Background Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly associated with advanced cardiac damage, including right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), pulmonary hypertension (PH) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR), ...

Background The epidemiology and long-term healthcare utilisation associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) among those ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of the leading causes of mortality in England, with its burden disproportionately ...

Objective Severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) causes significant right atrial (RA) volume overload, resulting in structural and functional RA-remodelling. This study evaluated whether ...

In the early 2000s, the natural history of heart failure (HF) was vividly illustrated, highlighting a defining feature of HF progression: a prolonged course of fluctuating yet steadily worsening ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) lacks community prevalence and outcome data. Objective To characterise minimum ‘indicative’ prevalences and mortality data for all forms of PHT in a selected ...

Correspondence to Dr Philippe Pibarot, Cardiology, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec City, QC G1V 4G5, Canada; philippe.pibarot{at}med.ulaval.ca To be aware of the prevalence, pathophysiology ...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether the concentrations of serum advanced glycation end products (AGE) in diabetic patients with obstructive coronary artery disease differ from those in type 2 diabetic ...

Correspondence to Professor Olaf Wendler, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King's College Hospital London, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK; olaf.wendler{at}nhs.net Recognise ‘red flags’ in ...

Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arthur A M Wilde Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center ...