Methods 40 male valve replacement surgery patients (20-30 years) were randomly allocated into two equal groups: Group A received aerobic and very early resistance training (6 exercises targeting upper ...

Objective D-dimer might serve as a marker of thrombogenesis and a hypercoagulable state following plaque rupture. Few studies explore the association between baseline D-dimer levels and the incidence ...

The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) has focused on anticoagulation, rhythm control and ventricular rate control. Recently, a fourth pillar of AF management has been incorporated recognising the ...

Introduction The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death recommend that subcutaneous ...

Results During 5 years of follow-up, 2960 (13 %) of the patients died of cardiovascular causes. Reduced eGFR was significantly associated with cardiovascular death by all eGFR equations in Cox ...

Objective Nickel allergy is common; endovascular specialists are often confronted with nickel allergic patients ahead of the implantation of endovascular devices, many of which are nickel-containing.

Results A total of 92 HCM patients were identified, with median follow up period 52 months, median age 56 years (range 15–86), and male sex in 64%. Twelve patients had an implantable cardioverter ...

Methods Ten athletes were referred from external pre-participation screening. All exhibited prominent deep symmetrical T wave inversion in the inferolateral leads (figure 1). All had negative family ...

Results The median percentage decrease in platelet count was 37.8% [IQR: 28.8–48.4], resulting in moderate (<100*109/L) and severe (<50*109/L) thrombocytopenia in 28.8% and 4.2% of patients, ...

Knowledge of the anatomy of the ‘conduction tissues’ of the heart is a 20th century phenomenon. Although controversies still continue on the topic, most could have been avoided had greater attention ...

Results A total of 2840 patients’ electronic records were evaluated and 79 patients with AAOCA were identified. There were 57 males (72%) and 22 Females (28%). The mean age was 47.4 years for males ...

The significance of napping for cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been a matter of controversy, with studies showing discordant results depending on the methods of evaluation, nap duration, age range ...