Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia that is associated with substantial morbidity
and mortality, particularly due to stroke and thromboembolism. Anticoagulant therapy …

With diabetes mellitus reaching epidemic proportions, mainly secondary to obesity, the
impact of cardiovascular disease due to this combination makes it a dominant public health …

Pulmonary artery pulsatility index (PAPi) is a haemodynamic parameter that is derived from
right atrial and pulmonary artery pulse pressures. A number of reports have described the …

Cochrane, Maria Crespo Leiro, Anne Dipchand, Brian Feingold, Kathleen Grady, Edward
Horn, Maryl Johnson, Donna Mancini, Sean Pinney, Heather Ross, Kari Wujcik, Andreas …

Background—High levels of the soluble fragment of CD40 ligand (sCD40L) have previously
been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. CD40L–CD40 interaction has been …

OBJECTIVE—Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin (Ang)-1 and Ang-
2 are mediators of angiogenesis. More recent data suggest that the balance between these …

BACKGROUND:: microvascular complications in diabetes identify those at risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggesting a link between abnormal neovascularisation and …

The use of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) has increased significantly over the past
few years, in part because heart transplant activity has plateaued, but also because of the …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with marked endothelial dysfunction. We
hypothesized that acute and chronic CHF may manifest different degrees of endothelial …

Abstract Aims The CardioMEMS HF System Post‐Market Study (COAST) was designed to
evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and feasibility of haemodynamic‐guided heart failure (HF) …