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Browsing by Subject "Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine"

Browsing by Subject "Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine"

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    Menopause-Related Estrogen Decrease and the Pathogenesis of HFpEF : JACC Review Topic of the Week 
    Sabbatini, Andrea Rodrigues; Kararigas, Georgios (2020-03-10)
    Heart failure (HF) is a complex condition affecting >40 million people worldwide. It is defined by failure of the heart to pump (HF with reduced ejection fraction) or by the failure of the heart to relax, resulting in reduced filling but with preserved ...
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    Mild-to-Moderate Kidney Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease : Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses 
    Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration/EPIC-CVD/Million Veteran Program (2022-11-15)
    Background: End-stage renal disease is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular events. It is unknown, however, whether mild-to-moderate kidney dysfunction is causally related to coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. Methods: Observational ...
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    Non-infectious sternal dehiscence after coronary artery bypass surgery 
    Silverborn, Per Martin; Heitmann, Leon Arnar; Sveinsdóttir, Nanna; Rögnvaldsson, Sigurjon; Kristjánsson, Tómas Þór; Guðbjartsson, Tómas (2022-10-03)
    Introduction: Non-infectious sternal dehiscence (NISD) is a known complication following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), with previous studies estimating an incidence of 0.4–1% of surgeries. We aimed to study the incidence of NISD together with ...
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    Outcome After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With or Without Primary Tear Resection 
    Uimonen, Mikko; Olsson, Christian; Jeppsson, Anders; Geirsson, Arnar; Chemtob, Raphaelle; Khalil, Ahmad; Hjortdal, Vibeke; Hansson, Emma C.; Nozohoor, Shahab; Zindovic, Igor; Gunn, Jarmo; Wickbom, Anders; Ahlsson, Anders; Guðbjartsson, Tómas; Mennander, Ari (2022-08-01)
    Background: The outcome in patients after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection without replacement of the part of the aorta containing the primary tear is undefined. Methods: Data of 1122 patients who underwent surgery for acute type A aortic ...
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    Paediatric and adult congenital cardiology education and training in Europe 
    McMahon, Colin J.; Heying, Ruth; Budts, Werner; Cavigelli-Brunner, Anna; Shkolnikova, Maria; Michel-Behnke, Ina; Kozlik-Feldmann, Rainer; Wåhlander, Håkan; Dewolf, Daniel; Difilippo, Sylvie; Kornyei, Laslo; Russo, Maria Giovanna; Kaneva-Nencheva, Anna; Mesihovic-Dinarevic, Senka; Vesel, Samo; Óskarsson, Gylfi; Papadopoulos, George; Petropoulos, Andreas C.; Cevik, Berna Saylan; Jossif, Antonis; Doros, Gabriela; Krusensjerna-Hafstrom, Thomas; Dangel, Joanna; Rahkonen, Otto; Albert-Brotons, Dimpna C.; Alvares, Silvia; Brun, Henrik; Janousek, Jan; Pitkänen-Argillander, Olli; Voges, Inga; Lubaua, Inguna; Sendzikaite, Skaiste; Magee, Alan G.; Rhodes, Mark J.; Blom, Nico A.; Bu'lock, Frances; Hanseus, Katarina; Milanesi, Ornella (2022-12)
    Background: Limited data exist on training of European paediatric and adult congenital cardiologists. Methods: A structured and approved questionnaire was circulated to national delegates of Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology ...
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    A pooled-analysis of age and sex based coronary artery calcium scores percentiles 
    de Ronde, Maurice W.J.; Khoshiwal, Amir; Planken, R. Nils; Boekholdt, S. Matthijs; Biemond, Mariette; Budoff, Matthew J.; Cooil, Bruce; Lotufo, Paulo A.; Bensenor, Isabela M.; Ohmoto-Sekine, Yuki; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Aspelund, Thor; Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr; Zwinderman, Aeilko H.; Raggi, Paolo; Pinto-Sietsma, Sara Joan (2020-09-01)
    Background: Age and sex based coronary artery calcium score (CAC) percentiles have been used to improve coronary artery disease (CAD) risk prediction. However, the main limitation of the CACs percentiles currently in use is that they are often based ...
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    A proteomic analysis of atrial fibrillation in a prospective longitudinal cohort (AGES-Reykjavik study) 
    Jonmundsson, Thorarinn; Steindorsdottir, Anna E.; Austin, Thomas R.; Frick, Elisabet A.; Axelsson, Gisli T.; Launer, Lenore; Psaty, Bruce M.; Loureiro, Joseph; Orth, Anthony P.; Aspelund, Thor; Emilsson, Valur; Floyd, James S.; Jennings, Lori; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Gudmundsdottir, Valborg (2023-11-02)
    AIMS: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high risk of comorbidities and mortality. Our aim was to examine causal and predictive relationships between 4137 serum proteins and incident AF in the prospective population-based Age, Gene/Environment ...
