BMJ3d
Inpatient versus outpatient diagnosis of heart failure across the spectrum of ejection fraction: a population cohort study
Background Early heart failure (HF) diagnosis is crucial to ensure that optimal guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is ...
BMJ1d
Cardiac MRI of Lyme disease myocarditis
Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Dr Stephen P Harden, Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University ...
BMJ11d
Vagally mediated atrioventricular block: pathophysiology and diagnosis
Vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as a paroxysmal AV block, localised within the AV node, associated with slowing of the sinus rate. All types of second-degree AV block, ...
BMJ1d
T4 ERK5 degradation: a turning point from compensated metabolic cardiomyopathy to heart failure
Rationale The accumulated prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome is more than 25% of the world’s population. These are all conditions that have been repeatedly related to a higher ...
BMJ12d
Management of cardiac conduction abnormalities and arrhythmia in aircrew
Cardiovascular diseases i are the most common cause of loss of flying licence globally, and cardiac arrhythmia is the main disqualifier in a substantial proportion of aircrew. Aircrew ii often operate ...
BMJ7d
Timing of intervention in aortic stenosis: a review of current and future strategies
Correspondence to Dr Russell James Everett, BHF/Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK; russell.everett{at}ed.ac.uk To review the pathophysiology of ...
BMJ4d
Clinical anatomy of the aortic root
Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK Professor Robert Anderson, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N ...
BMJ4d
Pacemaker lead infection: echocardiographic features, management, and outcome
a Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Rennes, France, b Department of Infectious Diseases and Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Dr Claude Daubert, Centre Hospitalier ...
BMJ11d
Plaque erosion is a major substrate for coronary thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of plaque erosion as a substrate for coronary thrombosis. DESIGN Pathological study in patients with acute myocardial infarction not treated with thrombolysis or ...
BMJ3d
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography assessment of aortic stenosis
Objectives Non-contrast CT aortic valve calcium scoring ignores the contribution of valvular fibrosis in aortic stenosis. We assessed aortic valve calcific and non-calcific disease using ...
BMJ11d
Pulmonary vasoreactivity predicts long-term outcome in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome receiving bosentan therapy
Background Vasoreactivity testing is recommended in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but its clinical relevance in congenital heart disease (CHD)-associated PAH has not been ...
BMJ7d
Extremely cold and hot temperatures increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality: epidemiological evidence from China
2 School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4 ...