Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world. The demand for
new therapeutic interventions is increasing. Although pharmacological and surgical …

Annually, approximately 17 million people die from cardiovascular diseases worldwide, half
of them suddenly. The most common direct cause of sudden cardiac death is ventricular …

Abstract Background and Aims Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), the
age-related expansion of blood cells with preleukemic mutations, is associated with …

Purpose Given limited data available on long-term outcomes in 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome
(22q11. 2DS), we investigated mortality risk in adults with this microdeletion syndrome …

Background Dialysis patients have high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, but
data on arrhythmia burden, arrhythmia type, arrhythmia triggers, and the identity of terminal …

Introduction: With the increase in the number of patients with cardiovascular diseases, better
risk-prediction models for cardiovascular events are needed. Statistical-based risk …

Background and objective Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an unexpected loss in functioning
of the heart. It generally occurs within 1 h of onset of symptoms. No reliable method for early …

Initiation of reentry requires 2 factors:(1) a triggering event, most commonly focal excitations
such as premature ventricular complexes (PVCs); and (2) a vulnerable substrate with …

Introduction Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)≤ 35%, as current significant
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) indication for primary prevention of sudden …

Objectives The study sought to assess the prognostic impact of type 2 diabetes in patients
presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias on admission. Background Data regarding the …