Low-dose aspirin has been shown to be effective in preventing atherothrombotic vascular events (nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or vascular death) in a meta-analysis including 9 primary prevention trials (50,868 subjects were…
Calculation of left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) by Doppler stroke volume and end-diastolic volume (EDV) derived from LV diastolic diameter (LVIDD) could be reliable and feasible in clinical practice….
Statins have pleiotropic properties that may affect the development of connective tissue diseases (CTD). The objective of this study was to compare the risk of CTD diagnoses in statin users…
Pulmonary hypertension includes heterogeneous diagnoses with distinct hemodynamic pathophysiologic features. Identifying elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is critical for appropriate treatment. We reviewed data from patients seen at referral pulmonary…
Myocardial fibrosis assessed by late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is associated with cardiovascular events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC), but few data are available regarding the utility…
A lethal and extensively characterized familial form of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is due to a point mutation (Arg403Gln) in the cardiac β-myosin heavy chain gene. Although this is associated with…
The risk of incident hospitalized heart failure (HF) was evaluated for 23 electrocardiographic (ECG) variables in men and women free from cardiovascular disease. The hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals…
Elevated natriuretic peptides provide strong prognostic information in patients with heart failure (HF). The role of novel biomarkers in HF needs to be established. Our objective was to evaluate the…
Pulmonary congestion due to heart failure causes abnormal lung function. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a proven effective treatment for heart failure. The aim of this study was to test…
The relation between left atrial (LA) mechanics and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and adverse cardiovascular events are not well established in chronic systolic heart failure (HF). In 108 patients,…
