Background Hospitalisation with acute heart failure (AHF) carries a high risk of death, and those surviving to discharge ...

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of cardiovascular mortality, often triggered by ventricular ...

Aim In the UK, pharmacological management of patients with heart failure (HF) occurs predominantly in general practice. Using ...

Background Postoperative cerebral infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery ...

Background The aim of the study was to estimate the sex-specific prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation or flutter ...

Background Cardiac MR (CMR) provides a comprehensive assessment of pericardial structure, tissue characteristics and constriction-related haemodynamics, making it an excellent tool for assessing the ...

Introduction Despite valvular heart disease (VHD) being a major contributor to cardiovascular health issues globally, limited epidemiological data exist for Malaysia. Objective To examine the ...

Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) improves haemodynamics in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Previous studies on BPA have set the treatment ...

Objectives We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that compared levels of molecular biomarkers in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) to those in healthy pregnant and ...

Aims We investigated the prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) and its association with severity of heart failure in patients with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF ...

Background Acute myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening cardiac condition and immediate assessment of this disease is imminent. While laboratory tests, electrocardiography or transthoracic ...