There are conflicting data as to the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) being assessed for liver transplantation (LT). The aims of this…
A calcified nodule is a type of potentially vulnerable plaque accounting for approximately 2% to 7% of coronary events. Because its intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) features have never been validated, the…
Early reperfusion of the infarct-related coronary artery is an important issue in improvement of outcomes after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this study, the clinical significance of total ischemic…
The Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial showed that ticagrelor reduced the risk for cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes compared to clopidogrel but was associated with…
Pitavastatin is a potent lipophilic statin and may play an important role in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) but there have been limited data on the safety and efficacy of pitavastatin…
Although the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the low-fat Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet (TLCD) promote equivalent increases in event-free survival in secondary coronary prevention, possible mechanisms of such complete dietary patterns…
Studies have shown an association between the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and cryptogenic stroke (CS) in patients aged <55 years. In addition, protruding atheromatous plaques in the…
The following information was inadvertently omitted by The American Journal of Cardiology and should have appeared on the first page of the article in keeping with ACCME requirements: CME Provider…
Differential diagnosis between athlete’s heart (AH) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) remains one of the most challenging territories in the field of sports cardiology. In a recent report, Kansal et al…
A recent article by Roberts et al presented typical echocardiographic and gross pathology on 3 adults with noncompaction. The investigators raised the question whether isolated ventricular noncompaction was being overdiagnosed….
