The clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) relies on symptoms, electrocardiographic
findings, and biochemical markers (troponin, serum creatine kinase, creatine kinase-MB). 1 …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors that predict malignant
ventricular arrhythmias (MVA) in Lamin A/C (LMNA) mutation carriers. Background: LMNA …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term follow-up of dilated
cardiolaminopathies. Background: Lamin A/C (LMNA) gene mutations cause a variety of …

BACKGROUND: In patients with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) progression of
the disease and survival are related to the capability of the right ventricle to adapt to the …

Background Primary desminopathies are caused by desmin gene [DES (MIM* 125660)]
mutations. The clinical spectrum includes pure myopathies, cardiomuscular diseases and …

Aims The aim of the present study was to assess the long‐term effects of cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) on the reverse remodelling of the left ventricle (LV) …

Background Reduced pulmonary arterial compliance (Ca) is a marker of poor prognosis in
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that pulmonary arterial …

Objective To evaluate the prevalence and phenotype of smooth muscle alpha-actin (ACTA2)
mutations in non-syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD). Design …

Aims The GISSI‐HF trial showed that n‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), but not
rosuvastatin, reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) of …

Aims To assess the relationship between cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
parameters and both spontaneous ventricular tachycardia (VT) and risk of sudden cardiac …