In the era of expanding transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) indications for low surgical risk patients, conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after TAVI remain a serious concern. We…
The objective is to define the clinical echocardiographic characteristics and cardiovascular outcome in patients with acute heart failure (HF) with versus without diabetes mellitus (DM). Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic…
Given the concern that beta-blocker use may be associated with an increased risk for heart failure (HF) in populations with normal left ventricular systolic function, we evaluated the association between…
The association of diabetes mellitus (DM), an established risk factor for dementia in the general population, with incident dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been explored. We…
We hypothesized that cannabis use is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. This could explain the reported link between cannabis and cardiovascular events including stroke and myocardial infarction. This…
There have been mixed results regarding the efficacy and safety of various percutaneous coronary intervention bifurcation techniques. An electronic search of Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane databases was performed for randomized…
The first approach for Type-2 myocardial infarction (T2MI) consists of the elimination of the condition determining the oxygen supply/demand mismatch. However, the long-term impact of medical therapy with beta blockers,…
Low serum albumin (SA) on admission in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been reported to be associated with adverse cardiovascular events. The relation between low SA and post-AMI…
The highest mortality rate associated with acute coronary syndrome is observed in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Quality care in STEMI management depends on timely reperfusion of the…
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases the risk of death and other poor outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated the relation between the institutional CKD percutaneous coronary intervention…
