Background Socioeconomic deprivation has been associated with adverse outcomes after aortic surgery, although evidence ...

Aim This study investigated the influence of depression status on lipid lowering therapy (LLT) prescribing and achievement of ...

Purpose The primary aim of this study was to describe physical fitness in a large real-world cohort of patients entering exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (EBCR) after first-time myocardial ...

Background Patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA) frequently receive empirical antianginal therapy that fails to target underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.

Background The specific relationship between different blood pressure measures and the risk of aortic aneurysms (AA) remains unclear. Elucidating these associations would be conducive to identifying ...

Aims Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular MRI (4D flow CMR) has emerged as a promising technique for assessing aortic stenosis (AS). This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between 4D flow CMR and ...

Background This study aimed to investigate the frequently overlooked symptoms of cold hypersensitivity and heavy legs related to varicose veins in a large sample of patients. Methods Data on 8782 ...

Background The significance of stress-test induced arrhythmias has been examined in prior studies, but there is no clear consensus regarding its significance. Objectives To determine the significance ...

Background Current pharmacological approaches for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (OH) may detrimentally affect supine blood pressure (BP). This side effect is often unacceptable and limits ...

Objectives Peak exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of different SBP patterns at the ...

Background Pre-procedural and post-procedural plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels can predict rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the significance ...

Background Despite limited beneficial evidence, mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is commonly used in patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS). In this Dutch ...