Renal dysfunction is a strong independent predictor of stent thrombosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the strength and direction of the association between kidney function and…
There is currently no established standard treatment for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after the implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES). The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of…
The no-reflow phenomenon has been shown to have a significant effect on clinical outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Angiographic features incorporated in the SYNTAX Score (SXScore)…
Risk stratification is a mainstay of current cardiovascular care. Its practical relevance to therapeutic decision making depends, however, on the often unverified assumption that higher risk patients experience greater treatment…
The aims of this study were to assess the right ventricle in different causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and to assess the changes of the tricuspid apparatus during this remodeling….
The following information was omitted and should have appeared on the first page of the article in the Methods section: The CADICE study (recruitment of the patients and data entry)…
Individuals aged >85 years are the world’s most rapidly growing age group and have a high incidence of cardiovascular mortality. The objective of this study was to prospectively determine the…
In 1982, Goldberger described an electrocardiographic triad (SV 1 or SV 2 + RV 5 or RV 6 ≥3.5 mV, total QRS amplitude in each of the limb leads ≤0.8…
We aimed to determine late functional health status of the growing adult population with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). We studied all 840 patients with TOF born from 1927 through…
The systemic right ventricle (RV) in congenital heart disease is susceptible to progressive dilation and dysfunction. A 2-dimensional echocardiographic means for serial monitoring of the RV would be of great…
