Objective Evaluate the demographics of patients admitted with Hypertrophic Obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and the financial burden of this disease on the health system. Methods The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project…
Background The aim of this study was to compare different cardiovascular disease risk assessment tools in patients with and without acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We…
Objective Cardiac resynchronization treatment (CRT) is a way of treatment which is recommended in the current guidelines for the patients in sinus rhythm whose survival for a year is expected…
Objective Clinical improvement with statin therapy may in part be attributed to the effect of statins on the systemic hemostatic profile. The effects of pravastatin, simvastatin, and lovastatin on these…
Objective The present study aimed to assess the value of pre-diabetes and pre-hypertension in predicting cardiovascular events. Methods A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted, representing a large sample of the…
Objective As finding at risk subjects based on the presence of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is time consuming for physicians, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of triglyceride (TG)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol…
Objective The studies have proved that lifestyle behaviors including maintance of optimal weight, healthy and balanced diet, regular physical exercise, moderate alcohol consumption and being non-smoker reduced the risk for…
Background Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is a safe and effective treatment modality for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. However, its effectiveness was questionable in long standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF). Objective The…
A 79-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, a history of atrial fibrillation and sick sinus syndrome, and implantation of a biventricular DDD pacemaker 3 years earlier presented to the hospital…
Coronary artery spasm is a rare but potentially fatal disease. Herein, we report a case of recurrent ST-segment myocardial infarctions and ventricular fibrillation complicating severe multivessel coronary artery spasm successfully…
