Background Patients with heart failure (HF) and severe mitral regurgitation (MR) have poor outcomes. Early identification ...

Background Previous studies have suggested an adverse role of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in aortic stenosis (AS), ...

Objective The optimal technique for harvesting the saphenous vein (SVG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains undetermined. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of open vein harvesting ...

Background Mechanical compression from the ascending aorta on the left atrial anterior wall (LAAW) can cause low voltage ...

Objectives The aims of this study were to evaluate the inconsistency of aortic stenosis (AS) severity between CT aortic valve area (CT-AVA) and echocardiographic Doppler parameters, and to investigate ...

The deacetylase sirtuin 1 (Sirt1), activated by calorie restriction and fasting, exerts several complementary effects on cellular function that are favourable to healthspan; it is often thought of as ...

Objective Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is an important genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASCVD). With the development of Lp(a)-lowering therapies, this study sought to ...

Objective Precise and reliable echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is needed for clinical decision-making. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) models have been ...

Objective To update the Cochrane systematic review of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) for heart failure. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was ...

Background Early graft failure within 90 postoperative days is the leading cause of mortality after heart transplantation. Existing risk scores, based on linear regression, often struggle to capture ...

Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not well defined. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with ...

Objective Survival of patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rToF) into young adulthood is very good. Concerns exist, however, over long-term morbidity and mortality as these subjects reach ...