Background Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) is widely used to detect inducible myocardial ischaemia. However, a substantial proportion of ESEs remains inconclusive or shows abnormal ...
Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...
Composite endpoints are widely used in large randomised cardiovascular outcome trials. They are frequently referred to as ...
Isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR) can be caused by primary valvular abnormalities such as flail leaflet or secondary annular dilation as is seen in atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension and ...
Correspondence to: Michael Weber MD, Kerckhoff Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Benekestraße 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; M.Weber{at}kerckhoff-klinik.de In recent years biomarkers have ...
Correspondence to Dr Anna Axelsson, Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, Copenhagen O 2100, Denmark; anna.axelsson{at}dadlnet.dk ...
Correspondence to Professor Kenya Kusunose, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, and Neurology, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan; kusunok{at}med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp ...
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Correspondence to Professor Catherine M Otto, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA; cmotto{at}uw.edu To integrate the family history and directed genetic testing ...
Single chamber ventricular pacing (VVI) may be associated with a group of adverse symptoms known as the pacemaker syndrome. Cough is an unusual but recognised feature of the pacemaker syndrome. A ...
Correspondence to: Professor Harvey White Cardiology Department, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024, Auckland 1030, New Zealand; harveywadhb.govt.nz If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...