Objective Functional complete revascularisation (FCR) has been proven to be associated with superior prognosis following percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether guideline-directed medical therapy ...

Background Cancer survivors have an increased risk of heart failure, but this is balanced by the risk of death from other ...

In the context of a steadily ageing population, there is a continuous increase in the prevalence and incidence of all primary chronic conditions.1 Among the chronic conditions, heart failure (HF), ...

Objective Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), cardiac resynchronisation therapy pacemakers (CRT-P) and the combination therapy (CRT-D) have been shown to reduce all-cause mortality compared ...

The vascular endothelium is a monolayer of cells between the vessel lumen and the vascular smooth muscle cells. Far from being inert, it is metabolically active and produces a variety of vasoactive ...

Objective To assess the relationship between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) morbidity and mortality. Methods A time-series study conducted in Beijing ...

Background Heart auscultation is a widely used and cost-effective clinical tool for detecting valvular heart disease (VHD), ...