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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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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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Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients hospitalised with acute coronary syndrome subtypes in Western Australia, 2002–2019

Background Despite advances in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) management, contemporary data assessing long-term prognosis ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Percutaneous ventricular assist devices for percutaneous coronary interventions in older patients with heart failure: a target trial emulation (11 November, 2025) ...
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Cost-effectiveness of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide thresholds for echocardiography referral in primary care heart failure management

Background N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a key test in primary care to inform which people with ...
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34 The clinical utility of contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the management of patients with heart ...
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Diagnostic value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide for pleural effusion due to heart failure: a meta-analysis

Department of Respiratory Diseases, Union Hospital, Key Lab of Pulmonary Diseases of Health Ministry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China Correspondence to Huan-Zhong Shi, ...
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Ischaemic cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, assessment and the role of revascularisation

1 British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence and National Institute for Health Research Centre, Cardiovascular Division, St Thomas' Hospital Campus, King's College London, UK ...
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Long-term and short-term outcomes of using bilateral internal mammary artery grafting versus left internal mammary artery grafting: a meta-analysis

Background A substantial body of evidence demonstrates that myocardial revascularisation using bilateral internal mammary arteries (BIMA) improves long-term survival compared with single/left internal ...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of training mode, imaging modality and body size influences on the morphology and function of the male athlete's heart

Context The athlete's heart (AH) remains a popular topic of study. Controversy related to training-specific cardiac adaptation in male athletes, and continuing developments in imaging technology and ...
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Acute coronary occlusion in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: outcome and early identification by strain echocardiography

1 Department of Medicine, Sørlandet Hospital, Arendal and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 2 Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ...
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Assessment and classification of patients with myocardial injury and infarction in clinical practice

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 ...