We read the article by Tizón-Marcos et al about the characteristics of trabeculated myocardium burden in young and apparently healthy adults. They investigated 100 healthy subjects without cardiovascular diseases and without…
The authors wish to indicate that the description of the biomarker assays in the methods section is not correct. Galectin-3 and ST2 were not measured using the BG Medicine assay…
Fueled in part by recent best-selling books that warn of the evils of gluten in our diets, a significant proportion of our population is now either avoiding foods that contain…
A presystolic wave (PSW) is commonly seen on Doppler examination of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), but is little studied. We conducted a retrospective study to assess the prevalence…
Determination of right ventricular (RV) size and function has gained more interest in recent years in adults and children, especially in patients with congenital heart disease. Data on normal RV…
Perioperative management of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention presents physicians with unique challenges and dilemmas. Although newer generation drug-eluting stents, transcatheter-based therapies, and minimally invasive surgical techniques have changed the…
The investigators present their experience with normal fetal cardiac structures and congenital heart anomalies reconstructed using 4-dimensional color Doppler with glass-body rendering mode and spatiotemporal image correlation. Two normal fetuses…
Considerable progress has been made over the last few decades in the management of clinically stable coronary heart disease (SCHD), including improvements in interventions (e.g., percutaneous revascularization), pharmacological management, and…
Abnormal water metabolism is frequently observed after Fontan surgery. We hypothesized that patients’ adrenal hormones show unique responses immediately after Fontan operation and that such a hormonal profile is related…
In patients with patent foramen ovales (PFOs) and cryptogenic stroke, observational studies have demonstrated reductions in recurrent neurologic events with transcatheter PFO closure compared with medical therapy. Randomized controlled trials…
