The identification and management of comorbidities are central to the care of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The ...

Background Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a rare variant of HCM, often considered to have a benign prognosis. This study aimed to compare the clinical characteristics and genetic ...

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Background: The transradial approach for percutaneous coronary procedures has the advantage of reduced access ...

Acute coronary syndromes are due to rupture or erosion of an atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque with superimposed platelet aggregation and coronary thrombosis. Complete thrombotic occlusion of a ...

Correspondence to Dr Alexander C Egbe, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; egbe.alexander{at}mayo.edu Background Aortic dilation and aortic valve disease are ...

Enteroviral RNA detection in myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy is rare. Enteroviral particles and RNA have recently been identified in patient's skeletal muscle, suggesting that skeletal more ...

OBJECTIVE To examine patients' individual requirements for risk disclosure before surgery. DESIGN Structured interview and questionnaire. SETTING 50 patients interviewed following coronary artery ...

Introduction External transthoracic direct current (DC) cardioversion is a commonly used method of terminating arrhythmias, emergently or electively. It is known that external DC cardioversion can ...

E William Hancock MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, H-2157, 300 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Stanford, CA 94305-5233, USAwhancock{at}cvmed.stanford.edu If you wish ...

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Correspondence to David M Shavelle, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 322, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA; shavelle{at}usc.edu ...