Gani Bajraktari

TL;DR: Despite the impressive achievements in the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of HF patients which has undeniably improved the survival of these patients, the mortality still remains high particularly among elderly, male and African-American patients.

TL;DR: Variations among different normal ranges were dependent on the vendor used, LV end-diastolic diameter and age; vendor-independent software for analyzing myocardial deformation in children, using images from different vendors would be the ideal solution for strain measurements.

TL;DR: In subjects with impaired glucose tolerance and patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance is associated with impaired diastolic function of the left ventricle.

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV) and of the right ventricular dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without clinically evident cardiovascular manifestations and to estimate whether there is a correlation between the duration of RA and the degree of LV diastolics dysfunction.

TL;DR: The aim of this expert opinion recommendation was to elucidate the different impact of animal vs vegetable protein on modifying cardiometabolic risk factors.