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

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 ...

If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...

Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) remains central to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). DES platforms, polymers ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Carol Ann Remme, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; c.a.remme{at}amsterdamumc.nl Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited cardiac disorder, ...

Objective To study the utility of body fat percentage in predicting health outcomes when other obesity indices are considered. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study to evaluate the ...

Background Intravenous iron therapy with ferric derisomaltose (FDI) has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and iron deficiency.

Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for an alarming 17.9 million deaths globally in 2019. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is often the most common initial presentation of CVD. ACS ...