Harmony R Reynolds

..Women more commonly have this type of MI, but both sexes are affected. This is not an innocuous problem. Multiple studies have shown 2% death or reinfarction in short-term to mid-term follow-up...

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..We sought to determine the mechanism(s) of myocardial infarction in this setting using multiple imaging techniques...

..The cause of PSM is unknown; prevailing theories include: (1) operation on the heart alters the degree to which it is restrained by the pericardium and the chest wall and (2) transient ischemia alters septal motion...

..Use of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities may also differ. There is controversy regarding whether female sex is an independent risk factor for death and/or bleeding...

..Carotid IMT is well correlated with the presence of CAD. We assessed the accuracy of carotid ultrasound for identification of CAD as a potential etiology of LVSD...

..We hypothesized that restrictive physiology plays a role in cardiogenic shock (CS)...

..We examined the frequency of this finding and its relationship to race and sex...

..9-year mean follow-up. Follow-up was extended to determine whether late trends would favor either treatment group...

..PCI reduces angina to a similar degree in the young and old. In conclusion, there is no indication for routine PCI to open a persistently occluded infarct-related artery in stable patients after myocardial infarction, regardless of age...

..Despite this increased risk, the lack of benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention in the overall trial was also seen in patients with renal dysfunction and persistent occlusion of the infarct artery in the subacute phase after MI...

..Although using a smaller probe is attractive, the quality of images it generates when used in adults has not yet been examined...

..Sex-specific characteristics and outcomes of patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) have not been described previously...

..008). Severe thoracic aortic plaque is strongly associated with RAS, which is found in 19% of patients with severe plaque. Patients found to have severe aortic plaque on transesophageal echocardiography should be screened for RAS...

..2% and severe TR developed in 3.9% of patients with initially normal TR. TR worsened by at least 1 grade in 24.2%. Patients with ICDs had a higher rate of TR worsening compared with patients with PPMs (32.4% vs. 20.1%; P < .05)...

..ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00004562 [ClinicalTrials.gov].)...

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..The study aims to evaluate sex differences in extent and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial findings at autopsy among young people with fatal ischemic heart disease (IHD)...

..CONCLUSION: Despite advances in imaging during 12 years, TTE is still insensitive compared with TEE for the detection of native valve vegetations, and fails to demonstrate nearly half of them...

..The incidence and predictors of heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI) with modern post-MI treatment have not been well characterized...

..Recent literature on the use of percutaneous closure devices for patent foramen ovale is reviewed...

..Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with premature atherosclerosis but the mechanisms underlying this association are not understood. The role of endothelial dysfunction is hypothesized...

..Because there is only mild tricuspid regurgitation, it is likely that the absence of right ventricular volume overload accounts for the normal septal motion in this patient...

..We assessed preliminary efficacy and safety of four doses of l-n-monomethyl-arginine (l-NMMA), a non-selective NOS inhibitor, in patients with AMI complicated by CS despite an open infarct-related artery...

..Preliminary, single-center studies suggested a beneficial effect of NOS inhibition on hemodynamics, renal function, and survival in patients with cardiogenic shock...

..If not, this strategy should be avoided in this large subgroup of post-MI patients...