Background Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) have been increasingly used to support haemodynamics during ...

Cardiology training today exists in a paradox. As the specialty becomes more complex, particularly in procedural domains, the ...

Background Renal denervation (RDN) has emerged as a guideline-recommended therapeutic option in hypertension management with ...

Introduction Ascertaining the cause of sudden death is often difficult, even in patients with a history of heart disease.

Background Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with reduced ejection fraction often requires inotropic support. While dobutamine is commonly used, its safety and efficacy remain debated.

Background Recent cardiovascular risk equations from the USA and United Kingdom use routinely collected electronic medical records (EMRs), while current equations used in Australia (AusCVDRisk) have ...

Correspondence to Dr Carl J Lavie, Cardiology, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, New Orleans, LA 70121, USA; clavie{at}ochsner.org In their Heart paper, O'Keeffe and colleagues4 use data from ...

Correspondence to Dr Andrew D Krahn, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 9th floor, 2775 Laurel St., Vancouver ...

5 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 6 Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore Objective To investigate the prognostic ...

Objectives In AL amyloidosis, organ response assessment is based on surrogates (eg, cardiac biomarkers). An objective functional test, such as the 6 min walk test (6MWT), capturing overall clinical ...

3 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College Correspondence to: Dr I Nadra Department of Cardiology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, ...

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of catheter ablation (CA) compared with antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) as first-line treatment for symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods ...