Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation occurred in a fit 35 year old man who consumed large doses of nicotine chewing gum (Nicorette Leo) over a prolonged period.

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

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...

Vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as a paroxysmal AV block, localised within the AV node, associated with slowing of the sinus rate. All types of second-degree AV block, ...

Around 40% of all patients undergoing angiography are found to have normal coronary arteries or non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD). Despite the high prevalence, this is a group who rarely ...

Correspondence to: Dr Steve W Goodacre Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; s.goodacresheffield.ac.uk Each year, over 15 million ...

Objective To undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on physical activity (PA) levels of patients with heart disease and the methodological ...

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, ...

Objective To investigate the incidence and mortality risk associated with postdischarge major bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and relate this to the incidence of, and mortality ...

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Background: Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) improves symptoms and prognosis in patients with heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony. Guidelines from the National Institute of Health and ...