Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States.
National programs, such as the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, facilitate …

Objectives: The aim of this report was to characterize the patients, participating centers, and
measures of quality of care and outcomes for 5 NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data …

Abstract The National Cardiovascular Data Registry PINNACLE (Practice Innovation and
Clinical Excellence) Registry is the largest outpatient cardiovascular practice registry in the …

The effects of pubertal timing on adolescent development have been studied since the late
1930s, yet the research has yielded inconsistent findings. One reason for such inconsistency …

Background: Prior studies have suggested that women have better outcomes than men after
cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) implantation. Objectives: The …

This research examined the relations among maternal emotionality, biology, and infant
outcome and autonomic nervous system reactivity (cardiac vagal tone). The sample …

Aims Guidelines for management of patients with heart failure with mid‐range ejection
fraction [HFmrEF; left ventricular EF (LVEF) 41–49%] do not exist. Disagreement exists …

Background The process of assuring the safety of medical devices is constrained by reliance
on voluntary reporting of adverse events. We evaluated a strategy of prospective, active …

Background—Women have been under-represented in trials of cardiac resynchronization
therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D). Previous studies suggest that women benefit from CRT-D at …

Abstract Background: ASCERT (American College of Cardiology Foundation and the
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaboration on the Comparative Effectiveness of …