Comparison of the Microlife Blood Pressure Monitor With the Omron Blood Pressure Monitor for Detecting Atrial Fibrillation

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of the Microlife Blood Pressure Monitor With the Omron Blood Pressure Monitor for Detecting Atrial Fibrillation

Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) by assessing the pulse is recommended in high-risk patients. Some clinical trials demonstrated that the Microlife blood pressure monitor (BPM) with AF detection is more…

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Frequency of Angina Pectoris and Secondary Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Frequency of Angina Pectoris and Secondary Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study)

The extent to which angina pectoris (AP) predicts secondary cardiovascular events beyond independent of measures of disease severity is unknown. We evaluated the association between AP frequency and secondary events…

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Rate of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease in the United States (2007 to 2011)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Rate of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease in the United States (2007 to 2011)

Although the benefit of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) for patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) has been established in numerous studies, the role of PCI in stable coronary artery…

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Predictors of Neurologic Outcome in Patients Resuscitated from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Predictors of Neurologic Outcome in Patients Resuscitated from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

The estimated survival rate of 8% to 10% after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains dismal. Few studies have addressed predictors of functional neurologic outcome after successful resuscitation. The objective of…

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Comparison of Low Versus High (>40 mm Hg) Pulse Pressure to Predict the Benefit of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure (from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Trial)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Low Versus High (>40 mm Hg) Pulse Pressure to Predict the Benefit of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure (from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Trial)

Low pulse pressure (PP) is associated with poor outcome in hospitalized patients with systolic heart failure (HF). However, the relation between PP and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator…

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Prevalence of Renal Artery Disease and Its Prognostic Significance in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Prevalence of Renal Artery Disease and Its Prognostic Significance in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Grafting

Several studies demonstrated the prognostic importance of renal failure and peripheral artery disease in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but data regarding the prognostic value of renal artery…

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Comparison of Five-Year Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions ≤50% Versus >50% (from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Five-Year Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions ≤50% Versus >50% (from the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2)

Coronary heart disease is a major risk factor for left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction. However, limited data are available regarding long-term benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the era…

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Comparison of Stenting and Surgical Revascularization Strategy in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes and Complex Coronary Artery Disease (from the Milestone Registry)

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Stenting and Surgical Revascularization Strategy in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes and Complex Coronary Artery Disease (from the Milestone Registry)

The optimal revascularization strategy in patients with complex coronary artery disease and non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes is undetermined. In this multicenter, prospective registry, 4,566 patients with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial…

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Association of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio With Severity and Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Dec 1, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Association of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio With Severity and Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

The SYNTAX score (SXscore) is an anatomic scoring system based on coronary angiography (CA) that not only quantifies lesion severity and complexity but also predicts poor cardiovascular outcomes, including mortality,…

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