Background Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) has been used to treat
respiratory distress due to acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPE). We performed a …

Background: It is unclear whether postoperative B-type natriuretic peptides (ie, BNP and N-terminal
proBNP) can predict cardiovascular complications in noncardiac surgery. Methods: …

Aims To provide systematic assessment of the clinical effectiveness of drug-eluting stents (DES)
versus non-DES to inform national guidance. Methods and results The review was …

Background— In the first year after coronary stent implantation, clinical failures are driven
mainly by procedural complications and restenosis, but the subsequent relative contributions …

Aims Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) increase mortality risk from coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
There are also concerns that the pandemic has affected supply and demand of …

Background For patients with heart failure, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and iron
deficiency, intravenous ferric carboxymaltose administration improves quality of life and …

Background— Recently, sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) have been shown to dramatically
reduce the risk of angiographic and clinical restenosis compared with bare metal stent (BMS) …

Logistic regression is the standard method for assessing predictors of diseases. In logistic
regression analyses, a stepwise strategy is often adopted to choose a subset of variables. …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart arrhythmia. However,
as many cases are asymptomatic, a large proportion of patients remain undiagnosed until …

The author takes a back-to-basics approach to explaining statistics specifically for a medically
literate audience. Each article provides essential background information to each topic, …