Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

Background In patients with suspected coronary heart disease, single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) is the most widely used test for the assessment of myocardial …

Background Whether revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can
improve event-free survival and left ventricular function in patients with severe ischemic left …

Background : The optimal management of patients found to have multivessel disease while
undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (P-PCI) for ST-segment elevation …

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is increasingly used to differentiate the aetiology of
cardiomyopathies. Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) is the reference standard for non-…

Background In patients with stable angina, two strategies are often used to guide revascularization:
one involves myocardial-perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI…

Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently used to treat refractory epilepsy and
is being investigated as a potential therapy for a range of conditions, including heart failure, …

Cardiac masses are usually first detected at echocardiography. In their further evaluation,
cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has become a highly valuable technique. MR …

Aims Acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) are driven by inflammation within coronary plaque.
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has an established role in atherogenesis and the vessel-response to …

Background Remote ischaemic conditioning with transient ischaemia and reperfusion
applied to the arm has been shown to reduce myocardial infarct size in patients with ST-elevation …