Although stenting has been used as a treatment option for aortic coarctation (CoA) at increasingly younger ages, limited information is available on the long-term follow-up of stent implantation for CoA…
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction (global and regional, systolic and diastolic) acute dyssynchrony, ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR), and afterload changes…
We sought to determine whether depressed myocardial contraction fraction (MCF; ratio of left ventricular [LV] stroke volume to myocardial volume) predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in initially healthy adults. A…
Patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) are at increased risk of death or severe symptoms. Although metabolic exercise testing is routinely used in the evaluation of a variety of cardiac…
Various stressors trigger cardiac death. The objective was to investigate a possible relation between a stock market crash and cardiac death in a large population within the United States. We…
Comparisons of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis remain sparse or limited by a short follow-up. We sought to…
The value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring versus multiple biomarkers in increasing risk prediction for cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unknown. The study group consisted of 1,286 asymptomatic participants (mean…
There is insufficient knowledge concerning long-QT (LQT) 3 in the pediatric population to determine whether recommendations for more aggressive therapy in these patients are appropriate. An international multicenter review of…
Heart failure (HF) contributes to a high rate of hospitalizations. Acute kidney injury (AKI), with or without chronic kidney disease (CKD), is a common complication in patients with HF. The…
Cardiac device infections (CDIs) represent a serious complication after the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. In addition to antimicrobials, complete hardware removal, mostly with percutaneous lead extraction (PLE), is necessary…
