Background Resistance training (RT) for improving muscular strength is a fundamental part of the exercise component in Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) protocols for post-open-heart surgeries. Although ...

Objective D-dimer might serve as a marker of thrombogenesis and a hypercoagulable state following plaque rupture. Few studies explore the association between baseline D-dimer levels and the incidence ...

Introduction The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death recommend that subcutaneous ...

The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) has focused on anticoagulation, rhythm control and ventricular rate control. Recently, a fourth pillar of AF management has been incorporated recognising the ...

Objective Decreased kidney function increases cardiovascular risk and predicts poor survival. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by creatinine may theoretically be less accurate in the ...

Methods Ten athletes were referred from external pre-participation screening. All exhibited prominent deep symmetrical T wave inversion in the inferolateral leads (figure 1). All had negative family ...

Results A total of 92 HCM patients were identified, with median follow up period 52 months, median age 56 years (range 15–86), and male sex in 64%. Twelve patients had an implantable cardioverter ...

Results The median percentage decrease in platelet count was 37.8% [IQR: 28.8–48.4], resulting in moderate (<100*109/L) and severe (<50*109/L) thrombocytopenia in 28.8% and 4.2% of patients, ...

Background Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a congenital abnormality of the origin or course of coronary artery. The clinical manifestations of coronary artery anomalies vary in ...

Introduction The added value of exercise ECG data to traditional risk factors in predicting cardiovascular events remains unclear. Deep learning of ECG signals has demonstrated state-of-the-art ...

The significance of napping for cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a matter of controversy, with studies showing discordant results depending on the methods of evaluation, nap duration, age range ...