Stroke, one of the most severe complications of atrial fibrillation (AF), can be prevented by oral anticoagulants in patients ...

Background Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) progression following left-sided valvular heart disease (VHD) correction is a critical clinical concern. This study aimed to determine the incidence, predictors ...

Objectives The use of cerebral embolic protection (CEP) during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been studied in several randomised trials. We aimed to perform a systematic review and ...

The eye is prone to various forms of afflictions, either as a manifestation of primary ocular disease or part of systemic disease, including the cardiovascular system. A thorough cardiovascular ...

Objective To assess temporal clinical and budget impacts of changes in atrial fibrillation (AF)-related prescribing in England. Methods Data on AF prevalence, AF-related stroke incidence and ...

Correspondence to Dr Matthias Michal, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany; ...

Correspondence to Dr Maoyi Tian, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China; maoyi.tian{at}hrbmu.edu.cn Objectives The Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) recently reported ...

Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to: Dr A Woo, Division of Cardiology, Toronto General ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse led shared care programme to improve coronary heart disease risk factor levels and general health status and to reduce anxiety and depression in ...

Dr P F Currie, Department of Cardiology, 1 Lauriston Place, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK. Objective To assess the frequency of circulating cardiac specific autoantibodies in HIV positive ...

Updating the Scottish national cardiovascular risk score: ASSIGN version 2.0 ...