HIGHLIGHTS • Prompt initiation of diuretic therapy was not correlated with faster decongestion in acute heart failure. • The timing of decongestion but not diuretics was associated with better biomarker…
Highlights • NT-proBNP testing increases diagnostic accuracy in dyspneic patients suspected of acute heart failure. • False negatives may be discharged from emergency department (ED), and undergo costly readmissions later….
HIGHLIGHTS • The rate of cardiac rhythm monitoring at 6 months after stroke is just over one-third. • Only 30% of patients with cryptogenic strokes receive implantable loop recorders. •…
Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) among hypertensive patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is debated. The aim of the COVIDECA study was to…
There is growing evidence that COVID-19 can cause cardiovascular complications. However, there are limited data on the characteristics and importance of atrial arrhythmia (AA) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Data…
Gender disparities in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) outcomes continue to be reported worldwide; however, the magnitude of this gap remains unknown. To evaluate gender-based discrepancies in clinical outcomes and…
Described herein are necropsy findings in the 4 major (left main, left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right) epicardial coronary arteries in 86 patients aged 10-70 years who never had…
Highlights • Sudden cardiac death is often caused by coronary artery disease among young adults. • Among young, sudden death is typically the first manifestation of the heart disease. •…
Little is known about the association between acute prevalent conditions in patients with type 2 Myocardial Infarction (T2MI) and clinical outcomes, particularly between genders. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2017),…
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way patients seek medical attention and how medical services are provided. We sought to compare characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of…
