Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...
Background The role of female-specific factors in the occurrence and progression of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) across ...
Background Patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) often experience worsening cardiac disease (WCD) ...
Aims Cardiovascular (CV) deaths were reduced by atorvastatin during a 16-year follow-up of participants in the ...
Despite advances in its understanding and treatment, coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Acute coronary syndromes most commonly result as a consequence of the rupture ...
Correspondence to Dr Stuart D Rosen, Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; stuart.rosen{at}imperial.ac.uk Mortality from ...
Background The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, limited evidence exists regarding its prognostic role ...
5 Department of Pathology, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland Correspondence to: Dr Johanna Kuusisto Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Kuopio University ...
Iron is an essential component of two vital compounds: haemoglobin and myoglobin. The two share a basic Haeme architecture. Myoglobin is a single polypeptide chain containing iron and has a single ...
Coronary atherosclerosis is a chronic condition characterised by the development of an atherosclerotic plaque in the inner layer of the coronary artery, mainly associated with cholesterol accumulation ...