It has been recognized over the past years that women form a distinct subpopulation within
patients with coronary heart disease. This phenomenon should be acknowledged in the …

RV function may be impaired either by primary right sided heart disease, or secondary to left
sided cardiomyopathy or valvar heart disease. 2 In addition, it should be considered that RV …

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multislice computed tomography
(MSCT) have emerged as potential noninvasive coronary imaging techniques. The objective …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Coronary
atherosclerosis is a chronic disease with stable and unstable periods. During unstable …

Background—It has been postulated that depending on the type of exercise performed, 2
different morphological forms of athlete's heart may be distinguished: a strength-trained …

Objectives: This study was designed to predict the response and prognosis after cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with end-stage heart failure (HF). Background …

Background—Currently, one third of patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy
(CRT) do not respond. Nonresponse to CRT may be explained by the presence of scar …

Introduction: Patients with end‐stage heart failure and a wide QRS complex are considered
candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, 20% to 30% of patients …

Background—In patients with severe heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy, cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function associated …