Objectives Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is the most common congenital heart defect. Much remains unclear about the ...

Introduction International guidelines emphasise the role of heart valve centres (HVC) and specialist heart valve clinics ...

Background Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) creates complex treatment challenges, especially for patients who fail to respond to ...

Background Patients with single ventricles after bidirectional Glenn (BDG) are placed on ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) to reduce ...

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has already been recommended for some high-risk patients with aortic ...

Thoracic aortic dissection is often approached as an acute and localised event, and pathological examination has ...

Background Pericardium is considered electrically inert, but diffuse ST-elevation is an electrocardiographic marker of acute ...

Background Data on the prognostic impact of type A aortic dissection involving the common carotid arteries (CCAs) are scarce. Methods Data on the status of the CCAs were available in 1106 patients who ...

Objective To estimate the population prevalence and treatable burden of severe aortic stenosis (AS) in the UK. Methods We adapted a contemporary model of the population profile of symptomatic and ...

Introduction Wearable cardioverter-defibrillators (WCD) have emerged as a valuable tool in the management of patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias. These devices offer a non-invasive and ...

Objective Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating early risk identification to improve prevention and management strategies. Traditional risk ...

Saturated fat has been demonised as a dietary culprit in heart disease due to its ability to raise low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), whereas omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) has ...