Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Niraj Varma, Frieder Braunschweig, Haran Burri, Gerhard Hindricks, Dominik Linz, Yoav Michowitz, Renato Pietro Ricci, Jens Cosedis Nielsen
Summary: This article summarizes the transition of remote monitoring of patients with cardiac electronic implantable devices, from a curiosity to a standard of care. Technological advancements have allowed for continuous monitoring that automatically alerts clinics with clinically actionable information. This model has received recommendations from professional societies and has expanded patient management to include disease management, ushering in a new era of digital medicine with broader applications in cardiovascular medicine.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Henrike A. K. Hillmann, Claudius Hansen, Oliver Przibille, David Duncker
Summary: This study aims to analyze the patient perspectives on the remote monitoring of cardiac devices in Germany. The survey found that most patients felt well informed and remote monitoring helped them cope with their disease. Some patients experienced technical problems with remote monitoring, and younger patients are more interested in using smartphones for data transfer.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fozia Zahir Ahmed, Camilla Sammut-Powell, Chun Shing Kwok, Tricia Tay, Manish Motwani, Glen P. Martin, Joanne K. Taylor
Summary: This study aims to determine if remotely monitored physiological data from cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) can be used to identify patients at high risk of mortality. The results show that this approach can effectively predict the risk of death in patients and assist doctors in making treatment decisions.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Giuseppe Boriani, Jacopo F. Imberti, Niccolo Bonini, Cosimo Carriere, Davide A. Mei, Massimo Zecchin, Francesca Piccinin, Marco Vitolo, Gianfranco Sinagra
Summary: This review focuses on heart failure (HF) and its association with hospitalizations and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The development of systems to monitor cardiac function aims to detect subclinical changes in order to prevent worsening HF. Patient-specific parameters can be remotely monitored through cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) and used to predict patients' risk of worsening HF. The review discusses the best diagnostic pathway for HF patients after a CIED alert and the role of healthcare professionals involved in HF patient management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Anoop N. Muniyappa, Merritt H. Raitt, Gregory L. Judson, Hui Shen, Gary Tarasovsky, Mary A. Whooley, Sanket S. Dhruva
Summary: This study found significant disparities in remote monitoring (RM) adherence by race, ethnicity, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. White patients had higher RM adherence, while Black or African American patients and Hispanic or Latino patients had lower RM adherence.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giuseppe Boriani, Haran Burri, Emma Svennberg, Jacopo Francesco Imberti, Jose Luis Merino, Christophe Leclercq
Summary: Remote monitoring is recommended as a standard care for the follow-up of CIEDs, as it can detect issues and changes in cardio-respiratory functions. However, the heterogeneity in reimbursement policies across Europe is a significant barrier to widespread implementation.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sarah Crook, Kacie Dragan, Joyce L. Woo, Matthew Neidell, Pengfei Jiang, Stephen Cook, Edward L. Hannan, Jane W. Newburger, Marshall L. Jacobs, Emile A. Bacha, Christopher J. Petit, Robert Vincent, Kathleen Walsh-Spoonhower, Ralph Mosca, T. K. Susheel Kumar, Neil Devejian, Steven A. Kamenir, George M. Alfieris, Michael F. Swartz, David Meyer, Erin A. Paul, John Billings, Brett R. Anderson
Summary: This study describes and identifies predictors of health care expenditures and utilization for Medicaid-insured pediatric cardiac surgical patients in New York State. The health care expenditures and utilization for cardiac surgical patients were significantly higher compared to non-cardiac surgical patients. Hispanic children had higher emergency department visits, inpatient admissions, and subspecialist visits, but fewer primary care visits and higher 5-year mortality.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giovanni Malanchini, Gabriele Ferrari, Cristina Leidi, Paola Ferrari, Michele Senni, Paolo De Filippo
Summary: Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices often have routine in-hospital visits and are now being monitored remotely. Remote monitoring is a valuable tool for screening high-risk patients, but it faces challenges such as data security, patient selection, and resource availability. Future improvements in telemedicine will need to address these significant residual challenges.
