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Two common biomarkers can predict heart risk in asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Jude LIFE) have revealed that two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage could better predict cardiomyopathy within five years than routine clinical evaluations in high-risk, asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors. Jude lifetime cohort study (St.

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Characterisation of patients who develop atrial fibrillation-induced cardiomyopathy

Open Heart

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is retrospectively defined after normalisation of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in sinus rhythm. Detailed assessment of cardiac function after successful catheter ablation will reveal this. It is unclear why some patients develop AIC.