Background: We aimed to identify the clinical and echocardiographic factors related to false results in the exercise tolerance test (ETT). Methods: The present study included all patients who underwent transthoracic ...

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a customary therapy for vascular-related diseases, with many thousands of such a surgical modality reported annually. In this surgery, the saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, ...

ntracardiac masses found on 2D echocardiography in patients with leukemia can present diagnostic challenges. A correct differentiation between thrombi, metastases, and infective vegetations is important in the management ...

Background: It has been determined in animal models that hyperoxia-induced preconditioning could reduce the ischemia/reperfusion injury of the heart tissue. Short-term ischemia and the subsequent reperfusion occur unavoidably ...

Background: We sought to assess the feasibility and outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: Between April 2014 and April 2015, consecutive ...