BACKGROUND: Thrombosis associated with acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has
been reported in the medical literature almost 100 times thus far. Still, the clinical …

The use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance for drug-eluting stent (DES)
optimization is limited by the number of adequately powered randomized control trials …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether J-point elevation is a marker
of arrhythmic risk. Background: J-point elevation has been considered an innocent finding …

Acute kidney injury is a frequent complication among ST segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine if pre-participation screening of
athletes with a strategy including resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG) reduces …

BACKGROUND: Means for distinguishing the very common “benign early repolarization”
from the very rare but malignant form are needed. Recently, the presence of early …

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the relationship between coronary
and carotid atherosclerotic disease using current guidelines for the definition of carotid …

Background: Two important causes of sudden death during endurance races are arrhythmic
death and heat stroke. However,“arrhythmic death” has caught practically all the attention of …

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been shown to predict cardiovascular mortality
in various populations, but studies were less conclusive regarding cardiovascular morbidity …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of short-term exposure to air pollutants on inflammation-
sensitive biomarkers in apparently healthy individuals. METHODS: We enrolled all …