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 ...

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 ...

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2 School of Pharmacy and Bimolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University Introduction Daphnia magna are an established model in ecology for the investigation of toxins in freshwater systems, as ...