A special report on the global burden of cardiovascular disease, published in JACC in December 2020, demonstrated that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of disease burden in the world—causing one-third of deaths globally. The report also conveyed that CVD rates are rising in many regions where they had previously declined. Addressing the urgent need to…
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AbstractCalcific aortic stenosis can be considered a model for geriatric cardiovascular conditions due to a confluence of factors. The remarkable technological development of transcatheter aortic…
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AbstractBackgroundData on the prognostic role of the TRI-SCORE in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention (TTVI) are limited.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate…
AbstractBackgroundThe natural history of moderate/severe atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is unknown.ObjectivesThe authors sought to study the incidence of left ventricular (LV) systol…
AbstractSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) have been shown to reduce adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, all-cause mortality, and heart failure…
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA ∗Address for correspondence: Dr Oreoluwa E. Olakunle, Emory University School of Medicine, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, Georgia…
AbstractBackgroundGenetic variants in titin (TTN) are associated with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and skeletal myopathy. However, the skeletal muscle phenotype in individuals carrying heterozygous…
AbstractBackgroundThe natural history of moderate/severe atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR) is unknown.ObjectivesThe authors sought to study the incidence of left ventricular (LV) systol…
AbstractPremature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common arrhythmias in clinical practice. Although benign and asymptomatic in most cases, PVCs may result in disabling symptoms, left ventricular…
