BMJ1 个月
Mortality associated with moderate and severe mitral regurgitation in 608 570 men and women ...
Background Although the prognostic implications of severe mitral regurgitation (MR) are well recognised, they are less clear ...
BMJ1 年
Sex-specific trajectories of molecular cardiometabolic traits from childhood to young adulthood
Correspondence to Dr Linda M O'Keeffe, School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; linda.okeeffe{at}ucc.ie; linda.okeeffe{at}bristol.ac.uk Background The changes which typically ...
BMJ23 小时
Non-cardiac surgery in the heart failure patient
Department of Cardiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Roger M Mills MD, Department of Cardiology, Desk F15, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation ...
BMJ2 天
Right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension occurs in a proportion of patients with prior acute pulmonary embolism and is characterised by breathlessness, persistently raised pulmonary pressures and ...
BMJ2 天
Timing and completeness of revascularisation in acute coronary syndromes
Correspondence to Prof Giulio G Stefanini, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele - Milan 20090, Italy; giulio.stefanini{at}gmail.com To discuss the most appropriate ...
BMJ2 天
Angina: contemporary diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Thomas Joseph Ford, BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow G128QQ, UK; tom.ford{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...
BMJ2 年
Association between combat-related traumatic injury and cardiovascular risk
Objective The association between combat-related traumatic injury (CRTI) and cardiovascular risk is uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the association between CRTI and both metabolic syndrome ...
BMJ3 天
Value of fractional flow reserve in making decisions about bypass surgery for equivocal ...
OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of coronary pressure derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements in supporting decisions about medical or surgical treatment in patients with angiographically ...
BMJ2 个月
Long-term mortality and cardiovascular burden for adult survivors of coarctation of the aorta
Correspondence to Dr Sonya V Babu-Narayan, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK. Adult Congenital Heart Centre, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St, Chelsea, London ...
BMJ2 天
Frailty assessment in the management of cardiovascular disease
Correspondence to Dr Chris Wilkinson, Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK; c.wilkinson{at}york.ac.uk To gain an appreciation of the importance and clinical impact of frailty on ...
BMJ2 年
Diagnosis, management and therapeutic strategies for congenital long QT syndrome
Correspondence to Professor Arthur A M Wilde, Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; a.a.wilde{at}amsterdamumc.nl Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterised by ...
BMJ2 天
Cardiac arrest survivors: short residual risk of death, long life expectancy
Correspondence to Dr Kristian Kragholm, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Sdr. Skovvej 15, Aalborg 9000, Denmark; kdks{at}rn.dk ...