Background Reducing atrial fibrillation (AF)-related stroke requires timely AF diagnosis, but the optimal monitoring strategy is unknown. Objective We used insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) data from the REVEAL AF study…
Background Comorbidities are common in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and affect prognosis, yet are often undertreated. However, contemporary rates of use of guideline-directed therapies (GDT) for non-AF comorbidities and…
Background Cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction and heart failure are major problems in long-term childhood cancer survivors (CCS). We hypothesize that assessment of more sensitive echo- and electrocardiographic measurements, and/or biomarkers…
Abstract Objective An increasingly recognized prognostic factor for out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) patients is the ischemia-reperfusion injury after restored blood circulation. Endothelial injury is common in patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest and…
Background Guidelines for managing patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend statin therapy initially. Target levels/goals for low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) were initially included, subsequently de-emphasized in 2013, and then re-introduced…
Background A deep learning algorithm to detect low ejection fraction (EF) using routine 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) has recently been developed and validated. The algorithm was incorporated into the electronic health…
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a leading cause of mortality associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). , Improved prehospital emergency care and timely reperfusion from initially systemic lytics to now percutaneous…
During World War II, radar operators in coastal England faced the challenge of distinguishing enemy airplanes from flocks of birds. If the radar was too sensitive, every colony would be…
Acute Artery Occlusion During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With an Anomalous Origin of the Left Circumflex Coronary Artery Juan Gabriel Acosta-Vélez, MD Bruno García del Blanco, MD Josep Guindo, MD…
A Rare Case of Anomalous Original Left Circumflex Artery Stenosis After Artificial Mitral Valve Replacement Qing Dai, MD Jie Song, MD Jian He, MD Biao Xu, MD A 72-year-old woman was admitted because of…
