The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is a marker of ventilatory efficiency with potential prognostic value in patients with heart failure (HF). Like peak oxygen consumption (V o 2 ),…
Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) is associated with tricuspid regurgitation (TR), which has been postulated to arise from the effect of ventricular septal position on the attachments…
Acknowledgment of financial support for this project was inadvertently missing from the published manuscript. This work was supported by funds from the Lorraine Newman Fund of the UCSF Division of…
We read with interest the report by Spector et al titled “Meta-Analysis of Ablation of Atrial Flutter and Supraventricular Tachycardia.” Although the report provides extensive information about the topic, the…
The data describing the change in exercise capacity after surgical or interventional management of the patient with right ventricular (RV) outflow tract (OT) dysfunction are conflicting. The pathophysiologic consequences of…
Fabry disease (FD) is an X-chromosomal inherited lysosomal storage disease resulting in intracellular storage of globotriaosylceramide. Cardiac involvement is most frequently manifested as left ventricular hypertrophy. However, patients with FD…
This report presents data describing a large cohort of closed cardiovascular medical professional liability (MPL) claims. The Physician Insurers Association of America established a registry of closed MPL claims in…
Patients after coarctation repair still have an increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. This has been explained by the persisting hypertension and alterations in the peripheral vessels. However, involvement…
Echocardiograms and left ventricular (LV) filling pressure were obtained from 95 patients with chronic severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and 16 patients with acute severe MR. All patients underwent catheterization for…
Heart failure (HF) disproportionately affects black compared to white Americans, and overall mortality from HF is greater among blacks. Paradoxically, mortality rates after a hospitalization for HF are lower in…