KARDIOLOGIA POLSKA
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stefan Simovic, Rui Providencia, Sergio Barra, Bratislav Kircanski, Jose M. Guerra, Giulio Conte, David Duncker, Eloi Marijon, Ante Anic, Serge Boveda
Summary: This survey aimed to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on remote monitoring (RM) of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) among European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) members. The results showed a significant increase in the use of RM for patients with pacemakers (PMs) and implantable loop recorders (ILRs) during the pandemic, while the utilization of RM for cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker (CRT-P) devices showed a tendency to increase. There was no significant change in the use of RM for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and CRT-defibrillator (CRT-D) devices. The frequency of in-office visits decreased significantly during the pandemic. The study suggests that the crisis caused by COVID-19 has led to an increase in the use of RM for CIEDs.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Derek S. Chew, Mahmood Zarrabi, Isabelle You, James Morton, Aaron Low, Lucy Reyes, Brian Yuen, Glen L. Sumner, Satish R. Raj, Derek Exner, Stephen B. Wilton
Summary: This study demonstrates that remote monitoring (RM) of cardiac implantable electronic devices is associated with lower risk of death and cardiovascular hospitalization, and can lead to cost savings. Therefore, the wider implementation of this technology can improve patient outcomes and enhance health system efficiency.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Fabrizio Guarracini, Massimiliano Maines, Felice Nappi, Gennaro Vitulano, Massimiliano Marini, Francesco Urraro, Fabio Franculli, Paola Napoli, Daniele Giacopelli, Maurizio Del Greco, Massimo Giammaria
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed arrhythmic episodes transmitted by a remote monitoring system in patients with implantable cardiac monitors. The study found a high number of arrhythmic episodes and a high false positive rate, suggesting the need for algorithm improvements to enhance the accuracy of transmissions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Daria Sgreccia, Erminio Mauro, Marco Vitolo, Marcella Manicardi, Anna Chiara Valenti, Jacopo Francesco Imberti, Matteo Ziacchi, Giuseppe Boriani
Summary: Remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is beneficial for predicting and early treating acute decompensation in heart failure (HF) patients. New technologies and applications provide crucial information for clinicians to better manage HF patients.
EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Christopher V. Almario, Lawrence Kogan, Welmoed K. van Deen, Frank I. Scott, Siddharth Singh, Jason K. Hou, Donald Lum, Humberto Aguilar, John Betteridge, Ann Flynn, Mark Gerich, Lia Kaufman, Mark C. Mattar, Carrie Mize, Arthur Ostrov, Samir A. Shah, Ziad Younes, S. Alandra Weaver, Caren Heller, Corey A. Siegel, Gil Y. Melmed
Summary: The implementation of clinical care process changes using a Collaborative approach has been associated with lower annual costs for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, providing overall cost savings. Further research is needed to determine the most effective interventions and the sustainability of these cost savings.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Massimiliano Maines, Pietro Palmisano, Maurizio Del Greco, Donato Melissano, Silvana De Bonis, Stella Baccillieri, Gabriele Zanotto, Antonio D'Onofrio, Renato Pietro Ricci, Roberto De Ponti, Giuseppe Boriani
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy has accelerated the development and use of remote monitoring (RM) of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and telehealth visits in cardiology, with an increase in the number of centers using RM and implementing telehealth services during the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sukruth A. Shashikumar, Jie Zheng, E. John Orav, Arnold M. Epstein, Karen E. Joynt Maddox
Summary: Participation in BPCM-A was not associated with spending reductions, changes in care utilization, or quality improvements for the cardiovascular medical events or procedures offered in the model.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alexander T. Sandhu, Shun Kohsaka, Mintu P. Turakhia, Eldrin F. Lewis, Paul A. Heidenreich
Summary: This cohort study found only marginal improvement in guideline-recommended therapy and mortality rates among patients with recent-onset HFrEF between 2013 and 2019. New approaches are urgently needed to increase the uptake of evidence-based HFrEF treatment.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
C. Michael Gibson, Steven Steinhubl, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Mintu P. Turakhia, Rod Passman, W. Schuyler Jones, T. Jared Bunch, Anne B. Curtis, Eric D. Peterson, Jeremy Ruskin, Leslie Saxon, Michael Tarino, Khaldoun G. Tarakji, Nassir Marrouche, Mithun Patel, Ante Harxhi, Simrati Kaul, Janeta Nikolovski, Stephanie Juan, Kevin Wildenhaus, C. V. Damaraju, John A. Spertus, Heartline Steering Committee Heartline Steering Committee
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of using Apple Watch and application on timely detection of atrial fibrillation and improving clinical outcomes. Two groups of participants are included - those without a history of atrial fibrillation and aged over 65, and those diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and taking direct oral anticoagulant for more than 30 days. The study will determine if Apple Watch with application can improve the time to diagnose atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular outcomes.
