Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Wei Yan, Mengyao Li, Yumeng Lei, Shuaiyong Zhang, Fengfeng Lv, Jiawang Wang, Qian Yang, Na Yu, Ming Chen, Xufen Cao, Liqiu Yan
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether including white blood cell (WBC) counts in the SYNTAX score (SS) or SS II models could enhance risk stratification in individuals with chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The results showed that higher WBC counts were associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, unplanned revascularization, and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in CRI patients undergoing PCI. Incorporating ih-WBC counts into the SS or SS II models significantly improved the assessment and prediction of all-cause mortality and cardiac mortality.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kai Ninomiya, Patrick W. Serruys, Scot Garg, Hironori Hara, Shinichiro Masuda, Shigetaka Kageyama, Nozomi Kotoku, Emelyne Sevestre, Abhishek Kumar, Peter O'Kane, Azfar Zaman, Bruno Farah, Michael Magro, Rohit M. Oemrawsingh, Helge Mollmann, Nicolas Meneveau, Stephan Achenbach, Julien Lemoine, Abdelhakim Allali, Sean Gallagher, Joanna Wykrzykowska, Maciej Lesiak, Marc Silvestri, William Wijns, Faisal Sharif, Yoshinobu Onuma
Summary: This study compared the modality of revascularization chosen by the local heart team to that recommended by using individualized predictions of mortality for patients with three-vessel disease. The results showed deviations from the recommended mode of revascularization among the screened patients, indicating the need for improved decision-making processes.
REVIEWS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Liqiu Yan, Peiyao Li, Yabin Wang, Dong Han, Sulei Li, Min Jiang, Xufen Cao, Feng Cao
Summary: The clinical residual SYNTAX score (CRSS) has incremental predictability for long-term all-cause and cardiac mortality in chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) cases following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to the residual SYNTAX score (RSS).
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xiao-Qin Li, Chun Yin, Xiao-Li Li, Wen-Li Wu, Kun Cui
Summary: The study found that both SS and CSS were effective in predicting clinical outcomes in Chinese patients undergoing PCI, with CSS showing a slightly better advantage. The incidence of MACCE was highest in the SSHIGH group, and AUC CSS was slightly larger than AUC SS.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yang Ling, Hairong Weng, Shengxing Tang
Summary: The study found that IL-6 levels are closely related to the extent of coronary artery disease in ACS patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, making IL-6 levels a potentially valuable non-invasive biomarker for high-risk ACS patients.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
J. Hunter Mehaffey, J. W. Awori Hayanga, Mohammad Kawsara, Ankit Sakhuja, Christopher Mascio, J. Scott Rankin, Vinay Badhwar
Summary: Contemporary real-world data from Medicare patients with multivessel disease reveal that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) outcomes were superior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), providing important longitudinal data to guide patient care and policy development.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gianluca Castaldi, Paul Vermeersch, Carlo Zivelonghi, Alice Benedetti, Antonia Buongiorno, Benjamin Scott, Carl Convens, Stefan Verheye, Flavio Ribichini, Pierfrancesco Agostoni
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with second-generation drug-eluting stents and bypass surgery in patients with unprotected left main disease (ULMD). Only a minority of patients met the inclusion criteria for the EXCEL trial, but these patients had lower rates of clinical events in the long-term follow-up.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marco Di Maio, Luca Esposito, Angelo Silverio, Michele Bellino, Francesco Paolo Cancro, Giuseppe De Luca, Francesca Maria Di Muro, Maria Giovanna Vassallo, Carmine Vecchione, Gennaro Galasso
Summary: This study evaluated the prognostic significance of the SYNTAX score (SS) and SYNTAX score II (SS-II) in myocardial infarction (MI) patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The results showed that SS-II was a stronger predictor of long-term mortality than SS in this real-world cohort of MI patients treated with PCI.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Robin D. Lokerman, Eveline A. J. van Rein, Job F. Waalwijk, Rogier van der Sluijs, Roderick M. Houwert, Koen W. W. Lansink, Michael J. R. Edwards, Risco van Vliet, Thijs F. Verhagen, Nicolette Diets-Veenendaal, Luke P. H. Leenen, Mark van Heijl
Summary: In this quality improvement study, implementation of the trauma triage intervention was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the risk of undertriage, while the risk of overtriage remained unchanged.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mohammad Yassen, Abdelmoniem Moustafa, Barat Venkataramany, Eve Schodowski, Rachel Royfman, Ehab Eltahawy
