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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Transitioning to high-sensitivity troponin: 1-year mortality outcomes in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome presenting to emergency departments ...

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

Correspondence to Dr Russell James Everett, BHF/Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; russell.everett{at}ed.ac.uk To review the pathophysiology of ...

Correspondence to Dr Takahiro Shiota, The Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; shiotat{at}cshs.org Objectives Mitral valve (MV) clip procedure requires interatrial ...

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, ...

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy Dr Felicita Andreotti, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Catholic ...

Established in 2018, the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) unites 12 leading charitable and public research funding organisations across nine countries. Our mission is to enhance ...

Background The Assessing cardiovascular risk using Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (ASSIGN) risk score, developed in 2006, is used in Scotland for estimating the 10-year risk of first ...