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Featured review: Hypertension and cognitive dysfunction in the elderly

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.

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. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  13 December 2017

   Periprocedural heparin bridging in patients receiving oral anticoagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   Authors:Jing Wen Yong, Li Xia Yang, Bright Eric Ohene, Yu Jie Zhou and Zhi Jian Wang
2. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  12 December 2017

   Short- and long-term outcomes in infective endocarditis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   Authors:Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Akshaya Srikanth Bahagavathula, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Alemayehu B. Mekonnen and Tamrat Befekadu Abebe
3. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  12 December 2017

   Left atrial enlargement and clinical considerations in patients with or without a residual interatrial shunt after closure of the left atrial appendage with the WATCHMAN™-device

   Authors:Blerim Luani, Thomas Groscheck, Conrad Genz, Ivan Tanev, Thomas Rauwolf, Joerg Herold, Senad Medunjanin, Alexander Schmeisser and Rüdiger C. Braun-Dullaeus
4. CONTENT TYPE:RESEARCH ARTICLE

     |  12 December 2017

   Heart rate variability after radiofrequency ablation of epicardial ganglionated plexuses on the ovine left atrium

   Authors:Vilius Kviesulaitis, Aras Puodziukynas, Dainius Haroldas Pauza, Vytautas Zabiela, Tomas Kazakevicius, Raimundas Vaitkevicius, Evaldas Diržinauskas, Vytenis Semaška, Antanas Strazdas, Ruta Unikaite, Kristina Rysevaite, Neringa Pauziene and Remigijus Zaliunas
5. CONTENT TYPE:CASE REPORT

     |  12 December 2017

   Basal wall hypercontraction of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient who had been diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy: a case report

   Authors:Noboru Ichihara, Shuichi Fujita, Yumiko Kanzaki, Tomohiro Fujisaka, Michishige Ozeki and Nobukazu Ishizaka

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