Introduction Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a stress-induced catecholamine acute myocardial dysfunction in the absence of ...

Background Since the 1960s, beta blockers have been used to treat hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), a genetic ...

Background Pocket haematoma is a common complication of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) procedures and may lead ...

Background Fabry disease (FD) is an X linked lysosomal disorder with ventricular myocardial involvement that drives morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis of cardiac involvement can be difficult.

Objectives Non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterised by a highly variable disease progression. Stress echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are beneficial in ...

Background Anomalous coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ACAPA) is a very rare congenital anomaly that often occurs during infancy. Patients can present in a critical condition. Methods We ...

Background We aimed to estimate mental disorder disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and determine whether ...

Objective Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) demonstrates dynamic change during exercise. This prospective observational study aimed to compare exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) where handgrip ...

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 ...

Objective Open science is a movement and set of practices to conduct research more transparently. Implementing open science will significantly improve public access and supports equity. It also has ...

DiNicolantonio JJ, Barroso J, McCarty M. Ivermectin may be a clinically useful anti-inflammatory agent for late-stage COVID-19. Open Heart 2020;7:e001350. 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001350. Author name ...