The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, electrophysiologic properties, and clinical implications of dissociated pulmonary vein (PV) activity after PV antrum isolation (PVAI) in patients with paroxysmal…
Inflammatory cytokines released from epicardial fat around coronary arteries may modulate the coronary arteries and promote coronary atherosclerosis. We assessed the hypothesis that epicardial fat volume (EFV) is increased in…
Increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias has been reported in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but this may not be generalizable to patients from the general population with a…
Indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have expanded to include patients with mild congestive heart failure (CHF) symptoms (New York Heart Association [NYHA] functional class II) because of a demonstrated…
Warfarin is a complex but highly effective treatment for decreasing thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation (AF). We examined contemporary warfarin treatment rates in AF before the expected introduction of newer…
Colesevelam hydrochloride (colesevelam) lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The present study examined the effects of colesevelam treatment in nondiabetic men…
The association between the changes in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular (CVD) or cerebrovascular hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. We conducted a…
Red blood cell transfusion is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, observational data suggest that this practice may be associated with worse clinical outcomes and data from…
Increased platelet reactivity and decreased response to antiplatelet drugs may result in recurrent ischemic events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We evaluated laboratory response to aspirin in patients with ACS…
In recent years, the prevalence of myocardial infarction (MI) has increased among women and decreased among men aged 35 to 54 years. To determine the extent to which changes in…
