BACKGROUND: Current outcomes from catheter ablation for scar-dependent ventricular tachycardia (VT) are limited by high ...

Abstract We investigated the effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor blockade with losartan on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in hypertensive patients (supine diastolic blood ...

Nurses, on the forefront of stroke care delivery, maintain a key role in early identification of patients with dysphagia. Although the Joint Commission no longer requires dysphagia screening rates be ...

Figure 1. Cause of death in prevalent dialysis patients in the United States, 2005 to 2007. 1 AMI indicates acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.

Minimizing ICD shocks requires a comprehensive approach, beginning with patient selection, 7 general medical care (eg, preventing electrolyte abnormalities), and general cardiac care (preventing ...