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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single leading cause of global mortality and is projected to remain so. Cardiac arrhythmia is a very common type of CVD and may indicate an increased risk of stroke or sudden cardiac death. The ECG is the most widely adopted clinical tool to diagnose and assess the risk of arrhythmia. ECGs measure and display the electrical activity of the heart from the body surface...
Objective: Studies have shown that certain personality types (distressed personality-Type D) and Psychological Distress (anxiety/depression) is associated with Myocardial Infarction (MI) and has etiological and prognostic implications. Substantial research evidence has also suggested that Type D personality is significant predictor of post MI anxiety, depression and impaired quality of life. The present...
In the past years, organizations worldwide have put many efforts in establishing guidelines for the medical practice. However, it has become clear that in order to improve patient care it is necessary to check and ensure the adherence to the established guidelines. Therefore, in 2007, the Dutch Society of Cardiology (NVVC) has implemented a structure for national databases that will serve as benchmark...
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