Background Anticoagulation therapy reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is often underused ...

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

Background Intravenous iron therapy with ferric derisomaltose (FDI) has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with heart ...

Objective To test the effect of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure on neurological events in divers. Design Prospective, non-randomised, longitudinal three-arm study. Setting Tertiary referral centre.

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment. While diabetes is a known risk factor, the role of elevated glucose levels ...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a significant public health challenge in China. This study aimed to project ...

Objectives Bullying of trainee doctors has been shown to be associated with detrimental outcomes for both doctors and patients. However, there is limited evidence regarding the level of bullying of ...

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

Care pathways for management of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) including screening for structural heart disease, PVC burden, cause and effect relation with left ventricular dysfunction when ...

This paper reviews the methods, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption and translation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling within cardiovascular medicine. CFD, a specialist ...

Correspondence to Shirley Sze, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK; shirley.sze{at}nhs.net While progress has been ...

Inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system are cornerstones of the management of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, RAAS ...