Background Approximately one million individuals live with heart failure in the UK, and clinicians diagnose around 200 000 ...
Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with progressive aortic and valvular disease requiring cardiac surgery, but ...
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) often triggers collateral coronary development, yet the relationship between ...
Background Acute inflammatory responses during and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with subsequent cardiovascular event risk, but limited data exist on acute immune cell ...
Background Recurrent pericardial effusion remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to high recurrence rates. Laparoscopic pericardioperitoneal window represents an understudied method in the ...
Background Despite limited beneficial evidence, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is commonly used in patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). In this Dutch ...
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 ...
Background Current pharmacological approaches for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (OH) may detrimentally affect supine blood pressure (BP). This side effect is often unacceptable and limits ...
Aims Mavacamten, the first approved myosin inhibitor for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), addresses hypercontractility and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction.
Background The significance of stress-test induced arrhythmias has been examined in prior studies, but there is no clear consensus regarding its significance. Objectives To determine the significance ...
Background Native aortic valve endocarditis continues to present significant operative challenges, often complicated by heart failure, peri-annular extension and conduction disturbances. This study ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and CT imaging plays a crucial role in its diagnosis and management. However, the clinical use of CT is ...