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Catheter ablation vs. thoracoscopic surgical ablation in long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: CASA-AF randomized controlled trial by Haldar, Shouvik, Khan, Habib Rehman, Boyalla, Vennela, Kralj-Hans, Ines, Jones, Simon, Lord, Joanne, Onyimadu, Oluchukwu, Satishkumar, Anitha, Bahrami, Toufan, De Souza, Anthony, Clague, Jonathan R, Francis, Darrel P, Hussain, Wajid, Jarman, Julian W, Jones, David Gareth, Chen, Zhong, Mediratta, Neeraj, Hyde, Jonathan, Lewis, Michael, Mohiaddin, Raad, Salukhe, Tushar V, Murphy, Caroline, Kelly, Joanna, Khattar, Rajdeep S, Toff, William D, Markides, Vias, McCready, James, Gupta, Dhiraj, Wong, Tom

“…Abstract Aims  Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) is challenging to treat with suboptimal catheter ablation (CA) outcomes. Thoracoscopic…”
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Inadequacy of Existing Clinical Prediction Models for Predicting Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Martin, Glen P., MSc, Sperrin, Matthew, PhD, Ludman, Peter F., MA, MD, FRCP, FESC, de Belder, Mark A., MA, MD, FRCP, Gale, Chris P., PhD, FRCP, FESC, Toff, William D., MD, FRCP, FESC, Moat, Neil E., MBBS, MS, Trivedi, Uday, MBBS, Buchan, Iain, MD, FFPH, Mamas, Mamas A., MA, DPhil, FRCP

“…Background The performance of emerging Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) clinical prediction models (CPMs) in national TAVI cohorts distinct from…”
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Single-Chamber versus Dual-Chamber Pacing for High-Grade Atrioventricular Block by Toff, William D, Camm, A. John, Skehan, J. Douglas

“…Patients with high-grade atrioventricular block usually require the implantation of a permanent pacemaker. Retrospective studies have suggested that…”
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Home Use of Automated External Defibrillators for Sudden Cardiac Arrest by Bardy, Gust H, Lee, Kerry L, Mark, Daniel B, Poole, Jeanne E, Toff, William D, Tonkin, Andrew M, Smith, Warren, Dorian, Paul, Packer, Douglas L, White, Roger D, Longstreth, W.T, Anderson, Jill, Johnson, George, Bischoff, Eric, Yallop, Julie J, McNulty, Steven, Ray, Linda Davidson, Clapp-Channing, Nancy E, Rosenberg, Yves, Schron, Eleanor B

“…A multicenter trial evaluated patients with previous anterior-wall myocardial infarction who were not candidates for an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator…”
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Are Elderly Patients at Increased Risk of Complications Following Pacemaker Implantation? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by ARMAGANIJAN, LUCIANA V., TOFF, WILLIAM D., NIELSEN, JENS C., ANDERSEN, HENNING R., CONNOLLY, STUART J., ELLENBOGEN, KENNETH A., HEALEY, JEFF S.

“…Background:  Patients over the age of 75 represent more than half the recipients of permanent pacemakers. It is not known if they have a different risk of…”
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Follow-up care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A pilot study of survivors and families’ experiences and recommendations by Mion, Marco, Case, Rosalind, Smith, Karen, Lilja, Gisela, Blennow Nordström, Erik, Swindell, Paul, Nikolopoulou, Eleni, Davis, Jean, Farrell, Kelly, Gudde, Ellie, Karamasis, Grigoris V., Davies, John R., Toff, William D., Abella, Benjamin S., Keeble, Thomas R.

“…Cognitive and physical difficulties are common in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); both survivors and close family members are also at risk…”
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Effect of Hypobaric Hypoxia, Simulating Conditions During Long-Haul Air Travel, on Coagulation, Fibrinolysis, Platelet Function, and Endothelial Activation by Toff, William D, Jones, Chris I, Ford, Isobel, Pearse, Robert J, Watson, Henry G, Watt, Stephen J, Ross, John A. S, Gradwell, David P, Batchelor, Anthony J, Abrams, Keith R, Meijers, Joost C. M, Goodall, Alison H, Greaves, Michael

“…CONTEXT The link between long-haul air travel and venous thromboembolism is the subject of continuing debate. It remains unclear whether the reduced cabin…”
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Relative Survival After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: How Do Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Fare Relative to the General Population? by Martin, Glen P., Sperrin, Matthew, Hulme, William, Ludman, Peter F., Belder, Mark A., Toff, William D., Alabas, Oras, Moat, Neil E., Doshi, Sagar N., Buchan, Iain, Deanfield, John E., Gale, Chris P., Mamas, Mamas A.

