Background Pharmacotherapy combinations have been shown to improve survival and reduce hospitalisations in adults with ...
Correspondence to Prof Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK; ...
2 The National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China Objective To examine cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality burden attributable to ambient ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure and mortality.
Objective To describe patterns of prehospital ECG (PHECG) use and determine its association with processes and outcomes of care in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and ...
Correspondence to Dr Gregory Roth, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; rothg{at}uw.edu Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in ...
Background Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly associated with advanced cardiac damage, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...
Objective Severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) causes significant right atrial (RA) volume overload, resulting in structural and functional RA-remodelling. This study evaluated whether ...
Background The epidemiology and long-term healthcare utilisation associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) among those ...
In the early 2000s, the natural history of heart failure (HF) was vividly illustrated, highlighting a defining feature of HF progression: a prolonged course of fluctuating yet steadily worsening ...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of mortality in England, with its burden disproportionately ...
The global pandemics of plague and smallpox in the Middle Ages claimed hundreds of millions of lives. In this era, long before the concepts of pathogens and infectious diseases were established, ...