied…
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Physical activity associated with progression of coronary artery calcification
By Ahmed El-Medany This prospective study by Sung et al assessed the relationship between physical activity (PA) and the development of coronary artery calcification (CAC).…
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Cardiac MRI key diagnostic tool in suspected cardiac tumour, predictive of prognosis
By Ahmed El-Medany This research by Shenoy et al included 903 individuals undergoing CMRI for suspected cardiac tumour. The cardiac MRI diagnosis of ‘no mass’…
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Iron deficiency linked with development of coronary artery disease
By Ahmed El-Medany A study by Schrage et al assessed 12,164 individuals from 3 European population-based cohorts. Absolute iron deficiency was defined as a ferritin…
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Nocturnal increase in blood pressure associated with increased mortality in diabetics
By Ahmed El-Medany Presented by Dr. Chiriacò at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions, a prospective study including 349 diabetic participants assessed the long-term…
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Clinical Validation and Evaluation of the novel six lead handheld ECG recorder compared to the 12 lead ECG in unselected cardiology patients (EVALECG Cardio)
By M Azram et al Taken directly from European Heart Journal – Digital Health There is a lack of studies validating the use of handheld devices…
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Application of artificial intelligence to the electrocardiogram
By ZI Attia et al Taken directly from the European Heart Journal Artificial intelligence (AI) has given the electrocardiogram (ECG) and clinicians reading them super-human diagnostic…
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Early CTCA in patients with suspected ACS: RCT – results
By AJ Gray et alTaken directly from BMJ In intermediate risk patients with acute chest pain and suspected acute coronary syndrome, early CT coronary angiography…
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A coffee a day keeps the doctor away?
By Ahmed El-Medany Presented at ESC 2021 by Dr. Judit Simon, of the Heart and Vascular Centre, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; this large study included…
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