Open Heart. is an open access journal by BMJ and BCS, publishing original research in cardiovascular medicine. Impact Factor: 2.8 Citescore: 4.6 All metrics >>

An open access cardiology journal publishing original research and opinion on cardiovascular medicine at all study phases.

22 hours ago · Background Primary prevention strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) conventionally rely on 10-year risk estimates of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). However, communicating longer-term total CVD risk may better facilitate informed preventive decisions. Therefore, we aimed to quantify how well 10-year observed incidence reflects 20-year observed incidence and how MACE reflects ...

Open Heart is an online-only, open access cardiology journal that is dedicated to publishing high quality, peer reviewed medical research in all disciplines and therapeutic areas of cardiovascular medicine.

22 hours ago · Introduction. Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy has long been recognised as an important example of hypertension-mediated organ damage. It predicts an increase in cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity independent of traditional risk factors.1 However, LV hypertrophy is a relatively late consequence of hypertension. A much earlier feature of hypertension is LV diastolic dysfunction, which ...

22 hours ago · Background Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiac disease following COVID-19, but how it compares to pneumonia of other etiologies is unclear.Aims To determine the incidence and HRs of cardiac disease in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 compared with other viral or bacterial pneumonias.Methods Using nationwide registry data, we estimated the incidence of cardiac events after ...

Original research: Diabetes is associated with a higher incidence of short-term mortality risk and readmission in patients who undergo surgical but not transcatheter aortic valve replacement (11 January, 2025 ...

5 days ago · Methods In this single-centre, prospective cohort study, patients with symptomatic sRV failure completed the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research/Academic Hospital Leiden Questionnaire for Adult’s Health-Related Quality of Life (TAAQOL) at baseline and after starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. The TAAQOL was taken at structured outpatient follow-up moments after ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is increasingly used for aortic valve replacement instead of surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR). We aimed to examine the impact of diabetes on 30-day mortality, 30-day readmission and compare outcomes between TAVR and sAVR.Methods Data were extracted from the Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2012 to 2017. The primary outcome ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Background Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a cytokine responding to oxidative stress and inflammation, and it regulates appetite and energy balance. The association between GDF15 and clinical factors and its prognostic value in elderly multimorbid patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have not been well unknown.Methods This exploratory analysis is ...