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Diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence models in detecting congenital heart disease in the second-trimester fetus through prenatal cardiac screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundCongenital heart disease (CHD) is a major contributor to morbidity and infant mortality and imposes the highest burden on global healthcare costs. Articles were retrieved based on PRISMA Flow 2020 and inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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What I learned from writing my most-read ‘Heart Sisters’ articles in 2023

Heart Sisters

The most-popular HEART SISTERS posts from 2023 were all over the map - from 'Struggle Care' to sweating, hanging up that iconic Red Dress, or cardiac arrest on the toilet!

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Management of acute decompensated valvular heart disease

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract Worldwide, valvular heart disease (VHD) is a common cause of hospitalization for acute heart failure. In acute heart failure caused by VHD, symptoms result from rapid haemodynamic changes and subsequent decline in cardiac function, and if left untreated, leads to acute decompensation and cardiogenic shock.

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Five Things Every Middle Aged Adult Should Know About Sleep & Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Here are five things everyone should know about sleep and heart disease. Insulin resistance is a precursor condition to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, both major drivers of heart disease. When you have gotten all four crucial lifestyle factors wrong, you are only left with medications and procedures.

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Nose breathing lowers blood pressure, may help reduce risk factors for heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

However, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, breathing through the nose leads to several benefits, including lower blood pressure and other factors that could predict heart disease risk. The study was chosen as an APSselect article for January.

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Reassessing the role of tricuspid valve surgery in the modern era

Heart BMJ

The article by Gwak et al provides a pivotal contribution to this field, illustrating that early surgical intervention for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with low to intermediate risk yields significant survival benefits. 2 3 Furthermore, persistent.

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Gene-related metabolic dysfunction may be driving heart arrhythmia

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Patients with a common heart arrhythmia called Atrial Fibrillation could benefit from future treatments that target inefficiencies in heart cell metabolism, according to a new article.