Background Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic vascular disease that affects medium-sized arteries with multifocal (beaded) or focal stenotic lesions, aneurysms, dissections and ...

Objective Early intervention for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) has shown prognostic benefits; however, some ...

Background Pregnancy in women with cardiac disease carries substantial maternal risk. The modified WHO classification, Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy Study II (CARPREG II) and Zwangerschap bij ...

Background There is a lack of atrial fibrillation (AF) prediction models tailored for individuals without prior cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) to facilitate early intervention. This study aimed to ...

Objectives The objectives of this study were to investigate if findings by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are associated with future cardiovascular ...

Background Observational studies have reported that sleep is associated with the risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, the causal relationships among ...

Obesity has traditionally been thought of as a state of caloric imbalance, where the intake of calories exceeds the expenditure or ‘burning’ of calories. However, a more nuanced appreciation for the ...

Background Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a severe and fatal complication of uncorrected congenital heart disease characterised by the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) due to chronic ...

Objective This study aimed to explore the influence of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on both postoperative cognitive dysfunction and quality of life (QoL) and the association between the two ...

Background Accurate mortality prediction following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is essential for mitigating risk, shared decision-making and periprocedural planning. Surgical risk ...

Background Estimates of long-term atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence in individuals with sinus rhythm are limited. This study investigated age-stratified and sex-stratified long-term incidence of AF ...

Objective To examine the long-term predictive value of 28 biomarkers for subsequent non-ischaemic congestive heart failure (CHF) and separately for other cardiovascular outcomes (myocardial infarction ...