BMJ12h
Impact of the left ventricular mass index on the outcomes of severe aortic stenosis
3 Cardiovascular Center, The Tazuke Kofukai Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan Objective To elucidate the factors associated with high left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and to ...
BMJ16h
Left ventricular hypertrophy by ECG versus cardiac MRI as a predictor for heart failure
Correspondence to Dr Abdullahi O Oseni, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; ...
BMJ2d
Forecasting cardiovascular disease risk and burden in China from 2020 to 2030: a simulation study based on a nationwide cohort
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a significant public health challenge in China. This study aimed to project ...
BMJ3d
Dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease in health conscious individuals
Objective To investigate dietary determinants of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in health conscious individuals to explain the reduced risk in vegetarians, and to examine the relation between IHD and ...
BMJ4d
Impact of prognostic nutritional index on mortality among patients receiving coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a retrospective cohort study
Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...
BMJ6d
Prognostic implications of iron deficiency in patients with atrial fibrillation, with and without chronic heart failure
Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...
BMJ6d
Significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality among cardiac patients feeling lonely
Objective To explore whether living alone and loneliness 1) are associated with poor patient-reported outcomes at hospital discharge and 2) predict cardiac events and mortality 1 year after hospital ...
BMJ6d
RV-pulmonary arterial coupling predicts outcome in patients referred for pulmonary hypertension
1 Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 2 Heart & Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Objective Prognosis in ...
BMJ8d
Prevention of pericardial complications after cardiac surgery: myth or reality?
Pericardial complications are very common following cardiac surgery. It is estimated that up to 30–40% of patients may develop a postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) and >50–60% of patients show ...
BMJ8d
Increased coronary heart disease and stroke hospitalisations from ambient temperatures in Ontario
Objective To assess the associations between ambient temperatures and hospitalisations for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. The relationship of temperatures with cardiovascular-related ...
BMJ9d
Prolonged PR interval, first-degree heart block and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective First-degree atrioventricular block is frequently encountered in clinical practice and is generally considered a benign process. However, there is emerging evidence that prolonged PR ...
BMJ10d
Ebstein’s anomaly in children and adults: multidisciplinary insights into imaging and therapy
Correspondence to Dr Giulia Pasqualin, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Disease Heart Centre, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy; Giulia.Pasqualin{at}grupposandonato.it Although ...