Both hate tests and homework, but neither can avoid them; controversy surrounding the nature, frequency and value of testing, and homework for both grade school students and physicians reverberates from…
Patients undergoing surgery are often exposed to QT-inciting factors that may increase the risk for complications. We evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with QTc ≥500 ms within the…
Several studies suggest gender differences in ventricular dimensions in athletes. Few studies have, however, made comparisons of data indexed for lean body mass (LBM) using allometry. Ninety Caucasian college athletes…
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) presents a significant health burden and is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This is particularly true in African Americans who generally have higher rates…
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an increasingly used supportive measure for patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS). Despite its increasing use, there remain minimal data regarding which patients with refractory…
Frailty is prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease, but few studies have evaluated relations between frailty and echocardiographically determined cardiac indexes. To assess the prevalence of frailty and its association…
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a reversible cardiomyopathy with a benign short-term prognosis but is associated with recurrence rate of 10%. Clinical variables that predict long-term mortality and recurrence are unknown;…
Histologic proof of granulomatous inflammation is prerequisite for the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Because of the limited sensitivity of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), confirmation of sarcoidosis often has to be…
High-risk surgical patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) represent an emerging population, which may benefit from short-term use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices. The aim of this study…
The current transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) devices have been designed to fit Caucasian and Latin American aortic root anatomies. We evaluated the racial differences in aortic root anatomy and…
