To detect a long-term increase in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after Hurricane Katrina and to investigate the pertinent contributing factors, we conducted a single-center retrospective cohort observational…
Elevated uric acid (UA) levels have been associated with cardiovascular disease in epidemiologic studies. The relation between UA levels and long-term outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction who…
The no reflow phenomenon is reported to occur in >2% of all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) and portends a poor prognosis. We analyzed data from 5,286 consecutive patients who underwent…
There are few data on the incidence and clinical outcomes of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated in the era of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed 30-day clinical outcomes…
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for protected left main coronary artery (PLM) disease is complex because of patient and lesion factors; however, limited data exist on the outcomes of drug-eluting stent…
HORIZONS-AMI was a prospective dual-arm randomized trial of different antithrombotic regimens and stent types in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A formal intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) substudy enrolled 464 patients…
This study evaluated the risk factors of postprocedure cardiac troponin I (cTnI) increase and its effects on repeat revascularization and on overall clinical outcomes in patients with angina and normal…
Despite reports of patients with resuscitated sudden cardiac arrest (rSCA) receiving acute cardiac catheterization, the efficacy of this strategy is largely unknown. We hypothesized that acute cardiac catheterization of patients…
In mid-20th century, several streams of knowledge converged to create the new academic discipline of cardiovascular disease epidemiology and the new practice of preventive cardiology. One stream was modern cardiology,…
We read with interest the report entitled “Examination of Isolated Ventricular Noncompaction (Hypertrabeculation) as a Distinct Entity in Adults.” The authors describe the morphologic features of explanted hearts in 3…
