After acute coronary syndrome (ACS), dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is the standard of care for both invasive management with percutaneous intervention and noninvasive (medical) management. Conversely, studies using dual antiplatelet…
The implanted prosthetic heart valve (PHV) size is vital for the evaluation of suspected PHV dysfunction and in case of reoperation or valve-in-valve transcatheter approaches. The labeled size is not…
Conflicting results have been reported about the prognostic impact of left bundle branch block (LBBB) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of this study was to evaluate the…
The aim of this study was to assess the association between mitral annular calcium (MAC) and flail mitral leaflets in a cohort of patients with degenerative mitral valve disease. A…
The prognosis of asymptomatic subjects remains the most controversial issue in Brugada syndrome (BS). A meta-analysis on the prognostic role of spontaneous type 1 electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern and programmed ventricular…
Percutaneous catheter ablation is a safe and effective treatment for symptomatic drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). Gastroparesis is a little known complication of AF ablation. We aimed to evaluate the frequency…
Neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been described in chronic heart failure (HF) as marker of tubular damage and renal dysfunction; however, less data are available in patients with acute HF….
The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate whether performing surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in conjunction with cardiac surgery (CS) increases the risk for postoperative permanent pacemaker (PPM)…
