Background Accelerated biological ageing has been linked to elevated risks of hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular diseases ...

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

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

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

Correspondence to Dr Madalina Garbi, Department of Cardiology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK; madalina.garbi{at}nhs.net Clinical guidelines are developed by professional societies and ...

Objective To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Retrospective cohort of adult (age ≥18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=5 87 225) in ...

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Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) remains central to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). DES platforms, polymers ...

Dr Maria Carmo P Nunes, Hospital das Clinicas, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 190, Room 246, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br The heart ...

Correspondence to: Dr Steve W Goodacre Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; s.goodacresheffield.ac.uk Each year, over 15 million ...

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 ...

Clinical Research Initiative in Heart Failure, Wolfson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Professor John J McMurray, The Clinical Research Initiative in Heart Failure, Wolfson Building, ...