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Uncommon cause of dyspnoea after percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage

Published: 1 August 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation with a mechanical-expandable device: when perfection is hung on a ‘wire’

Published: 1 August 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Unveiling transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis and its predictors among elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Published: 1 August 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Adenoviral intramyocardial VEGF-D^ΔNΔC gene transfer increases myocardial perfusion reserve in refractory angina patients: a phase I/IIa study with 1-year follow-up

Published: 31 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Finding ideal blood pressure targets in ischaemic stroke: prospective insight or retrospective guesswork?

Published: 31 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Chronic refractory angina pectoris: recent progress and remaining challenges

Published: 31 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Aneurysmal left sinus of Valsalva in Marfan’s syndrome

Published: 31 July 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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Relationship between microvascular obstruction and adverse events following primary primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: an individual patient data pooled analysis from seven randomized trials

Published: 28 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Bromocriptine for the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a multicentre randomized study

Published: 27 July 2017 Section: 

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The importance of no-reflow/microvascular obstruction in the STEMI patient

Published: 27 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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SOURCE 3 at 1 year: what can we learn?

Published: 27 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Signalling the risk of sudden cardiac death: the ECG and beyond

Published: 26 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Bromocriptine for the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: welcome on BOARD

Published: 26 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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A family of diseases in families of patients

Published: 25 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Timing, timing, timing: the emerging concept of the ‘door to support’ time for cardiogenic shock

Published: 25 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Optical coherence tomography or intravascular ultrasound to optimize coronary stent implantation

Published: 25 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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ESC Joint Working Groups on Cardiovascular Surgery and the Cellular Biology of the Heart Position Paper: Peri-operative myocardial injury and infarction in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Published: 25 July 2017 Section:  Current opinion

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Thrombo-embolic prevention after transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Published: 25 July 2017 Section: 

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Refining the prognostic impact of functional mitral regurgitation in chronic heart failure

Published: 25 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Predictors of pre-procedural concentrations of direct oral anticoagulants: a prospective multicentre study

Published: 24 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Reappraising myocardial fibrosis in severe aortic stenosis: an invasive and non-invasive study in 133 patients

Published: 22 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Cognitive changes in prevalent and incident cardiovascular disease: a 12-year follow-up in the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS)

Published: 22 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Standardized definitions of structural deterioration and valve failure in assessing long-term durability of transcatheter and surgical aortic bioprosthetic valves: a consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

Published: 21 July 2017 Section:  Special article

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Identification of a targeted and testable antiarrhythmic therapy for long-QT syndrome type 2 using a patient-specific cellular model

Published: 21 July 2017 Section:  FAST TRACK

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Staging classification of aortic stenosis based on the extent of cardiac damage

Published: 21 July 2017 Section:  FAST TRACK

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Mechanical circulatory support: harm without benefit? Fascinated by devices, cardiologists may lose common sense

Published: 21 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Interruption of non-vitamin K antagonist anticoagulants in patients undergoing planned invasive procedures: how long is long enough?

Published: 21 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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The heart–brain connection: from evidence to action

Published: 20 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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My atrial fibrillation is not your atrial fibrillation

Published: 20 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Perioperative myocardial infarction: in the twilight zone between surgery and cardiology

Published: 20 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Differential effects of PCSK9 variants on risk of coronary disease and ischaemic stroke

Published: 17 July 2017 Section:  FAST TRACK

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Cardiomyocyte renewal in the human heart: insights from the fall-out

Published: 17 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Review

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Aortic valve replacement in younger patients

Published: 14 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Linking the sympathetic nervous system to the inflammasome: towards new therapeutics for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Published: 14 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Do long working hours predispose to atrial fibrillation?

Published: 13 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Long working hours as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation: a multi-cohort study

Published: 13 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Infections, atherosclerosis, and coronary heart disease

Published: 12 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Review

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Improving secondary cardiovascular risk prediction: taking a few steps along the long path from probability toward certainty

Published: 12 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Predicting the future by looking at the past: necessary but not binding

Published: 11 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Beyond the P-value and the sound bite: learning from ‘negative’ clinical trials

Published: 11 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Gut microbe-generated metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide as cardiovascular risk biomarker: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Published: 11 July 2017 Section:  META-ANALYSIS

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Percutaneous short-term active mechanical support devices in cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and collaborative meta-analysis of randomized trials

Published: 7 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Cardiac myocyte β3-adrenergic receptors prevent myocardial fibrosis by modulating oxidant stress-dependent paracrine signaling

Published: 6 July 2017 Section:  Basic science

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Non-Newtonian pulsatile shear stress assessment: a method to differentiate bioresorbable scaffold platforms

Published: 4 July 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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Unusual atrial myxoma with neovascularization associated with fistula to right atrium

Published: 4 July 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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Blood pressure variability and cardiovascular prognosis: implications for clinical practice

Published: 3 July 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Familial co-occurrence of congenital heart defects follows distinct patterns

Published: 2 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Perioperative acute myocardial infarction associated with non-cardiac surgery

Published: 1 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Survival in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is determined by the on-treatment level of serum cholesterol

Published: 1 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Safety of mechanical chest compression devices AutoPulse and LUCAS in cardiac arrest: a randomized clinical trial for non-inferiority

Published: 1 July 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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An innovative technique of perventricular device closure of a coronary artery fistula through a left parasternal approach

Published: 1 July 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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Epimyocardial lead placement causing occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery

Published: 1 July 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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Acute aortic syndromes: diagnosis and management, an update

