Limited data exist concerning risk factors for cardiovascular (CV) hospitalization in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL). The aim of this retrospective cohort evaluation was to assess…
This article has an incorrect name in reference #12. It should read: Athilingam PR, Chen L, King KB, Ackerman MH. Montreal Cognitive Assessment may be an appropriate tool to assess…
Lim et al support statin treatment in stages 4 and 5 of chronic kidney disease in Korean patients with acute myocardial infarction. We reported improvement of renal function related to…
Predictors of hyperkalemia in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD; defined as patients with hypertension and heart failure) and associated chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not well established. The aim of…
We read with interest the timely report by Devinsky, who reviewed the published research on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. The investigator suggested the importance of pacemaker insertion in documented…
Congenital aortic stenosis is a condition with implications of multiple interventions over a lifetime. We therefore read with interest the report by Maskatia et al reporting their 25-year single-institutional experience…
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is usually associated with a poor outcome but the prognosis with other forms of PAH is not well-described. Advances in therapy have furthered clouded the…
In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, metabolic stress testing has been shown to quantify disease limitations, to differentiate between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athletic hearts, and has shed light on the determinants…
D-dimer, microparticles, and p-selectin are venous thrombotic risk markers. Elevated p-selectin is associated with increased cardiovascular events. We examined the effects of exercise and air travel on the markers of…
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disorder in which pulmonary arterial remodeling and vasoconstriction progressively lead to right heart failure (HF), exercise intolerance, and high mortality. Beta-blockers have been shown…
