The risk of stroke in patients hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ranges from <1% to ≥2.5%. The aim of this study was to develop a simple predictive tool…
Low levels of statin adherence may compromise treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate whether nurse-led cardiovascular risk-factor counseling could improve statin adherence and lipid levels without…
The aim of this study was to create a simple risk index to predict new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with histories of AF. AF…
Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major impediment to long-term graft survival after heart transplantation. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is more sensitive than coronary angiography for diagnosis, but the identification of…
Women have a higher risk of adverse outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than men. However, in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), long-term outcomes after contemporary PCI with drug-eluting stent (DES)…
With the growing understanding of the role of inflammation in patients with atherosclerotic disease, studies have focused on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other inflammatory markers in their association with…
Early repolarization (ER) on a 12-lead electrocardiogram has recently been associated with ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs) in patients without structural heart disease and in patients with healed myocardial infarction (MI). An…
