Native valve infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, with an incidence of 3–7 cases per 100,000 person-years.1,2 Cardiac structural complications from local infection extension include valvular destruction, peri-annular abscess and fistula formation. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP) from IE is exceedingly rare, occurring in &...

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in young adults (typically defined as individuals younger than 40 years) has emerged as an important yet under-recognized public health concern. Recent estimates suggest an incidence of approximately 1–4 cases per 100,000 person-years, underscoring the clinical and epidemiological relevance ...

Hypertension affects over 1.4 billion adults worldwide and remains the leading modifiable risk factor for global cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. It is responsible for an estimated 10.8 million deaths annually and contributes significantly to the global burden of ischaemic heart disease, ...

Cardiovascular medicine in 2025 has been marked by rapid innovation and meaningful shifts in clinical practice. In this year-in-review, touchCARDIO brings together expert reflections highlighting paradigm-changing trial data, the emergence of pulsed field ablation and conduction system pacing, advances in imaging and prevention, and the accelerating integration of artificial intelligence. Collectively, these perspectives underscore a field evolving toward more precise, technology-enabled and preventive cardiovascular care, while emphasising the need to translate scientific progress into improved outcomes for patients worldwide.

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a fat collection directly adjacent to the myocardium and coronary vasculature, lacking any separation and sharing the same circulation.1,2 This anatomy enables direct signalling between EAT and the surrounding tissue, positioning EAT as a central ...

In this Q&A, we talk to Dr Nadia Chaher shares insights into her career so far, her experiences and the most exciting current innovations in cardio-imaging.

Pericarditis is the most common form of pericardial disease, with an incidence of 27.7 cases per 100,000 population per year.1 Approximately 15–30% of patients with acute pericarditis will have a first recurrence within 18 months despite optimal medical therapy. Half of these patients will ...

Introduction: There are half a million people with cardiac pacemakers in the UK who are denied access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) when clinically indicated. Patients are fifty times less likely to be referred and there is a thirty-fold service ...

Introduction: 3D models derived from late gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-CMR) can reduce ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedure times and improve outcomes. Clinician-led manual segmentation is time and resource intensive. However, neural networks can be trained to identify and ...