Background In 2024, the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended TriageHF alerts as an option ...

Background Intensive blood pressure (BP) control <130/80 mm Hg could bring additional benefits for cardiovascular disease ...

The use of left-sided Impella microaxial flow pumps has expanded rapidly for the management of cardiogenic shock, left ...

Background The PR interval is a ubiquitous parameter available to all clinicians. Studies on associated risk have been ...

6 Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany Objective The optimal treatment of patients with acute and severe decompensation of aortic ...

Background In England, most prescribing of direct-acting oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation (AF) is in primary care. However, there remain gaps in our understanding of dosage and disparities ...

Acute aortic syndrome and in particular aortic dissection (AAD) persists as a cause of significant morbidity and mortality despite improvements in surgical management. This clinical review aims to ...

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and increasing evidence has demonstrated its role as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and as a possible ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by an increased risk of pathological thrombus formation due to a disruption of physiological haemostatic mechanisms that are better understood by reference to ...

Background Although treatment options for heart failure (HF) have improved, advanced HF (AdHF) remains a challenging condition, impacting over 10% of patients with a poor prognosis. In severe cases, ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) impacts management decisions in valvular heart disease but its significance in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) is not well established. Objectives ...

Correspondence to Dr Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br Objective Ischaemic stroke ...