Reference Values of Myocardial Structure, Function, and Tissue Composition by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Healthy African-Americans at 3T and Their Relations to Serologic and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Reference Values of Myocardial Structure, Function, and Tissue Composition by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Healthy African-Americans at 3T and Their Relations to Serologic and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a standard of reference for cardiac structure and function. Recent advances in T1 mapping and spectroscopy also provide assessment of myocardial tissue composition. However, the…

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Significance of Sarcomere Gene Mutations Analysis in the End-Stage Phase of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Significance of Sarcomere Gene Mutations Analysis in the End-Stage Phase of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

End-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ES-HC) has an ominous prognosis. Whether genotype can influence ES-HC occurrence is unresolved. We assessed the spectrum and clinical correlates of HC-associated mutations in a large multicenter…

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Secondary Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Decades After Operative Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Secondary Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Decades After Operative Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot

We describe a 47-year-old man who underwent heart transplantation (HT) for severe right-sided heart failure and periodic episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) 43 years after operative repair of tetralogy of Fallot…

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Comparison of One- and 12-Month Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severely Stenotic Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves (Results from a Multicenter Registry)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of One- and 12-Month Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severely Stenotic Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves (Results from a Multicenter Registry)

The aim of the study was to evaluate the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in high-risk patients with severe bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis and to compare the outcomes with…

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Prevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Functional Impact of Subaortic Ventricular Septal Bulge (from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Functional Impact of Subaortic Ventricular Septal Bulge (from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging)

A localized hypertrophy of the subaortic segment of the ventricular septum—ventricular septal bulge (VSB)—has been frequently described in series of elderly population, but its prevalence with age, clinical correlates, and impact…

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Usefulness of the Electrocardiogram in Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults With Aortic Stenosis (from the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis Study)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of the Electrocardiogram in Predicting Cardiovascular Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults With Aortic Stenosis (from the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis Study)

Hypertension and coronary heart disease are common in aortic stenosis (AS) and may impair prognosis for similar AS severity. Different changes in the electrocardiogram may be reflective of the separate…

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Evaluation of Apical Subtype of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Gadolinium Enhancement

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Evaluation of Apical Subtype of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Gadolinium Enhancement

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) is an uncommon variant of HC. We sought to characterize cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings among apical HC patients. This was a retrospective review of…

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