openheart.bmj21s
Left ventricular ejection fraction adds value over the GRACE score in prediction of 6-month mortality after ACS: the MADDEC study
Background Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a risk marker for mortality after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score, ...
openheart.bmj3d
The importance of a balanced ω-6 to ω-3 ratio in the prevention and management of obesity
In 1980, a significant segment of the US population was already overweight or obese, but obesity standards did not exist. Therefore, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held the Workshop on Body ...
openheart.bmj12d
Presentation and outcomes of mitral valve surgery in France in the recent era: a nationwide perspective
Objectives Unbiased information regarding the surgical management of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR) at the nationwide level are scarce and mainly US-based. The Programme de Médicalisation des ...
openheart.bmj5d
Association of peripartum troponin I levels with left ventricular relaxation in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Objective Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) show elevated risk of heart failure despite decreased circulating plasma volume compared with those with normotensive control pregnancies ...
openheart.bmj1d
Disparity in spatial distribution of pericardial calcifications in constrictive pericarditis
Background Pericardial calcification is seen among patients with constrictive pericarditis (CP). However, the pattern of pericardial calcium distribution and the association with clinical outcomes and ...
openheart.bmj7d
Comparison of NICE and ESC proposed strategies on new onset chest pain and the contemporary clinical utility of pretest probability risk score
Aims Patients with de novo chest pain are usually investigated non-invasively. The new UK-National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines recommend CT coronary angiography (CTCA) ...
openheart.bmj10d
Predictors of post-TAVI conduction abnormalities in patients with bicuspid aortic valves
3 University College London Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, UK Objectives This study evaluates predictors of conduction abnormalities (CA) following transcatheter aortic valve ...
openheart.bmj5d
Contemporary use and outcome of Cabrol shunt in type A aortic dissection surgery: insight from China 5A study
Objective Cabrol shunt has been introduced for surgical repair of type A aortic dissection (TAAD) without robust evidence supporting its routine preventive use. Methods Adult patients with TAAD from ...
openheart.bmj8d
Characterisation of the octogenarians presenting to the diagnostic heart failure clinic: SHEAF registry
Introduction Heart failure (HF) incidence is increasing in older adults with high hospitalisation and mortality rates. Treatment is complicated by side effects and comorbidities. We investigated the ...
openheart.bmj13d
Risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide study
Aim Inflammatory cytokines in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) directly affect cardiac electrophysiology by inhibiting cardiac potassium currents, leading to delay of cardiac repolarisation and ...
openheart.bmj5d
Analysis of core outcome set reporting in coronary intervention trials
Background This paper will focus on outcome reporting within percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) trials. A core outcome set (COS) is a standardised set of outcomes that are recommended to be ...