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Prognostic implications of stress test-induced arrhythmias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Heart

Methods Relevant studies examining arrhythmia in both exercise and pharmacological stress testing were searched for in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases from inception to 14 June 2023. Objectives To determine the significance of stress test-induced arrhythmias.

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New Treatment in Pipeline for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

DAIC

In about 70 percent of cases, patients with HCM experience obstruction to blood flow, which increases pressures in the heart and can lead to chest pain, shortness of breath and reduced exercise capacity. All participants were receiving background medical therapy and had reduced exercise capacity.

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Exercise training in heart failure

Heart BMJ

Learning objectives To understand the importance of exercise and physical activity in the general management and well-being of people with heart failure (HF). To understand the key principles of exercise training prescription in people with HF. cross-ref type="bib".

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Effect of physical exercise on metabolism in patients with atrial fibrillation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This review introduces the role of metabolic dysfunctions in exacerbating AF, assesses the therapeutic potential of physical exercise and investigates it as a non-pharmacological intervention to alleviate these metabolic disturbances.

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Pulmonary vasodilators and exercise in Fontan circulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart BMJ

Objective In Fontan circulation, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-targeted therapies could improve the patients’ exercise capacity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of PAH agents on different exercise parameters in stable Fontan patients by synthesising evidence of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

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American College of Cardiology Sets Full Range of Education Sessions and Meetings ACC Scientific Session, ACC.24

DAIC

The “Pharmacology Program” will cover hot topics in cardiovascular medicine that are key issues that pharmacists, as well as other health care team members, face in managing complex patients. Each session is interactive and includes knowledge check-ins and dedicated time for discussion.

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Real?world candidacy to mavacamten in a contemporary hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy population

European Journal of Heart Failure

gradient ≥30 mmHg at rest or ≥50 mmHg after Valsalva maneuver or exercise) despite pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapy. Results Pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapy resolved LVOTO in 1,044 (61.2%) of the 1,706 HOCM patients under active follow-up, whereas 662 patients (38.8%) had persistent LVOTO.