Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

Arabic heart failure self-care scale validated in Saudi patients

Arabic versions of the EHFScBS-12 and EHFScBS-9 showed acceptable validity in Saudi patients with heart failure, with the 9-item scale fitting better.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · 6 days ago · 5 min read

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Primary Care Integration Could Reshape Cardiovascular Services in South Asia

A South Asia review finds primary care integration may improve screening and blood pressure control, but weak referral…

6 days ago

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Uganda cohort tracks cardiovascular hospital burden over 10 years

A 10-year retrospective cohort from Uganda examined cardiovascular disease burden, temporal trends, and age- and sex-specific hospitalization risk…

6 days ago

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Catheter ablation grows across Japan in nationwide hospital study

Nationwide Japanese hospital data show expanding catheter ablation activity from 2014 to 2024, with growth driven by existing…

6 days ago

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Tetralogy of Fallot trial tests neonatal repair versus infant repair in China

RIFAN is a multicentre randomized trial protocol comparing neonatal and infant repair for tetralogy of Fallot in stable…

6 days ago

Cardiology·PLOS ONE

Neural Architecture Search improves ECG arrhythmia classification in PLOS ONE study

A PhysioNet 2021 study found that simpler Neural Architecture Search-designed transformers improved ECG arrhythmia classification and attention relevance.

6 days ago

Cardiology·ClinicalTrials

Sepsis myocardial work study tracks ICU recovery trajectories

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital will follow 215 septic ICU patients to test whether myocardial work trajectories predict organ support-free…

6 days ago

Cardiology·STAT

Atrial Fibrillation Decision Aid Improves Use, Not Average Decision Quality

A hybrid trial found an atrial fibrillation rhythm control decision aid was well accepted, but average decisional conflict…

6 days ago

Cardiology·Becker H

IBD linked to higher arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation

Swiss cohort data show inflammatory bowel disease was associated with more arrhythmia-related events after catheter ablation and more…

6 days ago

Cardiology·STAT

Repatha linked to fewer heart attacks in latest STAT report

Amgen’s Repatha is linked to fewer heart attacks, adding to the evidence that aggressive LDL reduction may lower…

6 days ago

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

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