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Physical activity reduces cardiovascular disease burden and mortality, although its relationship with cardiac arrhythmias is less certain. The aim of this study was to assess the association between self-reported physical […]
» Read moreThe standard for ambulatory arrhythmia detection in children is the Holter monitor. The Zio XT (Zio) patch has been FDA-approved for use in adults. However, its utility in children has […]
» Read moreThis study aimed to compare the hemodynamic performance of transcatheter and surgical aortic valves in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and small aortic annulus (SAA) and to determine the […]
» Read moreTo assess the performance of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk equations in Indigenous Australians.We conducted an individual participant meta-analysis using longitudinal data of 3618 Indigenous Australians (55% women) aged 30-74 years […]
» Read moreTo investigate whether the Ala143Thr variant of the α-galactosidase A gene (A143T/GLA), with conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity, is associated with Fabry cardiomyopathy.The index patient, a woman in her 60s with […]
» Read moreTransthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is an increasingly recognized cause of heart failure. We sought to characterize the structural and functional echocardiographic phenotype across the spectrum of wild-type (wtATTR-CM) and hereditary […]
» Read moreCoronary artery disease is a common co-morbidity of aortic stenosis. When needed, adding coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is the standard treatment method, but […]
» Read moreHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiac condition, which typically manifests as left ventricular hypertrophy. A small subset of patients with HCM have an increased risk of sudden cardiac […]
» Read moreInsulin resistance early after acute myocardial infarction is associated with increased heart failure and mortality. OMEGA-REMODEL was a prospective double-blind 1:1 randomized control trial of patients with AMI. We reported […]
» Read moreLittle information is available concerning the usefulness of electrophysiological confirmation followed by totally thoracoscopic ablation. This study aimed to examine whether postprocedural electrophysiological confirmation is always necessary after totally thoracoscopic […]
» Read morePatients with intermediate-risk pulmonary emboli (PE) present a challenging clinical problem. Although syncope has been suggested as a marker for adverse outcomes in these patients, data remain scarce. We aimed […]
» Read moreAn implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is recommended in primary prevention patients with a coronary artery disease (CAD) and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Benefits of ICD in CAD unrelated to […]
» Read moreAutosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia results from mutations affecting the low-density lipoprotein receptor pathway, including proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gain-of-function mutations (GoFm) and apolipoprotein B (APOB) loss-of-function mutations (LoFm). This […]
» Read moreInfective endocarditis complicating transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI-IE) is a relatively rare condition with an incidence of 0.2%-3.1% at 1 year post implant. It is frequently caused by Enterococci, Staphylococcus aureus […]
» Read morePatients with influenza infection are at increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There are limited data on the short-term prognosis and management of patients with AMI and concomitant influenza. […]
» Read moreThere are important dissimilarities in clinical presentation, aggregation of comorbidities, cardiovascular risk factors and the quality of delivery of medical care among men and women with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). […]
» Read moreTransvenous lead extraction (TLE) poses a significant economic and resource burden on healthcare systems; however, limited data exist on its true cost. We therefore estimate real-world healthcare reimbursement costs of […]
» Read moreWe measured peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in previous recipients of thoracic radiotherapy and assessed the determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness with an emphasis on cardiac and pulmonary function. Cancer survivors who […]
» Read moreAccording to the Fourth Universal Definition of myocardial infarction (MI), the likelihood of a previous MI is increased when ST-T abnormalities exist with minor Q-waves in the same leads. Therefore, […]
» Read moreComputed tomography plays a central role in the evaluation of patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Advances in left ventricular (LV) analysis with multidetector […]
» Read moreElderly patients may have increased platelet reactivity and adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether age is an independent predictor of worse outcomes after accounting for platelet reactivity is unknown. […]
» Read moreThe pulse amplitude ratio (PAR), the ratio of pulse pressure at the end of the Valsalva maneuver to before the onset, correlates with cardiac filling pressure. We have developed a […]
» Read moreThe purpose of this study was to compare Friedewald-calculated and directly measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. LDL-C is routinely estimated by the Friedewald formula in clinical practice. However, unreliability […]
» Read moreAcute kidney recovery (AKR) is a recently described phenomenon observed after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is more frequent than acute kidney injury (AKI). To determine the incidence and […]
» Read moreCatheter ablation may reduce ventricular tachycardia (VT) burden in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) patients. However, little is known about factors predicting need for ablation. Therefore, we sought to investigate […]
» Read moreDuring the past several decades, new diagnostic tools, interventional approaches, and population-wide changes in the major coronary risk factors have taken place. However, few studies have examined relatively recent trends […]
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