Advancing Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Focused Review and Our Institution’s Approach to Postendovascular Intervention Care

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Advancing Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: A Focused Review and Our Institution’s Approach to Postendovascular Intervention Care
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) remains one of the leading causes of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. Clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic disease to chronic limb-threatening ischemia, and…
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Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Manifestation of Unilateral Renal Artery Stenosis

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia as a Manifestation of Unilateral Renal Artery Stenosis
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is an under-recognized but potentially reversible cause of secondary hypertension with significant cardiovascular consequences. Excess aldosterone resulting from renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation leads to potassium loss, QT-interval prolongation,…
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One Ring to Rule Them All: A Commentary on “Impacts of Mitral Annular Calcification on Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction”

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on One Ring to Rule Them All: A Commentary on “Impacts of Mitral Annular Calcification on Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction”
It is with great interest that we read the paper written by Isaacs et al entitled “Impacts of Mitral Annular Calcification on Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction” published in…
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Global Longitudinal Strain Reference Values in the Hispanic/Latino Population: Echocardiographic Study of Latinos (ECHO-SOL)

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Global Longitudinal Strain Reference Values in the Hispanic/Latino Population: Echocardiographic Study of Latinos (ECHO-SOL)
Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a sensitive measure for detecting early cardiac dysfunction, but prone to variability by age, race/ethnicity, and sex. To date, GLS has not been described in…
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Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement is a Viable Option After Both Transcatheter, or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement is a Viable Option After Both Transcatheter, or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
The evidence supporting transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has expanded dramatically over the past decade, starting from being recommended in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) at high risk…
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Optical Coherence Tomography versus Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Multicenter Propensity-Matched Analysis

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Optical Coherence Tomography versus Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Multicenter Propensity-Matched Analysis
Current guidelines recommend intravascular imaging guidance for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While both optical coherence tomography (OCT) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are endorsed, comparative data in STEMI remain limited. To…
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