Article
Surgery
Yulin Guo, Dongjie Li, Yingdi Gao, Jing Zhao, Xiangguang An, Yan Liu, Song Gu, Xitao Zhang, Jie Gao, Pixiong Su
Summary: The study found that in patients undergoing one-stop HCR, there was no increase in major bleeding events with a clopidogrel loading dose of 600 mg compared to 300 mg. The composite ischemic thrombotic and adverse events were also similar between the two groups, suggesting that more data is needed to evaluate the potential benefits of a 600 mg loading dose in one-stop HCR.
FRONTIERS IN SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sinem Cakal, Beytullah Cakal, Zafer Guven, Aydin Rodi Tosu, Muhsin Kalyoncuoglu, Halil Ibrahim Biter, Ziya Apaydin, Ibrahim Oguz Karaca, Erdal Belen, Mehmet Mustafa Can
Summary: This study compared the safety and feasibility of switching from Ticagrelor to Clopidogrel 600 mg or 300 mg loading dose in patients with unstable angina pectoris. The results showed no differences in major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, as well as bleeding criteria between the two strategies, indicating that switching to Clopidogrel with 300 mg loading dose could be a cost-effective option for these patients without compromising safety and efficacy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mia Ravn Jacobsen, Thomas Engstrom, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar Gislason, Charlotte Glinge, Jawad Haider Butt, Emil Loldrup Fosbol, Lene Holmvang, Frants Pedersen, Lars Kober, Reza Jabbari, Rikke Sorensen
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor in STEMI patients, finding that ticagrelor and prasugrel were associated with a reduced incidence of the composite end point of all-cause mortality, recurrent myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke compared to clopidogrel, without an increase in bleeding leading to hospitalization. No significant differences were found between prasugrel and ticagrelor.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael J. Ward, Sayeh Nikpay, Andrew Shermeyer, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Ivan Rokos, Wesley H. Self, Renee Y. Hsia
Summary: Insurance status is associated with transfer decisions for STEMI patients in emergency departments, and this association may be mediated by the facility's percutaneous coronary intervention capabilities. This study examines the likelihood of interfacility transfer for uninsured STEMI patients compared to insured patients, after considering the facility's capabilities. Understanding these relationships can provide valuable insights into the characteristics and outcomes of uninsured STEMI patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Qijun Gao, Fangfang Bie, Yingfu Hu, Yafeng Chen, Bo Yang
Summary: This study analyzed the characteristics of RSTD and its relationship with ST-segment elevation in STEMI patients. The results suggest that RSTD may be attributed to a weakened or absent action potential in the negative electrode of the lead, while the action potential in the positive electrode is not completely offset.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Abdullah M. Al-Rubaish, Fahad A. Al-Muhanna, Abdullah M. Alshehri, Mohammed A. Al-Mansori, Rudaynah A. Alali, Rania M. Khalil, Khalid A. Al-Faraidy, Cyril Cyrus, Mohammed M. Sulieman, Chittibabu Vatte, Bao-Li Loza, Daniel M. F. Claassens, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Amein K. Al-Ali
Summary: Selecting the optimal P2Y12 inhibitor using a genotype-guided strategy can reduce the combined ischemic and bleeding outcomes risk in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sissel J. Godtfredsen, Kristian H. Kragholm, Peter Leutscher, Steen Hylgaard Jorgensen, Martin Kirk Christensen, Jawad H. Butt, Gunnar Gislason, Lars Kober, Emil L. Fosbol, Maurizio Sessa, Deepak L. Bhatt, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Manan Pareek
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of clopidogrel, ticagrelor, and prasugrel in patients with STEMI undergoing PCI. The results showed that ticagrelor and prasugrel had lower risks of MACE after STEMI compared to clopidogrel, and ticagrelor had a marginal reduction in risk compared with prasugrel. The risk of bleeding was lower with ticagrelor compared to clopidogrel, but did not significantly differ between ticagrelor and prasugrel.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Florian Fischer, Samriddhi Buxy, David J. Kurz, Franz R. Eberli, Oliver Senn, Rainer Zbinden, Ulrike Held, Matthias R. Meyer
