Adenosine and regadenoson cause an increase in heart rate (HR) during myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). It has been shown that patients with diabetes mellitus have a blunted HR response due…
Patients with severe aortic stenosis and considered at high surgical risk or inoperable, and not eligible for a randomized clinical trial evaluating percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR), were studied. Many…
A total cavopulmonary connection (Fontan surgery) is rarely performed in a child with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) for a univentricular heart, and the outcomes after surgery are not well defined,…
Data suggest a link of aortic stenosis (AS) with calcium and bone metabolism. To further investigate this, the following parameters were analyzed in 38 patients with severe AS and in…
Neurohormonal activation is prevalent in adults with congenital heart disease, but its relation to outcome remains unknown. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) were measured prospectively in…
Clinical and experimental studies have shown that the initial suppression of angiotensin II after the administration of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is later reversed and returns almost to pretreatment levels….
Experimental and clinical trial data have suggested an association between fish oil intake and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, previous observational studies have reported conflicting results regarding this association. Thus, we…
Abnormal matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity and diastolic dysfunction may affect left ventricular (LV) remodeling and prognosis, but it is not known whether the combined evaluation of MMP-3 and MMP-9 and…
Recent evidence has shown that clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are metabolized by the same pathway and that patients taking both drugs have greater levels of platelet reactivity and…
Zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZESs) demonstrated greater in-segment late luminal loss and in-segment binary restenosis rates compared to sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) in several studies. However, no data are available in direct comparison…
