Background Japanese guidelines recommend a corticosteroid maintenance dose of 5–10 mg/day for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS); ...

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 ...

Objective Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is an important genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASCVD). With the development of Lp(a)-lowering therapies, this study sought to ...

Background Public reporting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes has been established in many jurisdictions to ensure optimal delivery of care. The majority of PCI report cards examine ...

Background Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a complication of myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy and is associated with a high thromboembolic risk. Although warfarin has traditionally ...

Aims To compare endothelium-dependent vasomotor function and vascular healing 15 months after implantation of two new-generation drug-eluting stents and biovascular scaffolds (BVS). Methods and ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) combining aspirin and a P2Y 12 receptor inhibitor has been consistently shown to reduce recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with acute ...

Background Aims of this cross-sectional study were to assess: the relative contribution of left ventricular (LV) systolic long-axis shortening (mean mitral annular plane systolic excursion, MAPSE) to ...

Background Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction leads to an increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and potentially right heart failure in healthy individuals and patients with respiratory diseases.

Objectives Hypertension is well established as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Although there is undeniable evidence to support the beneficial effects of antihypertensive therapy on ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has recently been approved for use in patients who are at intermediate and low surgical risk. Moreover, recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in ...