Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia. Inflammation has been suggested to play a vital role in the pathogenesis. Previous studies have investigated expression of inflammatory markers in…
Several randomized trials and decision analysis models have found that remote monitoring may reduce health care utilization and expenditures in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), compared with in-office…
Elevated triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. In patients with mild-to-moderate hypertriglyceridemia, defined by the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel as a TG level of 177…
Although fractional flow reserve (FFR) and myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) findings fundamentally differ, several cohort studies have revealed that these findings correlate. Here, we investigated whether flow-limiting FFR could be…
The application of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VAS C score as a novel risk stratification tool for predicting outcome in clinical applications other than atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention…
The aim of this analysis was to determine whether racial differences exist in the prognostic value of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in black and white patients undergoing stress testing. We included…
The prognostic value of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has been incompletely investigated. We investigated this clinically relevant question in 2,534 consecutive patients with ACS…
Practice in patients undergoing invasive evaluation for coronary artery disease is variable regarding choice of P2Y 12 inhibitor and timing of treatment initiation and is usually dictated by institutional or…
It is unknown whether the occurrence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a younger age is associated with differences in myocardial damage compared with older patients. We aimed to compare…
Novel high-sensitivity assay can detect very low levels of circulating cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT) in apparently healthy subjects. Within normal range, higher levels are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and…
