AIMS To evaluate illness knowledge and understanding in children and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease, and whether the degree of understanding is related to age, sex, or ...

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 ...

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 ...

BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to Dr Pardeep S Jhund, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular ...

Background The diagnostic performance of non-invasive imaging techniques for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with a history of myocardial infarction or percutaneous ...

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Correspondence to Dr Andreas Martinsson, Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg 413 45, Sweden; andreas.s.martinsson{at}vgregion.se Objective The optimal medical therapy ...

Correspondence to Professor Arthur A M Wilde, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; a.a.wilde{at}amsterdamumc.nl Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by ...

Background Exercise training is a key component of cardiac rehabilitation but there is a discrepancy between the high volume of exercise prescribed in trials comprising the evidence base and the lower ...

Background Menopause is a timely opportunity to screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and intervene with healthier lifestyles. We investigated the association between premature/early menopause and ...

Background Population-based coronary heart disease (CHD) studies have focused on myocardial infarction (MI) with limited data on trends across the spectrum of CHD. We investigated trends in ...

Background Patients with psychotic illness have increased risk of cardiovascular death. Arrhythmias [particularly Torsades de Points (TdP)] and sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) are the most serious ...