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Sep 10, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Glen Road |West Smithfield

Fasting during Ramadan forms one of the five obligatory pillars of Islam for individuals who can fast. Observant Muslims will abstain from all food and drink from dawn till sunset each day over the course of a month. Religious exemptions exist, such as to those who are sick, travelling, pregnant, or menstruating.1 Ramadan fasting is widely practised by almost 2 billion Muslims across the globe, primarily for spiritual or cultural reasons.

Aug 28, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Nay Aung |West Smithfield

Prevalence, Cardiac Phenotype, and Outcomes of Transthyretin Variants in the UK Biobank Population Audio (20:11) 0:00 / 0:00 Key PointsQuestion  What are the prevalence, cardiac phenotypes, and outcomes of transthyretin gene (TTR) variants in the UK Biobank population?

Jul 25, 2024 | academic.oup.com | West Smithfield

Disruption of the predictable symmetry of the healthy heart may be an indicator of cardiovascular risk. This study defines the population distribution of ventricular asymmetry and its relationships across a range of prevalent and incident cardiorespiratory diseases. The analysis includes 44,796 UK Biobank participants (average age 64.1±7.7 years; 51.9% women). Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) metrics were derived using previously validated automated pipelines.

Jul 12, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Gower Street |West Smithfield

In “The Alternative Fairytale,” I explore my journey as a cardiology registrar/fellow, a path influenced deeply by my early displacement from war-torn Sudan. This piece reflects on the interplay between my professional choices and personal identity amidst the backdrop of a male-dominated field and societal expectations.

Jul 10, 2024 | academic.oup.com | West Smithfield

For >50 years, the term hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has been used to describe a myocardial disorder defined by an increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness unattributable to abnormal loading conditions.1 The familial nature of the disease has been recognized ever since the entity was first described, and over recent decades, a large number of rare, predominantly autosomal dominant (AD), causative genetic variants have been detected, with the largest subgroup occurring in genes that...