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Featured review: Hypertension and cognitive dysfunction in the elderly

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Arterial hypertension and stroke are strong independent risk factors for the development of cognitive impairment and dementia. In this review, Marijana Tadic Cesare Cuspidi and Dagmara Hering summarize available data linking arterial hypertension to cognitive decline and antihypertensive approach with potential benefits in improving cognitive function in elderly hypertensive patients.

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Featured review: Cardiovascular involvement in autoimmune rheumatic disease

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases are at risk for cardiovascular disease. In this review Sophie Mavrogeni and colleagues discuss clinical scenarios leading to cardiovascular disease in these patients and the role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance imaging in early detection.

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1. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Asymptomatic hyperuricemia is not an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events or overall mortality in the general population of the Busselton Health Study

   Johannes Nossent, Warren Raymond, Mark Divitini and Matthew Knuiman

   Published on: 15 December 2016
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   N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide improves the C-ACS risk score prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

   Peng-cheng He, Chong-yang Duan, Yuan-hui Liu, Xue-biao Wei and Shu-guang Lin

   Published on: 12 December 2016
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   Thromboembolic events, bleeding, and drug discontinuation in patients with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation: a prospective hospital-based registry

   Oliver Königsbrügge, Alexander Simon, Hans Domanovits, Ingrid Pabinger and Cihan Ay

   Published on: 9 December 2016
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   Postprocedural radial artery occlusion rate using a sheathless guiding catheter for left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy performed by transradial approach

   Behrouz Kherad, Clemens Köhncke, Frank Spillmann, Heiner Post, Michel Noutsias, Burkert Pieske, Florian Krackhardt and Carsten Tschöpe

   Published on: 8 December 2016
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   Platelet aggregation and risk of stent thrombosis or bleeding in interventionally treated diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome

   K. Kukula, M. Klopotowski, P. K. Kunicki, J. Jamiolkowski, A. Debski, P. Bekta, M. Polanska-Skrzypczyk, Z. Chmielak and A. Witkowski

   Published on: 8 December 2016

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