Background Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease affecting approximately ...

Introduction The PRECISE study demonstrated that the Prospective multicentre imaging study for evaluation of chest pain ...

Objective To develop diagnostic models to predict initial heart failure (HF) hospitalisation in patients with unstable angina (UA) and prognostic models to predict rehospitalisation for recurrent or ...

Background Patients with heart failure (HF) frequently suffer from undetected declines in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), which significantly increases their risk of poor outcomes. However, current ...

Objectives Cascade-tested relatives of individuals with pathogenic genetic variants in sarcomere genes causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are recommended. Little is known about the outcomes in ...

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, while depression is highly prevalent in this patient population and has long been regarded as an independent risk ...

Background Worse prognosis in cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is likely associated with diagnostic delay and cardiac involvement as first sarcoidosis (de novo) presentation, but data are limited. Methods We ...

Objective To evaluate sex differences in perioperative characteristics, in-hospital outcomes and long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods Prospective data were ...

Background Delays in performing urgent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery are increasing across the UK, with national wait times now exceeding guideline targets. Prolonged preoperative ...

Background Non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) accounts for the majority of acute coronary syndrome presentations. Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is recommended but ...