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A report published today highlights the priorities and needs of patients affected by neurological disease, as well as clinicians and researchers, to inform the implementation of the HSE’s National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in…
Introduction: Cardiac Amyloidosis is a rapidly progressive infiltrative cardiomyopathy associated with significant mortality and morbidity. It is characterised by the deposition of amyloid fibrils, misfolded protein deposits, in…
Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of both morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and in the peripartum period, despite major advances in the care of such patients. The…
Case Study: A 78-year-old male with a background medical history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with pleuritic chest pain and a 30-second episode of collapse. Further…
Background and Scope of problem: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance, and its prevalence increases with advancing age. Put simply, AF is an uncoordinated atrial…
The combination of obesity related disorders and cardiometabolic disease has now reached epidemic proportions, threatening to overwhelm healthcare services in the developed industrialised world. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is…
Aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis (AS) is the second most common valvular abnormality. Incidence increases with age and it is present in up to 2% of 60 year olds…
Introduction: The major causes of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) are known. There has been some progress with regards to control of tobacco smoking, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia in recent…
Nutrition and Cardiovascular Health Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in Western countries, representing almost 30% of all deaths worldwide. Over the past decades, there…
Background: Statins are one the world’s most commonly prescribed drugs and by 2020, global sales were estimated to have reached approximately $1trillion. They were first approved for patients…
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