In the field of invasive treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD), the past two decades have been characterised by the ...

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) progression and risk of cardiac events differ between women and men during the lifespan. Accordingly, we aimed to explore the impact of sex and age on plaque ...

Background Malnutrition is a common condition that is associated with adverse prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF). The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index ...

Objective This study summarises the diagnostic validity and clinical utility of genetic testing for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and their at-risk relatives.Methods A systematic ...

Objective To determine the impact of sodium-dependent glucose type 2 cotransporter inhibitors on the renal function in acute heart failure.Methods In a single-centre, controlled, randomised study, ...

Background Angiographic parameters can facilitate the risk stratification of coronary lesions but remain insufficient in the prediction of future myocardial infarction (MI).AIMS We compared the ...

Background Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to an increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and potentially right heart failure in healthy individuals and patients with respiratory diseases.

Background Myocarditis is a rare but potentially serious complication of COVID-19 vaccination. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging can identify cardiac scar ...

Background The alert-based HeartInsight algorithm predicts risk of worsening heart failure hospitalisations (WHFHs) by evaluating temporal trends of seven physiologic parameters obtained through ...

Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including death and heart failure (HF). The FLOW trial demonstrated that ...

Objectives To assess mid-term outcomes in patients with early silent coronary bypass occlusion.Methods 292 consecutive patients who underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between ...