BMJ2d
Manganese-enhanced MRI of the myocardium
Gadolinium-based contrast media are widely used in cardiovascular MRI to identify and to highlight the intravascular and extracellular space. After gadolinium, manganese has the second highest ...
BMJ2d
Cardiac and coronary CT comprehensive imaging approach in the assessment of coronary heart disease
1 British Heart Foundation/University of Edinburgh Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 2 Clinical Research Imaging Centre, University of Edinburgh, ...
BMJ3d
External aortic root support: NICE guidance
Correspondence to Professor Tom Treasure, Clinical Operational Research Unit, Department of Mathematics, University College London, 4 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BT, UK; tom.treasure{at}gmail.com ...
BMJ4d
Left ventricular hypertrophy: reduction of blood pressure already in the normal range further regresses left ventricular mass
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK Correspondence to Professor Allan Struthers, Division of Medical Sciences, Mail Box 2, Ninewells, Ninewells Hospital and ...
BMJ4d
Intravascular stents: a new technique for tissue processing for histology, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy
Background Study of the vascular response to stent implantation has been hampered by difficulties in sectioning metal and tissue without distortion of the tissue stent interface. The metal is often ...
BMJ5d
Anti-inflammatory diet and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in two Swedish cohorts
Objective The relationship between dietary patterns and development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is not well understood. Thus, we prospectively evaluated the association between the ...
BMJ10d
Pregnancy related complications in women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK Correspondence to: Dr P Elliott, Department of Cardiological Sciences, St George’s Hospital Medical School, ...
BMJ12d
Early famine exposure and adult disease risk based on a 10-year prospective study of Chinese adults
Correspondence to Prof Jun Lv, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China; lvjun{at}bjmu.edu.cn Objective To comprehensively examine ...
BMJ14d
Effect of apixaban compared with warfarin on coagulation markers in atrial fibrillation
Correspondence to Dr Christina Christersson, Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE-751 85, Sweden; christina.christersson{at}medsci.uu.se Objectives Compare the ...
BMJ16d
Health, burnout and well-being of UK cardiology trainees: insights from the British Junior Cardiologists’ Association Survey
Background Cardiology training is demanding and associated with high workloads. Poor lifestyle and health among clinicians may stretch workforces and impact patient care. It has not been established ...
BMJ18d
Enhanced prediction of atrial fibrillation risk using proteomic markers: a comparative analysis with clinical and polygenic risk scores
Background Proteomic biomarkers have shown promise in predicting various cardiovascular conditions, but their utility in assessing the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. This study ...
BMJ24d
Pulmonary valve stenosis in the adult patient: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management
Correspondence to Dr Emily Ruckdeschel, Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA; ruckdesche{at}email.chop.edu Know the epidemiology and presentation of pulmonary valve ...