Point-of-care B-type natriuretic peptide and portable echocardiography for assessment of patients with suspected heart failure in primary care: rationale and design of the three-part Handheld-BNP program and results of the training study Caroline MorbachThomas BuckOn Behalf of the Handheld-BNP Research Network Trial Design 15 November 2017 Pages: 95 - 107
Prevalence, predictors, and prognostic implications of PR interval prolongation in patients with heart failure Theodora NikolaidouPierpaolo PellicoriAndrew L. Clark Original Paper Open access 15 September 2017 Pages: 108 - 119
Characteristics of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with atrial fibrillation and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction Johanna StrotmannHenrik FoxOlaf Oldenburg Original Paper 23 September 2017 Pages: 120 - 129
The T-peak-to-T-end interval: a novel ECG marker for ventricular arrhythmia and appropriate ICD therapy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Leon DinshawJulia MünchMonica Patten Original Paper 30 September 2017 Pages: 130 - 137
Control of cardiac chronotropic function in patients after heart transplantation: effects of ivabradine and metoprolol succinate on resting heart rate in the denervated heart Rasmus RiviniusMatthias HelmschrottAndreas O. Doesch Original Paper 02 November 2017 Pages: 138 - 147
Radial access protects from contrast media induced nephropathy after cardiac catheterization procedures Thorsten FeldkampMaya LuedemannMark Luedde Original Paper 22 September 2017 Pages: 148 - 157
Predictors of survival stratification in patients with wild-type cardiac amyloidosis F. aus dem SiepenR. BauerArnt V. Kristen Original Paper 27 September 2017 Pages: 158 - 169
Relationship between baseline systolic blood pressure and long-term outcomes in acute heart failure patients treated with TRV027: an exploratory subgroup analysis of BLAST-AHF Gad CotterBeth A. DavisonPeter S. Pang Original Paper 06 October 2017 Pages: 170 - 181
Second generation cryoballoon ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: an updated meta-analysis Hazem OmranKlaus-Jürgen GutlebenGeorg Nölker Original Paper 26 October 2017 Pages: 182 - 192