Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, with a rising global burden. While previous studies have ...

10 The George Institute for Global Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK Background Cardiovascular risk is underassessed in women. Many women undergo screening ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) refers to a sudden or unexpected death or arrest attributable to a cardiovascular cause. SCD is estimated to account for 15%–20% of global mortality and the majority of ...

Correspondence to: Dr Siew Yen Ho, Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; yen.ho{at}ic.ac.uk According to Walmsley, ...

Correspondence to Dr Christian Hakulinen, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; christian.hakulinen{at}helsinki.fi Objective To ...

Skeletal muscle abnormalities are highly prevalent in chronic heart failure and are associated with an increase in the ergoreflex, a muscle reflex stimulated by work done. Stimulation of the ...

Effect of ketone supplementation, a low-carbohydrate diet and a ketogenic diet on heart failure measures and outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how marital ...

Correspondence to: Dr Arend Mosterd Department of Cardiology, Meander Medical Centre, PO Box 1502, 3800 BM Amersfoort, The Netherlands; a.mosterd{at}meandermc.nl If you wish to reuse any or all of ...

Correspondence to Dr Gregory Roth, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; rothg{at}uw.edu Studies of the epidemiology of heart failure in ...

Correspondence to Dr Jeroen M L Hendriks, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia; jeroen.hendriks{at}adelaide.edu.au ...

The rationale, need and opportunity of multiple screening. Although the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has decreased in recent decades, CVD remains a major healthcare challenge. In Europe ...