Published: 30 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Review

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Association between mitochondrial DNA copy number and sudden cardiac death: findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC)

Published: 30 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Blood pressure and in-hospital outcomes in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke

Published: 30 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Desmocollin 1 is abundantly expressed in atherosclerosis and impairs high-density lipoprotein biogenesis

Published: 29 June 2017 Section:  Basic science

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Clinical implication of an impaired fasting glucose and prehypertension related to new onset atrial fibrillation in a healthy Asian population without underlying disease: a nationwide cohort study in Korea

Published: 28 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Optical frequency domain imaging vs. intravascular ultrasound in percutaneous coronary intervention (OPINION trial): one-year angiographic and clinical results

Published: 27 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Electrical risk score beyond the left ventricular ejection fraction: prediction of sudden cardiac death in the Oregon Sudden Unexpected Death Study and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Published: 26 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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TRAK2, a novel regulator of ABCA1 expression, cholesterol efflux and HDL biogenesis

Published: 26 June 2017 Section:  Basic science

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Diagnosis and management of myocardial involvement in systemic immune-mediated diseases: a position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Disease

Published: 26 June 2017 Section:  Current opinion

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Can beta-blockers be used safely in non-cardiac surgery? Important lessons to be learned

Published: 26 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Safety and efficacy of a repositionable and fully retrievable aortic valve used in routine clinical practice: the RESPOND Study

Published: 22 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Non-compaction cardiomyopathy and incessant supraventricular tachycardia: an unusual first presentation

Published: 22 June 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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An autopsy case of sudden cardiac death due to in-scaffold restenosis and late-scaffold thrombosis after bioresorbable vascular scaffold implantation; back to past stent era?

Published: 22 June 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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Ruptured oesophageal haematoma caused by transoesophageal echocardiography

Published: 21 June 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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Pregnancy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Published: 21 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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The AT04A vaccine against proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 reduces total cholesterol, vascular inflammation, and atherosclerosis in APOE*3Leiden.CETP mice

Published: 19 June 2017 Section:  Basic science

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Vaccination to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

Published: 19 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Genetic heterogeneity of atrial fibrillation susceptibility loci across racial or ethnic groups

Published: 14 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Telomeres, oxidative stress, and myocardial infarction

Published: 14 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Does atrial fibrillation lead to cognitive decline and dementia?

Published: 14 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Making sense of remote monitoring studies in heart failure

Published: 13 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Intracoronary autologous bone marrow cell transfer after acute myocardial infarction: abort and refocus

Published: 13 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Validation of a risk assessment instrument for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Published: 13 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Linking noise to cardiovascular disease pathogenesis

Published: 13 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Final 5-year clinical and echocardiographic results for treatment of severe aortic stenosis with a self-expanding bioprosthesis from the ADVANCE Study

Published: 13 June 2017 Section:  FAST TRACK

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SOURCE 3: 1-year outcomes post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the latest generation of the balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve

Published: 12 June 2017 Section:  FAST TRACK

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Transapical implantation of a transcatheter aortic valve prosthesis into a mitral annuloplasty ring guided by real-time three-dimensional cardiac computed tomography–fluoroscopy fusion imaging

Published: 12 June 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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An amber signal lights up before the red: do not dismiss it

Published: 7 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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BLAST-AHF: insights into biased AT1 ligands and heart failure. Beginning of the end or end of the beginning?

Published: 1 June 2017 Section:  Editorial

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A comprehensive risk stratification at early follow-up determines prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Published: 1 June 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Corrigendum

Published: 1 June 2017 Section:  Corrigendum

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Erratum

Published: 1 June 2017 Section:  Erratum

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Global position paper on cardiovascular regenerative medicine

Published: 30 May 2017 Section:  Current opinion

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Remote management of heart failure using implantable electronic devices

Published: 27 May 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable coronary heart disease. Insights from the STABILITY trial

Published: 27 May 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Erratum

Published: 26 May 2017 Section:  Erratum

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An unexpected cause of angina and survived sudden cardiac death

Published: 26 May 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT

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IL-18 cleavage triggers cardiac inflammation and fibrosis upon β-adrenergic insult

Published: 26 May 2017 Section:  Basic science

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Clopidogrel reloading for patients with acute myocardial infarction already on clopidogrel therapy

Published: 25 May 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Published: 23 May 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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Near-infrared spectroscopy-derived lipid core burden index predicts adverse cardiovascular outcome in patients with coronary artery disease during long-term follow-up

Published: 20 May 2017 Section:  FASTTRACK CLINICAL

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UK Biobank: opportunities for cardiovascular research

Published: 20 May 2017 Section:  Current opinion

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Standard vs. intensified management of heart failure to reduce healthcare costs: results of a multicentre, randomized controlled trial

Published: 20 May 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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Inflammation, venous thromboembolism, and what we can do about it

Published: 19 May 2017 Section:  Editorial

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HDL cholesterol concentration or HDL function: which matters?

Published: 19 May 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Anatomic validation of late gadolinium enhancement as evidence of myocardial scarring in LAMP2 cardiomyopathy

Published: 17 May 2017 Section:  CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHTS

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Clopidogrel instead of prasugrel or ticagrelor after 1 month in stabilized ACS patients: back to square one for DAPT?

Published: 16 May 2017 Section:  Editorial

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Benefit of switching dual antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome: the TOPIC (timing of platelet inhibition after acute coronary syndrome) randomized study

Published: 16 May 2017 Section:  Clinical Research

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