This article reviews the safety and efficacy of ibutilide for use in patients with atrial fibrillation
and flutter. Ibutilide, a class III antiarrhythmic agent, is primarily used for conversion of atrial …

Purpose of Review Shorter hospital stay after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can
provide economic advantage. Same-day discharge (SDD) after transradial PCI is thought to …

Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) broadens the spectrum of available echocardiographic
techniques and provides the operator direct visualization of cardiac structures in real time. …

Background Heart failure (HF) is associated with poor cardiac outcomes and mortality. It is
not known whether HF leads to poor renal outcomes in patients with normal kidney function. …

See article by Badenhorst et al.[1](pages 632–641) in overall myocardial systolic and diastolic
properties. There-this issue. fore, the patterns of collagen synthesis and degradation play …

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in United States. Hyperlipidemia is an
independent and potentially reversible risk factor for coronary artery disease. The 3-hydroxy-…

Background Previous studies reported that compared with percutaneous coronary interventions
(PCIs), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with a reduced risk of …

Background: Coronary artery remodeling implies structural changes in the vessel wall in
response to various pathophysiologic conditions. However, the classification of remodeling is …

Platelet activation and aggregation plays an integral role in the pathogenesis of acute coronary
syndrome (ACS). The mainstay of ACS treatment revolves around platelet inhibition. It is …

Background: Coronary artery remodeling is a structural change in the vessel wall and
typically in response to atherosclerotic plaque. The nature of coronary remodeling has been …