The optimal treatment of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) represents to date a matter of debate as revascularisation has not ...

Gadolinium-based contrast media are widely used in cardiovascular MRI to identify and to highlight the intravascular and extracellular space. After gadolinium, manganese has the second highest ...

Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands Correspondence to Dr J J Bax, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA ...

Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK Correspondence to Professor Allan Struthers, Division of Medical Sciences, Mail Box 2, Ninewells, Ninewells Hospital and ...

Objective The relationship between dietary patterns and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is not well understood. Thus, we prospectively evaluated the association between the ...

Despite the growing recognition of the patent foramen ovale (PFO), particularly when associated with an atrial septal aneurysm, as risk factor for several disease manifestations (above all paradoxical ...

Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr P Elliott, Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, ...

Background Study of the vascular response to stent implantation has been hampered by difficulties in sectioning metal and tissue without distortion of the tissue stent interface. The metal is often ...

Cardiac adaptation to intense physical exercise is determined by factors including age, gender, body size, sporting discipline and ethnicity. Differentiating physiology from pathological conditions ...

Right ventricular (RV) size and function are important predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with various conditions. However, non-invasive assessment of the RV is a ...

Objectives Syncope is a cause of significant morbidity in sick sinus syndrome (SSS) which may not be resolved with permanent pacemaker therapy. We aimed to determine the incidence, predictors and ...