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Physical exercise is crucial for healthy aging and plays a decisive role in the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). A higher level of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the elderly is...
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Open AccessAssociation of central blood pressure with an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise among elite athletes
The systolic blood pressure/workload (SBP/MET) slope was recently reported to be a reliable parameter to identify an exaggerated blood pressure response (eBPR) in the normal population and in athletes. However...
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Open AccessMulticenter comparison of transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the self-expanding ACURATE neo2 versus Evolut PRO transcatheter heart valves
New-generation self-expanding transcatheter aortic heart valves (THV) were designed to overcome technical constraints of their preceding generations. We sought to compare the efficacy and safety of the self-ex...
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Open AccessNormative values of non-invasively assessed RV function and pulmonary circulation coupling for pre-participation screening derived from 497 male elite athletes
Reference values for right ventricular function and pulmonary circulation coupling were recently established for the general population. However, normative values for elite athletes are missing, even though ex...
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Open AccessFibroblast growth factor 23 as a biomarker of right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension
Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) has been associated with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and heart failure. However, its role in right ventricular (RV) remodeling and RV failure is unknown. This study ...
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Open AccessVascular alterations among male elite athletes recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection
SARS-CoV-2 may affect the cardiovascular system and vascular impairment has been reported in healthy young adults recovering from COVID-19. However, the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the vascular function ...
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Chronisches Koronarsyndrom
Die koronare Herzerkrankung (KHK) ist durch atherosklerotische Veränderungen der epikardialen Koronararterien charakterisiert, die zu einer regionalen Minderperfusion der durch die betroffene Koronararterie ve...
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Open AccessInfluence of 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Insufficiency on Maximal Aerobic Power in Elite Indoor Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study
The impact of vitamin D on musculoskeletal health is well-established, although its influence on physical performance is unclear. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the impact of 25-hydroxy-vitamin...
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Recent guidelines recommend a risk-adjusted, non-invasive work-up in patients presenting with chest discomfort to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD). However, a risk-adjusted diagnostic approach remains cha...
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Open AccessSex differences in workload-indexed blood pressure response and vascular function among professional athletes and their utility for clinical exercise testing
Sex differences in blood pressure (BP) regulation at rest have been attributed to differences in vascular function. Further, arterial stiffness predicts an exaggerated blood pressure response to exercise (BPR)...
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Open AccessDefinition of acute kidney injury impacts prevalence and prognosis in ACS patients undergoing coronary angiography
Development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in invasively managed patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with a markedly increased mortality risk. Different definitions of AKI are in use, leadi...
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Both surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are established options to treat aortic valve stenosis. We present the outcome of the complete cohort of all pat...
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Open AccessSafety and effectiveness of coronary intravascular lithotripsy in eccentric calcified coronary lesions: a patient-level pooled analysis from the Disrupt CAD I and CAD II Studies
The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in treating eccentric calcified coronary lesions.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital admissions for cardiac care have declined. However, effects on mortality are unclear. Thus, we sought to evaluate the impact of the lockdown period in central Germany on ...
