Heart

Impact and prognostic implications of aortic stenosis across the heart failure spectrum: a cohort study

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and ...
Heart

Innovations in cardiac device therapy in the era of advanced rhythm management: implantable defibrillators and conduction system pacing

Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
Heart

Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of mitral annular calcification

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.
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Epidemiology of valvular heart disease in a Swedish nationwide hospital-based register study

Objective Transitions in the spectrum of valvular heart diseases (VHDs) in developed countries over the 20th century have been reported from clinical case series, but large, contemporary ...
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Wide complex tachycardia: differentiating ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia

Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr Wern Yew Ding, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science ...
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Clinician-targeted interventions to improve advance care planning in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective Advance care planning (ACP) is widely advocated to contribute to better outcomes for patients suffering from heart failure. But clinicians appear hesitant to engage with ACP. Our aim was to ...