Computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) has been proposed as a noninvasive test for significant coronary artery disease (CAD), but only limited data are available from prospective multicenter trials. The goal…
Although clinical guidelines recommend long-term β-blocker (BB) therapy to decrease mortality after acute myocardial infarction, these recommendations are based predominantly on evidence from before the reperfusion and thrombolytic eras. To…
In comparing outcomes between drug-eluting stents (DES) and coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary disease, the meta-analysis by Jiang et al included 16 studies in which major adverse…
The electrocardiographic signature of post–myocardial infarction chronic akinesia or dyskinesia (ventricular aneurysm [VA]) is persistent ST-segment elevation, which has been attributed to either myocardial ischemia at the boundary of normal muscle and…
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) was first described in 1991, and as of October 12, 2012, there are 1,450 entries in PubMed retrievable using the inquiry term “Takotsubo syndrome”. Reading this avalanche…
Anatomy and pathology are 2 of medicine’s oldest and most distinguished disciplines. Jesse Edwards, who founded cardiac pathology at the Mayo Clinic, and William C. Roberts, first head of pathology…
Because carvedilol is a unique vasodilating β blocker (BB) exerting antioxidant activity and pleiotropic effects, it was theorized that it may confer more potent beneficial effects on cardiovascular mortality and…
The “Crush” procedure is a 2-stent technique for the treatment of bifurcation lesions with greater rates of in-stent restenosis than the Culotte technique. In conclusion, we report a possible mechanism…
Cardiovascular risk stratification of asymptomatic patients is based on the assessment of risk factors. Noninvasive imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis may improve cardiovascular risk stratification, especially in patients with co-morbidities. The…
Dr. Ward Casscells Dr. Ward Casscells, 60, a cardiologist who served with the Army in Iraq and later was assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, died October 14, 2012,…
