Background Reversible left ventricular dysfunction precipitated by emotional stress has been
reported, but the mechanism remains unknown. Methods We evaluated 19 patients who …

Objectives : We examined whether the presence and extent of late gadolinium enhancement
(LGE) by cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) predict adverse outcomes in …

Objectives : We sought to determine whether a multidisciplinary outpatient management
program decreases chronic heart failure (CHF) hospital readmissions and mortality over a six-…

Background Patients with chest pain thought to be due to acute coronary ischemia are typically
taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital. The potential benefit of field triage directly to …

Background— Right ventricular failure from increased pulmonary vascular loading is a major
cause of morbidity and mortality, yet its modulation by disease remains poorly understood. …

Background—The benefit of intravenous thrombolytic therapy in elderly patients with
myocardial infarction is uncertain. There are no randomized trials of thrombolytic efficacy or …

Background: Risk factors for progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to severe
disease or death are underexplored in US cohorts. Objective: To determine the factors on …

Background: Knowledge gaps remain in the epidemiology and clinical implications of myocardial
injury in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to determine the prevalence …

Background— Pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to left heart failure portends a poor
prognosis and is a relative contraindication to heart transplantation at many centers. We …

Background The reported mortality rate of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is high,
although the potential for spontaneous recovery of ventricular function is well established. The …