“…Background Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is indicated for patients with aortic stenosis who are intermediate‐high surgical risk. Although…”
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Novel Approaches in Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: The HOPE-3 Trial Rationale, Design, and Participants' Baseline Characteristics by Lonn, Eva, MD, MSc, Bosch, Jackie, PhD, Pogue, Janice, PhD, Avezum, Alvaro, MD, PhD, Chazova, Irina, MD, PhD, Dans, Antonio, MD, Diaz, Rafael, MD, Fodor, George J., MD, PhD, Held, Claes, MD, PhD, Jansky, Petr, MD, Keltai, Matyas, MD, PhD, Keltai, Katalin, MD, PhD, Kunti, Kamlesh, MD, PhD, Kim, Jae-Hyung, MD, PhD, Leiter, Lawrence, MD, Lewis, Basil, MD, Liu, Lisheng, MD, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, MD, PhD, Pais, Prem, MD, Parkhomenko, Alexandr, MD, PhD, Peters, Ron J.G., MD, PhD, Piegas, Leopoldo S., MD, PhD, Reid, Christopher M., PhD, Sliwa, Karen, MD, PhD, Toff, William D., MD, Varigos, John, BSc, Xavier, Denis, MD, MSc, Yusoff, Khalid, MD, Zhu, Jun, MD, Dagenais, Gilles, MD, Yusuf, Salim, MD, DPhil

“…Abstract Background Cholesterol and blood pressure (BP) can be effectively and safely lowered with statin drugs and BP-lowering drugs, reducing major…”
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Effects of Lipid-Lowering and Antihypertensive Treatments in Addition to Healthy Lifestyles in Primary Prevention: An Analysis of the HOPE-3 Trial by Dagenais, Gilles R, Jung, Hyejung, Lonn, Eva, Bogaty, Peter M, Dehghan, Mahshid, Held, Claes, Avezum, Alvaro, Jansky, Petr, Keltai, Matyàs, Leiter, Lawrence A, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Toff, William D, Bosch, Jackie, Yusuf, Salim

“…It is not clear whether the effects of lipid-lowering or antihypertensive medications are influenced by adherence to healthy lifestyle factors. We assessed the…”
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Blood-Pressure Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease by Lonn, Eva M, Bosch, Jackie, López-Jaramillo, Patricio, Zhu, Jun, Liu, Lisheng, Pais, Prem, Diaz, Rafael, Xavier, Denis, Sliwa, Karen, Dans, Antonio, Avezum, Alvaro, Piegas, Leopoldo S, Keltai, Katalin, Keltai, Matyas, Chazova, Irina, Peters, Ron J.G, Held, Claes, Yusoff, Khalid, Lewis, Basil S, Jansky, Petr, Parkhomenko, Alexander, Khunti, Kamlesh, Toff, William D, Reid, Christopher M, Varigos, John, Leiter, Lawrence A, Molina, Dora I, McKelvie, Robert, Pogue, Janice, Wilkinson, Joanne, Jung, Hyejung, Dagenais, Gilles, Yusuf, Salim

“…In one comparison from a 2-by-2 factorial trial, over 12,000 participants with a mean baseline blood pressure of 138/82 mm Hg were assigned to candesartan plus…”
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Dual chamber versus single chamber ventricular pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome and atrioventricular block by Dretzke, J, Toff, W D, Lip, G Y H, Raftery, J, Fry-Smith, A, Taylor, R

“…Dual chamber pacing or single chamber atrial pacing ('physiologic' pacing) is believed to have an advantage over single chamber ventricular pacing in that it…”
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Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in lower-risk and higher-risk patients: a meta-analysis of randomized trials by Ahmad, Yousif, Howard, James P, Arnold, Ahran D, Madhavan, Mahesh V, Cook, Christopher M, Alu, Maria, Mack, Michael J, Reardon, Michael J, Thourani, Vinod H, Kapadia, Samir, Thyregod, Hans Gustav Hørsted, Sondergaard, Lars, Jørgensen, Troels Højsgaard, Toff, William D, Van Mieghem, Nicolas M, Makkar, Raj R, Forrest, John K, Leon, Martin B

“…Additional randomized clinical trial (RCT) data comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is…”
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Effects of blood pressure and lipid lowering on cognition: Results from the HOPE-3 study by Bosch, Jackie, OʼDonnell, Martin, Swaminathan, Balakumar, Lonn, Eva Marie, Sharma, Mikul, Dagenais, Gilles, Diaz, Rafael, Khunti, Kamlesh, Lewis, Basil S., Avezum, Alvaro, Held, Claes, Keltai, Matyas, Reid, Christopher, Toff, William D., Dans, Antonio, Leiter, Lawrence A., Sliwa, Karen, Lee, Shun Fu, Pogue, Janice M., Hart, Robert, Yusuf, Salim

