Objectives: The study objectives were to test the hypotheses that ischemia during stress
testing has prognostic value and identifies those patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) …

The interventional treatment of mitral valve regurgitation by the MitraClip procedure has
grown rapidly in Germany and Europe during the past years. The MitraClip procedure has …

Cardiomyopathy is an anatomic and pathologic diagnosis associated with muscle or
electrical dysfunction of the heart. Cardiomyopathies represent a heterogeneous group of …

Myocardial remodeling, including ventricular dilation and wall thinning, is an important
pathological process caused by myocardial infarction (MI). To intervene in this pathological …

In developed countries, coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a major cause of
death and disability. Over the past two decades, positron emission tomography (PET) …

Background: Patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction have higher operative risk
with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). However, those whose early risk is …

Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure (HF) Guidelines Program has
generated annual HF updates, including formal recommendations and supporting Practical …

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in industrialized nations with
myocardial infarction (MI) contributing to at least one fifth of the reported deaths. The hypoxic …

Secondary mitral valve regurgitation (MR) remains a challenging problem in the diagnostic
workup and treatment of patients with heart failure. Although secondary MR is …

Introduction Exercise training is strongly recommended as a therapeutic approach to treat
individuals with heart failure. High-intensity exercise training modalities still controversial in …