Meta-Analysis of Time-Related Benefits of Statin Therapy in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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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…

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Statin Intolerance

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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…

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Relation of Interatrial Block to New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Interatrial Block to New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

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…

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Incidence and Influence of Hospitalization for Recurrent Syncope and Its Effect on Short- and Long-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Incidence and Influence of Hospitalization for Recurrent Syncope and Its Effect on Short- and Long-Term All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

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…

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Usefulness of Electrocardiographic Parameters for Risk Prediction in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of Electrocardiographic Parameters for Risk Prediction in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

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…

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