Summary: In this study, eptifibatide administered as a sole bolus treatment in selected STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI was found to be non-inferior in terms of infarct size compared to conventional bolus and infusion treatment, while also resulting in fewer bleeding complications.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David Zahler, Keren-Lee Rozenfeld, Yotam Pasternak, Tamar Itach, Lior Lupu, Shmuel Banai, Yacov Shacham
Summary: Limited and inconsistent data exist regarding the importance of the time delay between symptom onset and balloon inflation in STEMI patients. Prolonging pain-to-balloon times (PBT) was associated with a lower left ventricular ejection fraction, higher incidence of in-hospital complications, and higher 30-day mortality. PBT may be an accurate and independent marker for adverse events, highlighting the importance of early coronary reperfusion based on the onset of pain.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Steffen Desch, Anne Freund, Ibrahim Akin, Michael Behnes, Michael R. Preusch, Thomas A. Zelniker, Carsten Skurk, Ulf Landmesser, Tobias Graf, Ingo Eitel, Georg Fuernau, Hendrik Haake, Peter Nordbeck, Fabian Hammer, Stephan B. Felix, Christian Hassager, Thomas Engstrom, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Jakob Ledwoch, Karsten Lenk, Michael Joner, Stephan Steiner, Christoph Liebetrau, Ingo Voigt, Uwe Zeymer, Michael Brand, Roland Schmitz, Jan Horstkotte, Claudius Jacobshagen, Janine Poss, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Philipp Lurz, Alexander Jobs, Suzanne de Waha-Thiele, Denise Olbrich, Frank Sandig, Inke R. Koenig, Sabine Brett, Maren Vens, Kathrin Klinge, Holger Thiele
Summary: Among patients with resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation, the immediate angiography strategy did not provide any benefit over a delayed or selective strategy in terms of the 30-day risk of death from any cause.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Laurent Faroux, Thibault Lhermusier, Flavien Vincent, Luis Nombela-Franco, Didier Tchetche, Marco Barbanti, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Stephan Windecker, Vincent Auffret, Diego Carter Campanha-Borges, Quentin Fischer, Erika Munoz-Garcia, Ramiro Trillo-Nouche, Troels Jorgensen, Vicens Serra, Stefan Toggweiler, Giuseppe Tarantini, Francesco Saia, Eric Durand, Pierre Donaint, Enrique Gutierrez-Ibanes, Harindra C. Wijeysundera, Gabriela Veiga, Giuseppe Patti, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Raul Moreno, Christian Hengstenberg, Chekrallah Chamandi, Lluis Asmarats, Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, Joan Antoni Gomez-Hospital, Juan Gabriel Cordoba-Soriano, Uri Landes, Victor Alfonso Jimenez-Diaz, Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez, Mohammed Nejjari, Francois Roubille, Eric Van Belle, German Armijo, Saifullah Siddiqui, Giuliano Costa, Sameh Elsaify, Thomas Pilgrim, Herve le Breton, Marina Urena, Antonio Jesus Munoz-Garcia, Lars Sondergaard, Montserrat Bach-Oller, Chiara Fraccaro, Helene Eltchaninoff, Damien Metz, Maria Tamargo, Victor Fradejas-Sastre, Andrea Rognoni, Francesco Bruno, Georg Goliasch, Marcelo Santalo-Corcoy, Jesus Jimenez-Mazuecos, John G. Webb, Guillem Muntane-Carol, Jean-Michal Paradis, Antonio Mangieri, Henrique Barbosa Ribeiro, Francisco Campelo-Parada, Josep Rodes-Cabau
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Results showed that patients with STEMI after TAVR had longer door-to-balloon times and a higher PCI failure rate, leading to poorer outcomes attributed to coronary access issues specific to the TAVR population.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yan Yan, Wei Gong, Changsheng Ma, Xiao Wang, Sidney C. Smith, Gregg C. Fonarow, Louise Morgan, Jing Liu, Eric Vicaut, Dong Zhao, Gilles Montalescot, Shaoping Nie
Summary: This study assessed the association between postprocedural anticoagulation (PPAC) use and clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). The results showed that PPAC was associated with reduced in-hospital mortality without a significant increase in major bleeding risk.
