Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common cause of non-ischaemic sudden cardiac death (SCD). Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) without cardiomyopathy-related myocardial disarray is a common ...

Objective To determine the distribution and importance of various factors, especially the preventable ones, that contribute to cardiac decompensation and subsequent hospital admission for heart ...

Introduction Diabetes is characterised by hyperglycaemia, which increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in endothelial cells (ECs). The consequent microvascular dysfunction drives ...

Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...

Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore Correspondence to: Associate Professor Tze Pin Ng, Departments of Psychological ...

Introduction Paravalvular Leak (PVL) is a recognised but rare complication of aortic valve (AV) surgery; leaks may range from mild and subclinical to severe resulting in fulminant cardiac failure.

1 Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 2 Health Psychology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen ...

Objectives: To assess the relation between selected carbohydrate foods, dietary glycaemic load and glycaemic index, and the risk of non-fatal acute myocardial infarction in a population with a high ...

Correspondence to Professor Eike Nagel, Institute for Experimental and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main 60590, Germany ...

The University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to: Dr Michael D Gammage, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; ...

Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA Kier V Huehnergarth, MD, Division of Cardiology, Box 356422, University of ...

Objective: To investigate the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in a series of patients with ECG repolarisation changes and normal echocardiography. Patients and design: 10 patients with ...