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Prognostic impact of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with and without diabetes mellitus undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation associated with adverse ...
Demystifying a genetic disease of the heart muscle
Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's ...
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The Widowmaker Heart Attack: Cardiologists Explain the Meaning
Over 80% of these fatalities result from heart attacks and strokes. December is notorious for being the biggest month for heart attacks, with one of the most dangerous being the widowmaker heart ...
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Predictive value of IBI for acute kidney injury with contrast after PCI in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Background: Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a common complication in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is associated with an inflammatory response.
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Timing and Adherence Matter for Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter‐2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure
It is imperative to maintain the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors (SGLT‐2is) in patients with diabetes both after the index diagnosis of heart failure (HF) and even prior to the index ...
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Effect of COVID-19 with or without acute kidney injury on inpatient mortality in England: a national observational study using administrative data
In this large national observational study, we observed that COVID-19 complicated by AKI was associated with substantially higher in-hospital mortality than either COVID-19 without AKI or AKI due to ...