Objective In patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), left atrial (LA) volume measurement is very important to provide prognostic information. Recent studies demonstrated that ...

Objective Despite improvements in its management, infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with poor survival. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a multidisciplinary endocarditis ...

Background and objectives Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is commonly associated with pulmonary hypertension (PHT); however, the factors associated with the presence and severity of PHT ...

Introduction Heart failure, a complex cardiac syndrome, is increasingly being recognised as a geriatric syndrome as it is more common in the elderly. 1 In the UK, heart failure is associated with high ...

Objective Electrical cardioversion is frequently performed to restore sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF recurs in many patients and identifying the ...

Aims Light-to-moderate drinking has been associated with reduced risk of heart failure (HF). We have examined the association between alcohol consumption and incident HF in older British men.Methods ...

Background Early administration of zofenopril following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) proved to be prognostically beneficial in the four individual randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, ...