• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Highlights•Good reproducibility, repeatability, and reliability are essential for echo studies.•
Straightforward statistical evaluation can improve echocardiography practice.•A free online …

Aims Recent guidelines recommend that patients with heart failure and left ventricular
ejection fraction (LVEF) 40–49% should be managed similar to LVEF≥ 50%. We …

Importance There is little evidence to support selection of heart rate control therapy in
patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, in particular those with coexisting heart failure …

Aims Five echocardiographic parameters—left atrial volume index, left ventricular mass
index, tricuspid regurgitation velocity, myocardial tissue velocity, and the ratio of early mitral …

Aims Undetected atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major health concern. Blood biomarkers
associated with AF could simplify patient selection for screening and further inform ongoing …

Since cardiac ultrasound was introduced into medical practice around the middle twentieth
century, transthoracic echocardiography has developed to become a highly sophisticated …

Objectives: This study assessed the relationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and
outcomes in the TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an …

The subspecialty of cardio-oncology aims to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
in patients with cancer or following cancer treatment. Cancer therapy can lead to a variety of …

There are major challenges ahead for clinicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
The population with AF is expected to expand considerably and yet, apart from …