Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disease burden worldwide. Macrophages are important components ...

Background Despite simpler regimens than vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF), adherence (taking drugs as prescribed) and persistence (continuation of drugs) ...

32 The University of Edinburgh Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Amitava Banerjee, Institute of Health Informatics, University College London. 222 Euston Road, ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) lacks community prevalence and outcome data. Objective To characterise minimum ‘indicative’ prevalences and mortality data for all forms of PHT in a selected ...

Hearing impairment, psychological distress, and incident heart failure: a prospective cohort study ...

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 ...

Inhibitors of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAAS) system are cornerstones of the management of patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, RAAS ...

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 ...

BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Andrew R Chapman, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Chancellors Building, University of ...

Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Coronary blood flow is dependent upon arterial pressure, ...

Dr K M Ho, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA 6000, Australia; kwok.ho{at}health.wa.gov.au Objectives: To assess the effects of intravenous magnesium on converting acute onset atrial ...

Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China Dr S Zhang, Arrhythmia Center, Cardiovascular Institute and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese ...