Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is an acute reversible cardiac condition usually triggered by stressful events, with a predilection for older women and clinical presentation often confused with acute coronary syndrome. Definition…
Chronic kidney disease increases the risk for developing ischemic heart disease, but it has not been well known whether it also affects the manifestation of painless acute myocardial infarction (AMI),…
Limited data are available on the use of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients who have received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). To evaluate patterns of cardiac testing including CCTA…
Tissue Doppler echocardiography is a novel technique that can be used to diagnose right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction. Until recently, there have been no data on the influence of tissue…
Although several drug-eluting stents (DESs) have been shown to be economically attractive compared to bare-metal stents in patients at moderate to high risk of restenosis, little is known about the…
It remains undefined if transradial coronary angiography from a right or left radial arterial approach differs in real-world practice. To address this issue, we performed a subanalysis of the PREVAIL…
Monahan et al demonstrated that patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are less likely to respond to antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) than those with milder…
We read with interest and furthermore welcome the ideas put forth in the letter by Drs. Knops and Doehner regarding our report “Relation Between Hemoglobin A 1c and Outcomes in…
We read the report by Tomova et al on the inverse association of hyperglycemia (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA 1c ]) with outcomes in advanced heart failure (HF). The conclusion of the…
Subacute (medical) tamponade develops over a period of days or even weeks. Previous studies have shown that subacute tamponade is uncommonly associated with hypotension. On the contrary, many of those…
