Frequency of Electrocardiographic Alterations and Pericardial Effusion in Patients With Uncomplicated Malaria

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Frequency of Electrocardiographic Alterations and Pericardial Effusion in Patients With Uncomplicated Malaria

Studies have proposed that malaria may lead to electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and pericardial inflammation. We aimed to investigate the frequency of ECG alterations, determined by ECG and Holter monitoring, and…

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Global Longitudinal Strain to Predict Respiratory Failure and Death in Patients Admitted for COVID-19–Related Disease

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Global Longitudinal Strain to Predict Respiratory Failure and Death in Patients Admitted for COVID-19–Related Disease

Evidence of the involvement of the cardiovascular system in patients with COVID-19 is increasing. The evaluation of the subclinical cardiac involvement is crucial for risk stratification at admission, and left…

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Rate of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Use and the Number of COVID-19–Confirmed Cases and Deaths

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Rate of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Use and the Number of COVID-19–Confirmed Cases and Deaths

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 uses the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor as an entry point to the cell. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a risk factor for COVID-19 with poor outcomes. We…

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Relation of Liver Volume to Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adolescents and Adults With Fontan Circulation

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Liver Volume to Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Adolescents and Adults With Fontan Circulation

Elevated central venous pressure in those with Fontan circulation causes liver congestion and hepatomegaly. We assessed if liver volume by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes….

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Ventricular Function in Physiologically Repaired and Unrepaired Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Ventricular Function in Physiologically Repaired and Unrepaired Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

In patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) and hemodynamically significant concomitant lesions, physiologic repair may be undertaken, in which the circulation is septated but the morphologic…

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Effect of Radiolucent Line-Guided Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Subsequent Pacemaker Rate

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Radiolucent Line-Guided Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Subsequent Pacemaker Rate

In the era of expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) indications for low surgical risk patients, conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after TAVI remain a serious concern. We…

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Outcomes of Patients With Diabetes Versus Patients Without Diabetes Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Outcomes of Patients With Diabetes Versus Patients Without Diabetes Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure

The objective is to define the clinical echocardiographic characteristics and cardiovascular outcome in patients with acute heart failure (HF) with versus without diabetes mellitus (DM). Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic…

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Beta-Blocker Use in Hypertension and Heart Failure (A Secondary Analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial)

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Beta-Blocker Use in Hypertension and Heart Failure (A Secondary Analysis of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial)

Given the concern that beta-blocker use may be associated with an increased risk for heart failure (HF) in populations with normal left ventricular systolic function, we evaluated the association between…

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Relation of Diabetes Mellitus to Incident Dementia in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study)

Feb 19, 2022 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Diabetes Mellitus to Incident Dementia in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study)

The association of diabetes mellitus (DM), an established risk factor for dementia in the general population, with incident dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been explored. We…

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