Background—Circulating levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) may constitute an independent
risk factor for cardiovascular disease. How CRP as a risk factor is involved in cardiovascular …

BACKGROUND During the past few years, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has
been increasingly used in clinical cardiology; data concerning the practicability and safety of …

Background An atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is a well-recognized abnormality of uncertain
clinical relevance. We reevaluated the clinical significance of ASA in a large series of patients…

Background Rises in circulating C-reactive protein (CRP), the prototypical acute-phase
protein in humans, correlate with clinical outcome in patients with myocardial ischemia and …

Purpose. To evaluate a standardized definition of delayed hyperenhancement in the
analysis of contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (ceCMR) imaging. Patients and …

Objectives : We evaluated whether delayed contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance
imaging (DCE-MRI) using an extracellular contrast agent could predict improvement of …

Background The clinical significance of anomalously originating coronary arteries depends
on their proximal course. Diagnosis of this course by conventional x-ray coronary …

Objectives. This study was designed to evaluate the relative prognostic significance of restrictive
left ventricular (LV) filling after acute myocardial infarction. Background. Data regarding …

Background Recovery of function is possible in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy when
left ventricular dysfunction is caused by stunning or hibernation. It is plausible that recovery …

Left ventricular thrombus complicating myocardial infarction was diagnosed by two-dimensional
echocardiography in 119 patients. The infarct site was anterior in 98 patients and …