BMJ8d
Clinical and echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes in patients with moderate secondary mitral regurgitation
Background Significant secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is known to be associated with worse prognosis. However, data ...
BMJ9d
Genetic variants associated with cardiac hypertrophy-related sudden cardiac death and cardiovascular outcomes in a Finnish population
Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of non-ischaemic sudden cardiac death (SCD). Left ventricular ...
BMJ5d
New frontiers for exercise training: evidence of cardiovascular benefit for titin-induced dilated cardiomyopathy
Regular physical activity combined with structured exercise training has well described benefits for quality of life and ...
BMJ8d
New-onset atrial fibrillation after coronary surgery and stroke risk: a nationwide cohort study
Background New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) increases ...
BMJ3d
Effectiveness of rapid access chest pain clinics: a systematic review of patient outcomes and resource utilisation
Background Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics (RACPC) are widely used for the outpatient assessment of chest pain, but there ...
BMJ15h
Considering complexity in the genetic evaluation of dilated cardiomyopathy
Correspondence to Ms Elizabeth Jordan, Division of Human Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Elizabeth.jordan{at}osumc.edu Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a cardiovascular ...
BMJ15h
Imaging as a surrogate marker of drug efficacy in cardiovascular disease
Correspondence to Dr Jason M Tarkin, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; jt545{at}cam.ac.uk Learn how imaging can be applied to ...
BMJ21h
Heart disease caused by Coxsackie virus B infection.
A study of 55 patients with heart disease suspected of being viral in origin was carried out a Medical College Hospital, Nagpur, over a period of 2 years. Virus studies as well as other routine tests ...
BMJ2d
Rhythm abnormalities of the fetus
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA David J Sahn, MD, L608, Pediatric Cardiology, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW ...
BMJ4d
Vaping and cardiac disease
Correspondence to Dr Holly R Middlekauff, Division of Cardiology, UCLA Medical School, Los Angeles, California, USA; hmiddlekauff{at}mednet.ucla.edu Tobacco cigarette smoking is the most prevalent ...
BMJ2d
Opportunities and challenges of implementing computed tomography fractional flow reserve into clinical practice
Correspondence to Dr Edward D Nicol, Departments of Cardiology and Radiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK; e.nicol{at}nhs.net CT-derived ...
BMJ6d
Mortality from infective endocarditis: clinical predictors of outcome
1 Department of Cardiology, The Middlesex Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK 2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust 3 ...