Background Accelerated biological ageing has been linked to elevated risks of hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular diseases ...

Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

Background Contemporary guidelines by the European Society for Cardiology and American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...

Background Early reperfusion therapy is critical in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However ...

Correspondence to Dr Tom Marshall, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK; t.p.marshall{at}bham.ac.uk Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most ...

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small vessels is limited by an increased risk of restenosis and adverse outcome, even when drug-eluting stents (DES) are employed. In recent ...

Objective The study compared clinical characteristics and response at head-up tilt test (HUTT) between situational (SS) and vasovagal syncope (VVS). Methods Consecutive patients who underwent ...

Objective To describe the place and causes of acute cardiovascular death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Retrospective cohort of adult (age ≥18 years) acute cardiovascular deaths (n=5 87 225) in ...

Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) remains central to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). DES platforms, polymers ...

Dr Maria Carmo P Nunes, Hospital das Clinicas, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 190, Room 246, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 30130-100, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br The heart ...