The obesity paradox in heart failure (HF) is criticized because of the limitations of body mass index (BMI) in correctly characterizing overweight and obese patients, necessitating a better evaluation of…
Previous studies comparing combination therapy (CT) of pulmonary vasodilators to monotherapy (MT) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) report conflicting results as to whether CT is more efficacious than…
The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence, electrophysiologic properties, and clinical implications of dissociated pulmonary vein (PV) activity after PV antrum isolation (PVAI) in patients with paroxysmal…
Inflammatory cytokines released from epicardial fat around coronary arteries may modulate the coronary arteries and promote coronary atherosclerosis. We assessed the hypothesis that epicardial fat volume (EFV) is increased in…
Increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias has been reported in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but this may not be generalizable to patients from the general population with a…
Indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have expanded to include patients with mild congestive heart failure (CHF) symptoms (New York Heart Association [NYHA] functional class II) because of a demonstrated…
Warfarin is a complex but highly effective treatment for decreasing thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation (AF). We examined contemporary warfarin treatment rates in AF before the expected introduction of newer…
Colesevelam hydrochloride (colesevelam) lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The present study examined the effects of colesevelam treatment in nondiabetic men…
The association between the changes in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular (CVD) or cerebrovascular hospitalization among patients with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. We conducted a…
Red blood cell transfusion is common in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, observational data suggest that this practice may be associated with worse clinical outcomes and data from…
