Phenotypic expression of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) can be highly variable, even among closely related family members, as demonstrated by this informative family pedigree ( Figure 1 ) . These observations underscore…
One of the most significant articles in the history of cardiology was published in 1930 under the rather unassuming title, Bundle-branch block with short P-R interval in healthy young people…
Cardiology Textbooks 1. Chatterjee K, Anderson M, Heistad D, Kerber RE, editors. Cardiology: An Illustrated Textbook. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2013:2099 (Volumes 1 & 2), $231.00. ∗2. Rosendorff…
We read the recent report of Qureshi et al reporting the outcomes of restarting anticoagulation after gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients with atrial fibrillation. The investigators found that patients who resumed…
Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) still experience high rates of recurrent coronary events, particularly, early in their presentation. Statins yield substantial cardiovascular benefits, but the optimal timing of their…
The term statin intolerance refers to an inability to use statins because of muscle symptoms or elevated creatine kinase, and the major diagnostic challenge is to unambiguously link these to…
Chagas cardiomyopathy is an endemic disease in Latin America. A significant proportion of patients develop atrial fibrillation (AF), which may result in stroke and increased morbidity or mortality. Interatrial block…
Recurrence of syncope is a common event, but the influence of recurrent syncope on the risk of death has not previously been investigated on a large scale. We examined the…
The value of electrocardiographic findings predicting adverse outcome in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is not well known. We hypothesized that ventricular depolarization and repolarization abnormalities on the…
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) was first recognized in 1977 during a surgery to map and treat ventricular tachycardia at the Hôpital de La Salpêtrière. We first found that the…
