Introduction: Alström syndrome, ALMS (OMIM 203800) is a rare multi-systemic disease. The
characteristic clinical features include blindness due to progressive cone-rod dystrophy, …

Evidence of cardiovascular complications associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic
continues to evolve. These include direct and indirect myocardial injury with subsequent acute …

Acute mesenteric lymphadenitis (ML) has a clinical presentation very similar to that acute
appendicitis (AA) which makes the differentiation between both diseases challenging to the …

Background Some patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) experience super-response
(LVEF improvements to >50%). At generator exchange (GE), downgrading (DG) …

Objectives: To improve the understanding of the association between electrocardiographic (ECG)
abnormalities and clinical outcomes of patients with all types of intracranial …

Background: Cardiac device therapy is likely to affect different aspects of patients' psychological
well-being, such as their quality of life. The aim of this study was to examine the mental …

Purpose Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with multipoint left ventricular (LV) pacing
(MultiPoint™ Pacing, MPP) has been shown to improve CRT response, although MPP …

Background There is growing evidence of a strong association between obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular co-morbidities including atrial fibrillation (AF). We wanted to …

Objectives We sought to determine whether EPs who perform AF-RFA are more likely to refer
patients for this procedure compared to EPs who do not do this procedure. Methods The …

Background: Metformin is a common drug used for antihyperglycemic therapy in type 2
diabetes. Additionally, intravenous (IV) contrast may be administered when using various …