Background: Legal recreational cannabis sales (“legalization”) began earlier in the Western U.S. (January 2014) versus non-Western states (November 2018), providing a natural experiment to study its ...
Cardiovascular disease remains the foremost cause of morbidity and mortality globally, affecting millions of individuals. Recent discoveries illuminate the substantial role of genetics in ...
Background: Obesity is a known contributor to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and increases the risk of subsequent mortality. To fully understand the burden of obesity, accurate ...
BACKGROUND: Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy without left ventricular outflow tract obstruction commonly experience ...
BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP)–lowering effects of structured exercise are well-established. Effects of 24-hour movement ...
BACKGROUND: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is an efficacious treatment for hematologic malignancies but can ...
It is notable that the ECG obtained at presentation showed the presumed sinus rhythm with first-degree atrioventricular block (PR interval, 230 milliseconds), along with right bundle-branch block and ...
Department of Critical Care Medicine and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (S.v.D., J.M.S.).
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) levels are independently associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the relationship between Lp(a) ...
The history of aortic surgery involves describing innovations in repair techniques, which have both shaped and reflected our evolving understanding of aortic disease. Successful homograft replacement ...