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A 68-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain, which had been persistent for 8 hours. He had been experiencing exertional shortness of breath in the preceding ...

Increasing evidence suggests that inflammatory mechanisms are involved in the intracerebral hemorrhage–induced brain injury. We evaluated the prognostic role of the peripheral leukocyte counts and ...

During normal spontaneous inspiration pulmonary blood flow increases in spite of an increase in resistance to flow in the pulmonary bed. The enhancement of pulmonary flow is caused by an augmentation ...

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 ...

Background— Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) carries an exceptionally high mortality rate. We explored how often adjunctive therapies, particularly thrombolysis and inferior vena caval (IVC) ...

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 ...

An official, Open Access journal of the American Heart Association and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology ...

Coronary angiography remains an important modality to assess atherosclerotic coronary artery disease and to guide percutaneous coronary intervention. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an important ...

CHADS2 indicates score comprised of congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke; and IQR, interquartile range. Crude rates were calculated in 30-day intervals as ...

CVD burden is determined by diverse conditions, ranging from hypertension and ischemic heart disease to persisting infection-related diseases (eg, rheumatic heart disease, Chagas disease, HIV-related ...

Background: The association between specific types of fat intake and the risk of stroke remains inconclusive. Prospective data examining the relation of fat from different food sources to stroke risk ...