Screen time in childhood and adolescence is positively associated with higher cardiometabolic risk, supported by consistent ...

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disease with no effective pharmacological treatments. The causal role of triglycerides (TGs) in AAA development remains ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is associated with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, and increased mortality in patients with/without cardiac diseases. 1–3 In our previous study of 1436 ...

Background and Purpose—There is currently no consensus on (1) the percentage of patients who develop spasticity after ischemic stroke, (2) the relation between spasticity and initial clinical findings ...

Noncompaction of the left ventricle is characterized by thin, compacted subepicardial myocardium and a thicker, noncompacted subendocardial layer. 1 Because the intertrabecular cavity recesses in ...

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association ...

Background and Purpose—We explored the association between pulsatility index (PI) as derived from transcranial Doppler ultrasound with various measures of small vessel disease in the community.

Advances in pediatric cardiology, congenital cardiac surgery, and intensive care medicine have significantly improved survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). 1, 2 Patients with CHD ...

Typical atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common supraventricular tachycardia; however, junctional tachycardia (JT) is rare and occurs mostly in children or during ...

Background and Purpose—The association of total and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol with stroke risk is unclear, especially regarding hemorrhagic stroke. Methods—We prospectively ...

Background and Purpose— The relationship between infarct dimensions and neurological progression in patients with acute pontine infarctions remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the ...