Thoracic aortic dilatation requires accurate and timely detection to prevent progression to thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection. The detection of thoracic aortic dilatation necessitates the availability of cut-off values…
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF), common in older adults, are associated with poor outcomes. However, little is known about their impact, independent of each other. We studied 5,673…
Surgical pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in previously repaired tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is frequently required. There are few data in large series of patients with long-term follow-up. Our aim was…
This study aims to estimate the cost-effectiveness of dabigatran 150 mg twice daily versus warfarin for stroke and systemic embolism risk reduction in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation initiating treatment before…
Limited data exist about the long-term prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) further stratified according to ejection fraction (EF) findings. The primary objective of this population-based observational…
Stroke and systemic embolism occur frequently in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) in sinus rhythm (SR), but the risk and predictors of embolic events in this population are not…
Several key clinical questions, such as which patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DC) will recover, how many will relapse, when will they relapse, and predictors of relapse, have sparse data. The…
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective alternative therapy in selected patients with severe aortic stenosis. The role and effects of coexistent moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (msMR) in…
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of myocardial fibrosis in Fabry disease. Seventy-three patients with genetically confirmed Fabry disease were followed for 4.8 ± 2.4 years. In…
Data comparing the effect of renal denervation (RD) with those of maximal medical therapy (MMT) have shown conflicting results. Also, effect of RD on pulse pressure (PP) has not been…
