The purpose of this study was to investigate left ventricular (LV) mechanics in hypertensive patients by 2- and 3-dimensional (3D) speckle tracking imaging, and determine the relation between the LV…
The aim of this study was to compare 5-year cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes of patients with oral rapamycin (OR) plus bare-metal stent versus the drug-eluting stent (DES) strategy. During 2006…
We assessed the prognostic implications of low triiodothyronine (T3) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in critically ill patients with acute heart failure. We acquired data for 144 critical…
The association between body mass index (BMI) in young adulthood and long-term risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) has not yet been examined for men. We conducted a population-based 36-year cohort…
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to improve survival and symptoms in patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, congestive heart failure, and prolonged QRS duration. LV lead placement…
We assessed the impact of aspiration thrombectomy (AT) in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) on major adverse cardiac events at 30 days and…
The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of using the Amigo Remote Catheter System (RCS) in arrhythmia ablation procedures. Because Amigo allows the physician to…
Several randomized controlled trials and observational studies have compared outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) with drug-eluting stents (DESs) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but they have not thoroughly…
Although high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) is an important predictor of clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary stenting, it is unknown whether endothelial dysfunction and HTPR are associated. We examined…
The relation between albuminuria and coronary microvascular function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been fully investigated. Therefore, we sought to assess whether albuminuria is associated with…
