Familial dilated cardiomyopathy is a major cause of advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. In most families, the disease-causing mutation is unknown, and relatives should therefore undergo periodic screening to…
Although the prognosis of patients with stress (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy is relatively favorable, serious complications occur in some patients. It is generally accepted that electrocardiography is an essential tool for the…
The present study sought to elucidate the geometry of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) in patients with aortic stenosis and its effect on the accuracy of the continuity equation-based…
The purpose of the present report was to determine the frequency of a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve in patients ≥80 years of age old with aortic stenosis (AS) severe enough…
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is invariably associated with the risk of clinically manifest transient or irreversible neurologic impairment. We sought to investigate the incidence and causes of clinically manifest…
Fetal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and atrial flutter (AF) can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Digoxin is often used as first-line therapy but can be ineffective and is poorly…
Dosing of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with heart failure (HF) treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) may affect long-term outcomes. Retrospective data were…
A high glycemic diet may increase cardiovascular risk, yet whether the risk differs by gender or adiposity is inconclusive. Our goal was to determine the associations between dietary glycemic load…
The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) findings and the no-reflow phenomenon and long-term outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein…
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion method in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) if it can be performed in a timely manner in high-volume centers. Regional…
