OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of coronary pressure derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements in supporting decisions about medical or surgical treatment in patients with angiographically ...

Correspondence to Dr Anthonie L Duijnhouwer, Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen 6500HB, The Netherlands; toon.duijnhouwer{at}radboudumc.nl Background Women with ...

Eleven patients were studied and a total of 144 Wenckebach cycles in the AV node and 118 Wenckebach cycles in the His-Purkinje system were analysed to determine the incidence of typical and atypical ...

Paul A Grayburn, MD, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, 621 North Hall Street, Suite H030, Dallas, TX 75226, USA; paulgr{at}baylorhealth.edu If you wish to reuse ...

Correspondence to Dr Bostjan Berlot, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS2 8ED, UK; bostjan.berlot{at}gmail.com Multiple embolic myocardial ...

BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Andrew R Chapman, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Chancellors Building, University of ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.