Results A total of 2840 patients’ electronic records were evaluated and 79 patients with AAOCA were identified. There were 57 males (72%) and 22 Females (28%). The mean age was 47.4 years for males ...

Knowledge of the anatomy of the ‘conduction tissues’ of the heart is a 20th century phenomenon. Although controversies still continue on the topic, most could have been avoided had greater attention ...

Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in the general population can inform assessments of disease burden, research, public health policy and health system care delivery. We performed a ...

Objective Decreased kidney function increases cardiovascular risk and predicts poor survival. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by creatinine may theoretically be less accurate in the ...

Objective Rare cases of genetically inherited atrioventricular block (AVB) have been reported; however, the heredity of AVB remains unknown. We aimed to assess the heredity of AVB. Design, setting and ...

Background Conflicting evidence surrounds the effect of dietary macronutrient intake (fat, carbohydrate and protein) on cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly in women. Methods Women (aged 50–55 ...

Objective Despite the widespread and increasing use of ambulatory electrocardiography (ECG), there is no consensus on reference ranges for ambulatory electrocardiogram parameters to guide ...

There is a paucity of studies looking at the natural history of valvular heart disease (VHD) in exercising individuals, and exercise recommendations are largely based on expert consensus. All ...

Objective This study aims to understand the current ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) treatment process in Guangdong Province and explore patient-level and system-level barriers associated ...

Findings Incident MACCE was reported in 4,082 (9.9%) individuals in the study population and 3,463(9.7%) individuals with valid ECG parameters over a median follow-up period of 12.5 years. We found ...

Objective We examined use of ECG monitoring in oncology patients prescribed QT-prolonging drugs. Methods Patients ≥66 years diagnosed with cancer between 2005 and 2011 were identified through the ...

Objective There is currently no medical treatment proven to limit abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to pool data from previous ...