Aims Exercise testing remains underused in patients with aortic stenosis (AS), partly due to concerns about an ...

Introduction Data on the characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy and among patients with Fontan physiology are limited. We ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality.

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) share risk factors and are bidirectionally associated. Several studies found higher risks of outcomes in individuals with both ...

Introduction Conductive disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain a major concern after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Aims To assess the impact of aortic ...

Introduction Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. World Health Organization (WHO) stated that hypertension affects 1.28 billion of the population globally, with high ...

Introduction ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) accounted for 43.3% of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in Malaysia in 2019. Malaysia uses thrombolysis, specifically streptokinase, for acute ...

Background and aims Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has various aetiologies, including genetic conditions like Fabry ...

Background Visual assessment of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is time-consuming, influenced by reader experience and prone to interobserver variability. This study evaluated a novel algorithm for ...

Background The role of cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (cGMP) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is not well understood despite its significance as a second messenger of natriuretic peptides ...

Background Valve-related haemolysis is a known complication following prosthetic valve surgery. Haemolysis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been reported in some studies, all ...