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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the community is a benign disease associated a relatively low incidence of cardiac death. Syncope and left ventricular outflow tract obstructions are the 2 factors associated with sudden death or functional deterioration, respectively.
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Waiting for symptom development before recommending valve replacement surgery in young patients with severe aortic regurgitation due to rheumatic disease resulted in an overall 91% survival, free of symptoms over 10 years.
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It is possible to use pacemakers to detect symptomatic and asymptomatic nonsustained atrial high-rate episodes, and detection of these atrial high-rate episodes identifies patients at higher risk for death, stroke, and atrial fibrillation.
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Pneumococcal vaccine protects older adults from developing pneumococcal bacteremia but does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new study from Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
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The pattern of restenosis in sirolimus-eluting stents is focal and mainly inside the stent.
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Data do not support early implantation of prophylactic ICDs in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
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A new classification of blood pressure in adults is suggested, with normal blood pressure (BP) as < 120 mm Hg and < 80 mm Hg.
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The Women's Health Initiatives (WHI) was halted 1 year ago, but fallout from this landmark study continues. The study was designed to identify the risks or benefits of estrogen plus progesterone vs placebo in healthy postmenopausal women.
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