International journal of cardiology
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Pilot prospective study of therapeutic hypothermia for treatment of post-cardiac arrest patients.
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Letter Case Reports
Coronary vasculitis in granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Isolated hypertrophy of the basal ventricular septum: characteristics of patients with and without outflow tract obstruction.
Isolated basal septal hypertrophy (IBSH) of the left ventricle (LV) is not a well understood phenomenon, particularly in the presence of concomitant left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO). We evaluated the prevalence of IBSH and compared those with and without LVOTO. ⋯ IBSH is common in elderly patients referred for echocardiography. LVOTO occurs only when concomitant mitral valve co-aptation and LV hypercontractility facilitate development of a gradient, rather than through differences in the degree of BS myocardial hypertrophy.
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Previous studies have shown substantially increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. However it remains difficult to identify the patients who are at highest risk of arrhythmias in the post-MI setting. The purpose of this study was to investigate if CHADS₂ score (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes and previous stroke/TCI [doubled]) can be used as a risk tool for predicting cardiac arrhythmias after MI. ⋯ In the post-MI setting, CHADS₂ score efficiently identifies populations at high risk for cardiac arrhythmias.