Background Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a major limitation of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with ...

Background Complete revascularisation has been associated with improved short-term outcomes in patients with coronary artery ...

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young individuals and ...

Background The PR interval is a ubiquitous parameter available to all clinicians. Studies on associated risk have been ...

Correspondence to Dr Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br Objective Ischaemic stroke ...

Objective Heart failure is a prothrombotic state, and it has been hypothesised that thrombosis and embolism cause non-fatal and fatal events in heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We ...

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and increasing evidence has demonstrated its role as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and as a possible ...

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Professor Ian R Reid, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University ...

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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 ...

Patients may be offered cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a supervised programme often including exercises, education and psychological care, following a cardiac event, with the aim of reducing morbidity ...