The description of the epsilon wave on the electrocardiogram (ECG) by Fontaine and Chen in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and the excellent (and correct) observation by Bonny, brings…
Described herein are clinical and morphologic findings in 2 patients who underwent heart transplantation because of severe heart failure resulting from cardiac sarcoidosis. Although the explanted hearts in each patient…
Operative correction of tetralogy of Fallot frequently results in pulmonary insufficiency and chronic volume overload, which have been linked to increased risk for adverse outcomes. No consensus recommendations for the…
Although mortality rates during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) continue to drop, cardiac rupture (left ventricular free wall [LVFW] or ventricular septum [VS] or papillary muscle [PM] or combination) remains relatively…
We read the comments sent by Bin Abdulhak et al with interest. Their remarks regarding the limitations of the currently available evidence for the use of novel oral anticoagulants in the…
Poor long-term outcomes remain the major clinical challenge in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (AHF). Although most patients improve symptomatically during the first 24 hours with current medical treatment, their…
Refeeding syndrome is a life-threatening condition occurring in severely malnourished patients after initiating feeding. Severe hypophosphatemia with reduced adenosine triphosphate production has been implicated, but little data are available regarding…
Chagas disease, infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi , has recently been identified as an important emerging parasitic disease in the United States. To describe the cardiac abnormalities in T. cruzi…
The aim of this study was to explore the adaptability of 3 contemporary surgical scores (Logistic EuroSCORE [LES], EuroSCORE II [ESII], and Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality…
Hospitalization for heart failure (HF) is frequently related to dyspnea, yet associations among dyspnea severity, outcomes, and health care costs are unknown. The aim of this study was to describe…
