Highlights • Long-term data for patients undergoing TAVI with the first generation self-expanding bioprosthesis are consistent with low mortality rates and satisfying valve performance. • Really long-term clinical outcomes and…
There are limited data to support proposed increases to the minimum institutional mitral valve (MV) surgery volume required to begin a transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) program. The current study…
• Thromboembolic events remain clinically resolved after TAVR. • DOAC use to reduce thrombosis associated with TAVR remains controversial. • Coagulation parameters were significantly increased after TAVR. • Hypercoagulation status…
HIGHLIGHTS • Prompt initiation of diuretic therapy was not correlated with faster decongestion in acute heart failure. • The timing of decongestion but not diuretics was associated with better biomarker…
Highlights • NT-proBNP testing increases diagnostic accuracy in dyspneic patients suspected of acute heart failure. • False negatives may be discharged from emergency department (ED), and undergo costly readmissions later….
HIGHLIGHTS • The rate of cardiac rhythm monitoring at 6 months after stroke is just over one-third. • Only 30% of patients with cryptogenic strokes receive implantable loop recorders. •…
Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) among hypertensive patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is debated. The aim of the COVIDECA study was to…
There is growing evidence that COVID-19 can cause cardiovascular complications. However, there are limited data on the characteristics and importance of atrial arrhythmia (AA) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Data…
Gender disparities in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) outcomes continue to be reported worldwide; however, the magnitude of this gap remains unknown. To evaluate gender-based discrepancies in clinical outcomes and…
Described herein are necropsy findings in the 4 major (left main, left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right) epicardial coronary arteries in 86 patients aged 10-70 years who never had…
