Background The cross-sectional association between cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) and heart failure (HF) has been previously studied, but the prognostic significance of SctO2 in HF remains ...

Background Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a major limitation of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with ...

Background Complete revascularisation has been associated with improved short-term outcomes in patients with coronary artery ...

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among young individuals and ...

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

Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how marital ...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged over the last decade as an increasingly recognised cause of myocardial infarction, especially among younger women. The advances in our ...

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 ...

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Professor Ian R Reid, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University ...

1 The Affiliated Luohu Hospital, Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, China Objective Studies investigating the impact of chocolate consumption on cardiovascular disease (CVD) have ...

Background Pilots face significant occupational risks affecting cardiometabolic health and are subject to regulatory health screenings. Cardiometabolic risk factors, cardiac screening findings and ...