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Survivors of myocardial infarction remain exposed to a long tail of electrical instability, and ventricular tachycardia arising from the resulting scar is a…

Atrial fibrillation and chronic liver disease frequently coexist, creating a difficult balance between thromboembolic protection and haemorrhagic risk. Liver…

Atrial fibrillation (AF) cardioversion can restore sinus rhythm promptly, yet the procedure carries a clinically important risk of thromboembolism when clot…

Catheter ablation has changed the treatment pathway for many people with atrial fibrillation (AF), yet procedural success is broader than freedom from an…

Arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse (AMVP) is a recognised substrate for ventricular arrhythmia and, in a small but important group, sudden cardiac death.…

Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is often considered when symptoms persist despite medication, when antiarrhythmic drugs are poorly tolerated, or when rhythm…

Radiation therapy can leave a long cardiovascular footprint. Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, oesophageal malignancy, or…

Pregnancy can expose a previously silent arrhythmia or increase the frequency of established supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Changes in blood volume,…

Conventional right ventricular pacing can produce electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony, particularly when a high proportion of ventricular beats is paced. In…

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is widely recognised as a cause of embolic stroke, yet its relationship with cognitive decline is broader than the occurrence of a…