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In this paper, kindermann and colleagues describe a randomized cross-over study comparing right ventricular and biventricular pacing in patients with symptomatic bradycardia and impaired AV conduction.
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Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has long fascinated cardiovascular physicians.
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The appropriateness of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients with recent coronary revascularization has remained controversial.
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The DES had incomplete neointimal coverage 3-6 months after implantation, and this was associated with subclinical thrombus formation.
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Although drug-eluting stents (DES) have markedly reduced in-stent restenosis, it is not zero and it has not been uniform across different patient populations.
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Controlling healthcare costs is tricky business, and sometimes the best intentions have adverse outcomes, as pointed out in a new study in the June 1 New England Journal of Medicine
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Metabolic syndrome is common and is associated with an increased risk for CVD and T2DM in both sexes.
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Provocative testing with adrenaline and procainamide infusions is useful in unmasking the etiology of apparent unexplained cardiac arrest.
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Ischemia during stress echocardiography is an independent predictor of death and ICD therapy in patients with coronary heart disease at high risk of arrhythmic death.