The present study reports on contraceptive use, methods used, and counseling received on contraceptive issues for women with congenital heart disease and provides a brief review of current knowledge of…
The objective of the present study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of vernakalant hydrochloride injection (RSD1235), a novel antiarrhythmic drug, for the conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) or…
Catheter ablation is a promising therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF), but its utility in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is uncertain. The objectives of this study were to…
The relation of exercise-induced left ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction to functional capacity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is incompletely defined. Thus, we assessed the patterns of onset of physiologically provoked…
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are effective at reducing arrhythmic death in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, but few studies have investigated the outcomes after ICD implantation in patients with chronic…
The beneficial effects of spironolactone in chronic heart failure (HF) have been demonstrated in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III to IV HF. This study examined the…
It is not well known which lesions are progressed or regressed in patients with angina pectoris who use statins. We assessed the impact of plaque components on plaque progression in…
Higher than 80% of coronary heart disease-related mortality occurs in patients ≥65 years of age. Guidelines recommend low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol targets for these at-risk patients; however, few clinical studies…
Beta-blocker therapy is recommended after ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) in current guidelines, although its efficacy in those patients who have undergone primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not…
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We evaluated whether presentation of patients with STEMI to a noninterventional facility…
