The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of right ventricular (RV) noncompaction (RVNC), RV systolic dysfunction, and RV myocardial fibrosis in patients with isolated…
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) frequently requires postprocedural permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation. We evaluated clinical and hemodynamic impact of PPM after TAVI. Clinical and echocardiographic data were retrospectively analyzed in…
The impact of age on baseline characteristics and outcomes in patients with severe aortic stenosis who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been thoroughly investigated. To describe the…
Normal aging results in a predictable decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and low GFR is associated with worsened survival. If this survival disadvantage is directly caused by the low…
Higher left ventricular (LV) mass, wall thickness, and internal dimension are associated with increased heart failure (HF) risk. Whether different LV hypertrophy patterns vary with respect to rates and types…
Pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) is a novel cytokine with putative anti-inflammatory effects. PAP gene expression has been found to be increased in the myocardium of rats with decompensated pressure-overload hypertrophy. A…
The current guidelines most strongly support cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for patients with heart failure with a QRS width of ≥150 ms and left bundle branch block (LBBB). Our objective was…
Although implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads are prone to failure and Food and Drug Administration recall, comprehensive longitudinal studies investigating contemporary ICD lead survival rate in the United States are…
Patients with coronary artery disease and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) generally exhibit more epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) than healthy controls. Recently, it has been proposed that EAT affects vascular…
B-type natriuretic peptides (BNPs) have been investigated as biomarkers for risk stratification of patients with syncope. Their concentration can be influenced by age and co-morbidities. In the present study, we…
