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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Laurence Weinberg, Dominic Walpole, Dong Kyu Lee, Michael D'Silva, Jian Wen Chan, Lachlan Fraser Miles, Bradly Carp, Adam Wells, Tuck Seng Ngun, Siven Seevanayagam, George Matalanis, Ziauddin Ansari, Rinaldo Bellomo, Michael Yii
Summary: This study aimed to describe the characteristics, management, and outcomes of nonagenarians undergoing cardiac surgery. The results showed zero 6-month mortality in this selected cohort, supporting the option of cardiac surgery for carefully selected nonagenarian patients.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jacqueline A. Wilkinson, Alexander S. Harrison, Patrick Doherty
Summary: The study found that various characteristics of obese patients before cardiac rehabilitation predict different degrees of weight loss, with factors such as smoking cessation, diabetes, history of cardiac surgery, low fitness levels having a negative impact on weight loss, while higher initial weight, older age, and employment status contributing to increased weight loss.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nathalia Gonzalez-Jaramillo, Thimo Marcin, Sophia Matter, Prisca Eser, Claudia Berlin, Arjola Bano, Dik Heg, Oscar H. Franco, Stephan Windecker, Lorenz Raeber, Matthias Wilhelm
Summary: Age is a major factor associated with disparities in mortality among different groups undergoing PCI, while migration status and sex do not significantly affect mortality rates. Women and older adults have lower cardiac rehabilitation uptake, but migration status did not result in absence of cardiac rehabilitation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Masayuki Akatsuka, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Yoshiki Masuda
Summary: This retrospective observational study investigated key aspects of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) epidemiology and prognosis in patients with Code Blue activation, showing that the CASPRI score is associated with hospital discharge survival (SHD) in IHCA patients.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
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Oncology
Julius C. C. Heemelaar, Steffie Heemelaar, Svenja N. N. Hertel, J. Wouter Jukema, Marieke Sueters, Marloes Louwerens, M. Louisa Antoni
Summary: This study examined the cardiac function of childhood cancer survivors with prior cardiotoxic treatment during pregnancy using echocardiographic parameters. The researchers found that the risk of left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) during pregnancy was low if the global longitudinal strain (GLS) at baseline was normal. The obstetric outcomes were comparable to the general population, except for patients who underwent abdominal irradiation, which had a high rate of preterm birth and miscarriage.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Kenshi Murasaka, Akira Yamashita, Yukihiro Wato, Hideo Inaba
Summary: This study describes the epidemiologic features of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) caused by anaphylaxis and identifies factors associated with outcomes. Findings suggest that bystander-witnessed events are associated with better neurological outcomes and survival rates. Patients requiring advanced airway management have poorer neurological outcomes and lower survival rates.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Young Taeck Oh, Chiwon Ahn
Summary: This study investigated the epidemiology, bystander characteristics, and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in public places in South Korea from 2016 to 2021. The findings revealed an increase in bystander-performed CPR but a decrease in bystander automated external defibrillator (AED) use. The survival rates for OHCA remained steady, with a slight decrease observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Nevan Joyce, Timothy Atkinson, Karen Mc Guire, M. Ivan Wiggam, Patricia L. Gordon, Enda L. Kerr, Cathy E. Patterson, Jim McILmoyle, Gerallt E. Roberts, Peter A. Flynn, Paul Burns, Ian R. Rennie, Martin Taylor Rowan, Terence J. Quinn, Patricia Fearon
Summary: Pre-stroke frailty is common in patients eligible for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and is an important predictor of poor outcomes.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Rayan H. El Sibai, Rana H. Bachir, Mazen J. El Sayed
Summary: Out of hospital cardiac arrest in the United States shows seasonal variation in both incidence and outcomes, with higher rates and mortality during colder months and significantly higher survival rates during the summer season or in June.
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Emergency Medicine
Ryo Yamamoto, Tomoyoshi Tamura, Akina Haiden, Jo Yoshizawa, Koichiro Homma, Nobuya Kitamura, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Takashi Tagami, Hideo Yasunaga, Shotaro Aso, Munekazu Takeda, Junichi Sasaki
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the clinical utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale score in predicting neurologic functions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. The results showed that a high Clinical Frailty Scale score was associated with poor neurologic functions. This finding has important clinical implications for predicting clinical outcomes after resuscitation.
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Aya Katasako, Yusuke Yoshikawa, Teruo Noguchi, Soshiro Ogata, Kunihiro Nishimura, Kenichi Tsujita, Kengo Kusano, Naohiro Yonemoto, Takanori Ikeda, Takahiro Nakashima, Yoshio Tahara
Summary: This study analyzed data from 506,935 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) between 2017 and 2020, and found that COVID-19 is associated with worse neurological outcomes and less use of public access defibrillation (PAD) in OHCA patients.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hogul Song, Changshin Kang, Jungsoo Park, Yeonho You, Yongnam In, Jinhong Min, Wonjoon Jeong, Yongchul Cho, Hongjoon Ahn, Dongil Kim
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) over time and neurological prognosis for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors who received targeted temperature management (TTM). ICP was significantly higher in the poor outcome group at each time point except on day 4. The pattern of ICP elevation differed depending on the neurological outcome, although total ICP elevation did not differ between the poor and good outcome groups.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jules Mesnier, Gregory Ducrocq, Nicolas Danchin, Roberto Ferrari, Ian Ford, Jean-Claude Tardif, Michal Tendera, Kim M. Fox, Philippe Gabriel Steg
Summary: The study found that angina affects almost one-quarter of stable coronary artery disease patients, but resolves without events or coronary revascularization in most cases. Patients whose angina resolved within one year with conservative management had outcomes similar to those without angina, while persistence or occurrence of angina was associated with worse outcomes.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Annemieke M. Peters van Ton, Harmke B. Duindam, Julia van Tuijl, Wilson W. L. Li, Hendrik-Jan Dieker, Niels P. Riksen, F. J. Anton Meijer, Roy P. C. Kessels, Nils Kohn, Johannes G. van der Hoeven, Peter Pickkers, Mark Rijpkema, Wilson F. Abdo
Summary: This study aims to assess neuroinflammation in patients undergoing major cardiac surgery and investigate its relationship to cognitive outcomes, changes in brain structure and function, and systemic inflammation. The researchers will use neuroimaging techniques, MRIs, and neurocognitive assessments to gather data and analyze the inflammatory response in the brain. The results of this study will be published in international medical journals and presented at medical conferences.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Assem Aweimer, Fabian Schiedat, Dominik Schoene, Gabi Landgrafe-Mende, Harilaos Bogossian, Andreas Muegge, Polykarpos C. Patsalis, Michael Gotzmann, Ibrahim Akin, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Johannes W. Dietrich
Summary: The study found significant inverse correlations between Tp-e and JT intervals with FT4 and FT3 across the spectrum of thyroid function, suggesting a potential mechanism for sudden cardiac death in hypothyroid states through repolarization prolongation. No U-shaped relationship was observed, indicating that abnormal repolarization may not be the driving factor for SCD in patients with high FT4 or hyperthyroidism.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)