A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effects of carvedilol versus metoprolol on the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in…
Desai et al reported the effect of coronary artery calcium (CAC) as a subclinical atherosclerosis measure on cardiovascular disease (CVD) events or other causes of death by a mean follow-up period…
We read the report by Aslan et al investigating the association of migraine with coronary microvascular dysfunction using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in a total of 40 migraineurs and 35 age- and…
Accurate noninvasive assessment of right atrial pressure (RAP) is important for volume management in patients with heart failure (HF). Transient elastography is a noninvasive and reliable method to assess liver…
The objective of this study was to evaluate inert gas rebreathing (IGR) reliability in cardiac output (CO) measurement compared with Fick method and thermodilution. IGR is a noninvasive method for…
Peripheral and central pulmonary artery (PA) stenoses can result in right ventricular hypertension, dysfunction, and death. Percutaneous PA angioplasty and stent placement relieve obstruction acutely, but patients frequently require reintervention….
Cardiac arrhythmias are a complication of myocarditis. There are no large studies of in-hospital arrhythmia development and outcomes in pediatric patients with acute myocarditis. This was a retrospective 2-center review…
Several clinical and procedural factors have been identified as predictors of early and midterm events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), but incidence and prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus (DM),…
Gender differences exist in outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass graft surgery but have yet to be fully explored after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. We aimed to…
Patients with bicuspid aortic valves (BAVs) are considered a relative contraindication to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). One of the main reasons is the presumed risk for residual aortic regurgitation…
