25.10.20131729
Is radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) more effective than antiarrhythmic drug therapy (AADT) for preventing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)?
24.10.20131923
Among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, worse exercise capacity at baseline was associated with poorer outcomes, researchers found.
23.10.20131816
Among nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors, recent influenzalike infection is associated with fatal and nonfatal atherothrombotic events.
22.10.20131791
Рatients with Marfan syndrome have an increased risk of life-threatening aortic complications, mostly preceded by aortic dilatation. Treatment with losartan, an angiotensin-II receptor-1 blocker, may reduce aortic dilatation rate in Marfan patients.
21.10.20131674
The clinical armamentarium for anticoagulation has expanded substantially since the recent approval of dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation.
20.10.20132066
The most important sports event of this summer was undoubtedly the 2013 UEFA Super Cup, which on the 30th of August had been hosted at Prague‘s Eden stadium.
18.10.20131652
The quality of care for hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients could be dramatically improved with one change — extending the same standard of care to patients with HF as a secondary diagnosis that is currently recommended for patients with HF as a primary diagnosis, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.