Objective To investigate whether nighttime sleep duration and snoring status were associated with incident heart failure (HF). Methods A prospective study was conducted based on Kailuan cohort ...

Background Cancer survivors have an increased risk of heart failure, but this is balanced by the risk of death from other ...

Background Heart auscultation is a widely used and cost-effective clinical tool for detecting valvular heart disease (VHD), ...

Background Chronic kidney disease is common in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and can significantly affect drug excretion and efficacy. This study focuses on the effects of modification ...

Comparative evaluation of biological and mechanical prostheses for aortic valve replacement in a middle-aged population: a population-based cohort study ...

Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DESs) remains central to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). DES platforms, polymers ...

Background Current risk scores inadequately predict long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), ...

Objective Diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to require substantial healthcare resources. Acoustic analysis of transcutaneous heart sounds of cardiac movement and intracoronary ...

Background Restarting direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) after a serious bleeding event in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) presents a clinical dilemma, with limited evidence on the balance ...

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) impacts management decisions in valvular heart disease but its significance in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) is not well established. Objectives ...

The obesity epidemic has significantly heightened the impact of cardiometabolic risk factors on the global burden of cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists ...