Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...

Single chamber ventricular pacing (VVI) may be associated with a group of adverse symptoms known as the pacemaker syndrome. Cough is an unusual but recognised feature of the pacemaker syndrome. A ...

1 Department of Heart Disease, Division of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway 2 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences ...

Background In 2024, the UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended TriageHF alerts as an option ...

The use of left-sided Impella microaxial flow pumps has expanded rapidly for the management of cardiogenic shock, left ...

Objective Tub bathing is considered to have a preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) by improving haemodynamic function. However, no prospective studies have investigated the long-term ...

5 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore 6 Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore Objective To investigate the prognostic ...

Correspondence to Dr Tom Marshall, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; t.p.marshall{at}bham.ac.uk Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most ...

Background Acute heart failure (AHF) is a severe clinical syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality. Effective management of congestion is a primary treatment goal and often requires ...

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence to Dr Anita E Heywood, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health and Community ...

Correspondence to Dr George Lazaros, Cardiology, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration Hospital, Athens 115 27, Greece; glaz35{at}hotmail.com However, even in the context of this disorder, ...

Objectives The sphingolipid pathway generates bioactive molecules that are crucial to the regulation of a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Recent studies indicate that plasma ...