Background Right atrial pressure (RAP) is a key variable that cardiac MRI (CMR) cannot currently measure. We aimed to develop a model to estimate mean RAP (mRAP) using CMR and assess the prognostic ...

Over the past decades, prognosis of patients with cancer has strongly improved and the number of cancer survivors is rapidly growing. Despite this success, cancer treatment is associated with ...

Methods First, UK cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality data were used to calculate the mean lifespan gain from an intervention (such as a statin) that reduces cardiovascular mortality by 30 ...

Introduction Conductive disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain a major concern after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).Aims To assess the impact of aortic ...

Background Cryoballoon ablation, especially Arctic Front Advance Pro (AFA-Pro) (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), has been widely recognised as a standard approach to atrial fibrillation (AF).

Background The treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) has improved rapidly in recent decades. There is increasing evidence to support the role of early intervention and treatment in affecting ...

The dissemination of scientific developments has conventionally been through two main platforms: medical journals and scientific conferences. In 1665, the Royal Society released the first medical ...

Objective To update the Cochrane systematic review of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for heart failure.Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was ...

Background Despite limited beneficial evidence, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is commonly used in patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). In this Dutch ...

The publication of the Danish-German Cardiogenic Shock Trial (DANGER-SHOCK) earlier this year was therefore greeted with great enthusiasm.4 The trial randomised patients with STEMI-related CS to ...

Introduction Myxomas are the most frequent type of benign tumour of the heart, typically found in the left atrium. We present a case of myxoma with cardioembolic stroke coexisting with coronary artery ...

Introduction Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart defects diagnosed in adulthood. Diagnosis is made by echocardiogram; however, this procedure is not widely available, ...