This study was performed to assess the acute intraprocedural effects of transcatheter direct mitral annuloplasty using the Cardioband device on 3-dimensional (3D) anatomy of the mitral annulus. Of 45 patients…
Radiotherapy for breast cancer may expose heart and vessels to late radiation-induced complications. Although recent technical progress in radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with drastic reduction in cardiovascular (CV)…
A decrease in left ventricular volume increases the severity of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, formerly called idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis. Because of this,…
Less is known about atrial remodeling and atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATa) in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC); this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence, characterization, and predictors of atrial remodeling…
Frailty is a biologic syndrome reflecting a state of decreased physiological reserve of increasing importance in cardiovascular disease given the aging of the population. The relation between frailty and indexes…
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a highly morbid disease, for which most outcomes data come from patients with left-sided valvular lesions. Echocardiographic findings such as vegetation size and prosthetic valve involvement…
Electrocardiographic abnormalities, and specifically early repolarization (ER) patterns, are increasingly found to be common variants in healthy populations free of heart disease or risk factors. Data are sparse in subjects…
The most effective protocol for cardiovascular screening of competitive athletes remains highly controversial. This study was a prospective, multicenter trial of cardiovascular screening at 35 National Collegiate Athletic Association institutions….
The decision to use anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation depends on comparing a patient’s estimated risk of stroke to their bleeding risk. Several of the risk factors in the stroke risk…
Management of antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary stenting remains challenging, and there is a need for efficient tools to predict their risk of different types…
