Acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) is characterized by sudden, severe cardiac inflammation causing hemodynamic instability or arrhythmia. 1 Currently, no approved medical therapy exists for AFM. Janus ...

Research studies in cardiovascular epidemiology assessing the relationship between a primary exposure and a health outcome must account for the presence of what are often called third variables, ...

A cardiac catheterization takes ≈45 minutes to complete. After a coronary angiogram, depending on the severity and pattern of any blockages detected in the coronary arteries, 3 common treatment paths ...

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of whether dyspnea has a cardiac cause is essential. Guidelines from 2016 were reported to result in a ...

A total of 8 canines, with a weight of 35 to 40 kg and an age of 2.90±0.56 years, were randomized after the surgical procedure by the weight order into 2 observation groups: a 48-hour group (N=4) and ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) leading to aortic dissections, called thoracic aortic disease (TAD), are highly heritable and cause a significant cumulative burden of ...

Aims: This study aimed to analyze two decades of consecutive mortality data to investigate the association between cancer and cancer with heart failure across the United States (US), discerning ...

Background: The voltage-gated potassium ion channel KV11.1 plays a crucial role in cardiac repolarization. Genetic variants in KV11.1 lead to Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), a condition associated with fatal ...

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the primary cause of mortality and morbidity in the USA. Although rodents are widely used to explore mechanisms, they have major biological differences ...

The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the ...

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes A catalyst for outstanding clinical and epidemiological science and policy information that enhances cardiovascular health and healthcare ...