Background Drug exposure has been reported in association with Takotsubo syndrome, but the breadth and relative strength of ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155/6117, Iran; s_shabbidar{at ...

Background The National Heart Failure Audit gathers data on patients coded at discharge (or death) as having heart failure as the primary reason for admission. To allow comparison of outcomes between ...

Background Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patients with chest pain are often suspected of having non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). Current risk stratification protocols for ...

Background Pregnancy in women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) is associated with increased maternal and neonatal risks, yet most existing studies are limited by small sample sizes and short follow-up. This ...

Objective Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is a metabolite derived from the microbial processing of dietary phosphatidylcholine and carnitine and the subsequent hepatic oxidation. Due to its ...

Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how marital ...