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- CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC & LEFT VENTRICULAR STRAIN & HYPERTROPHY: -Clinical implications of electrocardiographic left ventricular strain and hypertrophy in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis
BACKGROUND— The prognostic impact of ECG left ventricular strain and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in asymptomatic aortic stenosis is not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS— ...
- ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: -Dronedarone in atrial fibrillation — Jekyll and Hyde?
Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and is often therapeutically challenging.1 Dronedarone is a ...
- DNA METHYLATION & -A MISSING LINK CARDIAC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: -Environment and diet leave their prints on the heart
A University of Cambridge study, which set out to investigate DNA methylation in the human heart and the 'missing link' between our lifestyle and our health, has now mapped the link in ...
- CANADIAN CARDIOLOGY: -Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes report on delayed vs. immediate coronary stenting
Delaying stenting of blocked coronary arteries may be superior for heart-attack patients Philadelphia, PA, October 19, 2011 – The Canadian Journal of Cardiology (www.onlinecjc.ca) has ...
- CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN NON-CARDIOVASCULAR POSTOPERATIVE MORTALITY: -Mortality and readmission of patients with heart failure, atrial fibrillation, or coronary artery disease undergoing noncardiac surgery
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The postoperative risks for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing noncardiac surgery are well described. However, the risks of noncardiac surgery in ...
- MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE: -Valvular heart disease
BACKGROUND The molecular mechanisms that guide heart valve formation are not well understood. However, elucidation of the genetic basis of congenital heart disease is one of the prerequisites for ...
- ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: -Repolarization alternans reveals vulnerability to human atrial fibrillation
BACKGROUND The substrates for human atrial fibrillation (AF) are poorly understood, but involve abnormal repolarization (action potential duration [APD]). We hypothesized that ...
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS & CORONARY HEART DISEASE: -Duration of treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and impact on risk of death and recurrent myocardial infarction in patients with prior myocardial infarction
Abstract Top Abstract Methods Results Discussion Disclosures References Background Despite the fact that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are contraindicated ...
- CARDIOVASCULAR RISK & SLEEP DISORDER: -Association of incident cardiovascular disease with progression of sleep-disordered breathing
Background Prospective data suggest that sleep-disordered breathing enhances risk for incident and recurrent cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, a reverse causal pathway whereby ...
- PREVENTION OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION IN BRUGADA SYNDROME: -Prevention of ventricular fibrillation episodes in Brugada Syndrome by catheter ablation over the anterior right ventricular outflow tract epicardium
Background The underlying electrophysiological mechanism that causes an abnormal ECG pattern and ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with the Brugada syndrome ...
- FAMILIAR VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM & -Familial ventricular aneurysms and septal defects map to chromosome 10p15
AIMS Although ventricular septal defects (VSD) are the most common congenital heart lesion, familial clustering has been described only in rare instances. The aim of this ...
- HEART FAILURE: -Prognostic value of serial B-type natriuretic peptide measurement in asymptomatic organic mitral regurgitation
AIMS Optimal timing of surgery is crucial in mitral regurgitation (MR) to avoid excess mortality and morbidity. The role of brain-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in this setting ...