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jihoon Kim, Young Bin Song, Ju-Hyeon Oh, Deok-Kyu Cho, Jin Bae Lee, Sang-Hyun Kim, Jin-Ok Jeong, Jang-Ho Bae, Byung Ok Kim, Jang Hyun Cho, Il-Woo Suh, Doo-il Kim, Hoon-Ki Park, Jong-Seon Park, Woong Gil Choi, Wang Soo Lee, Ki Hong Choi, Taek Kyu Park, Joo Myung Lee, Jeong Hoon Yang, Jin-Ho Choi, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Joon-Hyung Doh, Joo-Yong Hahn
Summary: Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 12 months or more can reduce the risk of recurrent myocardial infarction or stent thrombosis regardless of the type of myocardial infarction. However, it also increases the risk of bleeding.
CIRCULATION JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maarten J. G. Leening, Nathalie I. Bouwer, M. Arfan Ikram, Maryam Kavousi, Rikje Ruiter, Eric Boersma, Ewout-Jan van den Bos, Auke P. J. D. Weevers, Jaap W. Deckers, Mark-David Levin
Summary: Analysis of administrative databases suggests a higher incidence of cancer among individuals who experienced a myocardial infarction, especially within the first 6 months. However, it remains unclear whether this is due to a biological link or the detection of pre-symptomatic cancers and shared risk factors. A study comparing the cancer incidence between thrombotic ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction patients and the general population found no significant difference over a 5-year follow-up, but a higher incidence was observed in the first 3 months after the myocardial infarction.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yong Hoon Kim, Ae-Young Her, Myung Ho Jeong, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Sung-Jin Hong, Seung-Jun Lee, Chul-Min Ahn, Jung-Sun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang
Summary: The study compared the 2-year major clinical outcomes between STEMI and NSTEMI patients who are current smokers treated with PCI, and found no significant difference in outcomes. Further research is needed to confirm these results.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Birgitte Krogsgaard Andersen, Daixin Ding, Lone Juul Hune Mogensen, Shengxian Tu, Niels Ramsing Holm, Jelmer Westra, William Wijns
Summary: This systematic review and study-level meta-analysis investigated the relationship between post-PCI FFR and the rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), and target vessel revascularization (TVR). The results showed no clear continuous association between post-PCI FFR and clinical outcomes, but in studies comparing high vs. low post-PCI FFR, high FFR was associated with better clinical outcomes.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yen-Po Lin, Yi-Chiung Hsu, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Wei-Chun Huang, Chih-Lu Han, Gen-Min Lin
Summary: This study found differences in the associations between electrocardiographic and echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in physically fit young adults. Higher physical fitness may cause cardiac muscle hypertrophy and reduce the severity of atherosclerosis, leading to this paradoxical echocardiographic finding.
ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ioannis Skalidis, David Meier, Bernard De Bruyne, Carlos Collet, Jeroen Sonck, Thabo Mahendiran, David Rotzinger, Salah Dine Qanadli, Eric Eeckhout, Olivier Muller, Stephane Fournier
Summary: Noninvasive methods of estimating invasively measured fractional flow reserve (FFRinvasive) are actively being explored, aiming to avoid invasive procedures and drugs. This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of coronary angiography-derived FFR (FFRangio) in NSTEMI patients, demonstrating its sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. FFRangio can precisely estimate FFRinvasive in NSTEMI patients and guide treatment decisions for coronary artery lesions without invasive procedures or drugs.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Matthieu Dietz, Christel H. Kamani, Gilles Allenbach, Vladimir Rubimbura, Stephane Fournier, Vincent Dunet, Giorgio Treglia, Marie Nicod Lalonde, Niklaus Schaefer, Eric Eeckhout, Olivier Muller, John O. Prior
Summary: Using low-dose silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) technology with Rb-82 cardiac PET/CT, impaired global stress MBF, global MFR, and regional MFC were found to be powerful predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), outperforming traditional risk factors. However, only reduced global stress MBF independently predicted MACE.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Roxane de La Harpe, Christian W. Thorball, Claire Redin, Stephane Fournier, Olivier Mueller, Davide Strambo, Patrik Michel, Peter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Jacques Fellay, Julien Vaucher
Summary: This study aimed to determine whether using polygenic risk scores improves the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk when combined with clinical scores. The results showed that combining a polygenic risk score with clinical risk scores significantly improved risk reclassification for patients with intermediate risk for cardiovascular disease.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yi-Ting Chou, Kai-Wen Chen, Pang-Yen Liu, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Yen-Po Lin, Gen-Min Lin
Summary: This study found that in physically active young males, hepatic inflammation was associated with a higher risk of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) compared to low-grade systemic inflammation.
