It has been recognized over the past years that women form a distinct subpopulation within
patients with coronary heart disease. This phenomenon should be acknowledged in the …

BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multislice computed tomography (MSCT)
have emerged as potential noninvasive coronary imaging techniques. The objective …

This report of an ESC Study Group reviews current knowledge on myocardial hibernation
and relevant imaging techniques, and provides an algorithm for investigation and …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with
what is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research, …

Myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Coronary atherosclerosis
is a chronic disease with stable and unstable periods. During unstable periods with …

… with a proportional increase in wall thickness caused by volume … wall thickness and left
ventricular radius (ie, ratio of wall … increased left ventricular wall thickness with unchanged left …

… walls within the LV (most frequently observed between the interventricular septum and the
lateral wall) (… of the right ventricular (RV) free wall and the LV lateral wall (8). The time required …

Background— Currently, one third of patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy
(CRT) do not respond. Nonresponse to CRT may be explained by the presence of scar …

Background— In patients with severe heart failure and dilated cardiomyopathy, cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function associated with …

Introduction: Patients with end‐stage heart failure and a wide QRS complex are considered
candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). However, 20% to 30% of patients …