Determining the Quantity of Alcohol Consumed
Questioning patients about their consumption of alcohol (ethanol) is an important part of history taking. To determine the specific quantity, it is essential to understand how much alcohol is in…
Acute Aortic Dissection With Tear in Ascending Aorta Not Diagnosed Until Necropsy or Operation (for Another Condition) and Comparison to Similar Cases Receiving Proper Operative Therapy
Acute aortic dissection (AD) with a tear in ascending aorta (AA) is recognized to masquerade occasionally as another condition, and therefore the proper diagnosis is never made or made too…
Erratum for Snodgrass. “Vessels Described by Thebesius and Pratt Are Distinct From Those Described by Vieussens and Wearn” Am J Cardiol 2012;110:160
The institution name of the author was incorrectly typeset. The correct version of the institution is UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine).
Outcome and Resource Utilization of Infants Born With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in the Intermountain West
The objective of the present study was to characterize the outcomes and resource utilization of all infants born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in the Intermountain West. This was…
Development of a Consensus Document to Improve Multireader Concordance and Accuracy of Aortic Regurgitation Severity Grading by Echocardiography Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Current guidelines recommend a multiparametric echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation (AR). However, the absence of a hierarchical weighting of discordant parameters could cause interobserver variability. In the present study, we…
β Blockers for Prevention of Exercise-Induced Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Whether treatment with β blockers (BBs) is of benefit to patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) and provocable outflow obstruction (with none or with only mild heart failure symptoms) is largely…
Dilation of the Ascending Aorta After Balloon Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis During Infancy and Childhood
Dilation of the ascending aorta (AA) is common in patients with a bicuspid aortic valve. The natural history of the aortic root and AA and the risk factors for dilation…
Usefulness of the Charlson Co-Morbidity Index to Predict Outcomes in Patients >60 Years Old With Aortic Stenosis During 18 Years of Follow-Up
The present study assessed the effect of age and co-morbidity on the outcomes of mild, moderate, and severe aortic stenosis (AS) in patients aged >60 years during 18 years of…
Transthoracic Echocardiographic Parameters in the Estimation of Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in Patients With Present or Previous Heart Failure
Multiple echocardiographic criteria are routinely used for the estimation of left heart filling pressures. We assessed the predictive value of various echocardiographic parameters to estimate the left heart filling pressure…
Usefulness of Hemoglobin A 1c to Predict Outcome After Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure
Patients with diabetes and heart failure (HF) have worse clinical outcomes compared to patients with HF without diabetes after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Patients with HF and diabetes represent a…
