Background The aim of the study was to estimate the sex-specific prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation or flutter ...

Background Postoperative cerebral infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery ...

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of cardiovascular mortality, often triggered by ventricular ...

Aim In the UK, pharmacological management of patients with heart failure (HF) occurs predominantly in general practice. Using ...

Background Cardiac MR (CMR) provides a comprehensive assessment of pericardial structure, tissue characteristics and constriction-related haemodynamics, making it an excellent tool for assessing the ...

Introduction Stiff left atrium (LA) is important in the pathophysiology and progression of heart failure with preserved ...

Background Those with premature coronary heart disease (pCHD) have a lower 5-year risk of repeat events; however, their ...

Background Though undiagnosed in many patients, especially those with cryptogenic stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a key cause of ischaemic stroke. By allowing extended cardiac monitoring, ...

Background Despite standardised approaches, subjective assessment and inconsistent diagnostic testing for chest pain in the emergency department (ED) drive costs, disparities and adverse outcomes.

Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) improves haemodynamics in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Previous studies on BPA have set the treatment ...

Background Stroke volume is an established echocardiographic marker but has not been widely studied in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We aimed to evaluate stroke ...