Background Nationwide studies report the high incidence of major health outcomes following myocardial infarction (MI). This ...

Background Proteomic biomarkers have shown promise in predicting various cardiovascular conditions, but their utility in assessing the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. This study ...

Correspondence to Dr Niket Patel, Cardiology Department, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK; niketpatel{at}nhs.net To understand the evolution in the strategies for the treatment of ...

7 WA Centre for Rural Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Correspondence to Karice K Hyun, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, ...

Objective Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is a rapidly progressive disease that portends poor prognosis. Our objective was to evaluate the prognostic impact of relative regional strain ratio (RRSR, a measure ...

Prevention of stroke and systemic thromboembolism remains the cornerstone for management of atrial fibrillation (AF) and flutter. Multiple risk assessment models for stroke and systemic ...

Department of Public Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to Professor Jill Pell, Department of Public Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing ...

Objective The Medical ANtiarrhythmic Treatment or Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (MANTRA-PAF) trial compared radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) with antiarrhythmic drug ...

Correspondence to Dr Richard Cheng, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; rkcheng{at}uw.edu Cancer and cardiovascular disease ...

Diabetes is an increasing problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, is becoming more prevalent owing to rising rates of obesity, physical inactivity and urbanisation. Type ...

2 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Faculty Member of the NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Leicester, UK Following this review of evidence and ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK 2 Department of Nephrology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University of ...