Background Restarting direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) after a serious bleeding event in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Background Current guidelines for aortic valve replacement (AVR) lack consensus on prosthesis selection in middle-aged patients. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive comparison of long-term ...

Background Although treatment options for heart failure (HF) have improved, advanced HF (AdHF) remains a challenging ...

Background The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing ...

Background Atrial fibrillation(AF) may be linked to increased sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk, but patients with AF are often neglected in studies on ECG risk factors for SCD. We aimed to clarify the ...

Objective: To analyse the psychometric properties of the EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D) applied to patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Setting: Rehabilitation hospital. Patients and design: ...

Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) occurs when an implanted prosthetic valve is too small for the patient; severe PPM is defined as an indexed effective orifice area (iEOA) <0.65 cm2/m2 following ...

Radiation-induced coronary heart disease (RICHD) is the second most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients treated with radiotherapy for breast cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other ...

Learning objectives To gain familiarity with the commonly encountered complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). To develop strategies to treat and overcome complications ...

Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by an increased risk of pathological thrombus formation due to a disruption of physiological haemostatic mechanisms that are better understood by reference to ...

Background A Mediterranean diet is favourable for cardiometabolic risk. Objective To examine the residual effect of a green Mediterranean diet, further enriched with green plant-based foods and lower ...