We examined temporal trends in mortality after myocardial infarction from 1985 to 2008 depending on admission glucose levels. We included 11,324 consecutive patients admitted to our intensive coronary care unit…
This study sought to evaluate the impact of race/ethnicity on cardiovascular risk factor control and on clinical outcomes in a setting of comparable access to medical care. The BARI 2D…
In patients with obstructive coronary artery disease, electrocardiographic (ECG) ST-segment elevation (STE) is frequently seen during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) in leads overlying previous transmural left ventricular (LV) myocardial infarction….
It is not known whether genetic variants in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene are associated with recurrent coronary heart disease events or mortality in secondary prevention patients. Among…
We analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2002 to 2010 to examine the temporal trends in incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), AKI requiring dialysis, and associated in-hospital mortality…
Recent studies have shown that the decrease in ventricular septal rupture (VSR) incidence after acute myocardial infarction is related to the improvement of reperfusion strategies. Our main objective was to…
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there are effects of intervals between elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) and coronary angiography (CAG) on postoperative acute kidney…
After cumulative evidence across multiple lines of study established high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) as a key risk factor for coronary heart disease, the Adult Treatment Panel set…
A trend of not including electrocardiogram(s) (ECG[s]) in reported cases or series of patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) has recently emerged. Although images of coronary arteriography, contrast ventriculography, transthoracic echocardiography,…
The report by Guerra et al published online ahead of print in the September 5, 2013 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology compares the electrocardiographic (ECG) repolarization changes in 4 sets…
