Mechanisms of Symptomatic Lower Extremity Artery Disease in Femoropopliteal Arteries Assessed by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Mechanisms of Symptomatic Lower Extremity Artery Disease in Femoropopliteal Arteries Assessed by Optical Frequency Domain Imaging

Different vascular beds show different tissue characteristics. The mechanism of progression at the culprit site in femoropopliteal arteries remains unclear. This study aims to assess the causes of significant stenosis…

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Bridging The Gap: The Hispanic Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)Initiative at Mayo Clinic Florida

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Bridging The Gap: The Hispanic Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)Initiative at Mayo Clinic Florida

The prevalence of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) has expanded substantially, largely due to advances in pediatric cardiology and congenital cardiac surgery. Despite remarkable advances in survival, disparities in…

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Expanding Access: Logistics at the Heart of Cardiac Surgery in Africa

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Expanding Access: Logistics at the Heart of Cardiac Surgery in Africa

We read with great interest “The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling & Low-Cost Cardiac Surgery in Africa” by Yankah et al., which summarizes the deliberations of the 1st Pan-African Cardiothoracic…

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Long-Term Efficacy of Mavacamten in Reducing Left Ventricular Mass in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Long-Term Efficacy of Mavacamten in Reducing Left Ventricular Mass in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition characterized by primary left ventricular hypertrophy which can manifest with or without obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). Historically patients with obstructive hypertrophic…

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Death Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Data From the PROGRESS-COMPLICATIONS Registry

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Death Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Data From the PROGRESS-COMPLICATIONS Registry

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-related mortality has received limited study. We examined patients who died during or immediately after PCI among 22,503 patients who underwent PCI at 2 centers in the…

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Atrial Arrhythmia Incidence and Outcomes in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Atrial Arrhythmia Incidence and Outcomes in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is an important option for a number of malignancies, but have been increasingly associated with immune-related adverse events, including cardiovascular toxicity. ICI-related cardiotoxicity can range…

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Prevalence of Desmoplakin Variants in Patients With Recurrent Myocarditis

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prevalence of Desmoplakin Variants in Patients With Recurrent Myocarditis

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium with infectious or noninfectious causes and variable presentation depending on the extent of cardiac involvement. , In some patients, the disease recurs,…

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Prognostic Thresholds of Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Right Ventricular Function at Echocardiography in Heart Failure

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prognostic Thresholds of Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Right Ventricular Function at Echocardiography in Heart Failure

Transthoracic echocardiography of right ventricular (RV) to pulmonary artery coupling by TAPSE/sPAP predicts outcome in heart failure (HF). This study aims at investigating the thresholds for the increase in mortality…

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Implications of Sarcopenia in Patients With Structural Valve Pathology

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Implications of Sarcopenia in Patients With Structural Valve Pathology

Sarcopenia is defined as a generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function. Valvular heart disease is a common cardiovascular pathology among older adults, and the effects of sarcopenia…

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Cardiogenic Shock: A State-of-the-Art Review

Aug 8, 2026 by drzezo in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiogenic Shock: A State-of-the-Art Review

Highlights • Cardiogenic shock remains a leading etiology of in-hospital death despite falling mortality rates. • Modern therapies improve immediate mortality and hemodynamic stabilization but rarely restore quality of life….

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