Background Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) progression following left-sided valvular heart disease (VHD) correction is a critical clinical concern. This study aimed to determine the incidence, predictors ...

Objective To study abnormalities in the resting ECG as independent predictors for all cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in a population based random ...

Correspondence to Dr Sarah Hudson, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK; sarahhudsonuk{at}gmail.com Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ...

Objective: To study the role of echocardiography in the stepwise evaluation of syncope. Design: A prospective observational study with an 18 month follow up. Setting: University teaching hospital ...

1 National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical ...

Cardiovascular Research Group, Division of Clinical Sciences (Northern General Hospital), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to: Dr Julian Gunn, Cardiovascular Research Group, ...

Objectives The use of cerebral embolic protection (CEP) during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been studied in several randomised trials. We aimed to perform a systematic review and ...

1 Imperial College, National Heart & Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK 2 Imperial College, National Heart & Lung Institute, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr ...

Christian Stumpf, MD, Dept of Cardiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Ulmenweg 18, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; ch.stumpf{at}web.de Background: Increasing scientific data suggest a role for ...

Anthracycline chemotherapy causes dose-related cardiomyocyte injury and death leading to left ventricular dysfunction. Clinical heart failure may ensue in up to 5% of high-risk patients. Improved ...

Objective To analyse the main characteristics, associated conditions and outcome of right aortic arch (RAA) detected in fetal life, and to assess if further investigation is required in cases of ...

Cardiac paraganglioma (PGL) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour causing significant morbidity primarily due to norepinephrine secretion potentially causing severe hypertension, palpitations, lethal ...