Background Cardiovascular risk is underassessed in women. Many women undergo screening mammography in midlife when the risk ...

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

Background Rheumatic mitral valve disease remains a major global health challenge. Determining optimal surgical approaches is ...

Background Early reperfusion therapy is critical in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However ...

Background Contemporary guidelines by the European Society for Cardiology and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association for the treatment of non-acute myocardial ischaemic syndromes ...

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Background Current cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models tailored for older adults are inadequate. This study aimed to validate, update and assess the utility of widely used CVD risk ...

Correspondence to Dr Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, USA; julianne_holt-lunstad{at}byu.edu How should these data inform ...

Correspondence to Dr Tom Marshall, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; t.p.marshall{at}bham.ac.uk Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most ...

Background Accelerated biological ageing has been linked to elevated risks of hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), yet its role in shaping the dynamic progression from health to HTN, ...

Ventricular ectopic beats (VEBs) are commonly seen in daily clinical practice. They are largely asymptomatic but can cause upsetting symptoms in some patients. In normal hearts, their occurrence is ...