BMJ2d
Managing palpitations and arrhythmias during pregnancy
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK Dr Catherine Nelson-Piercy, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, 10th floor Directorate Office, North Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, ...
BMJ3d
The natural history of acute myocardial infarction
Dr RM Norris, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 5BE, UK If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below ...
BMJ4d
Vagally mediated atrioventricular block: pathophysiology and diagnosis
Vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block is defined as a paroxysmal AV block, localised within the AV node, associated with slowing of the sinus rate. All types of second-degree AV block, ...
BMJ4d
Targeting abdominal obesity and the metabolic syndrome to manage cardiovascular disease risk
Almost every week there is an article published in a major national newspaper on the epidemic proportions reached by obesity in various countries. The pathophysiology of obesity is complex and some ...
BMJ4d
The economic burden of coronary heart disease in the UK
1 Health Economics Research Centre, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 2 British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, Institute of Health Sciences, University ...
BMJ5d
Clinical outcomes of acute myocarditis in childhood
OBJECTIVE To describe clinical outcomes of a paediatric population with histologically confirmed lymphocytic myocarditis. DESIGN A retrospective review between November 1984 and February 1998. SETTING ...
BMJ6d
Socioeconomic characteristics of patients with coronary heart disease in relation to their cardiovascular risk profile
Objective People’s socioeconomic status (SES) has a major impact on the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in primary prevention. In patients with existing ASCVD these associations ...
BMJ6d
Radiation induced heart disease
If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
BMJ6d
International collaborative action to advance women’s cardiovascular health research
Established in 2018, the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF) unites 12 leading charitable and public ...
BMJ7d
Updating the Scottish national cardiovascular risk score: ASSIGN version 2.0
Background The Assessing cardiovascular risk using Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (ASSIGN) risk score, developed in 2006, is used in Scotland for estimating the 10-year risk of first ...
BMJ8d
Determinants of medication adherence in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial
Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Approximately half of the patients who have had a prior hospital admission for CHD will have a ...
BMJ9d
Long-term effect of cardiac resynchronisation in patients reporting mild symptoms of heart failure: a report from the CARE-HF study
Background: Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) improves symptoms and prognosis in patients with heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony. Guidelines from the National Institute of Health and ...