2025 September - 9 articles
Background: Left ventricular myocardial work (MW) derived from non-invasive pressure–strain loops has emerged as a load-adjusted index of contractile performance. Its value for risk stratification in advanced heart failure (HF) remains uncertai...
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with an increased risk of anxiety and depression in adults. However, little is known about the mental health of children and adolescents with CHD. The aim of this study was to assess difference...
Background/Objectives: Heart failure (HF) often develops from a prolonged asymptomatic phase where early detection could prevent progression. Pre-heart failure (pre-HF) populations—those with risk factors (Stage A) or subclinical myocardial cha...
Background/Objectives: Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), with various non-invasive imaging modalities also available. Machine learning (ML) methods are increasingly applied to...
Background/Objectives: While elevated Lp(a) levels are associated with incident heart failure development, the role of Lp(a) in established heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) versus heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HF...
Background: Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are being increasingly adopted in medicine; however, their reliability in cardiology remains underexplored. Purpose of the study: To compare the performance of three general...
Hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an ominous cardiovascular sequel to chronic hypertension, marked by structural and functional alterations in the heart. Identified as a significant risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes, LV...
Cardiac iron overload is a rare but important adverse consequence of systemic iron overload, marked by the abnormal accumulation of iron in the myocardium. It is most typically caused by hereditary hemochromatosis (mutations in the HFE gene) or secon...
Background/Objectives: Cangrelor, an intravenous P2Y12 inhibitor, is increasingly used during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for rapid and reversible platelet inhibition in patients unable to take oral antiplatelet agents, particularly in e...
