BMJ11h
Left ventricular bands. A normal anatomical feature.
Discrete delicate fibromuscular structures crossing the cavity of the left ventricle were identified on morphological examination in 329 (48%) of 686 hearts from patients of all ages with congenital ...
BMJ12h
Genetics of cardiac arrhythmias
Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Correspondence to: Dr Arthur A M Wilde Experimental & Molecular Cardiology Group, Academic Medical Center ...
BMJ17h
12 Prevalence of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (aTTR-CM) in undifferentiated HFpEF
Introduction Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (aTTR-CM) is an increasingly recognised cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) which may be diagnosed non-invasively with ...
BMJ1d
Interface between valve disease and ischaemic heart disease
Dr Bernard Iung, Cardiology Department, Bichat Hospital, 46, rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France email: bernard.iung{at}bch.ap-hop-paris.fr If you wish to reuse ...
BMJ4d
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of coronary heart disease in Bavaria, Germany: an analysis of health claims data
Background Inconsistent findings about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease diagnosis and ...
BMJ4d
Industry marketing payments to physicians and prescription patterns for sacubitril/valsartan in the USA
Objectives Although financial interactions between physicians and pharmaceutical and medical device companies could be ...
BMJ6d
Successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with transient left ventricular dysfunction
King's College London BHF Centre of Excellence, Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Philip MacCarthy, Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, ...
BMJ10d
Optimising management of moderate secondary mitral regurgitation: insights into pharmacological and interventional approaches
Secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) is a complex and evolving challenge in the landscape of heart failure (HF) management. Although significant secondary MR has been widely recognised for its adverse ...
BMJ10d
Atrial arrhythmia and heart failure in adult patients with congenital heart disease: a retrospective cohort study
Background Atrial arrhythmias (AA) and heart failure (HF) are major causes of hospitalisation in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). This study aimed to evaluate the temporal relationship between ...
BMJ10d
Five-minute heart rate variability can predict obstructive angiographic coronary disease
4 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Dipak Kotecha, Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, ...
BMJ11d
Arcus senilis: its relation to certain attributes and risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease
Coronary Heart Disease Research Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital, and the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, University College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland The frequency and degree of arcus ...
BMJ12d
Excessive daytime sleepiness: an emerging marker of cardiovascular risk
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is classically viewed as a consequence of insufficient sleep or a symptom of sleep disorders. Epidemiological and clinical evidence have shown that patients ...