Summary: There is no significant survival benefit in performing simultaneous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in high-risk patients with severe degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) and obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Farzaneh Foroughinia, Pooyan Dehghani, Mehdi Dianatpour, Arghavan Amiri, Iman Jamhiri, Parisa Ghasemiyeh
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the association of two ER2 gene polymorphisms, rs4986938 (AluI) and rs1256049 (RsaI), with the severity of CAD. The results showed a significant relationship between rs4986938 polymorphism of ER2 and the severity of CAD in men, suggesting a potential role of genetic variation in CAD severity.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tetsuji Morishita, Hiroyasu Uzui, Yasuhiko Mitsuke, Hiroshi Tada
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The results showed that lean patients had a higher risk of adverse outcomes, while elevated BMI was associated with reduced mortality after PCI in both males and females.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Adrian P. Banning, Patrick Serruys, Giovanni Luigi De Maria, Nicola Ryan, Simon Walsh, Nieves Gonzalo, Robert Jan van Geuns, Yoshinobu Onuma, Manel Sabate, Justin Davies, Maciej Lesiak, Raul Moreno, Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez, Stephen P. Hoole, Jan J. Piek, Clare Appleby, Farzin Fath-Ordoubadi, Azfar Zaman, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Neal Uren, Javier Zueco, Pawel Buszman, Andres Iniguez, Javier Goicolea, David Hildick-Smith, Andrzej Ochala, Dariusz Dudek, Ton de Vries, David Taggart, Vasim Farooq, Ernest Spitzer, Jan Tijssen, Javier Escaned
Summary: The SYNTAX II study evaluated the impact of advances in percutaneous coronary intervention on patients with de novo three-vessel disease, showing improved and durable clinical outcomes compared to predefined patients treated with PCI in the original SYNTAX I trial. There was no significant difference in MACCE between SYNTAX II PCI and matched SYNTAX I CABG patients at 5-year follow-up.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eilon Ram, Tohar Kassif, Yael Peled, Yigal Kassif, Roni Postan Koren, Leonid Sternik, Ehud Raanani
Summary: This study assessed the prognostic ability of SYNTAX score II in patients with left main and/or 3-vessel disease undergoing revascularization. Results showed that patients with a high SYNTAX score II had higher short-term and long-term mortality. Adding the SYNTAX score II to standard prognostic factors significantly improved the prediction of 6-year mortality.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Akshay Bagai, Mina Madan, Christopher Overgaard, Joan Porter, Lu Han, Asim N. Cheema, Andrew T. Yan, Padma Kaul, Shaun G. Goodman, Dennis Ko
Summary: This population-based study on patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) found that individuals who received cardiac stress testing (CST) had a slightly lower risk of cardiovascular events. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and determine specific aspects of care that may contribute to improved clinical outcomes.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nevio Taglieri, Rachele Bonfiglioli, Isabella Bon, Pietro Malosso, Andrej Corovic, Matteo Bruno, Elizabeth Le, Bianca Granozzi, Tullio Palmerini, Gabriele Ghetti, Martina Tamburello, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Francesco Saia, Jason M. Tarkin, James H. F. Rudd, Leonardo Calza, Stefano Fanti, Maria Carla Re, Nazzareno Galie
Summary: In patients with high cardiovascular risk, HIV infection status independently predicts increased TBRmax in the ascending aorta. PLWH also have an increased independent risk of elevated levels of IFN-gamma, IL-10, and VCAM-1.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Antonio Giulio Bruno, Nevio Taglieri, Francesco Saia, Rodolfo Pini, Enrico Gallitto, Gabriele Ghetti, Mateusz Orzalkiewicz, Cinzia Marrozzini, Gianluca Faggioli, Mauro Gargiulo, Alessandro Leone, Carlo Savini, Davide Pacini, Nazzareno Galie, Tullio Palmerini
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gabriele Ghetti, Matteo Minnucci, Francesco Chietera, Francesco Donati, Christian Gagliardi, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Mateusz Orzalkiewicz, Elena Nardi, Tullio Palmerini, Francesco Saia, Cinzia Marrozzini, Nazzareno Gali, Nevio Taglieri
Summary: This study found that in patients with dilated aorta, the STJ-to-SV parameter sampled by transthoracic echocardiography shows good diagnostic performance in predicting the presence of CAE. The 89.6% cutoff value for STJ-to-SV ratio emerged as the best for diagnosing CAE, with a sensitivity of 75%, specificity of 82%, positive predictive value of 66%, and negative predictive value of 88%.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Umberto Paradossi, Nevio Taglieri, Giulia Massarelli, Cataldo Palmieri, Alberto Ranieri De Caterina, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Alessandro Taddei, Elena Nardi, Gabriele Ghetti, Tullio Palmerini, Giuseppe Trianni, Annamaria Mazzone, Carmine Pizzi, Francesco Donati, Francesco Bendandi, Cinzia Marrozzini, Marcello Ravani, Nazzareno Galie, Francesco Saia, Sergio Berti
