Introduction Stiff left atrium (LA) is important in the pathophysiology and progression of heart failure with preserved ...

Background Those with premature coronary heart disease (pCHD) have a lower 5-year risk of repeat events; however, their ...

Objective We aimed to assess the pattern of mortality and cause of death in a cohort of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary ...

Background Though undiagnosed in many patients, especially those with cryptogenic stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a key ...

Background Acute myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening cardiac condition and immediate assessment of this disease is ...

Background Stroke volume is an established echocardiographic marker but has not been widely studied in patients with ...

Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) improves haemodynamics in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic ...

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 Evidence regarding cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy in women with pregestational diabetes is limited. Our study aimed to describe left ventricular (LV) remodelling and vascular ...

Background The complication risk of procedures may be influenced by operator and institutional characteristics. Our aim was to assess whether supervising consultant seniority and operative volume, and ...

Objective Sex differences play a critical role in the presentation, progression and treatment outcomes of cardiac diseases. However, historical male predominance in clinical studies has led to ...