Cardiology News & Articles

1 Mitral annulus calcification is independently associated with all-cause mortality Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Polymerase Chain Reaction-Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Direct Detection of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance from Heart Valves in Patients with Infective Endocarditis Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Increased Valvular 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake as a Novel Major Criterion JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Valvular osteoclasts in calcification and aortic valve stenosis severity International Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Enterococcus faecalis Infective Endocarditis Circulation, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Dental Scaling and Risk Reduction in Infective Endocarditis: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

7 Infective Endocarditis with Symptomatic Cerebral Complications: Contribution of Cerebral Magnetic Resonance Imaging Cerebrovascular Diseases, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Association of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and advanced colorectal neoplasia: A case-control study Journal of Digestive Diseases, May 17, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Current Issues in the Diagnosis and Management of Blood Culture-Negative Infective and Non-Infective Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Review Article

10 Double valve replacement and reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrous body in patients with active infective endocarditis European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013    Review Article

11 Two-Year Outcomes for Patients With Severe Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Mid-term prognostic value of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A meta-analysis of adjusted observational results International Journal of Cardiology, May 7, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

13 Anticoagulation management in patients with mechanical heart valves having pacemaker or defibrillator insertion Thrombosis Research, May 7, 2013    Review Article
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14 Treatment of functional mitral valve regurgitation with the permanent percutaneous transvenous mitral annuloplasty system: Results of the multicenter international Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Annuloplasty System to Reduce Mitral Valve Regurgitation in Patients with Heart Failure trial American Heart Journal, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Long-Term Survival After Operations for Native and Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Mitral Valve Procedure Selection and Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis The Journal of Heart Valve Disease, May 7, 2013    Review Article

17 Outcomes of Mechanical Valves in the Pulmonic Position in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Over a 20-Year Period Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

18 Localized Transvalvular Pressure Gradients in Mitral Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves and Impact on Gradient Overestimation by Doppler Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Randomized Trial of Carpentier-Edwards Supraannular Prosthesis Versus Mosaic Aortic Prosthesis: 6 Year Results Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 7, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Right ventricular outflow tract strategies for repair of tetralogy of Fallot: effect of monocusp valve reconstruction European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 7, 2013    Review Article

21 Improved Long-Term Survival for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Repair Compared to Replacement in the Young World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, May 7, 2013    Review Article

22 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 27, 2013    Continuing Medical Education    Review Article

23 The Transaortic Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Initial Clinical Experience in the United States JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

24 Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Mechanical Versus Biologic Aortic Valve Prostheses in Older Patients Circulation, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

25 Early Experience of Transaortic TAVI—The Future of Surgical TAVI Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

26 Frequency of Severe Valvular Disease Caused by Mediastinal Radiation Among Patients Undergoing Valve Surgery in a Community-Based, Regional Academic Medical Center Full Text Clinical Cardiology, April 27, 2013

27 Mitral valve repair versus replacement in simultaneous aortic and mitral valve surgery Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, April 27, 2013

28 Antithrombotic Treatment in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Insights for Cerebrovascular and Bleeding Events JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

29 Mechanical Valve Replacement Versus Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement in the Tricuspid Valve Position Journal of Cardiac Surgery, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

30 Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in subjects with a bicuspid aortic valve without significant valvular dysfunction Full Text Experimental and Clinical Cardiology, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

31 Emergency and prophylactic use of miniaturized veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in transcatheter aortic valve implantation Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

32 Future perspectives in transcatheter aortic valve implantation International Journal of Cardiology, April 27, 2013    Review Article

33 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation without balloon pre-dilation: A single-center pilot experience Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 27, 2013    Clinical Article

34 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

35 Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Aortic Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Literature Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 17, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

36 Outcome of Combined Stenotic and Regurgitant Aortic Valve Disease JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

37 Late Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair for Mitral Regurgitation Due to Degenerative Disease Circulation, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

38 Differences in recovery of left and right ventricular function following aortic valve interventions – a longitudinal echocardiographic study in patients undergoing surgical, transapical or transfemoral aortic valve implantation Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

39 A comparison of the femoral and radial crossover techniques for vascular access management in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The Milan experience Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

40 Clinical outcomes of patients with estimated low or intermediate surgical risk undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation European Heart Journal, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

