Influence of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Co-morbidities on Outcomes and Treatment Effect of Heart Rate Reduction With Ivabradine in Stable Heart Failure (from the SHIFT Trial)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Influence of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Co-morbidities on Outcomes and Treatment Effect of Heart Rate Reduction With Ivabradine in Stable Heart Failure (from the SHIFT Trial)

Incidence of chronic heart failure (HF) increases with age and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity. Co-morbidities increase hospitalization and mortality in HF, and non-CV co-morbidities may lead to preventable hospitalizations. We studied…

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Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With High-Grade Atrioventricular Block and Sinus Rhythm (from the Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing Study)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With High-Grade Atrioventricular Block and Sinus Rhythm (from the Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing Study)

Right ventricular (RV) pacing has been linked with lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation (TR), left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and dyssynchrony, but the effect of pacing on RV function is unclear. We sought…

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Effects of Statins on First and Recurrent Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Mild Heart Failure (from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effects of Statins on First and Recurrent Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Mild Heart Failure (from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)

Previous studies suggested that statin therapy reduces the risk of occurrence and recurrence of atrial fibrillation mainly in patients with coronary artery disease. Data regarding the effect of statins on…

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Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With High-Grade Atrioventricular Block and Sinus Rhythm (from the Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing Study)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With High-Grade Atrioventricular Block and Sinus Rhythm (from the Protection of Left Ventricular Function During Right Ventricular Pacing Study)

Right ventricular (RV) pacing has been linked with lead-induced tricuspid regurgitation (TR), left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and dyssynchrony, but the effect of pacing on RV function is unclear. We sought…

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Relation of Risk of Atrial Fibrillation With Systolic Blood Pressure Response During Exercise Stress Testing (from the Henry Ford ExercIse Testing Project)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Risk of Atrial Fibrillation With Systolic Blood Pressure Response During Exercise Stress Testing (from the Henry Ford ExercIse Testing Project)

Decreases in systolic blood pressure during exercise may predispose to arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation (AF) because of underlying abnormal autonomic tone. We examined the association between systolic blood pressure…

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Prevalence of Myocardial Bridging in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prevalence of Myocardial Bridging in Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructed Coronary Arteries

Mechanisms of acute myocardial infarction and nonobstructed coronary arteries (MINOCA) are incompletely understood. Myocardial bridging (MB) is usually considered a benign congenital variant, but serious complications have been reported. MB…

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Influence of Gender on the Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of Quinidine Used for Treatment of Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Influence of Gender on the Tolerability, Safety, and Efficacy of Quinidine Used for Treatment of Supraventricular and Ventricular Arrhythmias

Quinidine, a class IA antiarrhythmic drug (AAD), has been used for the treatment of arrhythmias since the early 1900s. Use has decreased recently because of the availability of newer AADs…

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