Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

Correspondence to Dr Simrat Gill, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; s.gill.5{at}bham.ac.uk Objectives Timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) is ...

5 Centre for Applied Health Economics, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia 6 Department of Cardiology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia 7 Department of ...

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Correspondence to Professor Z-C Jing, Department of Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Background and aims N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a well-established biomarker in clinical practice, particularly for heart failure, but its role in predicting atrial ...

Objective First-degree atrioventricular block is frequently encountered in clinical practice and is generally considered a benign process. However, there is emerging evidence that prolonged PR ...

Objective High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) is a novel biomarker of myocardial injury and ischaemia. Our objective was to ascertain correlates of hs-cTnI and its incremental prognostic ...

Objective In individuals with complex underlying health problems, the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cardiovascular disease is less well recognised. The association between SBP ...

This paper reviews the methods, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption and translation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling within cardiovascular medicine. CFD, a specialist ...

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 ...

8 F-CRIN INI-CRCT Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France Objective It is not fully understood whether and how socioeconomic status (SES) has a prognostic impact in ...