Original research: Mortality associated with moderate and severe mitral regurgitation in 608 570 men and women undergoing ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the use of inverted lead aVR (−aVR) would improve the classification of acute inferior or lateral myocardial infarction presenting with ST elevation. DESIGN Observational ...

Introduction Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an established therapeutic strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF). Recent advancements in AF ablation have led to the development of the novel pulsed ...

Objective Troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations are associated with cardiovascular risk in stable patients. Understanding their determinants and identifying modifiable clinical ...

1 Functional Area of Emergency Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, 14184, Stockholm Objective There is a paucity of data regarding prognosis in patients with acute versus chronic myocardial ...

Objective To report retrospectively on the training and subsequent experience of two operators in transseptal ablation of arrhythmias arising in the left atrium and left atrioventricular annulus, to ...

Objectives: To develop and test a new concept of the degradation kinetics of newly developed coronary stents consisting of magnesium alloys. Methods: Design of a coronary stent prototype consisting of ...

Introduction UK and US Guidelines now recommend HeartFlow FFR-CT (Fractional Flow Reserve-Computed Tomography) in stable chest pain (CP), but its clinical effectiveness and costs in real-world ...

Introduction Cardiovascular mortality is high in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD). Early detection of cardiac dysfunction is important. Left ventricular global ...

EPICORE Centre-CQIN, Division of Cardiology, 213 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2, Canada Kathryn M King, RN, PhD, Southern Alberta Nursing and Health ...

Correspondence to Dr Sahrai Saeed, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen 5021, Norway; sahrai.saeed{at}helse-bergen.no Objective To assess the safety and tolerability of ...

Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Correspondence to: r Keith M Channon, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, John ...