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Burden of Valvular Heart Diseases in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population: The Bronx‐Valve Registry

Journal of the American Heart Association

The aim was to assess the burden and clinical correlates of VHD in a highly diverse area of the United States.Methods and ResultsIndividuals with echocardiographic diagnosis of native VHD between January 2010 and December 2019 at a quaternary care health system of the Bronx (New York, USA) were included.

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Paced QRS morphology mimicking complete left bundle branch block induced by right ventricular pacing is associated with pacing?induced cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Methods We retrospectively screened 2009 patients who underwent pacemaker implantation from 2010 to 2020 in seven institutions. Conclusion CLBBB-like paced QRS may be a novel risk factor for PICM. The paced QRS recorded immediately after implantation was analyzed. per 1% increase, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.89–0.98,

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Prevalence and Mortality of Heart Failure Stages in a Free‐Living Older Adult Population: Data From the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health

Journal of the American Heart Association

From 2008 to 2010, ELSA carried out interviews and clinical, laboratory, and cardiovascular tests. Of these, 504 (21%) participants were considered at low risk for developing HF (stage 0).

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New Study Finds Early Coronary Disease, Impaired Heart Function in Asymptomatic People with HIV

DAIC

Since 2010, HIV-related deaths have been reduced by 51%, but HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, claiming 40.4 All underwent MRI to measure coronary vessel wall thickness and an echocardiogram to assess left ventricular function. million lives so far.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Until then, I consider any of these to be independent adverse risk factors. -- Finally, a dedicated syncope unit may improve evaluation and outcome (17). . -- Finally, a dedicated syncope unit may improve evaluation and outcome (17). The ROSE (Risk Stratification of syncope in the emergency department) Study.