The long-term efficacy and complications of cryoablation for pediatric atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) have not been completely defined. We performed a retrospective review of pediatric patients diagnosed with AVNRT…
Retrospective studies suggest that statins might exert an antiarrhythmic effect on the heart. The mechanism of this effect is unclear. Parasympathetic stimulation of the heart has been shown to protect…
The exact mechanism by which nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may increase coronary risk is not completely understood. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk for each type…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate subclinical atherosclerosis in retired professional football players. Two hundred one healthy former professional football players (mean age 50.8 years; mean body mass…
Postoperative cognitive decrease (POCD) represents the most frequent complication in modern cardiac surgery. The application of easily assessable surrogate parameters that predict long-term POCD at early time points is tempting….
Although medical co-morbidities commonly affect clinical outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), current performance measures of AMI quality focus exclusively on the management of the AMI itself. However, patients with…
Cerebrovascular (CVD) disease is commonly associated with coronary artery disease and adversely affects outcome. The goal of the present study was to examine the temporal management patterns and outcomes in…
This meta-analysis was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting stents (DESs) compared to bare metal stents (BMSs) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions. DESs decrease the risk…
The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using drug-eluting stents (DES) in patients with…
The purpose of the present study was to determine the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP), among other serum biomarkers, on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging parameters of…