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Hematology
Natasha Din, Jun Fan, Susan Schmitt, Jennifer D. D. Guo, Patrick Hlavacek, Krishna Pundi, Cristina Russ, Birol Emir, Mintu P. P. Turakhia, Alexander C. C. Perino
Summary: The evidence of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) usage for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients at extremes of body weight or mass index is limited. In such situations, warfarin may be more frequently used. We investigated warfarin time in the therapeutic international normalized ratio range (TTR) and DOAC adherence based on the calculated proportion of days covered (PDC) by pill coverage from a DOAC prescription in patients with VTE across all body sizes. Evaluation: 5/10.
CLINICAL AND APPLIED THROMBOSIS-HEMOSTASIS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Paul J. Wang, Ying Lu, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Amy Lin, Daniel P. Morin, Samuel F. Sears, Mina K. Chung, Andrea M. Russo, Bryant Lin, Jonathan Piccini, Mellanie True Hills, Caroline Berube, Krishna Pundi, Tina Baykaner, Gotzone Garay, Karma Lhamo, Eli Rice, Idean A. Pourshams, Rushil Shah, Paul Newswanger, Katie DeSutter, Julio Cesar Nunes, Michelle A. Albert, Kevin A. Schulman, Paul A. Heidenreich, T. Jared Bunch, Lee M. Sanders, Mintu Turakhia, Abraham Verghese, Randall S. Stafford
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of a novel patient-clinician shared decision-making tool on reducing decisional conflict in oral anticoagulation patients. The results showed that this tool significantly reduced decisional conflict in patients with atrial fibrillation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Austin Hu, Sai Liu, Maria E. Montez-Rath, Pascale Khairallah, Jingbo Niu, Mintu P. Turakhia, Tara I. Chang, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between serum potassium concentration and dialysate potassium concentration with atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence. The results showed that lower serum potassium concentration was associated with an increased risk of AF, while higher serum potassium concentration was not. Dialysis with a dialysate potassium concentration of 3 mEq/l compared to 2 mEq/l was independently associated with a lower incidence of AF. A rating of 7 out of 10.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jagmeet P. Singh, Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist, Mintu P. Turakhia, A. John Camm, Mir Sohail Fazeli, Bahij Kreidieh, Christopher Crotty, Peter R. Kowey
Summary: This study compared the safety and efficacy of two commonly used Vaughan-Williams class III antiarrhythmic drugs, dronedarone and sotalol, for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in adults with nonpermanent atrial fibrillation. The results showed that dronedarone was associated with a lower risk of all-cause death compared to sotalol, but there was no significant difference in AF recurrence.
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mintu P. Turakhia, Jennifer D. Guo, Allison Keshishian, Rachel Delinger, Xiaoxi Sun, Mauricio Ferri, Cristina Russ, Matthew Cato, Huseyin Yuce, Patrick Hlavacek
Summary: This study estimated the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed AF in the United States using medical claims data. The results showed a high prevalence of undiagnosed AF, primarily among elderly individuals who met criteria for stroke prevention therapy.
CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Alan S. Go, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, Nisha Bansal, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Margaret C. Fang, James V. Freeman, Brian F. Gage, Thorsten Hanke, Elaine M. Hylek, Renato D. Lopes, Peter A. Noseworthy, Vivek Y. Reddy, Daniel E. Singer, Kevin L. Thomas, Mellanie True Hills, Mintu P. Turakhia, Susan J. Zieman, Lawton S. Cooper, Emelia J. Benjamin
Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a strong risk factor for ischemic stroke, which is a major cause of disability and death. With the increasing prevalence of AF and improved survival in cardiovascular disease, the number of people affected by AF will continue to rise. This report summarizes a workshop focused on identifying key research opportunities related to stroke prevention in AF, addressing areas such as improving risk stratification tools, overcoming challenges with oral anticoagulants, and determining the optimal roles of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion and surgical closure/excision. The report aims to promote innovative research that leads to personalized and effective stroke prevention strategies in individuals with AF.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Krishna Pundi, Alexander C. Perino, Jun Fan, Natasha Din, Karolina Szummer, Paul Heidenreich, Mintu P. Turakhia
Summary: High CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores are strongly associated with frailty. However, in frail patients, oral anticoagulant use is associated with a reduction in 1-year mortality, but not a significant decrease in the risk of stroke or major bleeding. Therefore, more prospective studies are needed to support clinical decision-making.
AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Krishna Pundi, Gregory M. Marcus, Mintu Turakhia
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Krishna Pundi, Jun Fan, Shaum Kabadi, Natasha Din, Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist, A. John Camm, Peter Kowey, Jagmeet P. P. Singh, Jason Rashkin, Mattias Wieloch, Mintu P. P. Turakhia, Alexander T. T. Sandhu
Summary: This retrospective study evaluated the safety and effectiveness of dronedarone and sotalol for treating patients with atrial fibrillation. The results showed that compared with sotalol, dronedarone was associated with a lower risk of ventricular proarrhythmic events and symptomatic bradycardia, but there was no difference in the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality. These findings provide the basis for future prospective trials.
CIRCULATION-ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Joseph A. Ladapo, Stephanie L. Orstad, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Chi-Hong Tseng, Un Young Rebecca Chung, Nikhil R. Patel, Suzanne B. Shu, Noah J. Goldstein, Soma Wali, Melanie Jay
Summary: The study found that financial incentive strategies designed based on behavioral economics were cost-effective in helping low-income individuals with obesity lose weight.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Celina M. M. Yong, Laura Graham, Tariku J. J. Beyene, Shirin Sadri, Juliette Hong, Tom Burdon, William F. F. Fearon, Steven M. M. Asch, Mintu Turakhia, Paul Heidenreich
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiovascular procedural treatments for NSTEMI patients were deferred, with uncertain impact on patient outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Bryan J. Bunning, Haley Hedlin, Jonathan H. Chen, Jody D. Ciolino, Johannes Opsahl Ferstad, Emily Fox, Ariadna Garcia, Alan Go, Ramesh Johari, Justin Lee, David M. Maahs, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Krista Opsahl-Ong, Marco Perez, Kaylin Rochford, David Scheinker, Heidi Spratt, Mintu P. Turakhia, Manisha Desai
Summary: Clinical trials are incorporating real-world data sources to enhance generalizability of findings and overall trial scale and efficiency. However, the informatic complexity of the data requires a robust data science infrastructure, and monitoring data and safety must evolve to protect the rigor of clinical trials.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Krishna Pundi, Jun Fan, Natasha Din, Alex Sandhu, Paul A. Heidenreich, Mintu Turakhia
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jose E. Exaire, Timothy A. Mixon
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giuseppe Di Gioia, Federica Coletti, Lorenzo Buzzelli, Viviana Maestrini, Sara Monosilio, Andrea Segreti, Maria Rosaria Squeo, Erika Lemme, Antonio Nenna, Antonio Pelliccia
Summary: Dyslipidemia is common in Paralympic athletes, with lipid levels influenced by the type of disability and sporting discipline.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Esra Donmez, Sevgi Ozcan, Irfan Sahin, Murat Ziyrek, Ertugrul Okuyan
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the GRACE risk score in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients for 30-day mortality and the need for thrombolytic treatment. The study found that the GRACE risk score, along with the PESI score, were independent risk factors associated with 30-day mortality and the need for thrombolytic treatment. The GRACE risk score showed high sensitivity and specificity in predicting mortality, and its combination with the PESI score helped define high-risk PE patients and predict poor prognosis.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tom Kai Ming Wang, Reza Reyaldeen, Kevser Akyuz, Zoran B. Popovic, A. Marc Gillinov, Bo Xu, Brian P. Griffin, Milind Y. Desai
Summary: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is commonly used to evaluate isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR), but there is limited research comparing its quantification with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this study, a novel TTE algorithm was developed to identify severe TR based on TTE parameters. The algorithm had a higher accuracy than the current guidelines' criteria in detecting severe TR by MRI.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Enkhtsogt Sainbayar, Ramzi Ibrahim, Hoang Nhat Pham, Wisam Beauti, Mahek Shahid, Natalie Hickerson, Mohammed Salih, Joao Paulo Ferreira, Mamas A. Mamas
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Richard E. Casazza, Hymie Chera, Carlos Adolfo Rodriguez, Sergey Ayzenberg
