Congenital heart disease (CHD) is common in patients with Down syndrome (DS), and these patients are living longer lives. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of…
The aim of this study was to elucidate patent foramen ovale (PFO) morphology and the change of PFO size using real-time 3-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). PFO is a 3D…
The sentence on page 55, left column, third text paragraph, lines 24-28 of this published manuscript should read as follows: “Three patients (5%) died from acute ST-segment elevation ACS, 9…
We read the report by Makrygiannis et al regarding the prognostic usefulness of serial C-reactive protein (CRP) measurements in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. The investigators recruited a total…
Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) who also have underlying coronary artery disease (CAD) may be at increased risk for undergoing hemodynamically challenging orthotopic liver transplantation. Noninvasive single-photon emission computed…
We read the recent meta-analysis by Jang et al of 3 randomized trials and 9 observational studies (with 5,079 patients) comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) versus coronary…
Patients with coexisting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) and hypertension present diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. A retrospective cohort study of patients with HC with coexisting hypertension referred to a specialized HC program…
How the left ventricle remodels in response to a high-volume stimulus is important in evaluating the endurance athlete’s heart. Marathoners and patients with isolated, moderate chronic compensated mitral regurgitation (MR)…
We read the article by Williams et al, who curiously suggest that the relation between pre-existing anxiety and cardiac surgery outcomes has not been clearly defined, in fact referring to a…
