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Sex-Related Differences in Survival and Safety Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data
Kiarash Tavakoli and others
Aims The impact of sex-related differences on outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remains inconclusive. This study investigates sex-related differences in survival and safety outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing TAVR. Methods and Results We ...
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Uptitration of statin therapy in women and men: a population-based cohort study
Pauline Kiss and others
Aims Statins are widely used for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Women have been shown to be less likely to receive guideline-recommended dose of statins and reach target lipid levels. This study aims to examine sex differences in titration patterns of statin therapy ...
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5-Year Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Propensity Matched Analysis of 51,182 Patients from a Real World Cohort
Ahmed Maraey and others
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) poses significant risks of stroke and mortality. Catheter ablation (CA) has emerged as a superior rhythm control strategy compared to medical therapy, but its long-term benefits in AF, in ischemic stroke prevention, remain underexplored. Methods This ...
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Predictors of Arrhythmic Events in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sotirios Chiotis and others
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common genetic cardiac disorder and a leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are critical for SCD prevention, but risk stratification remains challenging. Objective To evaluate the predictive ...
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Patterns of comorbidities, clinical course, and impact of the ABC Pathway for Integrated Care in patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the prospective Optimal Thromboprophylaxis in Elderly Chinese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (ChiOTEAF) Registry
Marta Mantovani and others
Aims To identify comorbidity patterns in elderly Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), their clinical course, and the effectiveness of the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway adherence among these phenotypes. Methods and results From the ChiOTEAF Registry, we performed a latent ...
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The European Heart Journal. Quality of Care and Clinical Outcome in the years to come: a salutation from the incoming Editor-in-Chief
Massimo Piepoli and Andrea Attanasio
The history of the European Heart Journal. Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (EHJ-QCCO) started exactly 10 years ago, when it was presented as the 12th addition to the family of subspecialty journals of the European Heart Journal . Ten years later, the family has grown to 16 members. ...

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Diagnosis and management of dilated cardiomyopathy: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is extensively discussed in numerous expert consensus documents and international guidelines, with differing recommendations. To support clinicians in daily practice and decision-making, we conducted a systematic review of key guidelines and recommendations concerning ...
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction management: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations
Multiple guidelines exist for the diagnosis and management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We systematically reviewed current guidelines and recommendations, developed by national and international medical organizations, on the management of HFpEF in adults to aid ...
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy management: a systematic review of the clinical practice guidelines and recommendations
Aims In light of recent advances in imaging techniques, molecular understanding and therapeutic options in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), we performed a systematic review of current guidelines for the diagnosis and management of HCM in order to identify consensus and discrepant areas in the ...
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Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in low-resource settings
ESC Guidelines provide best practice, evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is not always possible for best practices to be followed, however, particularly in low-resource settings. To address this issue, a set of guideline-related ...
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Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes in low-resource settings
ESC Guidelines provide best practice, evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is not always possible for best practices to be followed, however, particularly in low-resource settings. To address this issue, a set of guideline-related ...
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Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis in low-resource settings
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines provide best practice, evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is not always possible for best practices to be followed, however, particularly in low-resource settings. To address this ...
New Editor-in-Chief
We are pleased to announce the new Editor-in-Chief for EHJ-QCCO, Professor Massimo Piepoli.
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