The CHADS 2 (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age >75 years, diabetes mellitus, stroke or transient ischemic attack [2 points]) scoring scheme has been found to be a good predictor of…
Patients with chronic kidney disease experience co-morbid illnesses, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and retinopathy. The purpose of the present study was to assess the association between retinopathy and self-reported CVD…
Coronary artery disease promotes the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to determine short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and…
Although it is well known that certain characteristics, such as older age, female gender, hypertension, and high body mass index, are closely associated with severe arterial tortuosity among patients undergoing…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, affecting approximately 2.3 million residents of the United States and 4.5 million residents of the European Union. It…
Previous studies have identified a “weekend effect” in terms of a poor outcome for patients hospitalized with various acute medical conditions. The aim of our study was to investigate whether…
Patients sustaining an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) frequently develop pulmonary congestion or pulmonary edema (PED). We previously showed that lung impedance (LI) threshold decrease of 12% to 14% from…
The prognostic value of symptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) is well documented, but few reports differentiating between symptomatic and asymptomatic forms of PAD…
We tested the hypothesis that morphologic lesion assessment helps detect acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during index hospitalization in patients with acute chest pain and significant stenosis on coronary computed tomographic…
We sought to determine the angiographic severity of coronary lesions leading to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) with a focus on determining the impact of interval from…
