The AltaValve transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system had sustained effects among patients with severe mitral ...

Background The high prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its association with cardiovascular (CV) outcomes represent a ...

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For patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) who had no contraindications to taking oral anticoagulants, the use of a device to close off the left atrial appendage in the heart—a small ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, the use of oral anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke is limited by the risk of bleeding. Left atrial appendage closure is considered for patients who are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with atrial fibrillation, left atrial appendage closure was superior to anticoagulation for bleeding ...

It is unclear whether patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction respond to spironolactone based on cardiac structure or function. In patients with heart failure with preserved ...

It is unclear whether patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction respond to spironolactone based on cardiac structure or function. A post hoc analysis was performed among ...

The ODYSSEY-HCM (A Study of Mavacamten in Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) findings were neutral from a clinical standpoint: Mavacamten use did not result in improved peak oxygen ...

1. In this prospective cohort study, lifestyle behaviours, especially higher body mass index (BMI) and smoking, are associated with measurable changes in left-atrial size and function. Left atrial ...

Objectives To explore the association between the degree of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and the progression of calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). Design A single-centre retrospective cohort study ...