Correspondence to Professor Charalambos Antoniades, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; antoniad{at}well.ox.ac.uk Adipose tissue (AT ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death. Initial reports on this condition were scarce as they were based on postmortem ...

AIMS To evaluate illness knowledge and understanding in children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease, and whether the degree of understanding is related to age, sex, or ...

Objective To investigate the prognostic value of left atrial volume index (LAVI) in patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Methods 554 individuals ...

2 Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA 3 Epidemiological Cardiology Research Center (EPICARE), Department of Epidemiology and ...

Correspondence to Dr Ninian N Lang, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK; ...

Diabetes is an increasing problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, is becoming more prevalent owing to rising rates of obesity, physical inactivity and urbanisation. Type ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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