…increase as the degree of obesity rises. Nevertheless, BMI alone does not define an individual’s cardiovascular risk. Cardiorespiratory fitness, skeletal muscle mass and the…

…of ICDs implanted for reduced LVEF never deliver an appropriate shock, so the false positive burden is substantial. Alternative modalities — cardiac MRI, long term ambulatory…

…as specialist investigations. Both fail more often for practical than for medical reasons: the cuff is in the wrong place, the electrodes come off, the…

…not describe the typical symptoms or symptom burden of uncomplicated hypertension. It does, however, identify symptomatic hypotension and symptoms suggestive of orthostatic hypotension as indications…

…confirmed using home blood pressure monitoring or ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Other guideline formulations similarly define resistant hypertension as blood pressure above goal despite three…

…excluding the diagnosis of HF Estimating disease severity and prognosis Contributing to longitudinal assessment and risk stratification They are useful in both acute and ambulatory…

…populations, such as asymptomatic patients with pre excitation who have high risk occupations or participate in competitive athletics. In the context of Brugada syndrome (BrS)…

…ECG (ambulatory recording). If drug side effects are believed to be the cause, it is fundamental to weigh the risk of terminating drug therapy as…