There is a scarcity of data on ischemic and bleeding events in patients who experienced major bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Moreover, there also is a shortage of data…
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) largely affects postmenopausal women but has been shown to carry increased mortality risk in men. We sought to evaluate nationwide in-hospital outcomes between men and women admitted…
Resolvins and maresins, members of the specialized proresolving mediator (SPM) family, are omega-3 fatty acid-derived lipid mediators that attenuate inflammation. We hypothesized that they play a role in the pathophysiology…
There remains a lack of prognosis models for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This study aims to develop a nomogram predicting 3-, 5-, and 7-year survival in patients…
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but studies on HIV as a risk factor for cardiac arrest in the general population are…
Atypical antipsychotics are used in cardiac intensive care units (CICU) to treat delirium despite limited data on safety in patients with acute cardiovascular conditions. Patients treated with these agents may…
Patients with aortic enlargement are recommended to undergo serial imaging and clinical follow-up until they reach surgical thresholds. This study aimed to identify aortic diameter and care of patients with…
For over 50 years, surgical septal myectomy has been the preferred treatment for drug-refractory heart failure symptoms in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, given the relatively youthful adult ages at…
Many Fontan patients with and without systolic ventricular dysfunction are being treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, despite its effectiveness remaining unclear. In the present study, we evaluated the short-term…
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart disease, with a 10-fold higher prevalence in first-degree relatives. BAV has different phenotypes based on the morphology of cusp fusion. These…
