Abnormalities of diastolic left ventricular function are recognized to be an important aspect of cardiovascular health in a variety of patients.
This study sought to evaluate whether treatment with 2 statins of differing potency would have differing effects on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in a cohort of dyslipidemic individuals.
In this paper, sogaard and associates report a technique for the use of tissue Doppler imaging to optimize pacemaker program settings in biventricular devices used for the treatment of heart failure.
Lampert and colleagues performed a study on the psychological factors leading to ventricular arrhythmias in a population of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).