ENDOCRINE METABOLIC & IMMUNE DISORDERS-DRUG TARGETS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thabo Mahendiran, Dorina Thanou, Ortal Senouf, David Meier, Nicolas Dayer, Fahrang Aminfar, Denise Auberson, Omar Raita, Pascal Frossard, Mattia Pagnoni, Stephane Cook, Bernard De Bruyne, Olivier Muller, Emmanuel Abbe, Stephane Fournier
Summary: This study compared the ability of humans, angiographic parameters, and deep learning to predict the lesion responsible for future myocardial infarction. The results showed that deep learning outperformed other parameters and human visual assessment in predicting future culprit lesions.
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Martine Gilard, William Wijns
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Farhang Aminfar, Vladimir Rubimbura, Luc Maillard, Stephane Noble, Gregoire Range, Loic Belle, Francois Derimay, Anne Bellemain-Appaix, Alexis Al Karaky, Jean-Francois Morelle, Georgios Sideris, Pascal Motreff, Olivier Muller, Julien Adjedj
Article
Physiology
Gen-Min Lin, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Xuemei Sui, Carl J. Lavie
Summary: This study examined the correlations between time and estimated power output (EPO) for a run field test and VO2 max obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). The results showed that EPO had a stronger correlation with VO2 max compared to time.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yen-Po Lin, Yi-Chiung Hsu, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Younghoon Kwon, Gen-Min Lin
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between various non-insulin-based insulin resistance indices and subclinical atherosclerosis assessed by carotid intima-media thickness in young adults. The findings suggest that serum triglycerides and related indices are positively associated with carotid intima-media thickness in overweight/obese individuals and those without hyperuricemia.
ENDOCRINE METABOLIC & IMMUNE DISORDERS-DRUG TARGETS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Miklos Rohla, Fabrice Temperli, George C. M. Siontis, Roland Klingenberg, Baris Gencer, Nicolas Rodondi, Sarah Bar, David Nanchen, Francois Mach, Jonas D. Haner, Thomas Pilgrim, Olivier Muller, Christian M. Matter, Thomas Luscher, Marco Roffi, Dik Heg, Stephan Windecker, Lorenz Raber
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of STEMI patients undergoing PCI according to total ischemic time. The results showed that PCI performed within 12 hours of symptom onset had better outcomes, while PCI performed later than 12 hours was associated with higher mortality and target lesion failure rates. However, there was no significant difference in outcomes between PCI performed later than 48 hours and PCI performed between 12-48 hours.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gen-Min Lin
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Simone Fezzi, Daixin Ding, Roberto Scarsini, Jiayue Huang, Paolo Alberto Del Sole, Qiang Zhao, Gabriele Pesarini, Andrew Simpkin, William Wijns, Flavio Ribichini, Shengxian Tu
Summary: This study demonstrated that angiography-derived physiology can provide a reliable assessment of coronary circulation in patients with severe aortic stenosis, showing good accuracy in predicting FFR and stable evaluation results.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Niccolo Maurizi, Carlo Fumagalli, Ioannis Skalidis, Jacopo F. Imberti, Alessandro Faragli, Mattia Targetti, Henri Lu, Pierre Monney, Olivier Muller, Niccolo Marchionni, Franco Cecchi, Iacopo Olivotto
Summary: This study validated the accuracy of the D-Heart ECG device, a smartphone 8/12-Lead electrocardiograph with an image processing algorithm, for diagnosing ECG abnormalities in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The results showed that the D-Heart ECG device had high accuracy and concordance with standard 12-Lead ECG, and the image processing algorithm provided accurate electrode placement, standardizing the quality of the examination.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
(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)
