Background Previous epidemiological studies demonstrated that premature atrial contractions (PACs) and premature ventricular ...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated major reallocation of healthcare services. Our aim was to assess the impact on paediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) procedures during different ...

Background Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a complication of myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy and is associated with a high thromboembolic risk. Although warfarin has traditionally ...

Objectives National dietary guidelines were introduced in 1977 and 1983, by the USA and UK governments, respectively, with the ambition of reducing coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality by reducing ...

Introduction Clopidogrel is a P2Y 12 inhibitor that has become a mainstay treatment following percutaneous intervention with drug-eluting stent placement to decrease restenosis and its potential ...

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is increasingly used to guide myocardial revascularisation. However, supporting evidence regarding its use originates from studies that have enrolled mainly patients with ...

Objective To update the Cochrane systematic review of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for heart failure. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was ...

Objective We explored cardiac volumes and the effects on systolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (HCM LVH+) and genotype-positive patients ...

Vitamin K has important functions within the body, some of which are still being discovered. Research has shown that vitamin K is an anticalcification, anticancer, bone-forming and insulin-sensitising ...

Background Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been sparsely investigated. Objective To provide a ...

Spirulina, a cyanobacteria commonly referred to as a blue-green algae, is one of the oldest lifeforms on Earth. Spirulina grows in both fresh and saltwater sources and is known for its high protein ...