Background Immune disorders are key heart failure (HF) triggers, but little is known about whether the status of immunity ...

Objective Decreased kidney function increases cardiovascular risk and predicts poor survival. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by creatinine may theoretically be less accurate in the ...

Coronary Heart Disease Research Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, University College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland The frequency and degree of arcus ...

Introduction The evidence base for rhythm control strategies in atrial fibrillation (AF) remain contentious. Synchronised DC cardioversion (DCCV) is a simple and accessible treatment option in many ...

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Aspirin is a foundation drug of the pharmaceutical industry originally derived as an analgesic/anti-inflammatory agent but serendipitously discovered to have use as a prophylactic drug for major ...

Resistant hypertension is a condition where blood pressure levels remain elevated above target despite changes in lifestyle and concurrent use of at least three antihypertensive agents, including a ...

Introduction Pericytes (PC) are mural cells which are present in blood microvessels. They play an important part in the formation and stabilization of new blood vessels. They are essential for ...

The term “atrioventricular septal defect” (AVSD) covers a spectrum of congenital heart malformations characterised by a common atrioventricular junction coexisting with deficient atrioventricular ...

1 Key Laboratory of Chinese Internal Medicine of MOE, Dongzhimen Hospital, BUCM, Beijing, China 2 First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China ...

Correspondence to Dr Nazem Akoum, Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA; nakoum{at}cardiology.washington.edu The current paradigm of stroke risk assessment ...