One in 4 Americans> 40 years of age takes a statin to reduce the risk of myocardial
infarction, ischemic stroke, and other complications of atherosclerotic disease. The most …

Background and Purpose: The diverse causes of right-sided heart failure (RHF) include,
among others, primary cardiomyopathies with right ventricular (RV) involvement, RV …

Accurate information regarding prognosis is fundamental to optimal clinical care. The best
approach to assess patient prognosis relies on prediction models that simultaneously …

Dilated cardiomyopathy is defined by the presence of left ventricular dilatation and
contractile dysfunction. Genetic mutations involving genes that encode cytoskeletal …

Background: Myocardial metabolic impairment is a major feature in chronic heart failure. As
the major coenzyme in fuel oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation and a substrate for …

Since the first heart transplant was performed in 1967, heart transplantation has grown
worldwide. This 33rd adult heart transplant report is based on data submitted to the …

This section of the 32nd official International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
(ISHLT) Registry Report of 2015 summarizes data from 51,440 adult lung and 3,820 adult …

Heart failure is a global public health problem that affects more than 26 million people
worldwide. The global burden of heart failure is growing and is expected to increase …

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) remains the Achilles' heel of long-term survival after
heart transplantation. Almost one-third of patients develop CAV by 5 years post-transplant …

Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support (PC-ECLS) in adult patients has been used only
rarely but recent data have shown a remarkable increase in its use, almost certainly due to …