Objective Electrical cardioversion is frequently performed to restore sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF recurs in many patients and identifying the ...

Aims Light-to-moderate drinking has been associated with reduced risk of heart failure (HF). We have examined the association between alcohol consumption and incident HF in older British men.Methods ...

Objective When advising patients about possible initiation of primary prevention treatment, clinicians currently do not have information on expected impact on lifespan, nor how much this increment ...

Background The Toronto Aortic Stenosis Quality of Life Questionnaire (TASQ) is a validated instrument for assessing quality of life (QoL) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). In this study, ...

Aim To create and validate a simple scoring system for predicting 30-day mortality in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at their moment of admission.Methods and results 2407 ...

Objective To determine research priorities in advanced heart failure (HF) for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.Methods Priority setting partnership using the systematic James Lind ...

Background Inadequate medicines optimisation and adherence are significant problems among patients taking secondary prevention medications following myocardial infarction (MI). A novel joint ...

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 ...

While iterative developments have improved outcomes of patients with myocardial infarction, mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) remains stubbornly high.

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, ...

Introduction Precautions for implanting cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) into patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are more prevalent nowadays. However, concerns about ...