In a recent meta-analysis published in the Journal, El-Hayek et al analyzed the use of short-term (3 to 6 months) dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with long-term (12 to 24 months) DAPT after drug-eluting…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of obesity and firefighting activities on coagulation and fibrinolytic activity in relatively young, apparently healthy firefighters. Firefighters performed simulated firefighting…
A “learning health care system”, as outlined in a recent Institute of Medicine report, harnesses real-time clinical data to continuously measure and improve clinical care. However, most current efforts to…
Preexisting pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with poor outcomes after surgical mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). However its clinical impact on MitraClip therapy remains unknown. The aim…
We investigated the clinical profiles associated with serum uric acid (sUA) levels in a large cohort of patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure with ejection fraction (EF) ≤40%, with…
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is strongly associated with coronary artery disease and poor outcomes after coronary revascularization. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that patients with…
The rate of concurrent right-heart catheterization (RHC) in patients undergoing left-heart catheterization (LHC) for coronary artery disease (CAD) indications or bilateral heart catheterization (BHC) is recommended as a measure of…
The Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) classification is an established method for predicting mortality for congenital heart disease surgery. It is unknown if this extends to the cost…
No data exist on the impact of vascular complications related to the secondary access site in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The objectives of this nonrandomized study were to determine…
The aims of this study were to investigate the clinical outcomes of patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis despite preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and to assess reliable prognostic clinical-instrumental features…
