Background Data are limited regarding long‐term outcomes in patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction and multivessel disease presenting with cardiogenic shock according to revascula…
BackgroundPost–percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an established method to evaluate the functional result of angiographically successful PCI; however, it is r…
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BACKGROUND: GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists have been proven beneficial in reducing the risk of and injury associated with several cardiovascular diseases. The efficacy in cardiopulmonary…
BACKGROUND: Despite over a century of clinical electrocardiographic studies showing that females exhibit a faster resting heart rate (HR), the mechanisms underlying sex differences in…
Background: There is sparse high-quality safety and effectiveness data for pulsed field ablation (PFA) of persistent atrial fibrillation (PerAF), where lesions beyond pulmonary vein isolation…
BackgroundAtrial dysfunction is a risk factor for atrial arrhythmia and can be detected by atrial strain imaging in patients with biventricular circulation. However, the role…
BackgroundThe relationship of left atrial (LA) strain with cognition in the absence of atrial fibrillation is poorly understood. We investigated the association of LA strain…
BACKGROUND: Stroke-induced aphasia significantly impacts communication and quality of life. Despite the standard treatment being speech and language therapy, outcomes vary, highlighting the need for…
Cardiac fibroblasts (CF) can become activated and produce excessive extracellular matrix, contributing to fibrotic remodeling of the heart. 1 Activated CFs in culture are frequently…
BACKGROUNDCerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare condition, accounting for 0.5% to 3% of all strokes. The standard treatment is anticoagulation, whereas thrombectomy is…
