Background The life-long exposure of the left heart chambers to systemic blood pressures may be important to changes in left ...

Background Since the 1960s, beta blockers have been used to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), a genetic ...

Background Pocket haematoma is a common complication of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures and may lead ...

Background Pre-procedural and post-procedural plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels can predict rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the significance ...

Background We aimed to estimate mental disorder disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and determine whether ...

Background The minimally important difference (MID) for frailty variation associated with adverse outcomes remains unknown in ...

Background Many observational studies highlight clonal haematopoiesis (CH) as a novel determinant of cardiovascular disease ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is characterised by reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after restoration of sinus rhythm (SR). The need for continued ...

Objectives To investigate the association between serum uric acid (UA) and high-risk plaques (HRPs) assessed by coronary CT angiography (CCTA). Methods In this retrospective study, we included ...

Background Postoperative cerebral infarction following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major complication and is associated with insulin ...

Objectives Severe psychological stress is generally associated with an increased risk of acute cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, but it remains unknown whether it also applies to ...