Book Review
Thomas H. Lee, a professor at the Harvard Medical School, has written an absorbing biography of one of our premier cardiologists, Eugene Braunwald. It is a great success story, which…
Left Ventricular Mass in Children and Adolescents With Elevated Body Mass Index and Normal Waist Circumference
Children and adolescents with elevated body mass index (BMI) who have normal waist circumference (NWC) have a cardiometabolic risk profile similar to normal children. However, there is a lack of…
The Usefulness of Ranolazine for the Treatment of Refractory Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris as Determined from a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Despite the use of traditional antianginal medications (i.e., β blockers, calcium channel blockers, and nitrates) and revascularization therapies, symptoms of chronic stable angina pectoris (CSAP) persist in ≥25% of patients….
Meta-Analysis of the Quantitative Relation Between Pulse Pressure and Mean Arterial Pressure and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus
Results of epidemiologic studies that investigated the significance of pulse pressure (PP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in terms of risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with diabetes mellitus…
Asymptomatic Sinus Bradycardia Following Bariatric Surgery
Approximately 121,000 bariatric surgical procedures are performed annually, and salutary effects include a reduction in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, risk factor modification, and improvement in sympathovagal tone. There are anecdotal…
Comparison of Force Exerted on the Sternum During a Sneeze Versus During Low-, Moderate-, and High-Intensity Bench Press Resistance Exercise With and Without the Valsalva Maneuver in Healthy Volunteers
Sternal precautions are intended to prevent complications after median sternotomy, but little data exist to support the consensus recommendations. To better characterize the forces on the sternum that can occur…
Right Ventricular Morphology and Systolic Function in Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
The distinction between normal right ventricular (RV) trabeculations from abnormal has been difficult. We evaluated whether RV volume and function are related to left ventricular (LV) noncompaction (NC) cardiomyopathy and…
Heart Rate Recovery in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Recovery in heart rate (HR) after exercise is a measure of autonomic function and a prognostic indicator in cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to characterize heart rate…
Relation of Aortic Stiffness and Strain by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Age in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
Patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have abnormal aortic properties. It is not known if this increases the risk for aneurysm formation. We sought to identify clinical and cardiovascular magnetic…
Quantification of Myocardial Iron Deficiency in Nonischemic Heart Failure by Cardiac T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The aim of this study was to use T2* cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to quantify myocardial iron content in patients with heart failure (HF) and to investigate the relation…
