Background Aortic dimensions are critical for assessing the risk of acute aortic complications and guiding surgical interventions. Current guidelines define absolute diameter thresholds based largely ...
Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) carries high mortality. Early ...
Introduction Inherited cardiac conditions, including dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), may ...
Background Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) are at high risk of mortality, regardless of symptom status. Despite ...
Background While female sex has historically been associated with worse outcomes following surgical aortic valve replacement, ...
Objective To identify factors associated with hypertension control among treated middle-aged UK adults. Methods A cross-sectional population-based study including 99 468 previously diagnosed, treated ...
Obesity has traditionally been thought of as a state of caloric imbalance, where the intake of calories exceeds the expenditure or ‘burning’ of calories. However, a more nuanced appreciation for the ...
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is characterised by reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction after restoration of sinus rhythm (SR). The need for continued ...
Background Machine learning based on clinical characteristics has the potential to predict coronary CT angiography (CCTA) findings and help guide resource utilisation. Methods From the SCOT-HEART ...
Background Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a hereditary disorder characterised by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, substantially increasing the risk of ...
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 ...