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Editor's Pick: Lipoprotein(a) and Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis

In this review, the authors present and discuss the scientific and clinical evidence pertaining to the role of Lp(a) in calcific aortic valve stenosis.

Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Europe: Current Care Pathways and the Clinical Impact of Antiarrhythmic Drugs and Catheter Ablation

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, increases the risk of heart failure, stroke, and death. Management of AF focusses on…

A Review of the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation: Understanding the Impact of the New Millennium Epidemic across Europe

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, is characterised by an irregular and often fast heart rhythm resulting in uncoordinated…

Tricuspid Regurgitation: No Longer the ‘Forgotten’ Valve

In the last two decades, the interest in tricuspid valve (TV) treatment has increased;1,2 nevertheless, there is still a large percentage…

Chemokines: A Potential Therapeutic Target for the Stabilisation of Vulnerable Plaque

In the late 20th century, lipid lowering medications appeared to be the answer for coronary heart disease. However, despite reductions in mortality…

Circulating Cardiac Biomarkers in Heart Failure: A Critical Link to Biomarker-Guided Therapy

A contemporary conceptual framework that was proposed to distinguish between different chronic heart failure (HF) patients has highlighted varying…

Sleeveballoon: A New Approach to Bariatric Surgery in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective method to tackle obesity and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…

Naturally Sweet Drinks also Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, found that individuals who increase their consumption of sugary…

Novel Skin Patch for Flu Treatment May Triumph Over Use of Needles

DELIVERY of vaccines by means of a skin patch could reduce the need for vaccines requiring needles in less developed countries and presents no side effects. According to the author of this study…

Longer Tanning Sessions May be Associated with Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk

ULTRAVIOLET radiation emitted with indoor tanning has been associated with an increased risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)…