Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Meng Di Jiang, Xiao Lei Zhang, Hui Liu, Chun Xiang Tang, Jian Hua Li, Yi Ning Wang, Peng Peng Xu, Chang Sheng Zhou, Fan Zhou, Meng Jie Lu, Jia Yin Zhang, Meng Meng Yu, Yang Hou, Min Wen Zheng, Bo Zhang, Dai Min Zhang, Yan Yi, Lei Xu, Xiu Hua Hu, Jian Yang, Guang Ming Lu, Qian Qian Ni, Long Jiang Zhang
Summary: The study found that the morphology and severity of coronary calcification did not affect the diagnostic performance of CT-FFR, which showed improved discrimination of ischemia compared with CCTA alone. In lesions with different levels of calcification and patients/vessels with high AS, CT-FFR demonstrated higher accuracy and specificity than CCTA alone.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jie Xu, Linli Chen, Xiaojia Wu, Chuanming Li, Guangyong Ai, Yuexi Liu, Bitong Tian, Dajing Guo, Zheng Fang
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effects of plaque-related factors on the diagnostic performance of an artificial intelligence coronary-assisted diagnosis system (AI-CADS). AI-CADS can distinguish >= 50% coronary stenosis, but additional manual interpretation is necessary, as plaque length and CACs significantly affect its performance.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yi Xue, Min Wen Zheng, Yang Hou, Fan Zhou, Jian Hua Li, Yi Ning Wang, Chun Yu Liu, Chang Sheng Zhou, Jia Yin Zhang, Meng Meng Yu, Bo Zhang, Dai Min Zhang, Yan Yi, Lei Xu, Xiu Hua Hu, Guang Ming Lu, Chun Xiang Tang, Long Jiang Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to examine the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning-based FFRCT in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. The results showed that DM did not have a negative impact on the diagnostic accuracy of FFRCT.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Didi Wen, Hongliang Zhao, Sihua Zhong, Chenwei Li, Bing Liu, Rui An, Minwen Zheng
Summary: Delta FFRCT lesion showed higher diagnostic specificity and accuracy in identifying hemodynamically significant coronary artery stenosis compared to Delta FFRCT vessel and FFRCT gradient. Coronary calcification did not impact the corrected FFRCT metrics.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yining Wang, Yu Chen, Peijun Liu, Wan Lv, Jianlin Wu, Mengqi Wei, Dapeng Shi, Xianheng Wu, Wenya Liu, Xiaofeng Tao, Hongjie Hu, Xiangxing Ma, Xiaozheng Yang, Huadan Xue, Zhengyu Jin
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the image quality and feasibility of 80-kV acquisition protocols with varying iodine delivery rates (IDR) and contrast concentrations in non-obese patients. The results showed that contrast opacification was significantly higher in the 80-kV 1.2 gI/s IDR scanned segments, but lower with 0.96 gI/s IDR. Despite lower contrast-to-noise ratios and signal-to-noise ratios in the 80-kV images, the image quality and diagnostic confidence remained good. Compared to the standard protocol, the 80-kV protocols led to reductions in radiation dose by 44-52% and iodine dose by 19%.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ji Won Lee, Yeon Hyeon Choe, Sung Mok Kim, Jin-Ho Choi, Seongyong Pak, Ki Seok Choo, Jeong Su Kim, Chong Eun Lee, Yun-Hyeon Kim
Summary: This study compared the diagnostic performance of dynamic and static adenosine-stress myocardial computed tomography perfusion (CTP) in detecting hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis. The results showed that dynamic and static CTP had similar diagnostic accuracy, and the combined diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and CTP was higher than CCTA alone. Dynamic and static CTP demonstrated similar diagnostic performance in detecting hemodynamically significant stenosis.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Fanyang Meng, Jonathan Kottlors, Rahil Shahzad, Haifeng Liu, Philipp Fervers, Yinhua Jin, Miriam Rinneburger, Dou Le, Mathilda Weisthoff, Wenyun Liu, Mengzhe Ni, Ye Sun, Liying An, Xiaochen Huai, Dorottya More, Athanasios Giannakis, Isabel Kaltenborn, Andreas Bucher, David Maintz, Lei Zhang, Frank Thiele, Mingyang Li, Michael Perkuhn, Huimao Zhang, Thorsten Persigehl
Summary: This study aims to develop an AI algorithm for differentiating COVID-19 from CAP in CT scans and evaluate its performance. The results show that using AI assistance can improve radiologists' diagnostic accuracy and speed, as well as increase diagnostic confidence.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mina Ghobrial, Hazel Arfah Haley, Rebecca Gosling, Vignesh Rammohan, Patricia Lawford, D. Rod Hose, Julian P. Gunn, Paul D. Morris
Summary: Coronary angiography plays a crucial role in managing patients with chronic coronary syndromes, but there is debate over its potential replacement by CT angiography. Recently developed computational methods allow for virtual blood flow measurements, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas P. W. van den Boogert, Bimmer E. P. M. Claessen, Adrienne van Randen, Joost van Schuppen, S. Matthijs Boekholdt, Marcel A. M. Beijk, M. Karlijn Vrijmoeth, Jan Baan, M. Marije Vis, Jacobus A. Winkelman, Antoine H. G. Driessen, Jaap Stoker, R. Nils Planken, Jose P. Henriques
Summary: CTCA as an initial imaging modality is feasible to rule out CAD in patients awaiting non-coronary cardiac surgery, cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and ventricular arrhythmias, with only 17% requiring additional CAG after initial CTCA. Revascularization procedures were infrequently performed in both groups.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jia Zhou, Chunjie Li, Hong Zhang, Chang Liu, Junjie Yang, Jia Zhao, Yonghong Hou, Yahang Tan, Hao Wang, Yaoshuang Li, Cun Xie, Minghui Wang, Chengjian Wang, Enyuan Zhang, Shuo Wang, Pengyu Zhao, Dongkai Shan, Shuo Liang, Yufan Gao, Yong Huo, Hongliang Cong, Zhigang Guo, Yundai Chen
Summary: This study retrospectively assessed the association between the appropriateness of post-CCTA management according to CAD-RADS 2.0 and clinical outcomes. The results showed that appropriate management was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and a more prudent use of invasive coronary angiography.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jun-Mei Zhang, Huan Han, Ru-San Tan, Ping Chai, Jiang Ming Fam, Lynette Teo, Chee Yang Chin, Ching Ching Ong, Ris Low, Gaurav Chandola, Shuang Leng, Weimin Huang, John C. Allen, Lohendran Baskaran, Ghassan S. Kassab, Adrian Fatt Hoe Low, Mark Yan-Yee Chan, Koo Hui Chan, Poay Huan Loh, Aaron Sung Lung Wong, Swee Yaw Tan, Terrance Chua, Soo Teik Lim, Liang Zhong
Summary: A new analytical method for calculating non-invasive fractional flow reserve (FFRAM) showed comparable diagnostic performance to the computational fluid dynamics-based FFR (FFRB) with significantly shorter computational time.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hankun Yan, Yang Gao, Na Zhao, Wenlei Geng, Zhihui Hou, Yunqiang An, Jie Zhang, Bin Lu
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of change in computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) for identifying ischemia lesions. The results showed that CT-FFR and ΔCT-FFR could improve the diagnostic accuracy of ischemia compared to coronary CT angiography (CCTA) alone. Low-attenuation plaque volume and plaque length were identified as independent risk factors for ΔCT-FFR.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hans Mickley, Karsten T. Veien, Oke Gerke, Jess Lambrechtsen, Allan Rohold, Flemming H. Steffensen, Mirza Husic, Dilek Akkan, Martin Busk, Louise B. Jessen, Lisette O. Jensen, Axel Diederichsen, Kristian A. Ovrehus
Summary: This study investigated the diagnostic and short-term role of FFRCT in chest pain patients with Agatston score (AS) > 399. The majority of patients had FFRCT <= 0.80, with the lowest FFRCT showing moderate diagnostic accuracy and specificity. Follow-up at 90 days showed correlation between FFRCT <= 0.80 and major clinical events.
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Matthew E. Pouw, Joseph W. Albright, Meagan J. Kozhimala, Grayson L. Baird, Van T. Nguyen, Ethan A. Prince, Albert A. Scappaticci, Sun H. Ahn
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of single-phase, biphasic, and triphasic CTA in detecting active LGIB. The results showed that adding non-contrast and delayed phases to arterial phase CTA increased specificity and inter-reader agreement without affecting sensitivity and reading time.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Mahmoud Mohamed, Maria Bosserdt, Viktoria Wieske, Benjamin Dubourg, Hatem Alkadhi, Mario J. Garcia, Sebastian Leschka, Elke Zimmermann, Abbas A. Shabestari, Bjarne L. Norgaard, Matthijs F. L. Meijs, Kristian A. Ovrehus, Axel C. P. Diederichsen, Juhani Knuuti, Bjrn A. Halvorsen, Vladymir Mendoza-Rodriguez, Yung-Liang Wan, Nuno Bettencourt, Eugenio Martuscelli, Ronny R. Buechel, Hans Mickley, Kai Sun, Simone Muraglia, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Bernhard A. Herzog, Jean-Claude Tardif, Georg M. Schuetz, Michael Laule, David E. Newby, Stephan Achenbach, Matthew Budoff, Robert Haase, Federico Biavati, Aldo Vasquez Mezquita, Peter Schlattmann, Marc Dewey
Summary: Combining coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with coronary artery calcium (CAC) score can significantly improve the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The addition of CAC score is particularly beneficial when CCTA alone is inconclusive.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eric Durand, Guillaume Avinee, Andre Gillibert, Christophe Tron, Nicolas Bettinger, Najime Bouhzam, Martine Gilard, Jean Philippe Verhoye, Rene Koning, Thierry Lefevre, Eric Van Belle, Pascal Leprince, Bernard Iung, Herve Le Breton, Helene Eltchaninoff
Summary: In France, the length of stay after TF TAVR varies significantly, with factors associated with late discharge including female sex, comorbidities, major complications, self-expandable valve, general anesthesia, and center effect. On the other hand, a history of previous pacemaker implantation is a protective factor. Early discharge was found to be safe.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jean-Philippe Collet, Holger Thiele, Emanuele Barbato, Olivier Barthelemy, Johann Bauersachs, Deepak L. Bhatt, Paul Dendale, Maria Dorobantu, Thor Edvardsen, Thierry Folliguet, Chris P. Gale, Martine Gilard, Alexander Jobs, Peter Jueni, Ekaterini Lambrinou, Basil S. Lewis, Julinda Mehilli, Emanuele Meliga, Bela Merkely, Christian Mueller, Marco Roffi, Frans H. Rutten, Dirk Sibbing, George C. M. Siontis
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Bahaa Nasr, Romain Didier, Melanie Carret, Martine Gilard, Pierre Gouny, Yann Goueffic
Summary: A mathematical formula for optimizing stent implantation in CFA bifurcation was validated in this study, with a simple fractal ratio established for identifying optimal diameters. The proposed model and the flow law were the most accurate, while Murray's law showed a statistically significant deviation.
ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kisaki Amemiya, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Elie Mousseaux, Paul Achouh, Masahiko Ochiai, Patrick Bruneval
Summary: The study reveals that noninfectious aortitis is often first diagnosed in thoracic aorta aneurysm/dissection specimens by histopathology, and it is closely associated with severe damage to the aorta wall and high MDC scores. The inflammatory process is responsible for higher MDC in the aorta wall, surpassing aging or other degenerative processes.
CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mohamad Jihad Mansour, Vincent Mansourati, Matthias Richard, Ahmad Al Ayouby, Jacques Mansourati, Martine Gilard, Yannick Jobic
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Florent Le Ven, Francois Pontana, Gilles Barone-Rochette, Laurent Macron, Jerome Garot, Olivier Genee, Damien Mandry, Luc Christiaens, Alain Furber, Jean Nicolas Dacher, Alexis Jacquier, Martine Gilard, Louis Boyer
Summary: This position paper updates the consensus on the use of stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in chronic coronary syndrome between the French Societies of Radiology and Cardiology. The current consensus was built using the Delphi method and includes recommendations for indications, procedure, drugs, protocol, interpretation, and risk stratification by stress MRI.
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Florent Le Ven, Jean-Nicolas Dacher, Francois Pontana, Gilles Barone-Rochette, Laurent Macron, Jerome Garot, Olivier Genee, Damien Mandry, Luc-Philippe Christiaens, Martine Gilard, Louis Boyer, Alain Furber, Alexis Jacquier
Summary: This paper updates the previous consensus on the use of stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in chronic coronary syndrome by the French Societies of Radiology and Cardiology in 2009. The current consensus provides recommendations for indications, procedures, stress-inducing drugs, acquisition protocols, interpretation, and risk stratification.
ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jurrien ten Berg, Dirk Sibbing, Bianca Rocca, Eric Van Belle, Bernard Chevalier, Jean-Philippe Collet, Dariusz Dudek, Martine Gilard, Diana A. Gorog, Julia Grapsa, Erik Lerkevang Grove, Patrizio Lancellotti, Anna Sonia Petronio, Andrea Rubboli, Lucia Torracca, Gemma Vilahur, Adam Witkowski, Julinda Mehilli
Summary: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective treatment for older patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, and its indication has expanded to younger patients at lower risk. Despite a decrease in thromboembolic and bleeding complications after TAVI, these adverse events are still common. Recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing TAVI are mainly based on expert opinion, while recent studies and trials provide updated insights on antithrombotic treatment during and after the procedure.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Anne-Laure Faucon, Guillaume Bobrie, Arshid Azarine, Elie Mousseaux, Tristan Mirault, Aurelien Lorthioir, Michel Azizi, Laurence Amar
Summary: The study aimed to compare characteristics of patients with renal infarction related to nontrauma renal artery dissection with or without underlying vascular disease, and report long-term renal and vascular outcomes. The results showed a similar frequency of new-onset RAD in patients with aneurysmal multisite arterial disease and fibromuscular dysplasia, but a higher rate of de novo extrarenal dissection in the former group.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Julien Adjedj, Fabien Hyafil, Xavier Halna du Fretay, Patrick Dupouy, Jean-Michel Juliard, Phalla Ou, Jean-Pierre Laissy, Olivier Muller, William Wijns, Pierre Aubry
Summary: This study retrospectively evaluated the physiological and clinical impact of FFRCT analysis in patients with ANOCOR. The presence of ANOCOR was associated with a moderate hemodynamic decrease of FFRCT values and low risk of cardiovascular events after a 5-year follow-up in this middle-aged population.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Elie Mousseaux, Lucia Agoston-Coldea, Zora Marjanovic, Mathilde Baudet, Guillaume Reverdito, Emilie Bollache, Nadjia Kachenoura, Emmanuel Messas, Gilles Soulat, Dominique Farge
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the ability of phase-contrast (PC)-MRI to detect subclinical left and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. The results showed that MRI was able to accurately detect diastolic dysfunction in SSc patients without left ventricular systolic dysfunction at echocardiography.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Yousef Alattar, Gilles Soulat, Umit Gencer, Emmanuel Messas, Emilie Bollache, Nadjia Kachenoura, Elie Mousseaux
Summary: This study investigated the value of 4D flow MRI in measuring mitral filling and its correlation with TTE and 2D flow MRI. The results showed good agreement between 4D flow MRI and the reference methods in measuring flow rates and E/A ratios. The measurements using 4D flow MRI were reproducible and correlated with age and LV remodeling.
DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING
(2022)
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Gilles Soulat, Elie Mousseaux
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2023)
Editorial Material
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Gilles Soulat, Elie Mousseaux, Etienne Puymirat
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Clement Benic, Pierre Philippe Nicol, Sinda Hannachi, Martine Gilard, Romain Didier, Bahaa Nasr
Summary: This study compares the incidence of vascular complications between the MANTA and PROSTAR closure systems after TAVI. The results show that while there is no significant difference in the overall rate of vascular complications between the two groups, the MANTA group has a lower incidence of bleeding complications.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(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)