Background Subclinical leaflet thrombosis (SLT) is a common complication after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Correspondence to Dr Joon Bum Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea; jbkim1975{at}amc.seoul.kr ...

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, ...

St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, London, UK Professor M J Davies, St George's Hospital Medical School, Histopathology Department, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK If ...

Correspondence to: Dr Steve W Goodacre Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; s.goodacresheffield.ac.uk Each year, over 15 million ...

Conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the ‘gold standard’ for treatment of severe or symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. The increasing age of patients and increasing comorbidities ...

1 AKH Linz, Department of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, Krankenhausstrasse, Austria 2 Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Internal Medicine II, AKH, Waehringerguertel, Vienna, ...

Dr de Leeuw, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, the Netherlands. Objective To assess the degree of agreement between impedance ...

Correspondence to Professor Philip MacCarthy, Cardiology, King"s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK; philip.maccarthy{at}nhs.net To understand the impact of the COVID-19 ...

Objective: To assess health related quality of life of patients with congestive heart failure; to compare their quality of life with the previously characterised general population and in those with ...

The use of positron emission tomography (PET) in cardiology is growing rapidly. Technical features make PET a strong technology for the non-invasive evaluation of cardiac physiology. It is currently ...

Department of Cardiology and Pulmology, Robert Bosch Medical Centre, Stuttgart, Germany Correspondence to: Dr U Sechtem Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Medical Centre, Auerbachstrasse 110, ...