Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a lethal arrhythmia that requires immediate cardioversion and is rarely self-terminating. Spontaneous termination is typically associated with more organized activation than sustained VF terminated by shock,…
We have read with great interest the report by Roten et al regarding predictors of atrioventricular (AV) conduction impairment after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve prosthesis (Medtronic, Inc.,…
The rationale for the use of a double dose of clopidogrel in the study of Mangiacapra et al for those with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary coronary…
Those infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a greater risk of cardiovascular disease and might undergo computed tomographic (CT) scans for early detection. Incidental findings on cardiac CT…
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC), a common genetic heart disorder associated with substantial clinical and genetic heterogeneity, is the most frequent cause of sudden death in the young (including competitive athletes). HC…
The aim of the present study was to assess the clinical and prognostic significance of right ventricular (RV) dilation and RV hypertrophy at echocardiography in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial…
Almost one third of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) will have an abnormal blood pressure response (ABPR) to exercise, and this has been associated with a greater risk of sudden…
Most of the data reported on sudden cardiac death has been from studies of Anglo-Saxon patients. We conducted a study to ascertain the relation between sudden death (SD) and some…
Plasma N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT–pro-BNP) levels improve preoperative cardiac risk stratification in vascular surgery patients. However, single preoperative measurements of NT–pro-BNP cannot take into account the hemodynamic stress caused…
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) might have subclinical myocardial dysfunction identified at rest or unmasked during exercise. We examined the correlates of the myocardial exercise response in patients…