Summary: This article presents a case of a patient with known situs inversus who underwent cardiac catheterization and was found to have chronic total occlusion in the right coronary artery. Situs inversus is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by the inverted position of chest and abdominal organs. Cardiac catheterization is uncommon in patients with this particular abnormality, highlighting the importance of customizing techniques to engage coronary arteries and optimize guide support for percutaneous coronary intervention if needed.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Georgiana Pintea Bentea, Brahim Berdaoui, Sophie Samyn, Marielle Morissens, Philippe van de Borne, Jose Castro Rodriguez
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bulbul Ahmed, Melissa G. Farb, Shakun Karki, Sophia D'Alessandro, Niloo M. Edwards, Noyan Gokce
Summary: This study evaluated the angiogenic capacity of adipose tissue in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries and found that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) had reduced angiogenic capacity in their pericardial adipose tissue. Gene expression analysis revealed upregulated expression of the anti-angiogenic gene TSP-1 in CAD patients, with no significant differences in other angiogenic factors. Additionally, inhibiting TSP-1 expression significantly improved angiogenic deficiency in CAD patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Moshe Rav-Acha, Orli Wube, Oholi Tovia Brodie, Yoav Michowitz, Michael Ilan, Tal Ovdat, Robert Klempfner, Mahmud Suleiman, Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Glikson
Summary: The current guidelines recommend prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) and low left ventricular ejection fraction. However, not all patients will benefit from ICD treatment. This study evaluated the feasibility of using the MADIT-II-based Risk Stratification Score (MRSS) to predict the survival benefit of prophylactic ICDs in patients with HF. The results showed that different risk subgroups had varying levels of ICD survival benefit.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ariel Banai, Rachel Retsky, Lior Lupu, Erez Levi, David Zahler, Omri Feder, Roei Merin, Yan Topilsky, Raphael Rosso, Shmuel Banai, Sami Viskin, Ehud Chorin
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the association between electromechanical window (EMW) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). The study found that TTS patients had a lower EMW value, which was associated with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Harun Kundi, Kobina Hagan, Tamer Yahya, Garima Sharma, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Zulqarnain Javed, Khurram Nasir
Summary: Using latent class analysis (LCA), the study identified clinical, demographic, and social subphenotypes in ASCVD population and assessed the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality across different socioclinical classes. The results showed that the younger, female, non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic individuals with a high burden of co-morbidities and unfavorable social determinants of health had the highest risk of mortality in the identified latent classes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Moises A. Vasquez, Mina Iskander, Mohammed Mustafa, Juan A. Quintero-Martinez, Antonio Luna, Joel Mintz, Jose Noy, Juan Uribe, Ivan Mijares, Eduardo de Marchena, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis
Summary: The benefits of pericardiocentesis (PC) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pericardial effusions are unclear. The study found that PC in PH patients is associated with higher in-hospital mortality and rates of cardiovascular complications.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ken Kuwajima, Mana Ogawa, Irving Ruiz, Hiroko Hasegawa, Nobuichiro Yagi, Florian Rader, Robert J. Siegel, Takahiro Shiota
Summary: After cardiac surgery, the longitudinal function of the right ventricle and left ventricle is reduced, despite preserved global functions. In particular, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) remains decreased after surgery.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Min -Jung Kim, Robert H. Aseltine Jr, Sara R. Tabtabai
Summary: This study evaluated the rates and causes of 30-day readmissions after discharge for heart failure (HF) as a primary and secondary diagnosis. The findings indicate that efforts to reduce readmission rates should include patients with secondary HF diagnosis, and surveillance should extend to 2 weeks postdischarge to identify at-risk patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ya He, Jianzhong Zhou
Summary: This study aimed to examine the relation between reverse septal curvature (RSC) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The study found that patients with RSC were younger and had a higher incidence of NSVT, and RSC was identified as a strong independent risk factor for NSVT.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)