“…OBJECTIVETo assess whether long-term treatment with candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide, rosuvastatin, or their combination can slow cognitive decline in older…”
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Lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, or both to prevent cardiovascular events: results of 8.7 years of follow-up of Heart Outcomes Evaluation Prevention (HOPE)-3 study participants by Bosch, Jackie, Lonn, Eva M, Jung, Hyejung, Zhu, Jun, Liu, Lisheng, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Pais, Prem, Xavier, Denis, Diaz, Rafael, Dagenais, Gilles, Dans, Antonio, Avezum, Alvaro, Piegas, Leopoldo S, Parkhomenko, Alexander, Keltai, Kati, Keltai, Matyas, Sliwa, Karen, Held, Claus, Peters, Ronald J G, Lewis, Basil S, Jansky, Petr, Yusoff, Khalid, Khunti, Kamlesh, Toff, William D, Reid, Christopher M, Varigos, John, Joseph, Philip, Leiter, Lawrence A, Yusuf, Salim

“…Abstract Aims Rosuvastatin (10 mg per day) compared with placebo reduced major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events by 24% in 12 705 participants at intermediate…”
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Antihypertensives and Statin Therapy for Primary Stroke Prevention: A Secondary Analysis of the HOPE-3 Trial by Bosch, Jackie, Lonn, Eva M., Dagenais, Gilles R., Gao, Peggy, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Zhu, Jun, Pais, Prem, Avezum, Alvaro, Sliwa, Karen, Chazova, Irina E., Peters, Ron J.G., Held, Claes, Yusoff, Khalid, Lewis, Basil S., Toff, William D., Khunti, Kamlesh, Reid, Christopher M., Leiter, Lawrence A., Yusuf, Salim, Hart, Robert G.

“…The HOPE-3 trial (Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation–3) found that antihypertensive therapy combined with a statin reduced first stroke among people at…”
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A comparison of single-lead atrial pacing with dual-chamber pacing in sick sinus syndrome by COSEDIS NIELSEN, Jens, THOMSEN, Poul Erik B, CHRISTENSEN, Per D, SIMONSEN, Erik H, ERIKSEN, Ulrik H, JENSEN, Gunnar V. H, SVENDSEN, Jesper H, TOFF, William D, HEALEY, Jeffrey S, ANDERSEN, Henning R, HØJBERG, Søren, MØLLER, Mogens, VESTERLUND, Thomas, DALSGAARD, Dorthe, MORTENSEN, Leif S, NIELSEN, Tonny, ASKLUND, Mogens, FRIIS, Elsebeth V

“…In patients with sick sinus syndrome, bradycardia can be treated with a single-lead pacemaker or a dual-chamber pacemaker. Previous trials have revealed that…”
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Quality of life effects of automatic external defibrillators in the home: Results from the Home Automatic External Defibrillator Trial (HAT) by Mark, Daniel B., MD, MPH, Anstrom, Kevin J., PhD, McNulty, Steven E., MS, Flaker, Greg C., MD, Tonkin, Andrew M., MD, FRACP, Smith, Warren M., MB, BS, FRACP, Toff, William D., MD, Dorian, Paul, MD, Clapp-Channing, Nancy E., RN, MPH, Anderson, Jill, RN, BSN, Johnson, George, BSEE, Schron, Eleanor B., RN, PhD, Poole, Jeanne E., MD, Lee, Kerry L., PhD, Bardy, Gust H., MD

“…Background Public access automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) can save lives, but most deaths from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest occur at home. The…”
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Cholesterol Lowering in Intermediate-Risk Persons without Cardiovascular Disease by Yusuf, Salim, Bosch, Jackie, Dagenais, Gilles, Zhu, Jun, Xavier, Denis, Liu, Lisheng, Pais, Prem, López-Jaramillo, Patricio, Leiter, Lawrence A., Dans, Antonio, Avezum, Alvaro, Piegas, Leopoldo S., Parkhomenko, Alexander, Keltai, Katalin, Keltai, Matyas, Sliwa, Karen, Peters, Ron J.G., Held, Claes, Chazova, Irina, Yusoff, Khalid, Lewis, Basil S., Jansky, Petr, Khunti, Kamlesh, Toff, William D., Reid, Christopher M., Varigos, John, Sanchez-Vallejo, Gregorio, McKelvie, Robert, Pogue, Janice, Jung, Hyejung, Gao, Peggy, Diaz, Rafael, Lonn, Eva

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