Introduction Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with adenosine by paramedics has been investigated and proven to be safe in the USA, but patients (pts) are transferred to hospital. We ...

Because of a desire to reduce the morbidity of a well-established and effective procedure for coronary artery disease, up to 30% of coronary bypass operations are being performed without the use of a ...

Background Recent work has shown no difference in change of LVEF between RV apical (RVA) pacing and non-RVA pacing in patients with normal LV function. We hypothesised that a more sensitive marker ...

Correspondence to: Dr Adrian P Banning, Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; adrian.banning{at}orh.anglox.nhs.uk Despite dramatic advances in ...

Introduction Heart failure (HF) is growing global epidemic. Given the high morbidity and mortality associated with HF, and the impact it has on an already stretched health care system, its effective ...

Background Limited strategies have been developed to evaluate and address the alarming discrepancy in early mortality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Objective To assess heart ...

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 ...

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK Dr Alison Hislop, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK; a.hislop{at}ich.ucl.ac ...

OBJECTIVE To address a potential role for p53, Bcl2 associated protein X (Bax), and apoptosis in the processes associated with cell turnover during cystic medial degeneration (CMD) of the aorta.

Two cases of acute myocardial infarction occurred in association with myocarditis, which was confirmed by biopsy. The first patient suffered an anteroseptal and the second patient an inferior wall ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmias managed by emergency physician. In 2005, a chapter setting out best practice for arrhythmia care and sudden cardiac death (SCD) was ...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the surgical risk and long term outcome of patients over 80 years old undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). DESIGN Consecutive cases with respective case note audit and a ...