The diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia is determined according to Task Force Criteria published in 1994 that included imaging abnormalities of the right ventricle and diagnostic pathologic evaluation findings…
Mousavi et al recently reported that immediately after the completion of a full marathon, all athletes demonstrated elevated cardiac troponin T (cTnT) levels, with a median value of 0.31 μg/L,…
The aim of the present study was to report our additional experience with transcatheter closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in 65 consecutive patients using the new Amplatzer duct occluder….
Affiliations should have read a Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China; b National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan, Republic…
Research support should be by the Major National Basic Research Development Program of People’s Republic of China (2005CB523309). Corresponding author telephone should be: 86-21-81885291. E-mail address should be: zgwu@medmail.com.cn
Clopidogrel enhances the levels of endothelial nitric oxide and prostacyclin in tissue culture. We have previously described a marked increase in circulating endothelial cells (CECs), an ex vivo indicator of…
We investigated the clinical value of three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) color flow Doppler (TEE-CFD) for percutaneous transcatheter closure of mitral valve prosthesis paravalvular leaks (PVLs) compared to two-dimensional (2D)…
In a recent fine report in The American Journal of Cardiology , Shin et al described the results of an observational study testing the optimal duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy after…
We read the report by Tamura et al comparing a single bolus of sodium bicarbonate with saline hydration to reduce the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy with interest. Their study not…
Catabolism and inflammation play a role in the physiopathology of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and are more pronounced in the advanced stages of the disease. Our aim was…
