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Robert Gerber
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Nur A Rahmat
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Gregory YH Lip
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3 years ago
Until recently, the vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g. warfarin) class of drugs was the only oral anticoagulant in use. VKAs have important inter- and intra-patient variability, influenced by diet, alcohol and drugs; thus, regular anticoagulation monitoring is necessary. Indeed, VKAs offer their best efficacy and safety when the average time in therapeutic range (TTR) is >65–70 % in a particular…
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A John Camm
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8 years ago
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Emma Svennberg
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2 years ago
Dr Emma Svennberg (Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SW) summarises the findings from the Systematic ECG Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Among 75-Year-Old Subjects in the Region of Stockholm and Halland, Sweden (STROKESTOP Study). The aim of this study is to determine whether screening for atrial fibrillation by intermittent ECG recording and initiation of anticoagulation treatment among high…
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Michael D Shapiro
Job title: Director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology
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Raymond Pranata
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Giky Karwiky
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Mohammad Iqbal
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3 months ago
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Pasquale Santangeli
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Luigi Di Biase
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Eloisa Basile
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et al
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3 years ago
The number of invasive electrophysiological procedures is steadily increasing in Western countries, as techniques advance and the age of the population increases. Gender exerts a profound influence on the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of many cardiac rhythm disorders, and all these factors may affect the outcome of invasive electrophysiological procedures. Disturbingly,…
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Demosthenes G Katritsis
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3 years ago
A scholarly review by an expert on the subject provides a systematic presentation of background knowledge derived from multidisciplinary and diverse faculties such as molecular biology, genetics and clinical epidemiology. It also summarises findings of randomised clinical trials (RCTs) and guidelines and recommendations from learned societies that may occasionally escape the attention of even the…
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Demosthenes G Katritsis
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3 years ago
To the Editor:
I read with great interest indeed the recent editorial by Nallamothu and Hill1 on the issue of preprints. With all due respect to our esteemed colleagues, I beg to differ. Preprints are online postings of scientific reports in a public venue (see BioRxiv.org or arXiv.org) before their official publication in a journal and without prior independent scientific evaluation. The Royal…
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