Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated people with HIV (PWH) have increased risk of heart failure with preserved ...

Background and objectives The History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin (HEART) score is widely used for emergency ...

Background Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an established intervention for secondary prevention of ...

Background Up to 30% of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have presented to hospital with ...

Background Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic vascular disease that affects medium-sized arteries with multifocal (beaded) or focal stenotic lesions, aneurysms, dissections and ...

Objective Early intervention for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) has shown prognostic benefits; however, some ...

Objective We investigated the benefit of Impella, a modern percutaneous mechanical support (pMCS) device, versus former standard intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in acute myocardial infarction ...

Objectives To describe medical management in aortic dissection (AD) and to analyse the possible associations between antihypertensive, antithrombotic, anticoagulant and statin agents, respectively, ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature mortality in the developed world, and hypertension is its most important risk factor. Controlling hypertension is a major focus of public ...

Background Ranolazine is an antianginal drug reported to have hypoglycaemic effects. Objectives To assess the effect of ranolazine versus placebo on glycaemic control for adults with and without ...

Objective Perioperative stroke associated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a catastrophic event. Identification of patients at risk and reduction of its incidence remains of high ...

Introduction Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) is a novel modality for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We describe the initial uptake and experience of PFA using a ...