Background Valvular heart disease (VHD) represents a significant burden on healthcare systems worldwide, necessitating ...
Objectives Elevations of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels are common after strenuous exercise. We assessed whether the ...
Objective To evaluate the impact of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) on stroke and operative mortality after coronary and/or valvular operations. Methods This was an observational study of ...
Introduction Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed by interventional cardiologists who, over their career, are exposed to substantial X-ray radiation and also face potential ...
Background Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) frequently occur in the acute phase of myocarditis. Possible arrhythmic recurrences and the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in this setting are reasons for ...
In the current issue of Open Heart, the study by Butler and colleagues completed a much-needed investigation that provides valuable insights into the risk of developing incident myocarditis in the ...
Background Variant transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) is a hereditary multisystem disorder with clinical spectrum ranging from predominant cardiomyopathy to polyneuropathy. In the Irish population, the ...
Background Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Serum uric acid (SUA), a product of purine metabolism, has been implicated in HF progression. However, the ...