The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the role of left ventricular global afterload and various echocardiographic parameters of systolic function in a prospective cohort of 52 asymptomatic…
Ascending aortic dilation commonly occurs in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Statins have been shown to reduce the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and slow the progression of abdominal aortic…
The comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors versus angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) in real-world older heart failure (HF) patients remains unclear. Of the 8,049 hospitalized HF…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the mode of death and hospitalizations in advanced heart failure (HF) patients with renal dysfunction and to examine the rate of concordance…
Elevated serum bilirubin has been suggested to reduce the risk for mortality. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has also been reported to have inverse association with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality….
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) constitutes a worldwide epidemic burst accounting for billions of cardiovascular disease events and deaths. The genetic basis of MetS is largely unknown. The rs11646213 T → A…
Acknowledgment This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Abbott Vascular, Abbott Park, Illinois. Disclosures Dr. Friedewald has received honoraria from and is a speaker for Novartis, East…
Specific data about the clopidogrel response in elderly patients are lacking. The present study was performed to compare the platelet reactivity and clopidogrel response between patients aged >75 years and…
Physical activity can improve several metabolic risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is associated with a lower risk of CVD mortality. We sought to evaluate the extent to…
The frequency of very late stent thrombosis (VLST) up to 3 years after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation is 0.5% to 0.6%/year but incertitude remains about the frequency of VLAST after 3…
