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Adherence to the European Society of Cardiology hypertension guidelines over 12 years of follow-up in the Irish population

Background Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, dementia and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-derived atrial fibrosis in patients with pre-atrial fibrillation

Introduction Atrial fibrosis identified on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging has been proposed as a preprocedural ...
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Development and validation of a 10-year predictive model for cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk: insights from a large-scale health examination co…

Objective To develop and validate a 10-year predictive model for cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CVMD) risk using ...
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Analysis of left ventricular mass for African American individuals using multi-ancestry polygenic risk scores: the Jackson Heart Study

Background Left ventricular mass (LVM) is suggested to be a sensitive predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, such as ...
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Long-term outcome of patients with Eisenmenger syndrome receiving pulmonary arterial hypertension-targeted therapy

Background Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a severe and fatal complication of uncorrected congenital heart disease characterised ...
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Cardiac CT in the era of artificial intelligence: precision imaging, treatment guidance and optimised risk stratification for coronary artery disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and CT imaging plays a crucial role in its diagnosis and management. However, the clinical use of CT is ...