Hein J. J. Wellens, M.D., F.A.C.C.; Sidney C. Smith, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.C. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in clinical practice, accounting ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5(6):1135-1146. Diagnosing a secundum ASD is more often than not incidental because the defect normally causes symptoms late in adult life. Echocardiography and ...

Erri, S. and Oroszi, T. (2025) Isolated Systolic Hypertension in Geriatrics. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 16, ...

Background: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure and vascular resistance, leading to systemic venous hypertension and potential right heart ...

While considerable information concerning the hemodynamic and angiographic features of idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) is available, data concerning the natural history of the ...

Constrictive pericardial disease, selected forms of congenital heart disease, inflow obstruction, primary myocardial disease, and pressure or volume overload are each well-described causes of adverse ...

A 66-year-old female patient with a history of hypertension and chronic renal disease with an atrophic right kidney was referred to the emergency department of our institution after presenting a left ...

An initiative to improve care and standardize identification, assessment, referrals, and treatment for patients with HCM has been launched by the AHA.

JJ is a 75-year-old man who presents to the office after his wife made an appointment for him this morning for evaluation of ...

In the presence of heart failure or hypertension with LV hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, the intra-atrial pressure is increased.

Hyperuricemia may causally contribute to PAH, positioning uric acid as a potential therapeutic target for treatment and prevention. Mendelian randomization analysis suggests a genetic-level causal ...