BMJ2d
Dysglycaemia and incident aortic stenosis: a cohort study
Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.
BMJ3d
Association of increased carotid intima-media thickness with the extent of coronary artery disease
Objective: To investigate (a) the relation between intima-media thickness (IMT) in carotid arteries and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD); and (b) whether IMT is predictive of coronary ...
BMJ3d
Stable coronary syndromes: pathophysiology, diagnostic advances and therapeutic need
1 British Heart Foundation Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 2 West of Scotland Heart and Lung Centre, Golden ...
BMJ3d
Systolic blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular risk
Objective In individuals with complex underlying health problems, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular disease is less well recognised. The association between SBP ...
BMJ4d
Prevalence and relevance of H558R in the efficacy and toxicity of flecainide in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study
Background The SCN5A gene polymorphism histidine-558-to-arginine (H558R) has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) and may affect the therapeutic effects of flecainide. This study aimed to ...
BMJ4d
Atrial fibrillation prevalence, awareness and management in a nationwide survey of adults in China
10 Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China 11 Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of ...
BMJ4d
Angina: contemporary diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Joseph Ford, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow G128QQ, UK; tom.ford{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...
BMJ4d
Temporal trends and sex differences in sudden cardiac death in the Copenhagen City Heart Study
Objective More knowledge about the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the general population is needed to develop meaningful predictors of SCD. Our aim with this study was to estimate the ...
BMJ4d
Right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension occurs in a proportion of patients with prior acute pulmonary embolism and is characterised by breathlessness, persistently raised pulmonary pressures and ...
BMJ4d
Timing and completeness of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes
Correspondence to Prof Giulio G Stefanini, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele - Milan 20090, Italy; giulio.stefanini{at}gmail.com To discuss the most appropriate ...
BMJ4d
Spectrum of cardiac disease in maternity in a low-resource cohort in South Africa
4 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Background Lack of evidence-based data on the spectrum of cardiovascular disease ...
BMJ4d
Outcomes in patients treated with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel after acute myocardial infarction stratified by renal function
Correspondence to Dr Robert Edfors, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden; robert.edfors{at}ki.se ...