Highlights • Layered plaque, an optical coherence tomography equivalent of healed plaque, has been gaining attention. • Burden of plaque layer in relation to layered plaque characteristics was evaluated. •…
Exercise stress testing is routinely performed to evaluate suspected coronary artery disease in older adults. However, the available data to predict and compare relative exercise capacity in the general population…
Highlights • Many patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction still develop heart failure. • Incident heart failure significantly increases mortality. • Well-established predictors only explain a small fraction of that risk….
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)–related mortality has been decreasing within the United States because of improvements in management and preventive efforts; however, persistent disparities in demographic subsets such as race may…
Angina is a common symptom in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD); however, its impact on patients’ quality of life over time is not well understood. We sought to determine…
Clinical trials have demonstrated cardiovascular benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA). However, their impact on all-cause and cause-specific hospitalization in real-world practice remains…
Studies have proposed that malaria may lead to electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and pericardial inflammation. We aimed to investigate the frequency of ECG alterations, determined by ECG and Holter monitoring, and…
Evidence of the involvement of the cardiovascular system in patients with COVID-19 is increasing. The evaluation of the subclinical cardiac involvement is crucial for risk stratification at admission, and left…
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 uses the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor as an entry point to the cell. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a risk factor for COVID-19 with poor outcomes. We…
Elevated central venous pressure in those with Fontan circulation causes liver congestion and hepatomegaly. We assessed if liver volume by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes….
