Background Preventing high heart rates in atrial fibrillation (AF) is recommended to reduce AF-related symptoms and morbidity. Evidence on a strong relationship between lower heart rate during AF and ...

Cardiovascular alterations are common in patients who had ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke and other acute brain disorders such as seizures. These cardiac complications are important drivers of ...

Background The Fontan procedure is associated with long-term cardiac and non-cardiac complications and early mortality. Recent data suggest that some fibrosis scores may offer prognostic insight for ...

Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...

Correspondence to Dr Nick Townsend, Nuffield Department of Population Health, British Heart Foundation Centre on Population Approaches for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention, Old Road Campus, ...

Background Sinoatrial node dysfunction and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist, and each potentially initiates or perpetuates the other. Consequently, genetic risk factors for AF may be associated ...

Introduction Cardiovascular benefits deriving from physical activity are well known, but it is unclear whether physical activity trajectories in late life are associated with different risks of ...

Correspondence to Dr Kathleen W. Zhang, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA; ...

British Cardiovascular Society, Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation, British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular ...

Correspondence to Dr Madalina Garbi, Department of Cardiology, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK; madalina.garbi{at}nhs.net Clinical guidelines are developed by professional societies and ...

Background Fluid restriction is a commonly prescribed non-pharmacological intervention in the management of heart failure (HF). However, data on its efficacy and safety are scarce. Recent randomised ...

Acquired valvular heart disease (VHD) is common in the 21st century and its prevalence is increasing, mainly due to increasing longevity associated with the progression of age-related degenerative ...