Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Dr Stephen P Harden, Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University ...

Background Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is ...

Rationale The accumulated prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome is more than 25% of the world’s population. These are all conditions that have been repeatedly related to a higher ...

Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK Professor Robert Anderson, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London ...

a Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Rennes, France, b Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Dr Claude Daubert, Centre Hospitalier ...

Background: Angiotensin 1 converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). This benefit may result from an anti-inflammatory action.

Objectives Non-contrast CT aortic valve calcium scoring ignores the contribution of valvular fibrosis in aortic stenosis. We assessed aortic valve calcific and non-calcific disease using ...

Objective: To study the role of echocardiography in the stepwise evaluation of syncope. Design: A prospective observational study with an 18 month follow up. Setting: University teaching hospital ...

Objective: To assess health related quality of life of patients with congestive heart failure; to compare their quality of life with the previously characterised general population and in those with ...

Pathology Department, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr Mary N Sheppard Department of Pathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK; ...

OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and haemodynamic consequences of pericardial effusion after cardiac surgery. DESIGN--Clinical, echocardiographic, and Doppler evaluations before ...

The structural and functional abnormalities that lead to cardiac death are coronary artery disease and left ventricular abnormalities related to remodelling (left ventricular hypertrophy, left ...