Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is usually caused by triggering stress. It has 4 different subtypes.
There has been no consensus to differentiate various types with regard to characteristics of …

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the developed world. About 7%
of the population over age 65 years suffers from degenerative aortic stenosis. The …

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular lesion in Europe and North America. It primarily
presents as calcific aortic stenosis in 2-7% of the population aged> 65 years. 1 About 80% …

BACKGROUND: Stress-induced cardiomyopathy is usually associated with an increased
level of cardiac enzymes, leading to difficulties in differentiating this condition from acute …

Stress cardiomyopathy is a condition caused by intense emotional or physical stress leading
to rapid and severe reversible cardiac dysfunction. It mimics myocardial infarction with …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease characterized by primary hypertrophy of the
left (and sometimes right) ventricle. The clinical manifestations of the disease are dyspnea, …

BACKGROUND: Mitral annulus calcification (MAC) is an important echocardiographic
finding that is significantly associated with valvular abnormalities. However, the effect of …

Background: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with adverse outcomes. The
goal of this study was to evaluate any association between LVH and all-cause mortality using …

Cardiovascular disease is among the world's leading causes of death, and nearly 80% of
deaths occur in developing countries. Cardiovascular disease is becoming a major health …

Background Advances in interventional techniques have been dramatic in the last 10 years.
The goal of this study was to evaluate the age-adjusted in-hospital mortality rate in patients …