Background Invasive procedures, including endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), right heart catheterisation (RHC) and coronary ...

Background C-reactive protein (CRP) is commonly used to assess systemic inflammation, yet its prognostic value in acute ...

Background The reported prevalence and burden of coronary artery disease in young adults varies markedly in published studies ...

This study aimed to explore whether baseline values and 12-month change in the 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) and the physical ...

Objective Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy characterised by pathological left ...

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings, ...

Background Fabry disease (FD) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the GLA gene and commonly involves the heart. This study aimed to investigate the ...

Background Conduction system pacing (CSP) has emerged as an alternative to right ventricular pacing (RVP) for atrioventricular block (AVB) aiming to avoid ventricular dyssynchrony and adverse heart ...

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with national wait times now exceeding guideline targets. Prolonged preoperative ...

Background Although exercise stress testing (EST) is commonly used for risk stratification in coronary artery disease (CAD), it yields inconclusive results in up to 20% of patients. Stress perfusion ...

Background Annually, 4% of the global population undergoes non-cardiac surgery, with 30% of those patients having at least one cardiovascular risk factor. It is estimated that the 30-day mortality is ...

Background Machine learning based on clinical characteristics has the potential to predict coronary CT angiography (CCTA) findings and help guide resource utilisation. Methods From the SCOT-HEART ...