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

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

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

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

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 ...

Outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias (OT-VAs) are the most common type of idiopathic VAs.1 Despite their often benign clinical presentation, patients may experience symptoms that may severely impact ...

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small vessels is limited by an increased risk of restenosis and adverse outcome, even when drug-eluting stents (DES) are employed. In recent ...

Objective The study compared clinical characteristics and response at head-up tilt test (HUTT) between situational (SS) and vasovagal syncope (VVS). Methods Consecutive patients who underwent ...

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 ...

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 Professor Richard J McManus, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK; ...