Prenatal diagnosis has been shown to improve preoperative morbidity in newborns with congenital heart defects (CHDs), but there are conflicting data as to the association with mortality. We performed a…
Mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation (MR) is currently recommended based on the degree of MR and left ventricular (LV) function. The present study examines predictors of reverse remodeling after…
Prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects (CHDs) is increasingly common, but it is still unclear whether it translates to improved postoperative outcomes. We performed a retrospective cohort study of all…
The contribution of postimplant optimization of device settings to the beneficial effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure is uncertain. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the impact…
Fever after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is common and may result in extensive workup, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and prolonged hospitalization. Despite these consequences, the prevalence and nature of…
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) induces left ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling by synchronizing LV mechanical activation. We evaluated changes in segmental LV activation after CRT and related them to CRT response….
The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for tricuspid regurgitation (TR) progression in a contemporary population of patients referred for echocardiography. In a case-control study, we…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with poor prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF). Although platelets play an important role in rendering a prothrombotic state in AF, the exact mechanism…
The structural and functional characteristics of left atrial appendage (LAA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with previous stroke remain incompletely elucidated. This study investigated whether a larger LAA orifice…
Digoxin provides symptomatic relief in patients with systolic heart failure, yet it has potential proarrhythmic mechanisms and has not been formally studied in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds). We…
