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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) continues to advance at pace with an ever-broadening indication. In this article we will review the recent technological advances in PCI that have enabled more ...

1 Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 3 Department of Cardiovascular ...

Objective To estimate the size and characteristics of the UK population with single-ventricle physiology, and predict future population growth. Methods The surviving population with single-ventricle ...

1 Cardiology Department, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yaar Khan, Pakistan 2 Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yaar Khan, Pakistan Objectives: To determine the community based prevalence of rheumatic heart ...

Correspondence to Dr Rakesh M Suri, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; surir{at}ccf.org Contemporary ...

Background Clinical myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) utilises commercial microbubbles for myocardial perfusion assessment to detect obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD). Ultrafast ...

Robert W Rho, MD, Associate Professor, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheter Ablation Program, University of Washington School of Medicine, HSB AA 121C, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA ...