Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jianhua Wu, Ramesh Nadarajah, Yoko M. Nakao, Kazuhiro Nakao, Chris Wilkinson, J. Campbell Cowan, A. John Camm, Chris P. Gale
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the mortality and hospitalization rates following atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis. The study found that cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality rates have declined, while non-cardio/cerebrovascular mortality rates have remained stable. The overall hospitalization rates have increased, particularly for non-cardio/cerebrovascular causes.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Isaac W. Leon-acuna, Takeki Suzuki
Summary: Andrade et al. found that initial catheter cryoballoon ablation strategy resulted in lower incidence of persistent atrial fibrillation and lower arrhythmia burden compared to antiarrhythmic drug therapy in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during 3 years of follow-up. The study builds upon the findings of the EARLY-AF trial and the STOP AF First trial. Due to the relatively small sample size (303 patients) and short follow-up period, it may be difficult to detect mortality benefits of cryoballoon ablation.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Samuel W. Reinhardt, Fouad Chouairi, P. Elliott Miller, Katherine A. A. Clark, Bradley Kay, Michael Fuery, Avirup Guha, James V. Freeman, Tariq Ahmad, Nihar R. Desai, Daniel J. Friedman
Summary: Research on HF hospitalizations in the US from 2008 to 2017 showed an increasing prevalence of AF among HF patients, with higher mortality rates and costs associated with AF. Despite a decrease in in-hospital mortality over time, there was a significant increase in hospital charges for HF admissions with AF.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alvaro Alonso, Zakaria Almuwaqqat, Alanna Chamberlain
Summary: In recent decades, mortality rates in atrial fibrillation patients have decreased with no strong differences between men and women. These improvements may be due to advances in preventing thromboembolic complications of atrial fibrillation or better management of comorbidities.
TRENDS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicklas Vinter, Pia Cordsen, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Emelia J. Benjamin, Ludovic Trinquart, Soren Paaske Johnsen, Lars Frost
Summary: Incident AF in patients with heart failure is associated with earlier hospital contact, more hospital contacts, and more hospital bed days. More evidence on interventions to prevent AF in heart failure and its subsequent burden is urgently needed.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicklas Vinter, Pia Cordsen, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Emelia J. Benjamin, Ludovic Trinquart, Soren Paaske Johnsen, Lars Frost
Summary: Incident AF in HF patients is associated with earlier hospital contact, more hospital contacts, and more hospital beddays.
Article
Psychiatry
Pei Ling Lim, Roselyne Shirley Pat Fong
Summary: This study provides a brief overview of young people presenting with first episode psychosis at a paediatric hospital in Singapore over the course of a year. It highlights the importance of joint initial assessment by paediatricians and child psychiatrists in determining clinical characteristics and guiding treatment decisions. Stigma and cultural beliefs were also identified as factors affecting delay in presentation and adherence to treatment.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Mikael Henriksson, Alba Martin-Yebra, Monika Butkuviene, Jakob Gulddahl Rasmussen, Vaidotas Marozas, Andrius Petrenas, Aleksei Savelev, Pyotr G. Platonov, Leif Sornmo
Summary: This study introduces a model-based, statistical approach to characterize episode patterns in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), showing different fitting results for different transition types and the association of model parameters with AF episode clustering. Point process modeling provides a detailed description of AF episode patterns, contributing to a better understanding of arrhythmia progression.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pascal B. Meyre, Steffen Blum, Elisa Hennings, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Tobias Reichlin, Nicolas Rodondi, Jurg H. Beer, Annina Stauber, Andreas Mueller, Tim Sinnecker, Elisavet Moutzouri, Rebecca E. Paladini, Giorgio Moschovitis, Giulio Conte, Angelo Auricchio, Alexandra Ramadani, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Leo H. Bonati, Michael Kuehne, Stefan Osswald, David Conen
Summary: Anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation who experience new bleeding events have an increased risk of subsequent adverse clinical outcomes, especially with major bleeding. Long-term follow-up is important for these patients.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Robert W. Ariss, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Neha J. Patel, Fnu Zafrullah, Krupa Bhavsar, Salik Nazir, Hani Jneid, George Moukarbel
Summary: The contemporary trends in catheter ablation and surgical ablation utilization are unclear. Stand-alone surgical ablation is associated with increased risk of mortality, stroke, and other complications compared to catheter ablation. However, the use of a thoracoscopic approach may reduce these risks.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Becker M. Al-Khayatt, Justin D. Salciccioli, Dominic C. Marshall, Andrew D. Krahn, Joseph Shalhoub, Markus B. Sikkel
Summary: The incidence and mortality of atrial fibrillation across Europe did not show a general trend from 1990 to 2017, with unique patterns observed for some nations. Higher mortality rates were observed in wealthier countries, with women experiencing worse outcomes and increasing disparities over time.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
J. G. Andrade, M. W. Deyell, L. Macle, G. A. Wells, M. Bennett, V Essebag, J-F Roux, D. Yung, A. Skanes, Y. Khaykin, C. Morillo, U. Jolly, P. Novak, E. Lockwood, G. Amit, P. Angaran, J. Sapp, S. Wardell, S. Lauck, J. Cadrin-Tourigny, S. Kochhaeuser, A. Verma
Summary: This study evaluated the treatment effect of catheter cryoballoon ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for initial paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The results showed that in the 3-year follow-up period, the catheter ablation group had a lower incidence of persistent atrial fibrillation and recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia compared to the drug therapy group. Additionally, the proportion of time in atrial fibrillation was also lower in the ablation group. Therefore, catheter ablation is recommended as the initial treatment for initial paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Kang Huang, Yuegang Wang, Yang Bai, Qiuyan Luo, Xuancai Lin, Qiuyu Yang, Shihao Wang, Hongjie Xin
Summary: In this study, the gut microbiota and metabolites of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients before and after catheter ablation were analyzed. The results showed that AF patients had increased species richness and diversity in their gut microbiota compared to the control group. Opportunistic pathogenic bacteria were increased, while symbiotic bacteria were reduced in AF patients. After catheter ablation, the abundance of symbiotic bacteria increased, while the pathogenic bacteria decreased in most AF patients. Additionally, there were changes in the levels of certain metabolites. These findings provide new insights into the clinical diagnosis and treatment of AF.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Biology
Olesya Rubanenko, Anatoly Rubanenko, Igor Davydkin
Summary: Through a comprehensive analysis of patients with coronary artery disease who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, this study found a significant correlation between postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and increased left atrial diameter, elevated levels of inflammatory factors, oxidative stress, fibrosis indicators, and decreased omega-3 index.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Guangling Li, Xiaomei Wang, Jing-jing Han, Xueya Guo
Summary: A simple risk model to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) was developed and validated, showing good discriminative power and calibration.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christina Luong, Darby J. S. Thompson, Matthew Bennett, Kenneth Gin, John Jue, Marion E. Barnes, Pamela Colley, Teresa S. M. Tsang
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Christina L. Luong, Darby J. S. Thompson, Kenneth G. Gin, John Jue, Parvathy Nair, Pui-Kee Lee, Michael Y. Tsang, Marion E. Barnes, Pamela Colley, Teresa S. M. Tsang
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Walter P. Abhayaratna, Kaniz Fatema, Marion E. Barnes, James B. Seward, Bernard J. Gersh, Kent R. Bailey, Grace Casaclang-Verzosa, Teresa S. M. Tsang
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Malik A. Al-Omari, Joshua Finstuen, Christopher P. Appleton, Marion E. Barnes, Teresa S. M. Tsang
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Hematology
Kaniz Fatema, Morie A. Gertz, Marion E. Barnes, Amy D. Eisinger, Sue Ann C. Ness, Bernard J. Gersh, Ivana N. M. Micallef, James B. Seward, Stephen S. Cha, Kent R. Bailey, Teresa S. M. Tsang
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
(2009)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tammy M. Green, Marion E. Barnes, Marek Belohlavek, Gregory Gilman, Laurel A. Carlson, Mary E. Hagen, Patricia A. Pellikka
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
(2009)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Grace Casaclang-Verzosa, Marion E. Barnes, Gustavo Blume, James B. Seward, Bernard J. Gersh, Stephen S. Cha, Kent R. Bailey, Teresa S. M. Tsang
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
(2010)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ahmed Aljizeeri, Kenneth Gin, Marion E. Barnes, Pui K. Lee, Parvathy Nair, John Jue, Teresa S. M. Tsang
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
(2013)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mahasti Ebtia, Darra Murphy, Kenneth Gin, Pui K. Lee, John Jue, Parvathy Nair, John Mayo, Marion E. Barnes, Darby J. S. Thompson, Teresa S. M. Tsang
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
(2015)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kaniz Fatema, Marion E. Barnes, Kent R. Bailey, Walter P. Abhayaratna, Steven Cha, James B. Seward, Teresa S. M. Tsang
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
(2009)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gustavo G. Blume, Christopher J. Mcleod, Marion E. Barnes, James B. Seward, Patricia A. Pellikka, Paul M. Bastiansen, Teresa S. M. Tsang
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
(2011)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Maytinee Kittipovanonth, Alain M. Bernheim, Christopher G. Scott, Marion E. Barnes, Clarence Shub, Patricia A. Pellikka
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS
(2011)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sonja Cukon-Buttignoni, Sahar S. Abdelmoneim, Jo-Ellen Ehrsam, Marion E. Barnes, Mary E. Hagen, Lori A. Carlson, Sabino Iliceto, Sharon L. Mulvagh
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
(2008)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michael Y. C. Tsang, Marion E. Barnes, Teresa S. M. Tsang
CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REPORTS
(2012)
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)