In 1966, Francois Dessertenne described a specific electrocardiographic form of
polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, which he termed ''torsades de pointes''(TdP). w1 w2 …

In the year 2000, the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of
Cardiology Committee jointly redefined myocardial infarction (MI) by an elevation of cardiac …

Background As compared with thrombolytic therapy, primary coronary angioplasty results in
a higher rate of patency of the infarct-related coronary artery, lower rates of stroke and …

The extent to which the associations between psychosocial factors and coronary heart
disease (CHD) are causal has seldom been the subject of systematic enquiry. We are …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of secondary prevention of coronary heart disease
(CHD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in low-and middle-income countries. METHODS …

Background: Intensive statin therapy reduces major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE),
but the effect on mortality is unclear. Objective: To determine whether intensive statin …

Background: Although chronic heart failure (CHF) has a high mortality rate and symptom
burden, and clinical guidance stipulates palliative care intervention, there is a lack of …

Heart failure is a major public health problem, with a patient population of at least 10 million
in Europe and approximately 5 million in North America. 1–3 Because of its age-dependent …

Objective: To investigate the impact of blood pressure (BP) on the Doppler
echocardiographic (Doppler-echo) evaluation of severity of aortic stenosis (AS). Methods …

One increasingly popular mechanism for stimulating quality improvements is pay-for-
performance, or incentive, programs. This article examines the cost-effectiveness of a …