Correspondence to Professor Philip MacCarthy, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, USA; philip.maccarthy{at}nhs.net To learn the optimal management of ...
Background Fluid restriction is a commonly prescribed non-pharmacological intervention in the management of heart failure (HF). However, data on its efficacy and safety are scarce. Recent randomised ...
OBJECTIVE To determine whether angina in women with established coronary heart disease varies with changes in hormone concentrations during the menstrual cycle. DESIGN Subjects were prospectively ...
1 Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Chirurgiche, Università di Verona, Verona, Italy 2 Dipartimento Cardiaco, Toracico e Vascolare, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy Background Functional mitral ...
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 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patients with chest pain are often suspected of having non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Current risk stratification protocols for ...
Hypertension remains one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality, making its effective treatment and control a critical public health priority.1 2 In response to the ...
Background Pregnancy in women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with increased maternal and neonatal risks, yet most existing studies are limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up. This ...
Objective Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is a metabolite derived from the microbial processing of dietary phosphatidylcholine and carnitine and the subsequent hepatic oxidation. Due to its ...
Objective Tub bathing is considered to have a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by improving haemodynamic function. However, no prospective studies have investigated the long-term ...
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 ...
Correspondence to Dr Nick Townsend, Nuffield Department of Population Health, British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Old Road Campus, ...