Background The efficacy of intravascular imaging (IVI) guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represents a contemporary hot topic. PCI in patients with bifurcation coronary lesions and ...

Background During transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), increased aortic angulation can affect the final implantation depth of self-expandable (SE) devices due to the interaction between the ...

Background In England, most prescribing of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) takes place in primary care. The 2024 ...

Objectives Conventional transthoracic echocardiographic measurements like global longitudinal strain (GLS) have shown promise in distinguishing cardiac amyloidosis (CA), but with limited specificity.

In this issue of Open Heart, an appealing manuscript titled ‘Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) after positive CCTA: diagnostic performance using fractional flow reserve and instantaneous ...

Background Exclusion of coronary stenosis in individuals with suggestive symptoms is challenging. Cardiac CT or coronary angiography is often used but is inefficient and costly and involves risks. Sex ...

Objective Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) is a new technology of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). This research is to investigate the feasibility of a new strategy (transoesophageal ...

Aims We aimed to study time trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke incidence rates among immigrant groups living in Norway, with a special focus on immigrants from South Asia and ...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events triggered by inflammation are an underappreciated and poorly quantified cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs).

Background Observational studies have reported that sleep is associated with the risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the causal relationships among ...

Background Data on the prognostic impact of type A aortic dissection involving the common carotid arteries (CCAs) are scarce.Methods Data on the status of the CCAs were available in 1106 patients who ...

Background Earlier studies showed that measured changes in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are inconsistent after sacubitril/valsartan administration. The reason remains unknown but may ...