Impact of Acute and Chronic Hyperglycemia on In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of Acute and Chronic Hyperglycemia on In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

This study was undertaken to assess the impact of acute hyperglycemia (acute-HG) and chronic hyperglycemia (chronic-HG) on short-term outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). This study consisted of…

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Relations Between Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and T Wave Abnormalities in Subjects Without Clinically-Apparent Cardiovascular Disease (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relations Between Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and T Wave Abnormalities in Subjects Without Clinically-Apparent Cardiovascular Disease (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA])

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that depression and anxiety are associated with electrocardiographic (ECG) repolarization abnormalities in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), a cohort…

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From Acute Decompensated to Chronic Heart Failure

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on From Acute Decompensated to Chronic Heart Failure

An acute decompensation of heart failure resulting in hospital admission represents a critical juncture in the natural history of the disease, as evidenced by poor mortality and readmission outcomes after…

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Impact of Transesophageal Echocardiography on Management in Patients With Suspected Cardioembolic Stroke

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Impact of Transesophageal Echocardiography on Management in Patients With Suspected Cardioembolic Stroke

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is frequently performed in patients with acute ischemic cerebrovascular events to exclude a cardioembolic source. We aimed to determine the clinical impact of TEE on management. This…

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Comparison by Magnetic Resonance Phase Contrast Imagingof Pulse-Wave Velocity in Patients With Single Ventricle Who Have Reconstructed Aortas Versus Those Without

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison by Magnetic Resonance Phase Contrast Imagingof Pulse-Wave Velocity in Patients With Single Ventricle Who Have Reconstructed Aortas Versus Those Without

Pulse-wave velocity (PWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, is a known independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. Patients with single ventricle who undergo aortic to pulmonary anastomosis (recon) have noncompliant…

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Erratum for Hong et al. “Usefulness of Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents for Chronic Total Occlusions (from the Multicenter Korean-Chronic Total Occlusion Registry)” Am J Cardiol 2014;114:534–540

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Erratum for Hong et al. “Usefulness of Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents for Chronic Total Occlusions (from the Multicenter Korean-Chronic Total Occlusion Registry)” Am J Cardiol 2014;114:534–540

This paper has errors in Table 3 . The correct table can be found below; values in bold are corrections from the original article. Table 3 Analysis of clinical outcomes at 1…

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A Meta-Analysis of Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Transfemoral Versus Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Edwards Valve for Severe Aortic Stenosis

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on A Meta-Analysis of Mortality and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Transfemoral Versus Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Edwards Valve for Severe Aortic Stenosis

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare 1 year mortality and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events between transfemoral (TF) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and transapical (TA) TAVI performed…

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