The identification and management of comorbidities are central to the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The ...

Background Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare variant of HCM, often considered to have a benign prognosis. This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and genetic ...

Background The relationship between objectively measured hearing ability and the risk of incident heart failure (HF) remains unclear. This study aimed to assess this association, explore potential ...

Enteroviral RNA detection in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy is rare. Enteroviral particles and RNA have recently been identified in patient's skeletal muscle, suggesting that skeletal more ...

Objectives To evaluate emergency medical services (EMS) delays and their impact on time to treatment and mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Method We collected data ...

Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona, Spain Professor Jordi Soler-Soler, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebron, P Vall ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of prenatal exposure to maternal malnutrition on coronary heart disease in people born around the time of the Dutch famine, 1944–45. DESIGN Historical cohort study.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest atrial arrhythmia and represents a large burden on modern health services. Large multicentre randomised trials have demonstrated that a rhythm control ...

This review gives examples of emerging cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques and applications that have the potential to transition from research to clinical application in the near ...

Objective To investigate dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in health conscious individuals to explain the reduced risk in vegetarians, and to examine the relation between IHD and ...

Correspondence to Dr José Angel Cabrera, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Quirón-Madrid, European University of Madrid, Calle de Diego de Velázquez. 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón (Madrid), ...