Objectives: Cardiac amyloidosis is an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure (HF). We investigated the prevalence and impact of amyloidosis in
Read morePurpose: With the current opioid epidemic, U.S. cardiac surgeons are increasingly facing complex medical decision-making for patients with injection drug
Read moreBackground: Global budgets (GB), an innovative method of hospital payment, have been considered effective in containing expenditures. In January 2014,
Read moreBackground: There is a misconception among medicine trainees that an elevated troponin alone indicates a myocardial infarction (MI) even in
Read moreBackground: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) encompasses a range of heart rhythm disorders that lead to abrupt increases in heart rate.
Read moreBackground: For several decades, aspirin (ASA) has been used as primary prevention against ASCVD in adults. In 2018, three major
Read moreBackground: Chronic heart failure (CHF) affects more than 5 million Americans and accounts for approximately 1 million hospitalizations annually. Readmission
Read morePurpose: Public reporting of surgical outcomes can promote quality improvement. However, this could also incentivize surgeons to avoid high-risk patients.
Read moreBackground: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a relatively safe procedure and is fast becoming the preferred approach for aortic
Read moreBackground: The effects of sleep deprivation are vast, ranging from increased stress responses, to lowered immunity and delayed wound healing.
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