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As thankfully noted by Dan Dyar ( http://www.parameterz.com ) this paper has an error in the Table 2 . Unfortunately a mistake occurred to the authors during the final layout step…

Thanks to Dr Madias for his instructive comments entitled “could takotsubo syndrome (TS) trigger type 1 myocardial infarction” on our recently published report in the American Journal of Cardiology entitled…

The sensitivity of a diagnostic test is ideally calculated by comparing the test assessments to a truth determined by another (perfect) test considered to be the gold standard. However, in…

Emre et al report that moderate-to-severe nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is independently related with impaired myocardial perfusion and with poorer in-hospital prognosis after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction….

We read the study by Niesert et al in a recent edition of the American Journal of Cardiology . The investigators present the first clinical evidence on the use of novel…

The physiological changes that occur during pregnancy can be deleterious to women with a cardiovascular condition. Evidence-based contraceptive counseling and provision is essential in this patient population. Although long-acting reversible…

We read the study from Roberts et al about syphilis as a cause of thoracic aortic aneurysm that prompted us to make some considerations. We agree that syphilitic aortitis, far from…

We read with interest the report by Cangemi et al “Relation of cardiac complications in the early phase of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) to long-term mortality and cardiovascular events” published in the…

This analysis was designed to (1) examine the impact of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) on contemporary cardiac surgical practice and (2) describe the results of a protocol designed for early identification…