The goal of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of transmural perfusion gradient (TPG) and transmural perfusion gradient reserve (TPGR) with 3.0 T cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) against invasively…
Incomplete struts coverage is a predictor of late stent thrombosis after implantation of the drug-eluting stents (DES) in atherosclerotic lesions. The process of struts coverage in DES implanted for bare-metal…
We evaluated the interaction between protease-activated receptor-1 antagonist vorapaxar and concomitant glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors in patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes who underwent PCI. In Thrombin Receptor…
This study sought to investigate the relation between myocardial perfusion and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in asymptomatic adults without overt coronary artery disease. NT-proBNP is a cardiac neurohormone secreted…
Case Description A 50-year-old asymptomatic woman is found to have a Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern of ventricular preexcitation on an electrocardiogram (ECG) which also shows sinus rhythm with frequent premature atrial complexes…
Aneurysmal dilation of a saphenous vein aortocoronary graft remains a rare complication. We report a patient with saphenous vein graft aneurysm who presented with abdominal pain due to compression of…
The annual American Journal of Cardiology ( AJC ) editorial board meeting was held on March 15, 2015, at the time of the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College…
Major Textbooks 1. Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, editors. Braunwald’s HEART DISEASE: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine , Volumes 1 and 2, 10th edition. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elsevier…
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a novel form of acute heart failure, characterized by regional left ventricular dysfunction without coronary artery obstruction, and usually triggered by a stressful event. Excessive circulating…
Limited studies with relatively small sample sizes have reported that elevated d -dimer levels on admission were associated with increased risk of short-term mortality in patients with type A acute…
