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 ...
Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and ...
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 ...
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a progressive, degenerative process increasingly recognised for its clinical impact.
Cardiac device therapy has significantly evolved since the introduction of the first implantable pacemaker and the subsequent ...
Correspondence to Dr Prachi Bhatnagar, British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus, ...
Background Non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (NDLVC), characterised by non-ischaemic scar/fatty replacement or isolated systolic dysfunction without dilatation, lacks validated risk ...
Objective Distinguishing early dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) from physiological left ventricular (LV) dilatation with LV ejection fraction <55% in athletes (grey zone) is challenging. We evaluated the ...
Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its ...
Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs) provide short-term mechanical circulatory support and therefore have potential utility during elective, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention ...
Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can be caused by primary valvular abnormalities such as flail leaflet or secondary annular dilation as is seen in atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension and ...
Research Group in Valvular Heart Disease, Laval Hospital Research Centre/Quebec Heart Institute, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada Correspondence to: Dr Philippe Pibarot Laval Hospital ...
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