Summary: The study revealed significant gender differences among STEMI patients treated with PPCI, with women having a higher risk of both all-cause death and cardiac mortality at 30-day and 1-year follow-up compared to men.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Samuele Nanni, Tullio Palmerini, Anna Corsini, Franco Semprini, Nazzareno Galie
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Enrico Gallitto, Tullio Palmerini, Francesco Saia, Mauro Gargiulo
Summary: This article reports a case of TF-TAVI managed with the paving and cracking technique to overcome challenging femoral/iliac access.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Francesco Bendandi, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Francesco Donati, Leonardo Ciurlanti, Mateusz Orzalkiewicz, Tullio Palmerini, Cinzia Marrozzini, Francesco Saia, Nazzareno Galie, Sofia Martin Suarez, Nevio Taglieri, Gabriele Ghetti
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Francesco Pelliccia, Felice Gragnano, Vincenzo Pasceri, Giuseppe Marazzi, Luca Cacciotti, Attilio Placanica, Giampaolo Niccoli, Tullio Palmerini, Giulio Speciale, Antonino Granatelli, Paolo Calabro
Summary: The risk of bleeding predicted by the PRECISE-DAPT score can change over time after PCI, and there are differences in its predictive ability between male and female patients.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tullio Palmerini, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Mauro Gasparini, Giulia Rizzello, Hyo-Soo Kim, Jeehoon Kang, Kyung-Woo Park, Joo-Yong Hahn, Young Bin Song, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Eun Ho Choo, Mahn-Won Park, Chan Joon Kim, Kiyuk Chang, Thomas Cuisset, Nevio Taglieri, Byeong-Keuk Kim, Yangsoo Jang, Elena Nardi, Francesco Saia, Matheusz Orzalkiewicz, Francesco Chietera, Gabriele Ghetti, Nazzareno Galie, Gregg W. Stone
Summary: For patients with acute coronary syndrome who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, deescalation therapy of antiplatelet therapy after 1 to 3 months is associated with reduced mortality and major bleeding, with similar rates of major adverse cardiovascular events.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Francesco Chietera, Francesco Saia, Tullio Palmerini
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Guy F. A. F. Prado, Pablo J. Blanco, Carlos A. Bulant, Gonzalo D. Ares, Jose Mariani, Adriano Caixeta, Breno O. Almeida, Stefano Garzon, Fabio A. Pinton, Emanuele Barbato, Flavio L. Ribichini, Gabor G. Toth, Felix Mahfoud, William Wijns, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Pedro A. Lemos
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between the spatial geometry of coronary arteries and the severity and composition of coronary artery disease (CAD) using computational methods. The results showed that three-dimensional geometric indexes were associated with the degree and composition of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries, and this association remained significant even after adjusting for clinical characteristics.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Guy F. A. Prado, Stefano Garzon, Jose Mariani, Adriano Caixeta, Breno O. Almeida, Felipe O. Ramalho, Marcelo C. L. Vieira, Claudio H. Fischer, Gilberto Szarf, Walther Ishikawa, Pedro A. Lemos
Summary: This study describes a zero-contrast imaging protocol for pre-TAVI evaluation in patients with severe renal dysfunction. Ten patients underwent TAVI using this protocol, and the intervention was successful without major complications. This protocol appears to be a promising clinical tool for patients with severe renal dysfunction.
Article
Nursing
Matheus Santos Moitinho, Jumar Reis Da Silva Junior, Maximina De Barros Cunha, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa, Adriano Mendes Caixeta, Attilio Galhardo Pimpinato, Alana Francine Junglos, Angelica Goncalves Da Silva Belasco, Cassiane Dezoti da Fonseca
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after coronary angioplasty. The results showed a high incidence of CI-AKI, which was associated with old age, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. CI-AKI was also found to be associated with a higher mortality rate.
REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Surgery
Enrico Gallitto, Gianluca Faggioli, Francesco Saia, Tullio Palmerini, Rodolfo Pini, Antonio Bruno, Moad Alaidroos, Gabriele Ghetti, Veronica Mirandola, Nevio Taglieri, Cinzia Marrozzini, Mauro Gargiulo
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giulia Nardi, Ole De Backer, Francesco Saia, Lars Sondergaard, Francesca Ristalli, Francesco Meucci, Miroslava Stolcova, Alessio Mattesini, Pierluigi Demola, Xi Wang, Anees Al Jabri, Tullio Palmerini, Antonio Giulio Bruno, Alfonso Ielasi, Eric Van Belle, Sergio Berti, Carlo di Mario
Summary: This study investigated the safety and efficacy of IVL-assisted TF TAVI in an allcomers population in six high-volume European centers. The results showed that this technique had good safety and efficacy in treating selected patients with peripheral artery disease undergoing TF TAVI.
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)