End-stage renal disease and mild renal insufficiency are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Cystatin C, a novel marker of kidney function, was found to be associated with a higher frequency…
Adenosine cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (AS-CMR) has emerged as an alternative to other stress tests for identifying coronary artery disease. From January 1, 2002 to January 1, 2009, 564 consecutive…
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by unexplained hypereosinophilia involving different organ systems. The investigators present a patient diagnosed with hypereosinophilic syndrome in which cardiac magnetic resonance was pivotal in establishing the…
Athletic training is associated with increases in ventricular mass and volume. Recent studies have shown that left ventricular mass increases proportionally in white athletes with a mass/volume ratio approaching unity….
The 2013 meeting of the editorial board of The American Journal of Cardiology ( AJC ) was held on March 10, 2013, in San Francisco, California, at the time of…
The investigators describe the occurrence of an episode of acute tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in a 51-year-old woman, which was followed, only days later, by an episode of acute tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in…
We have read the recently published article entitled “Usefulness of Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) as a Biomarker for Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)” by Shah and coworkers. In that…
The aim of this study was to investigate the value of a new Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) that includes consideration of QRS fragmentation (fQRS) as a predictor of cardiac…
Multiple interactions are considered to occur among the various forms of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the serum level profile of cardiac troponin…
Fungal infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, serious, and potentially lethal disease, yet its clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes remain poorly understood. A detailed comparative analysis of fungal prosthetic valve…
