Background Restarting direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) after a serious bleeding event in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Background Atrial fibrillation(AF) may be linked to increased sudden cardiac death (SCD) risk, but patients with AF are often ...

Background Current guidelines for aortic valve replacement (AVR) lack consensus on prosthesis selection in middle-aged patients. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive comparison of long-term ...

Background Although treatment options for heart failure (HF) have improved, advanced HF (AdHF) remains a challenging ...

Background The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing ...

Background Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) has good modern results, but large multicentre longitudinal data on outcomes, especially hospital resource utilisation through childhood and adolescence, are ...

Objective Frequent flares of pericardial inflammation in recurrent or incessant pericarditis with corticosteroid dependence and colchicine resistance may represent a risk factor for constrictive ...

Despite advances in its understanding and treatment, coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Acute coronary syndromes most commonly result as a consequence of the rupture ...

Background Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation (STAR) is a novel, non-invasive treatment for therapy-refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT). In STAR, a high dose of radiation is used to ...

Objective To estimate the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke and the impact of closure in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) compared with a general population cohort. Methods All adult ...

Objective Pharmacological options for patients with a failing systemic right ventricle (RV) in the context of transposition of the great arteries (TGA) after atrial switch or congenitally corrected ...