Stroke is the second‐leading cause of death globally and ischemic stroke constituted more than 60% of all incident strokes in 2019. 1 Intravenous alteplase thrombolysis was approved by the US Food and ...

Writing committees are instructed to consider the methodology of performance measure development 1, 2 and to ensure that the measures developed are aligned with ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines.

BACKGROUND: Thromboembolic events, including myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke, caused by the rupture or erosion of unstable atherosclerotic plaques are the leading cause of death worldwide.

Abstract The crosstalk of the heart with distant organs such as the lung, liver, gut, and kidney has been intensively approached lately. The kidney is involved in (1) the production of systemic ...

Stroke is a disease of disparities, with tremendous racial and ethnic inequities in incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes. The accumulating literature on the relationship between stroke and ...

Abstract—Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase, such as simvastatin, lower circulating cholesterol levels and prevent myocardial infarction. Several studies have shown an ...

Heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The 2022 heart failure guideline provides recommendations based on contemporary evidence for the treatment of these patients.

Purpose— Our goal is to provide an overview of the current evidence about components of the evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audience is physicians and other ...

Methods and Results— Here, we show that milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (Mfge8, also known as lactadherin) is expressed in normal and atherosclerotic human arteries and is involved in phagocytic ...

The present study used RPT, congenic strains, haplotype analysis, sequencing, and gene expression to establish a small number of genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility of the S rat ...

Discovered in 1987 as a potent endothelial cell–derived vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1), the predominant member of the endothelin peptide family, is now recognized as a multifunctional ...

Valvular repair or replacement is a common final management option in both primary and secondary MR, resulting in ≈50 000 annual mitral valve operations in the United States; however, defining the ...