Objective The use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) is controversial. In recent years, guidelines to cardiologists and dentists have advised restriction of ...

Objectives Determinants of atrial fibrillation (AF) patterns and of progression of earlier forms to permanent AF, and their relationship with outcome are still poorly understood. Methods We examined ...

Department of Infection, North Wing, 5th floor, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK Correspondence to: Professor Susannah J Eykyn, Department of Microbiology, 5th Floor, North ...

Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK Professor Robert Anderson, Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N ...

Objective Biochemical analysis of pericardial fluid (PF) is commonly performed for the initial assessment of PF, and the results are usually interpreted according to Light’s traditional criteria for ...

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Objective Elevated central venous pressure (CVP) plays an important role in the development of adverse Fontan outcomes. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) has been validated as a surrogate for CVP in ...

Background Fabry disease (FD) causes multiorgan sphingolipid accumulation, with cardiac involvement responsible for the ...

Clinical Research Initiative in Heart Failure, Wolfson Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Professor John J McMurray, The Clinical Research Initiative in Heart Failure, Wolfson Building, ...

Because of its high success rate and low morbidity, radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has become first line treatment for many arrhythmias. In this procedure, one or more electrode catheters are ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 3 Department of Radiology, Royal Prince ...

3 Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Clydebank, UK Correspondence to Professor John J V McMurray, British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, ...