Background Hypothyroidism has been suggested as a predisposing and prognostic factor in patients with spontaneous coronary ...
Introduction European valvular heart disease guidelines define women as a ‘special group’. To explore what factors have led ...
Background Guidelines strongly recommend reperfusion therapy, including thrombolysis and percutaneous coronary intervention, ...
Background Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly improved outcomes for ST-segment elevation ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and CT imaging plays a crucial ...
Background Stroke after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an infrequent but serious complication with ...
Background Pulsed field ablation (PFA) has emerged as a promising non-thermal alternative to conventional atrial fibrillation ...
Background Dual antiplatelet therapy is the standard of care after coronary stent placement but increases the bleeding risk. The effects of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on clopidogrel metabolism have ...
Objectives Peak exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of different SBP patterns at the ...
Background The specific relationship between different blood pressure measures and the risk of aortic aneurysms (AA) remains unclear. Elucidating these associations would be conducive to identifying ...
Objectives To explore changes over time in the 30-day mortality rate for paediatric cardiac surgery and to understand the role of attendant changes in the case mix. Methods, setting and participants ...