Background Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVAD) have been increasingly used to support haemodynamics during ...
Background Renal denervation (RDN) has emerged as a guideline-recommended therapeutic option in hypertension management with ...
Cardiology training today exists in a paradox. As the specialty becomes more complex, particularly in procedural domains, the ...
Background Recent cardiovascular risk equations from the USA and United Kingdom use routinely collected electronic medical records (EMRs), while current equations used in Australia (AusCVDRisk) have ...
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 ...
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 ...
Currently, most international guidelines advocate for risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) as a framework to guide treatment decisions. Key prognostic factors for patients with PE ...
Background Blood culture-negative infective endocarditis (BCNIE) remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to uncertainty in pathogen identification and treatment decisions. Existing ...
Correspondence to Dr Andrew D Krahn, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 9th floor, 2775 Laurel St., Vancouver ...
Objective Severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) causes significant right atrial (RA) volume overload, resulting in structural and functional RA-remodelling. This study evaluated whether ...
Correspondence to Dr Jeroen M L Hendriks, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia; jeroen.hendriks{at}adelaide.edu.au ...
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, ...