Background Exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) indexed to fitness, expressed as SBP divided by peak metabolic equivalents ...

Background Discharge N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a recognised prognostic marker after ...

Objective Gene therapies are increasingly being developed and evaluated to treat complex diseases with multiple genetic causes, including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, these studies have ...

Background Women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) experience higher mortality rates than men. This disparity is influenced by factors such as older age, greater comorbidity burden, atypical ...

Background Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv) is a rare multisystem disorder with marked phenotypic heterogeneity.

Objectives Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) may be beneficial to patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and open surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). We aimed ...

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the biggest causes of mortality worldwide. Risk stratification for early detection is essential for the primary prevention of CAD. QRISK3 is known to ...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of hyperemic microvascular resistance (HMR) and its relationship with hyperemic stenosis resistance (HSR) index and fractional flow reserve ...

Background Myocardial injury with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) accounts for around one in ten hospitalisations with acute myocardial infarction. Despite guideline recommendations, ...

Background Heart failure (HF) remains associated with high mortality worldwide despite advances in guideline-directed therapy. Aim To characterise the patterns and causes of death among Thai patients ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR) commonly coexist and are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Whether restoration of sinus rhythm through catheter ablation ...