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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

   Prognostic value of short-term follow-up BNP in hospitalized patients with heart failure

   Sayma Sabrina Khanam, Jung-Woo Son, Jun-Won Lee, Young Jin Youn, Junghan Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee, Jang-Young Kim, Sung Gyun Ahn, Min-Soo Ahn and Byung-Su Yoo

   Published on: 3 August 2017
2. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Left ventricular systolic function changes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients detected by the strain of different myocardium layers and longitudinal rotation

   Jun Huang, Zi-Ning Yan, Li Fan, Yi-Fei Rui and Xiang-Ting Song

   Published on: 2 August 2017
3. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   The cost-utility of point-of-care troponin testing to diagnose acute coronary syndrome in primary care

   Michelle M. A. Kip, Hendrik Koffijberg, Marco J. Moesker, Maarten J. IJzerman and Ron Kusters

   Published on: 2 August 2017
4. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Antithrombotic treatment during coronary angioplasty after failed thrombolysis: strategies and prognostic implications. Results of the RESPIRE registry

   José M. De la Torre Hernández, Mario Sadaba Sagredo, Miren Telleria Arrieta, Federico Gimeno de Carlos, Elena Sanchez Lacuesta, Juan A. Bullones Ramírez, Javier Pineda Rocamora, Victoria Martin Yuste, Tamara Garcia Camarero, Mariano Larman and Jose R. Rumoroso

   Published on: 1 August 2017
5. DEBATE

   Surface ECG interatrial block-guided treatment for stroke prevention: rationale for an attractive hypothesis

   Antoni Bayés de Luna, Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Roberto Elosua and Adrian Baranchuk

   Published on: 31 July 2017

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