openheart.bmj16h
Influence of procedural timing on the preventive yield of percutaneous patent foramen ovale closure
Background The benefit of patent foramen ovale closure (PFOC) ≤9 months after a cryptogenic stroke has been demonstrated in ...
openheart.bmj1d
Predictors of death without prior appropriate therapy in ICD recipients: the comorbidities, frailty and functional status (COMFFORT study)
Objective Most patients who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implant do not receive life-prolonging ...
openheart.bmj2d
Coronary artery aneurysms: outcomes following medical, percutaneous interventional and surgical management
Background Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) are increasingly diagnosed on coronary angiography; however, controversies persist regarding their optimal management. In the present study, we analysed the ...
openheart.bmj3d
Daylight savings time and myocardial infarction
Background Prior research has shown a transient increase in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after daylight savings time (DST) in the spring as well as a decrease in AMI after ...
openheart.bmj6d
Impact of COVID-19 on patients awaiting ablation for atrial fibrillation
Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation services were significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate a symptom-based clinician prioritisation scheme for waiting list ...
openheart.bmj6d
Peak troponin T in STEMI: a predictor of all-cause mortality and left ventricular function
Background The clinical significance of peak troponin levels following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been definitively established. The purpose of this study was to examine the ...
openheart.bmj6d
Ventricular longitudinal function is associated with microvascular obstruction and intramyocardial haemorrhage
Background Microvascular obstruction (MVO) and intramyocardial haemorrhage (IMH) are associated with adverse prognosis, independently of infarct size after reperfused ST-elevation myocardial ...