Objective To determine the impact of sodium-dependent glucose type 2 cotransporter inhibitors on the renal function in acute heart failure.Methods In a single-centre, controlled, randomised study, ...

Objectives This study aimed to establish a prediction model that incorporates the radiomic features of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) to predict atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after ...

Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including death and heart failure (HF). The FLOW trial demonstrated that ...

Background The alert-based HeartInsight algorithm predicts risk of worsening heart failure hospitalisations (WHFHs) by evaluating temporal trends of seven physiologic parameters obtained through ...

Background Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have become the gold standard of coronary angioplasty since their inception in 2002. Biodegradable polymer DESs (BP-DESs) have been postulated to be superior to ...

Background Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is key in stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) but there is uncertainty regarding the optimal timing of OAC (re)initiation after stroke, as ...

Objective Despite improvements in its management, infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with poor survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary endocarditis ...

Objectives To assess mid-term outcomes in patients with early silent coronary bypass occlusion.Methods 292 consecutive patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between ...

Objective Patients with univentricular hearts (UVH) have high mortality despite modern treatment, and better methods to identify patients at highest risk are needed. We wanted to improve risk ...

Background and objectives Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is commonly associated with pulmonary hypertension (PHT); however, the factors associated with the presence and severity of PHT ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a proven treatment for life-threatening aortic valve disease, predominantly severe aortic stenosis. However, even among developed nations, access to ...

Background Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been sparsely investigated.Objective To provide a ...