Developing an AI-assisted digital auscultation tool for automatic assessment of the severity of mitral regurgitation: protocol for a cross-sectional, non-interventional studyLi Zhang, Zhenfeng Cheng, Dongyang Xu, Zhi Wang, Shengsheng Cai, Nan Hu, Jianming Ma, Xueqin Mei
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Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare systemKevin E Kip, David Diamond, Suresh Mulukutla, Oscar C Marroquin
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Association of the triglyceride-glucose index with severity of coronary stenosis and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicentre retrospective analysis cohort studyXin Lu, Xin Lin, Yingying Cai, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Haoyu Meng, Weiwei Chen, Peng Yu, Xiaohu Chen
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Tailored anticoagulant treatment after a first venous thromboembolism: protocol of the Leiden Thrombosis Recurrence Risk Prevention (L-TRRiP) study - cohort-based randomised controlled trialJ Louise I Burggraaf-van Delft, Nienke van Rein, Remy H H Bemelmans, Jan-Willem K van den Berg, Coty Y Bruggeman, Marissa Cloos-van Balen, Michiel Coppens, Matthijs Eefting, Yvonne Ende-Verhaar, Nick van Es, Coen van Guldener, Wouter K de Jong, Fleur Kleijwegt, Ted Koster, Cees KroonSee the full list of authors
23 March 2024
Evidence for clinician underprescription of and patient non-adherence to guideline-recommended cardiovascular medications among adults with peripheral artery disease: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysisDavid de Launay, Maude Paquet, Aidan M Kirkham, Ian D Graham, Dean A Fergusson, Sudhir K Nagpal, Risa Shorr, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Derek J Roberts
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Decentralising chronic disease management in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for the qualitative process evaluation of community-based integrated management of HIV, diabetes and hypertension in Tanzania and UgandaMarie-Claire Van Hout, Mathias Akugizibwe, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Moreen Namulundu, Francis Xavier Kasujja, Ivan Namakoola, Josephine Birungi, Joseph Okebe, Jamie Murdoch, Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga, Shabbar Jaffar
20 March 2024
Prescriber decision-making on antithrombotic therapy after endovascular intervention for peripheral artery disease: a protocol for a discrete choice experimentAlison Zhu, Robert Tang, Saissan Rajendran, Hamid Hajian, Sarah Joy Aitken
20 March 2024
Predictive machine learning models for ascending aortic dilatation in patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves undergoing cardiothoracic surgery: a prospective, single-centre and observational studyBamba Gaye, Maxime Vignac, Jesper R Gådin, Magalie Ladouceur, Kenneth Caidahl, Christian Olsson, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Per Eriksson, Hanna M Björck
20 March 2024
Can glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) be used as a predictor of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in non-hypertensive patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary care centre in Eastern IndiaRajdeep Porel, Shyama Shyama, Shaheen Ahmad, Neeraj Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Ratnadeep Biswas, Vishnu Shankar Ojha
19 March 2024
Early predictors of bacterial pneumonia infection in children with congenital heart disease after cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-centre retrospective studyQingfeng Wang, Hui Liu, Liang Zou, Yueshuang Cun, Yaqin Shu, Nishant Patel, Di Yu, Xuming Mo
14 March 2024
