Background Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been established as a
valuable tool in clinical and scientific cardiology. This study summarizes the current …

Pediatric cardiomyopathies (CMs) and electrical diseases constitute a heterogeneous
spectrum of disorders distinguished by structural and electrical abnormalities in the heart …

Autoimmunity significantly contributes to the pathogenesis of myocarditis, underscored by its
increased frequency in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and …

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease characterized by extracellular deposits of insoluble
amyloid in various tissues and organs. Cardiac amyloidosis is a frequent feature of the …

This article reviews progress in the field of cardiac genome editing, in particular, its potential
utility in treating cardiac arrhythmias. First, we discuss genome editing methods by which …

The sarcoplasmatic reticulum (SR) cardiac ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel
RyR2 is an essential regulator of cardiac excitation–contraction coupling and intracellular …

Aim To compare the risk of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and sudden death (SD) between
New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I and NYHA class II–III patients with non …

Aims In-hospital complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial flutter
(AFL), and ventricular tachycardia (VT) may be overestimated by analyses of administrative …

The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for temporary
mechanical circulatory support in various clinical scenarios has been increasing …

Desmoplakin (DSP) is a desmosomal protein that plays an essential role for cell-to-cell
adhesion within the cardiomyocytes. The first association between DSP genetic variants and …