Data from subjects enrolled in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) cohort were used for this study. Sleep characteristics were measured through self report and wrist actigraphy. Coronary artery calcification was measured at two time points, study year 15 (2000-2001) and stu. . . Join discussion...

In the United States, the average radiation dose to which we are exposed has doubled in the past 30 years.12 The average dose from natural background sources has not changed,... Join discussion...

Background: Guidelines for triaging patients for cardiac catheterization recommend a risk assessment and noninvasive testing. We determined patterns of noninvasive testing and the diagnostic yield of catheterization among patients with... Join discussion...

In the United States, the average radiation dose to which we are exposed has doubled in the past 30 years.12 The average dose from natural background sources has not changed,... Join discussion...

Background: Dyslipidemia increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and is incompletely reversed by statin therapy alone in many patients. Thyroid hormone lowers levels of serum low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol... Join discussion...

Background: Guidelines for triaging patients for cardiac catheterization recommend a risk assessment and noninvasive testing. We determined patterns of noninvasive testing and the diagnostic yield of catheterization among patients with... Join discussion...

Ventricular fibrillation and sudden death triggered by a blunt, nonpenetrating, and often innocent-appearing unintentional blow to the chest without damage to the ribs, sternum, or heart (and in the absence... Join discussion...

Objective: The multicenter ARMOUR (ProximAl PRotection with the MO.MA Device DUring CaRotid Stenting) trial evaluated the 30-day safety and effectiveness of the MO.MA® Proximal Cerebral Protection Device (Invatec, Roncadelle, Italy) utilized to treat high surgical risk patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). Background: Distal embolic protection... Join discussion...

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One-hundred five patients from 1995-2006 with symptomatic VAS (112 arteries, 71% male) underwent stent placement for extracranial (91%) and intracranial (9%), primarily in the V1 segment (83%). By angiography, 57 patients (54%) had bilateral VAS, 71 patients (68%) had concomitant carotid disease, an. . . Join discussion...