Dual antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Ticagrelor, an oral, direct, reversibly binding, P2Y 12 receptor antagonist, is approved for the…
The fresco by Diego Rivera (1886 to 1957) on the history of cardiology was displayed at the “Instituto Nacional de Cardiología” of Mexico City at the time of inauguration on…
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The feasibility of transcatheter mitral valve therapy (edge-to-edge or valve-in-ring technique) in patients with significant mitral regurgitation (MR) recurrence after surgical restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty remains unknown. The aim of…
Functional capacity as assessed by 6-minute walk test distance (6MWTD) has been shown to predict outcomes in selected cohorts with cardiovascular disease. To evaluate the association between 6MWTD and outcomes…
In translational models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), spironolactone improves cardiopulmonary hemodynamics by attenuating the adverse effects of hyperaldosteronism on endothelin type-B receptor function in pulmonary endothelial cells. This observation…
The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation using the Edwards SAPIEN valve and the Medtronic CoreValve in patients with annulus of intermediate…
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by vascular malformations, and many clinical complications are related to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) because they provide direct right-to-left shunts. Paradoxical…
Increasing adiposity increases the risk for left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy. Adipokines are hormone-like substances from adipose tissue that influence several metabolic pathways relevant to LV hypertrophy. Data were obtained from…
We aimed to examine the trend in the prevalence of hospitalization attributable to hypertensive disease and its subtypes among United States adults aged ≥35 years from 1980 to 2007. Data…
