Heart

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in pregnancy: changes in echocardiogram gradients and association with maternal–fetal outcomes

Background Women with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) are at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, which ...
Heart

Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents for de novo coronary lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

Background Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has emerged as a potential stent-free strategy for percutaneous coronary ...
Heart

Generalisable artificial intelligence ECG trained on public data for outcome prediction after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Background Artificial intelligence ECG (AI-ECG) models can predict cardiovascular outcomes, but their clinical adoption is ...
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Anthracycline cardiotoxicity: an update on mechanisms, monitoring and prevention

Anthracycline chemotherapy causes dose-related cardiomyocyte injury and death leading to left ventricular dysfunction. Clinical heart failure may ensue in up to 5% of high-risk patients. Improved ...
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Current Issue

Original research: Isolated non-specific electrocardiographic ST-T abnormalities and risk of incident heart failure and its subtypes (17 November, 2025) ...
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Paclitaxel-coated balloon versus drug-eluting stent during PCI of small coronary vessels, a prospective randomised clinical trial. The PICCOLETO Study

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small vessels is limited by an increased risk of restenosis and adverse outcome, even when drug-eluting stents (DES) are employed. In recent ...
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Assessment of diastolic function: what the general cardiologist needs to know

Correspondence to: Professor Thomas H Marwick University of Queensland Department of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Q4102, Australia ...
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The risk of misdiagnosis in acute thoracic aortic dissection: a review of current guidelines

Acute aortic syndrome and in particular aortic dissection (AAD) persists as a cause of significant morbidity and mortality despite improvements in surgical management. This clinical review aims to ...
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Extremely cold and hot temperatures increase the risk of ischaemic heart disease mortality: epidemiological evidence from China

2 School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 3 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4 ...
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Management of percutaneous coronary intervention complications

To gain familiarity with the commonly encountered complications associated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). To develop strategies to treat and overcome complications encountered in the ...
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Left atrial appendage: anatomy and imaging landmarks pertinent to percutaneous transcatheter occlusion

Correspondence to Dr JA Cabrera, Hospital Universitario Quirón-Madrid, European University of Madrid, Calle de Diego de Velázquez. Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223, Spain; jac11339{at}yahoo.uk ...