BACKGROUND: Telemedicine, the use of telecommunications to deliver health services,
expertise and information, is a promising but unproven tool for improving the quality of diabetes …

Objective The role of initial serum uric acid on admission in critically ill patients is controversial;
we presumed that uric acid level can predict the mortality of the admitted patients to …

Purpose of review In this review, we summarize the pathogenesis of saphenous venous graft
(SVG) failure in patients following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We also …

There is limited data on postpartum maternal postpartum major adverse cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular events (MACCE) among women with heart disease (HD) in the US. …

Background A pharmacoinvasive ( PI ) strategy for early presenting ST ‐segment elevation
myocardial infarction nominally reduced 30‐day cardiogenic shock and congestive heart …

The use of cardiac imaging has become increasingly prevalent over the last decade.
Approximately 10% to 15% of noninvasive cardiac imaging is ordered for rarely appropriate …

Background We evaluated the prespecified endpoint, aborted myocardial infarction (AbMI),
according to the use of a pharmacoinvasive (PI) strategy versus primary percutaneous …

After about a century since its clinical introduction, the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
remains a cornerstone in diagnosis and management of acute ST-elevation myocardial …

Purpose of Review Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is an uncommon diagnosis in the modern
day. Clinically, CP and restrictive cardiomyopathy can present in a similar fashion; however, …

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) based T1 mapping and
extracellular volume fraction (ECV) are powerful tools for identifying myocardial fibrosis. This …