41 Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Mitral Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvotomy Mayo Clinic Proceedings, April 17, 2013    Clinical Article

42 Prognostic Value of Energy Loss Index in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Circulation, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

43 Preoperative left atrial volume index predicts postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis Journal of Anesthesia, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

44 High pacing rates for management of aortic insufficiency after balloon aortic valvuloplasty or transcatheter aortic valve replacement Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

45 Quadricuspid aortic valve with ruptured sinus of Valsalva Cardiology in the Young, April 7, 2013

46 Clinical implications for diffusion-weighted MRI brain lesions associated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 7, 2013    Review Article

47 Is there any difference in aortic wall quality between patients with aortic stenosis and those with regurgitation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

48 Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Reduced Ejection Fraction: Earlier Recovery of Left Ventricular Systolic Function After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared With Surgical Valve Replacement Echocardiography, April 7, 2013    Clinical Article

49 Percutaneous mitral valve repair using the MitraClip system: time to move forward Heart, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

50 Early single-center experience in sutureless aortic valve implantation in 120 patients The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

51 A new methodology for atrial flutter ablation by direct visualization of cavotricuspid conduction with voltage gradient mapping: a comparison to standard techniques EP Europace, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

52 Aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: mechanisms and implications Full Text Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, March 28, 2013    Review Article

53 Comparison of Hemodynamic Performance of Self-Expandable CoreValve Versus Balloon-Expandable Edwards SAPIEN Aortic Valves Inserted by Catheter for Aortic Stenosis The American Journal of Cardiology, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

54 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With a New Self-Expanding Transcatheter Heart Valve and Motorized Delivery System JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, March 28, 2013    Clinical Article

55 Prevalence of Mitral Valve Prolapse and Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valves in Black and White Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Operations The American Journal of Cardiology, March 18, 2013    Clinical Article

56 Impact of global hemodynamic load on exercise capacity in aortic stenosis International Journal of Cardiology, March 18, 2013    Clinical Article

57 Valvular Heart Disease in Antiphospholipid Syndrome Current Rheumatology Reports, March 8, 2013    Review Article

58 Two-Year Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Medical Therapy for High-Surgical Risk or Inoperable Aortic Stenosis Patients The Journal of Heart Valve Disease, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Effect of Metoprolol Versus Carvedilol on Outcomes in MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013

2 Rate versus rhythm control for management of atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013

3 The long QT syndrome: a transatlantic clinical approach to diagnosis and therapy European Heart Journal, April 9, 2013    Review Article

4 Effect of coenzyme q10 supplementation on statin-induced myalgias The American Journal of Cardiology, July 30, 2012

5 Chlorthalidone Versus Hydrochlorothiazide for the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Adults A Population-Based Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, March 19, 2013

6 Statins and autoimmunity Immunologic Research, April 17, 2013    Review Article

7 Meta-Analysis of Carvedilol Versus Beta 1 Selective Beta-Blockers (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Metoprolol, and Nebivolol) The American Journal of Cardiology, February 26, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

8 Coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with three-vessel disease and left main coronary disease: 5-year follow-up of the randomised, clinical SYNTAX trial The Lancet, April 18, 2013

9 Clinical Update on the Management of Atrial Fibrillation Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, April 10, 2013

10 Treatment of Hypertension Among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, April 5, 2013

11 Outcomes of apixaban vs. warfarin by type and duration of atrial fibrillation: results from the ARISTOTLE trial European Heart Journal, April 22, 2013

12 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013    Review Article

13 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

14 Infective Endocarditis New England Journal of Medicine, April 24, 2013    Review Article

15 Novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a focus on the older patient International Journal of General Medicine, April 2, 2013    Free full text

16 Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

17 Combination therapy in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension International Journal of Clinical Practice, April 15, 2013    Review Article

18 A double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of statin therapy on triglyceride levels in Mexican hypertriglyceridemic patients Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 16, 2013

19 Long-term clinical follow-up of the multicenter, randomized study to test immunosuppressive therapy with oral prednisone for the prevention of restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions: Cortisone plus BMS or DES veRsus BMS alone to EliminAte Restenosis (CEREA-DES) European Heart Journal, April 11, 2013

20 Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure, April 2, 2013    Free full text