Objective Electrical cardioversion is frequently performed to restore sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF recurs in many patients and identifying the ...

Aims Light-to-moderate drinking has been associated with reduced risk of heart failure (HF). We have examined the association between alcohol consumption and incident HF in older British men.Methods ...

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a well-established treatment for coronary artery disease, one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Intracoronary ...

Background About 40 years ago, the isolation and characterisation of natriuretic peptides from the heart profoundly changed our perspective of this organ. 20 years earlier, a cell biology article had ...

Objectives (1) Develop a programme theory of why, for whom and in what contexts integrated palliative care (PC) and heart failure (HF) services work/do not work; (2) use the programme theory to ...

Aims Heart failure (HF) has a lower public profile compared with other serious health conditions, notably cancer. This discourse analysis study investigates the extent to which HF is discussed in ...

Results Of 383 896 patients identified with HF, 100 224 patients (26%) had a recorded subtype: 68 780 patients with HFrEF (69%) and 31 444 patients (31%) with HFpEF. In total, 918 553 person-years (PY ...

Objective To characterise the relationship between opioid dose and myocardial infarct size in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Methods Patients given opioid treatment by ...

Background The effectiveness of risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) Risk Score (GRS) for patients presenting to hospital with suspected non-ST elevation ...

Background Participation rates of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in efficacious cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programmes (CPRPs) are low, particularly in ethnic minorities. Few ...

Background A prior history of depression, at the point patients start cardiac rehabilitation (CR), is associated with poor outcomes; however, little is known about which factors play a part in ...

Objectives Non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy (NDLVC) is a novel cardiomyopathy characterised by normal LV size and non-ischaemic myocardial scarring or fatty tissue replacement. This study ...