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Mashup Score: 0Trends and Disparities in Valvular Heart Disease Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2020 - 15 hour(s) ago
BackgroundPercutaneous heart valve procedures have been increasingly performed over the past decade, yet real‐world mortality data on valvular heart disease (VHD) in the United States remain limite…
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Mashup Score: 2Genetic Testing for Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis: What to Do When It Is Not Williams Syndrome - 16 hour(s) ago
BackgroundWe aimed to describe the frequency and yield of genetic testing in supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS) following negative evaluation for Williams‐Beuren syndrome (WS).Methods and ResultsTh…
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Mashup Score: 2Influence of Body Mass Index on Radiation Exposure Across Imaging Modalities in the Evaluation of Chest Pain - 17 hour(s) ago
BackgroundEssential to a patient‐centered approach to imaging individuals with chest pain is knowledge of differences in radiation effective dose across imaging modalities. Body mass index (BMI) is…
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BackgroundFood insecurity, a social and economic condition of limited availability of healthy food, is a risk factor for adverse cardiovascular health outcomes among adults; few studies have been c…
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BackgroundChronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) substantially increase the risk for sudden cardiac death. Among patients with chronic ischemic heart disease at risk for sudden cardiac death, an i…
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Mashup Score: 1Conflicts of Interest Among Cardiology Clinical Practice Guideline Authors in Japan - 18 hour(s) ago
BackgroundClinical practice guidelines (CPGs) offer disease management recommendations based on scientific evidence. However, financial conflicts of interest between CPG developers and the pharmace…
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Mashup Score: 1Alginate‐Encapsulated Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Improve Hind Limb Ischemia in a Translational Swine Model - 19 hour(s) ago
BackgroundCellular therapies have been investigated to improve blood flow and prevent amputation in peripheral artery disease with limited efficacy in clinical trials. Alginate‐encapsulated mesench…
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Mashup Score: 1Risk Prediction Models for Renal Function Decline After Cardiac Surgery Within Different Preoperative Glomerular Filtration Rate Strata - 20 hour(s) ago
BackgroundOur goal was to create a simple risk‐prediction model for renal function decline after cardiac surgery to help focus renal follow‐up efforts on patients most likely to benefit.Methods and…
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BackgroundAsian and multiracial individuals represent the 2 fastest growing racial and ethnic groups in the United States, yet most prior studies report Asian American and Native Hawaiian or Other …
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Mashup Score: 9Periodontal Treatment During the Blanking Period Improves the Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation - 6 day(s) ago
BackgroundPeriodontitis has not been recognized as a modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). This prospective nonrandomized study investigated whether periodontal treatment improves th…
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