We have read not only with interest but also with great disappointment the article written by Lhermusier et al related with the overview of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about…
A recent randomized controlled trial by Giannopoulos et al demonstrated the benefit from perioperative use of colchicine in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting presumably through its anti-inflammatory properties. Maximal…
We read the case by Kalra et al illustrating an example of coronary embolism originated into an apical aneurysm in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). These apical aneurysms are usually…
After reading the meta-analysis on whole-grain intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by Tang et al in the March 2015 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology , I considered…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is relatively common after cardiothoracic surgery for type A acute aortic dissection (TA-AAD) and increases mortality. We investigated the incidence and risk factors for AKI in…
We read the article by Shariff et al, suggesting a higher failure rate of single-coil compared with dual-coil Sprint Quattro implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads. However, we have concerns regarding the…
We are interested in the recent meta-analysis by Singh et al concerning takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) as it relates to cardiac arrest. Obviously, the investigators of that study, by retrospectively reviewing short…
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain and his initial electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia at a rate of 139 beats/min and left bundle branch block (…
Impaired right ventricular systolic function (RVSF) may complicate the treatment of constrictive pericarditis (CP) by pericardiectomy, which is a procedure that remains with significant morbidity and mortality. We evaluated RVSF…
