BACKGROUND
Patients with heart failure and chronic anemia frequently demonstrate left ventricular (LV) trabeculations, which may be compatible with the diagnosis of LV noncompaction. We used the… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Increased body mass index (BMI) has been paradoxically inversely associated with the presence of angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD). Central obesity measures, considered to be more… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Chronic inflammatory diseases in adults have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk and impaired vascular function. We aimed to assess the presence of early vascular dysfunction… (More)
BACKGROUND/AIMS
We sought to define the incidence and predictive factors of pulmonary hypertension in β-thalassemia major.
METHODS
We studied 27 consecutive patients (19 male, 38 ± 9 years of age)… (More)
BACKGROUND
Increased arterial stiffness assessed by carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CFPWV) and central augmentation index (AIx), has been associated with a worse cardiovascular prognosis and… (More)
BACKGROUND
Only limited data exist regarding the long-term efficacy of beta-brachytherapy (beta-VBT) in routine clinical practice and the impact of the prolonged (>6 months) combined antiplatelet… (More)
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have recently published guidelines for investigating patients with suspected coronary artery… (More)