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    RIC in COVID-19—a Clinical Trial to Investigate Whether Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC) Can Prevent Deterioration to Critical Care in Patients with COVID-19 
    Davidson, Sean M.; Lukhna, Kishal; Gorog, Diana A.; Salama, Alan D.; Castillo, Alejandro Rosell; Giesz, Sara; Golforoush, Pelin; Kalkhoran, Siavash Beikoghli; Lecour, Sandrine; Imamdin, Aqeela; do Carmo, Helison R.P.; Bovi, Ticiane Gonçalez; Perroud, Mauricio W.; Ntsekhe, Mpiko; Sposito, Andrei C.; Yellon, Dereks M. (2021-06-25)
    Purpose: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has, to date, been diagnosed in over 130 million persons worldwide and is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Several variants of concern have emerged including those in the ...
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    Screening for Rare Coding Variants That Associate With the QTc Interval in Iceland 
    Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Benediktsdóttir, Bára Dís; Sigfússon, Gunnlaugur; Norland, Kristjan; Davidsson, Olafur B.; Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B.; Tragante, Vinicius; Arnadottir, Gudny A.; Jensson, Brynjar O.; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Fridriksdottir, Run; Gudmundsdottir, Hallbera; Ægisdóttir, Hildur Margrét; Fridriksson, Brynjar; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Magnússon, Viðar; Oddsson, Asmundur; Sulem, Patrick; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Holm, Hilma; Arnar, Davíð Ottó; Stefánsson, Kári (2023-07-18)
    Background Long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is a cardiac repolarization abnormality that can lead to sudden cardiac death. The most common causes are rare coding variants in the genes KCNQ1, KCNH2, and SCN5A. The data on LQTS epidemiology are limited, and ...
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    Specialist training for cardiothoracic surgery in the Nordic countries 
    Mennander, Ari; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; Jeppsson, Anders; Hjortdal, Vibeke; Tønnessen, Theis (2020-03)
    Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland form the 5 culturally uniform Nordic countries. Each of the countries owns a high-standard tradition of individual steering in cardiothoracic education aiming at securing the needs and features of the local ...
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    A successful shift from thoracotomy to video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in a low-volume center 
    Asbjornsson, Viktor; Johannsdottir, Gyda; Myer, Daniel; Runarsson, Thorri Geir; Heitmann, Leon Arnar; Óskarsdóttir, Guðrún Nína; Silverborn, Per Martin; Hansen, Henrik Jessen; Guðbjartsson, Tómas (2024-02-02)
    OBJECTIVES: Although video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has become the gold standard for pulmonary resections of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lobectomy is still performed via thoracotomy in many European and North American ...
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    Survival after aortic root replacement with a stentless xenograft is determined by patient characteristics 
    Dagnegård, Hanna H.; Bekke, Kirstine; Kolseth, Solveig M.; Glaser, Natalie; Wallén, Christoffer; El-Hamamsy, Ismail; Víðisson, Kristján O.; Lie, Asbjørn S.; Valentin, Jan B.; Sartipy, Ulrik; Haaverstad, Rune; Vanky, Farkas; Lefebvre, Laurence; Guðbjartsson, Tómas; Johnsen, Søren P.; Søndergaard, Lars; Thyregod, Gustav H.; Lund, Jens T.; Ihlemann, Nikolaj; Smerup, Morten H. (2021)
    Objectives: Our objective was to examine intermediate-term survival and reinterventions in unselected patients, stratified according to indication, who received a Freestyle (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, Minn) bioprosthesis as a full aortic root replacement. ...
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    User Engagement, Acceptability, and Clinical Markers in a Digital Health Program for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease : Prospective, Single-Arm Feasibility Study 
    Björnsdottir, Sigridur; Ulfsdottir, Hildigunnur; Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr; Sveinsdottir, Kolbrun; Isberg, Ari Pall; Dobies, Bartosz; Akerlie Magnusdottir, Gudlaug Erla; Gunnarsdottir, Thrudur; Karlsdottir, Tekla; Bjornsdottir, Gudlaug; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Oddsson, Saemundur; Gudnason, Vilmundur (2024-02)
    Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease in the world. Common comorbidities are central obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. Cardiovascular disease is the ...