BackgroundIn October 2018, a new heart transplant allocation policy was implemented in the United States to address inequalities. Under the new policy, some patient outcomes for patients with heart…
BACKGROUND: Alterations in the intestinal microbiota contribute to the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular disorders, but how they affect the development of Kawasaki disease (KD) an…
Acute right ventricular failure (ARVF) is commonly seen in the intensive care unit and constitutes a significant clinical challenge, with associated high in-hospital mortality. Recently,…
Acute right ventricular failure (ARVF) is commonly seen in the intensive care unit and constitutes a significant clinical challenge, with associated high in-hospital mortality. Recently,…
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have speculated that a viral infection may act as a trigger in the development of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) among individuals genetically…
BACKGROUND: Hemodynamically guided management of patients with chronic heart failure (HF), using a remote, ambulatory pulmonary artery (PA) pressure monitor, has been shown to reduce…
BackgroundContradictory evidence exists regarding the correlation between supranormal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and adverse outcomes. This study aimed to elucidate the prognostic va…
View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Pfeffer MA, Claggett B, Lewis EF, Granger CB, Køber L, Maggioni AP, Mann…
BackgroundPatients with functional single ventricle (SV) are at risk for adverse outcomes after staged palliation from the superior cavopulmonary connection (SCPC) to the Fontan. Current…
BACKGROUND: Mounting evidence indicates that nuclear receptors play a critical regulatory role in platelet pathophysiology and thrombotic disorders. Although NR4A (the nuclear receptor subfamily 4…
BACKGROUND: Pathological cardiac hypertrophy can result in heart failure. Protein dephosphorylation plays a primary role in the mediation of various cellular processes in cardiomyocytes. Here,…
