Background Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease affecting approximately ...

Introduction The PRECISE study demonstrated that the Prospective multicentre imaging study for evaluation of chest pain ...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, while depression is highly prevalent in this patient population and has long been regarded as an independent risk ...

Objective To evaluate sex differences in perioperative characteristics, in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Methods Prospective data were ...

Objective Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating early risk identification to improve prevention and management strategies. Traditional risk ...

Objective To evaluate the potential mediating role of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the relationship between replacement fibrosis (assessed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE)) and ...

Background Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a severe and fatal complication of uncorrected congenital heart disease characterised by the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to chronic ...

Background Hospitalisation with acute heart failure (AHF) carries a high risk of death, and those surviving to discharge remain at high risk of death or rehospitalisation with AHF. The impact of ...

Background The long-term effects of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination on cardiac function and symptoms remain unclear. Purpose To assess the long-term effects of myocarditis following ...

Background Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of cardiovascular mortality, often triggered by ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of myocardial vulnerability. The wearable ...

Background Those with premature coronary heart disease (pCHD) have a lower 5-year risk of repeat events; however, their lifetime risk is high. The aim of this study was to assess secondary prevention ...

Introduction Stiff left atrium (LA) is important in the pathophysiology and progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Non-invasive techniques used to measure stiff LA have ...