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Mashup Score: 0Mitral valve TEER in the UK: what you need to know as TEER becomes routinely available in the NHS - 4 day(s) ago
Background Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) is a percutaneous catheter-based technique that aims to replicate the Alfieri stitch, a surgical technique in which a suture is applied at the site of the regurgitant jet between the facing free margins of the anterior and posterior leaflets of the mitral valve (M …
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Mashup Score: 0Lipoprotein(a) measurement – how, why and in whom? - 3 month(s) ago
Why should lipoprotein(a) be measured? The cardiovascular risk conferred by serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) in large noteworthy epidemiological studies1,2 over two decades ago was inconsistent and often underestimated owing to poor standardisation of the commercially available Lp(a) immunoassays. During the last decad …
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Lipoprotein(a) measurement – how, why and in whom? https://t.co/8edNGSartv #LPA #prevention @heartscreening @kirstieclutton via @BrJCardiol https://t.co/xHmQPiVGPS
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Mashup Score: 3Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic heart disease and familial hypercholesterolaemia - The British Journal of Cardiology - 3 month(s) ago
Introduction Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) was discovered in 1963 as an antigen causing rare blood transfusion reactions.1 The antigen was found to be present in the lipoprotein fraction of plasma, hence the name lipoprotein(antigen). As methods for its measurement improved, researchers realised that Lp(a) had a continuou …
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Lipoprotein(a) in atherosclerotic heart disease and familial hypercholesterolaemia #lpa #prevention via @BrJCardiol https://t.co/tJfJ7mvQdf
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Mashup Score: 1Mentorship for cardiology trainees: appealing or appalling? - 5 month(s) ago
However, trainees may benefit from a separate relationship with a senior clinician, in which they can be nurtured outside of the auspices of a generic training curriculum. This describes mentorship: a bidirectional relationship between mentor and mentee offering personal development, independent growth, and explora …
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RT @CarysBarton: Mentorship for cardiology trainees: appealing or appalling? https://t.co/uB2S7798dS
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Mashup Score: 118Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees - The British Journal of Cardiology - 7 month(s) ago
Introduction Invasive diagnostic coronary angiography is a core procedure that all cardiology trainees/fellows are required to learn, and in which they are expected to become independent in practising during their training.1 Learning normally starts during the first year, and a key component of independence is the …
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RT @ZHeart11768530: Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees https://t.co/zDLh904chs #CardioEd #C…
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Mashup Score: 118Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees - The British Journal of Cardiology - 7 month(s) ago
Introduction Invasive diagnostic coronary angiography is a core procedure that all cardiology trainees/fellows are required to learn, and in which they are expected to become independent in practising during their training.1 Learning normally starts during the first year, and a key component of independence is the …
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RT @ZHeart11768530: Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees https://t.co/zDLh904chs #CardioEd #C…
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Mashup Score: 33Investigating infective endocarditis: teaching hospitals to choose wisely - The British Journal of Cardiology - 1 year(s) ago
Introduction Infective endocarditis (IE) is a potentially fatal infection of the endothelial lining of cardiac structures, with an estimated incidence between 42 and 67 cases per million in England.1 Mortality without treatment approaches 100%.2 The 1994 Duke diagnostic criteria for IE merge clinical, echocardiogra …
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It took me 8 years but nice to finally have a publication with choosing wisely in the title. Thanks to @BrJCardiol for publishing our work with @DrMarkMills & colleagues. https://t.co/Xy6Z2rSt4x #CardioEd #cardiotwitter #FOAMed #choosingwisely #preventingoverdiagnosis https://t.co/s8hAl2HNIW
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Mashup Score: 105Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees - The British Journal of Cardiology - 1 year(s) ago
Introduction Invasive diagnostic coronary angiography is a core procedure that all cardiology trainees/fellows are required to learn, and in which they are expected to become independent in practising during their training.1 Learning normally starts during the first year, and a key component of independence is the …
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RT @ZHeart11768530: Optimal angiographic views for invasive coronary angiography: a guide for trainees https://t.co/zDLh904chs #CardioEd #C…
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Mashup Score: 1Inspiring change within the NHS to improve collaborative working and patient care across cardiovascular disease - 1 year(s) ago
Faculty member Affiliation Professor Ahmet Fuat PCCS Council Member and GPSI Cardiology, County Durham Professor Chris Gale Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University of Leeds Dr Guy Lloyd Consultant Cardiologist, Barts Heart Centre and Honorary Secretary, BCS Helen Willia …
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Inspiring change within the #NHS to improve collaborative working & patient care across #cardiovascular disease @BrJCardiol https://t.co/bM1Vhx3eAM
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Mashup Score: 1Assessing opinion on lower LDL-cholesterol lowering, and the role of newer lipid-reducing treatment options - 1 year(s) ago
Introduction Statins are the gold-standard lipid-lowering therapy based on their efficacy in reducing serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and general tolerability.1 While statins have an extensive body of evidence that have shown them to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events,2,3 there are conc …
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PCSK9 targeted therapy is safe and effective but still underused https://t.co/Ul8NDSe9pg https://t.co/eytbSPwYdB
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Great paper for the uninitiated https://t.co/HNez8l3tbr https://t.co/whU7Sw1igQ