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Prognostic value of coronary CT angiography for the prediction of major cardiovascular events

03.10.20131758

The evidence on the prognostic value of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is increasing, but data on its predictive value over longer periods of follow-up are still scarce.

Symptoms of anxiety and depression and risk of acute myocardial infarction: the HUNT 2 study

02.10.20131728

The nature of the association of depression and anxiety with risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains unclear.

Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Postmenopausal Women Taking Oral Estradiol Compared With Oral Conjugated Equine Estrogens

01.10.20131667

To compare the relative clinical cardiovascular safety of 2 commonly used oral estrogen drugs—conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs) and estradiol.

Elderly patient with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: effects of ivabradine

30.09.20131888

Approximately half of patients with a diagnosis of heart failure have a normal left ventricular ejection fraction. This patients are usually older, female and with comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes and renal failure.

Impact of copeptin on diagnosis, risk stratification, and intermediate-term prognosis of acute coronary syndromes

27.09.20131960

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the diagnostic and intermediate-term prognostic impact of C-terminal portion of provasopressin (copeptin) in combination with troponin I.

Exercise training is safe after coronary stenting: a prospective multicentre study

26.09.20131729

Data on the safety of exercise training after coronary stenting are scarce.

Biomarker IDs Fibrotic Heart Failure

25.09.20131861

Galectin-3 (Gal-3), a biomarker for fibrosis, may have a role in identifying heart failure caused by cardiac amyloidosis, researchers suggested.