Background The PR interval is a ubiquitous parameter available to all clinicians. Studies on associated risk have been ...

Correspondence to Dr Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; mcarmo{at}waymail.com.br Objective Ischaemic stroke ...

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and increasing evidence has demonstrated its role as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and as a possible ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterised by an increased risk of pathological thrombus formation due to a disruption of physiological haemostatic mechanisms that are better understood by reference to ...

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Background The influence of marital status on the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and prognosis after CVD is inconclusive. We systematically reviewed the literature to determine how marital ...

1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece 2 Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology, Aristotle ...

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Correspondence to Dr Ali Yilmaz, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude A1, Münster 48149, Germany; ali.yilmaz{at}ukmuenster.de If you ...