Liver disease is being reported with increased frequency in survivors of the Fontan operation. The clinical impact of structural hepatic abnormalities in these patients remains largely unknown. We sought to…
A bedside-available transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)–dedicated prognostic risk score is an unmet clinical need. We aimed to develop such a risk score predicting 1-year mortality post-TAVI and to compare…
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as an alternative treatment for surgical high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of…
Electrical failure is more common in single-coil compared with dual-coil implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads in the case of the recalled Riata lead. Single-coil leads are however favored in most…
Although high body mass index (BMI) is associated with improved outcomes in established heart failure (HF), the impact of cardiorespiratory fitness on this obesity paradox is less clear. We studied…
We examined trends in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment in high-risk patients and use of high-potency statins (HPS) in a large, managed-care database from 2004 to 2012. The 2013…
The Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 has defined body mass index (BMI) <20 as indicative of frailty, which may be one of the co-morbidities not captured by traditional risk factors after…
Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is the most reliable electrocardiographic predictor of responsiveness to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, not all patients with LBBB will respond to CRT. Our aim…
The efficacy of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) in preventing recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is controversial and their effects on inflammation and oxidative stress in this population are…
Riata and Riata ST defibrillator leads (St. Jude Medical, Sylmar, California) were recalled in 2011 due to increased risk of insulation failure leading to externalized cables. Fluoroscopic screening can identify…
