Background: Good quality anticoagulation among patients with operated valvular heart
disease is needed to reduce ischaemic and thromboembolic complications. There is limited …

Compared with younger people, elderly people have higher risks for both thrombosis and
bleeding. Furthermore, comorbidities frequently found in elderly patients complicate the …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia in
clinical practice. Heart failure (HF) can occur concurrently with AF. Aim: We compared …

Background The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases with age. The prescription of
anticoagulation in very elderly patients is controversial and sometimes underused. Our …

Aims The risks of thromboembolism and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and
valvular heart disease (VHD) are sparsely described. We described the risk of events in non …

Cardioembolic strokes account for 20–25% of all ischaemic strokes, with their incidence
increasing with age. Cardiac imaging plays a crucial role in identifying cardioembolic …

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is frequently
present in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Currently, there is a lack of real-world …

Giant cell myocarditis (GCM) is a rare and fatal inflammatory disorder induced by T-
lymphocytes, typically affecting young adults. Generally, this disease presents with a rapidly …

Background The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)
are well known indicators for adverse outcomes in various diseases, but there is no …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulants
(OACs) in real-world elderly patients with comorbidities of stable coronary artery disease …