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Risk stratification of patients with chest pain has traditionally focused on identifying obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Using this traditional approach, many symptomatic individuals are ...

Background: Observational studies have suggested that sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) are associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes more than 50% of deaths in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinical studies suggest that kidney-derived factors contribute to CVD ...

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence is rising among younger women in the US. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are early indicators of cardiovascular risk, yet it remains ...

Background: Patients with prior ischemic stroke are at high risk for recurrent stroke and other major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). The benefits of achieving very low levels of low-density ...

Electrolyte abnormalities are commonly associated with cardiovascular emergencies. These abnormalities may cause or contribute to cardiac arrest and may hinder resuscitative efforts. In some cases ...

The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry’s (NACB) Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines (LMPG) for use of cardiac markers were published in July of 1999. 1 The focus of this initial document ...

Introduction: A pre-operative assessment of aortic valve anatomy is important in valve repair for aortic regurgitation (AR). Although echocardiogram provides precise information, clear visualization ...

A 46-year-old man with a history of neurosarcoidosis presented to the emergency room with nonradiating, midsternal chest pressure with associated dyspnea lasting for 10 minutes that occurred 1 day ...

On page e382, in Table 2-4, 2 entries have been updated: In the fourth row (“Opioid use disorders”), fifth column (“2019”), the entry read, “286.80.” It has been updated to read, “2286.80.” In the ...

Sleeping too little or too much increases the risk of cardiovascular events and death in those with coronary artery disease, suggests a growing body of evidence. More than one-third (35%) of US adults ...