Heart disease is the leading cause of death and morbidity in Western countries, and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) accounts for most cardiac deaths in both sexes.1 This review focuses on gender related ...

Objective We hypothesised that abnormal global longitudinal strain (GLS) would predict outcome in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) better than current echocardiographic measures. Methods ...

Introduction Growing numbers of public access defibrillators aim to improve the effectiveness of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to ambulance arrival. In the UK, however, public access ...

Objective: To improve equity in cardiovascular disease prevention by developing a cardiovascular risk score including social deprivation and family history. Design: The ASSIGN score was derived from ...

Objective Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the USA. The role of occupational exposures to chemicals in the development of CVD has rarely been studied even ...

Indo-Pakistani populations have one of the highest risks of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the world. A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted on 3143 adults aged ⩾40 years from 12 ...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have suggested that resting myocardial blood flow is within normal limits in most chronically dysfunctional left ventricular segments which improve function after coronary ...