BACKGROUND: Whether cannabis is a risk factor for cardiovascular events is unknown. We examined the association between smoking cannabis and cardiovascular events in a cohort of older veterans (66 to ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

Background— Traditionally, increased pericardial thickness has been considered an essential diagnostic feature of constrictive pericarditis. Although constriction with a normal-thickness pericardium ...

We highlight these 2 cases because patients with acute stroke presenting with primarily visual complaints can often be misdiagnosed and inappropriately triaged. Prompt recognition is critical due to ...

Damage to the tricuspid valve may occur during pacemaker implantation from direct trauma (leaflet perforation, avulsion, or damage to subvalvular apparatus). Further interaction of the device leads ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in association with anomalous coronary arteries is a rare phenomenon. When described it is most often associated in patients with anomalous left coronary arteries, although ...

Electrolyte abnormalities are commonly associated with cardiovascular emergencies. These abnormalities may cause or contribute to cardiac arrest and may hinder resuscitative efforts. In some cases ...

A 64-year-old man presented with acute epigastric abdominal pain. One year earlier, the patient was admitted for type B aortic dissection and treated medically. In the context of chronic aortic ...

You have been diagnosed with heart failure, but you are not alone. There are now more than 5 million Americans living with heart failure. Fortunately, with advances in treatment, you may live longer ...

Open in Viewer Figure. Ultrasound in vivo monitoring of the descending aorta in mice. A, Probe placement for a left paraspinal long-axis view. B, Representative long- and short-axis left paraspinal ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) defines any malformation of the cardiovascular system present at birth with an incidence of 1% of live births. 1 Although several recent studies have performed exome or ...

Background and Purpose—Endovascular thrombectomy (ET) is standard-of-care for ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion, but estimates of potentially eligible patients from population-based ...