Knowledge of the role of the soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGEs) in chronic heart failure (CHF) is very limited. In the present study, we measured plasma sRAGE…
The prevalence and clinical correlates of left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities (WMAs), associated with morbidity and mortality, have not been well-characterized in the population. Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort…
I was pleased to read the report by McKellar et al that in patients with bicuspid aortic valves, the occurrence of aortic dissection was low after aortic valve replacement, and…
In his November 1 editorial, Roberts persuasively summarized the line of evidence supporting serum cholesterol elevation as the essential cause of atherosclerosis and therefore as the dominant factor responsible for…
Shift working is related to increased cardiovascular morbidity. Peripheral endothelial dysfunction, an inherent feature of early atherosclerosis, has been suggested as a surrogate marker of cardiovascular risk. Whether shift working…
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has emerged as an attractive intervention to improve left ventricular mechanical function by changing the sequence of electrical activation. Unfortunately, many patients receiving CRT do not…
In their observational prospective study, Anderson et al reported a statistically significant inverse association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D and incident death, heart failure, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and…
The recent study of Zhou et al showed negative effects of alcohol consumption on the risk for coronary artery disease. Despite a large number of observational studies showing protective effects…
Lung transplantation, which involves an anastomosis of the graft to the native left atrium, may increase the risk of left-side atrial flutter (AFL). Our aim was to evaluate the incidence,…
In their Reader’s Comment, Drs. Mullie and Autier propose the interesting hypothesis that the inverse relation between vitamin D and cardiovascular (CV) risk we reported might be explained by confounding…
