Background Persistent shockable rhythms (refractory to or recurring after three or more defibrillation attempts) are ...

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Original research: Kidney function and risk of heart failure in older adults: findings from a prospective cohort study (22 ...

Background The natural history of asymptomatic moderate or severe aortic regurgitation (AR) remains uncertain, with conflicting reports about its progression and surgical timing. We aimed to quantify ...

Objective Patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the setting of left bundle branch block (LBBB) present an important diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the clinician.

Objective Tub bathing is considered to have a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by improving haemodynamic function. However, no prospective studies have investigated the long-term ...

Objective Distinguishing early dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) from physiological left ventricular (LV) dilatation with LV ejection fraction <55% in athletes (grey zone) is challenging. We evaluated the ...

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects over 113 million people worldwide and is a marker of systemic atherosclerosis associated with significant cardiovascular and limb morbidity. While classic ...

Background Guideline size criteria for prophylactic repair of ascending aortic aneurysm do not account for sex, although some evidence suggests women may experience acute type A aortic dissection ...

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute and reversible form of heart failure characterised by transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease and often ...

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Echocardiography allows estimation of right ventricular (RV) systolic pressure by adding the estimated right atrial pressure (RAP) to the systolic pressure gradient between the RV and right atrium (RA ...