Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and it is associated with poor long-term clinical…
Two pilot studies of interleukin-1 (IL-1) blockade in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) showed blunted acute inflammatory response and overall favorable outcomes at 3 months follow-up. We hereby present a patient-level…
Past studies examining the effects of the metabolic syndrome (MS) on prognosis in postangiography patients were limited in size or were controversial in results. The aim of the study was…
We read the report by Alraies et al published in a recent issue of AJC . Their work is laudable as they have conducted one of the largest observational studies of…
We read with great interest the work by Alraies et al published in a recent issue of The American Journal of Cardiology . The authors’ work is commendable where they have…
In a recent letter in this journal, Dr. Zingarelli suggests the potential role of bivalirudin in reducing the risk of acute kidney disease (AKI), on top of other not bleeding-related complications,…
We are writing in reference to the report by Caselli et al that proposes a new criterion for differentiating left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) seen in athletes from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) using…
Dr. Douglas Wigle died on July 3, 2013, in Toronto after a long illness at the age of 84. A lifelong Canadian, Doug left a lasting mark on North American…
The safety of early enrollment (<2 weeks after hospital discharge) into cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after recent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or heart valve surgery (HVS) has not previously been…
Early repolarization (ER) is typically observed in highly trained athletes as a physiologic consequence of increased vagal tone. The variant of anterior (V1 to V3) ER characterized by “domed” ST-segment…
