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Right heart dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

13.01.20151949

The goal of this study was to examine the haemodynamic, clinical, and prognostic correlates of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in HFpEF.

Five-Year Outcome of Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Termination of Atrial Fibrillation as a Procedural Endpoint

12.01.20151700

What is the long-term success rate of a stepwise radiofrequency catheter ablation strategy for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)?

Digoxin linked to elevated risk for death, hospitalization in patients with AF

30.12.20141818

Data from the ATRIA-CVRN study suggest an association between digoxin and increased risk for death and hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Statin use linked to risk for cataracts

29.12.20141586

Patients treated with statins for CVD prevention were more likely than nonusers to develop cataracts requiring surgical treatment, researchers reported in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation and Implications for the Outcome of Ablation: The ARREST-AF Cohort Study

25.12.20141684

The long-term outcome of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation demonstrates attrition. This outcome may be due to failure to attenuate the progressive substrate promoted by cardiovascular risk factors.

Certain Antibiotic/Statin Combos May Be Unsafe Mix: Study

24.12.20141867

Seniors who take the antibiotic Biaxin (clarithromycin) along with certain types of cholesterol-lowering statins are at risk for drug interaction side effects that can lead to hospitalization or even death, a new study suggests.

The International Society of Hypertension offers entirely free Research Fellowships

24.12.20141675

Это замечательная возможность для молодых ученых и клиницистов, получающих ученую степень и стремящихся улучшить свое резюме, а также получить все преимущества от новой сети ISH New Investigator Network (ISHNIN).