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Messori et al analyzed the raw data from our study using an alternative software titled trial sequential analysis (TSA; Copenhagen Trial Unit, Copenhagen, Denmark) and observed different results compared with our…

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Risk of Myocardial Infarction With Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitors: Trial Sequential Analysis Based on Two Published Data Sets

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Risk of Myocardial Infarction With Oral Direct Thrombin Inhibitors: Trial Sequential Analysis Based on Two Published Data Sets

Oral direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) have been postulated to increase the risk of myocardial infarction (MI). The meta-analysis by Artang et al has exhaustively explored this topic by addressing 2 separate…

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Value of EuroSCORE II in Predicting Total and Cardiac Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Value of EuroSCORE II in Predicting Total and Cardiac Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

We read the report by Capodanno et al exploring the role of the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) II in a series of 537 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary…

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Recognition of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Contemporary, Relatively Common, and Treatable Disease (from the International Summit V)

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From September 27 to 29, 2013, the Fifth International Summit on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sponsored by the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, with the relevant title, “…

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Meta-Analysis of Global Left Ventricular Function Comparing Multidetector Computed Tomography With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Meta-Analysis of Global Left Ventricular Function Comparing Multidetector Computed Tomography With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

We compare the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) for evaluating global left ventricular function. We systematically searched PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL,…

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Growth of the Aorta in Childhood

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Growth of the Aorta in Childhood

The recent report by Pees et al suggests that losartan decreases normalized aortic dimensions in patients with the Marfan syndrome. The authors do not take into account the normal decrease in…

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Effect of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction on Right Ventricular Volumes and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Effect of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction on Right Ventricular Volumes and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Patients with tetralogy of Fallot and combined right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) and pulmonary regurgitation (PR) have a less dilated right ventricular (RV) and better RV function compared with…

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Arterial Mechanics at Rest and During Exercise in Adolescents and Young Adults After Arterial Switch Operation for Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries

Dec 5, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Arterial Mechanics at Rest and During Exercise in Adolescents and Young Adults After Arterial Switch Operation for Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries

We sought to determine the arterial mechanics at rest and during exercise in adolescents and young adults with complete transposition of the great arteries after arterial switch operation and their…

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