The annual editorial board meeting of The American Journal of Cardiology (AJC) was held on April 3, 2016, at the time of the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College…
In patients treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), prediction of both overall survival and occurrence of shocks is important if improved patient selection is desired. We prospectively studied the predictive…
Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) is a standard of care after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI); however, the improvement of the procedure and the need to minimize the…
Balloon predilation is historically considered a requirement before performing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). As the procedure has evolved, it has been questioned whether it is actually needed, but data…
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a common cause of death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). Our aim was to conduct an external and independent validation in South America of the 2014…
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is commonly performed to treat ischemic heart disease, but long-term benefits are limited by failed patency of bypass grafts. Both statin medications and aspirin hold…
Soluble ST2 (sST2) is a novel biomarker implicated in myocardial remodeling and fibrosis. Recent studies in normal subjects have suggested that the biologic variability (BV) of sST2 is significantly lower…
Obesity is well-established as a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. Obesity confers a greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AF), but the relation between obesity and established nonvalvular AF for…
We assessed the safety and tolerability of ascending single doses of alirocumab in healthy Japanese subjects and evaluated the effect of alirocumab at 3 doses (50, 75, 150 mg) on low-density…
Management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the emergency department (ED) is variable because of the absence of universally adopted treatment guidelines. To address potentially preventable hospital admissions and prolonged length…
