Studies have suggested that operator proficiency has a substantial effect on complication rates and procedural outcomes. Endovascular simulators have been used for training and have been proposed as an alternative…
Previous data have indicated that carotid plaque ulceration is a strong predictor of cerebrovascular events. Standard ultrasound and color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) scans have poor diagnostic accuracy for the detection…
In the article “Prognostic Value of Total Bilirubin in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Coronary Intervention” by Gul et al, the authors observed that in patients with…
Swimming exercise is recommended as a modality of aerobic exercise by worldwide organizations, although a relative paucity of studies has described the effects of swimming on vascular risk factors in healthy populations….
The risk factors for superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction after pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) have not been identified. This study tested the hypothesis that pretransplant superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (CPA)…
Cardiac involvement affects ≤40% of patients with sarcoidosis and accounts for ≤25% of deaths. The diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis is challenging using the existing screening tests and often relies on…
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is already an accepted option to treat elderly patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are inoperable or at high surgical risk. However, short- and…
Prehypertension is a common condition, but the extent to which it increases the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the…
The acute impact of hypertensive crisis, and changes after treatment, on left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function using comprehensive echocardiography, including speckle tracking, has not been well characterized. Thirty…
Noninvasive imaging that provides anatomic information while excluding intracardiac thrombus would be of significant clinical value for patients referred for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study assessed the…
