This previously published paper should have included the following “Conflict of Interest” statements for Pr Yuji Matsuzawa (YM) and Pr Takashi Kadowaki (TK): YM has served as a consultant for Daiichi-Sankyo, Otsuka…
Sochor et al. must be commended for their concerns about the evolution of smoking prevalence in patients with coronary artery disease who underwent their first percutaneous coronary intervention. Their findings deserve…
We read the article by Demidova et al on the factors predictive of ventricular fibrillation (VF) during reperfusion in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In this retrospective study, the…
The statement in the Methods section (page 1594): “FBG was measured at each 6-month visit” should have read “FBG was measured at randomization and each annual visit. Some investigators collected…
Quotes from AJC Readers: Peter “I enjoyed reading your current interview with Bill Roberts in the December issue of the AJC ! Although I thought I knew a lot about you,…
Patients with left ventricular apical aneurysms represent a unique patient subgroup in the broad clinical spectrum of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) associated with the risk for sudden death, heart failure, and peripheral…
This electrocardiogram of a 62-year-old man with lightheadedness and fatigue shows sinus rhythm at a rate of 70 beats/min with slight sinus arrhythmia. There is a high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block…
Early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an under-recognized highly prevalent cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. Despite a clustering of conventional atherosclerotic risk factors, it is hypothesized that nonatherosclerotic processes, including left…
Aspirin is the key treatment in the secondary prevention of atherothrombosis. Interindividual variability of response has been linked to a higher risk for ischemic events. The aim of this study…
