Aortic stenosis is the most prevalent valvular heart disease among older adults and a major cause of heart failure, hospitalization and death. For decades, watchful waiting until symptom onset or left ventricular systoli...
Objectives: To investigate factors associated with early in-hospital outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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Objective: To evaluate changes in left ventricular (LV) electrocardiographic (ECG) voltage after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and to identify factors associated with ECG improvement.
Methods: An observational...
Objective: To describe aortic valve and root anatomy on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and analyze its association with transcatheter heart valve size and platform selection.
Methods: This single-center retrosp...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with progressive left atrial (LA) remodeling - electrical, structural, and mechanical - that perpetuates the arrhythmia in a self-reinforcing cycle classically described as “AF bege...
Objective: Evaluate coronary artery lesions and analyze related factors in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Subjects and methods...
Background: The role of the nurse in caring for a femoral artery access in percutaneous coronary intervention contributes significantly to the success rate of the procedure and reduces complications. Compared to the trad...
Introduction: Peripheral artery disease is a chronic disease with long-term progression and risk of disability. Treatment includes surgery and endovascular intervention, the latter is becoming more and more developed. Th...