The effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on left atrial (LA) size, volumes, and function in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are not well understood. The aim of this study…
Impact on mortality is the hardest to determine but unquestionably the most important outcome measure for clinical trials in general and for vascular occlusive studies in particular. Importantly, oral antiplatelet…
I read with great interest the report by Biagini et al concerning the prognostic value of the Doppler restrictive filling pattern in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). The investigators concluded that the…
We have read with great interest the report by Biagini et al assessing the potential prognostic utility of a transmitral restrictive filling pattern in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC). The…
Farasat et al made some interesting observations regarding the use of β blockade in heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction, particularly with regard to women. Their findings are somewhat…
Decisions regarding cardiac transplantation listing are difficult in patients with heart failure who have relatively discordant peak exercise oxygen consumption (V o 2 ) and cardiac index (CI) values. One…
We determined whether statin use was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in 579 participants with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) according to the presence and…
Patients with surgically corrected aortic coarctation have increased proximal aortic stiffness that might contribute to the known worse cardiovascular outcomes. We examined the effect of stenting on the mid-term ascending…
The official guidelines for the treatment of patients with valvular heart disease have given a class I indication for aortic valve replacement in patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis (AS)….
We investigated the risk factors for appropriate and inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks and mortality in 549 patients (mean age 74 years) with heart failure and ICDs. During a mean…
