Risk of Sudden Death and Outcome in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Benign Presentation and Without Risk Factors: A Word of Comfort to Younger Patients?
We read with interest the study by Spirito et al about long-term outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with benign presentation and free from conventional risk factors recently published in…
Salt Intake, Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Consumption, and Blood Pressure
In their interesting review article, Malik et al do not seem to consider the underlying mechanism by which sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is associated with increased blood pressure. For instance, there…
Modification of Penn Classification and Its Validation for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
We read the recent report entitled Utility of the Penn Classification in Predicting Outcomes of Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection that was published in The American Journal of…
Obesity Paradox Rethinking: Do Unequal Sample Sizes and Racial Differences Matter?
We recently read the report by Herrmann et al about body mass index (BMI) and its association with patients’ prognosis after acute myocardial infarction with great interest. According to our knowledge,…
Ischemic Stroke Occurring During Intercourse in Young Women on Oral Contraceptives
Ischemic stroke occurring during intercourse in young patients is exceedingly rare. We present 2 cases of young women taking oral contraceptives, each presenting with an ischemic stroke. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed…
Physiological Assessment of Nonculprit Stenoses During Acute Coronary Syndromes
We read the article by Niccoli et al, regarding the influence of microvascular resistance on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements in patients with stable coronary artery disease versus patients with non–ST-segment…
Board Certification Scams
In May 2014 I received the letter printed below with the caption American Board of Cardiology Committee on Honors and Awards, dated May 9, 2014, and signed by A.J. Alaa…
Left Ventricular Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma
Survivors of childhood lymphoma (CL) have markedly increased risk of developing heart failure. Echocardiographic studies after cardiotoxic treatment have primarily demonstrated left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. In the present study,…
Frequency of Depression and Anxiety Before and After Insertion of a Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device
Our objective was to investigate the course of depression and anxiety symptoms in patients treated with continuous flow (CF) left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Depression and anxiety are associated with…
