Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Valentino Bianco, Suresh Mulukutla, Edgar Aranda-Michel, Danny Chu, David Kaczorowski, Johannes Bonatti, Pyongsoo Yoon, Dustin Kliner, Catalin Toma, Yisi Wang, Steve Koscumb, Floyd Thoma, Forozan Navid, Derek Serna-Gallegos, Ibrahim Sultan
Summary: This study compares the outcomes of multiarterial grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with multivessel coronary disease. It found that multiarterial grafting is associated with fewer adverse events, improved survival, and reduced hospital readmissions for appropriate patients.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marc S. Sabatine, Brian A. Bergmark, Sabina A. Murphy, Patrick T. O'Gara, Peter K. Smith, Patrick W. Serruys, A. Pieter Kappetein, Seung-Jung Park, Duk-Woo Park, Evald H. Christiansen, Niels R. Holm, Per H. Nielsen, Gregg W. Stone, Joseph F. Sabik, Eugene Braunwald
Summary: A comparison of long-term outcomes between PCI with drug-eluting stents and CABG in patients with left main coronary artery disease showed no significant difference in 5-year all-cause mortality. However, differences were observed in rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, and repeat revascularisation, with higher risks associated with PCI. A Bayesian approach suggested a slight advantage favoring CABG in terms of mortality.
Article
Surgery
Sleiman Sebastian Aboul-Hassan, Tomasz Stankowski, Bartlomiej Perek, Anna Olasinska-Wisniewska, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Marek Jemielity, Lukasz Moskal, Weronika Majchrowicz, Michel Pompeu Sa, Ahmed K. Awad, Gianluca Torregrossa, Romuald Cichon
Summary: This study aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of multiple arterial grafts (MAG) and total arterial grafting (TAG) in addition to saphenous vein graft (SVG) after multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting. The results showed no significant differences in early outcomes and long-term survival and freedom from adverse cardiac and cerebral events between MAG + SVG and TAG groups.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicholas W. S. Chew, Jin Hean Koh, Cheng Han Ng, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Jie Ning Yong, Chaoxing Lin, Oliver Zi-Hern Lim, Yip Han Chin, Denzel Ming Wei Lim, Koo Hui Chan, Poay-Huan Loh, Adrian Low, Chi-Hang Lee, Huay-Cheem Tan, Mark Chan
Summary: This study conducted a two-stage meta-analysis using reconstructed individual patient data to compare long-term mortality between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with multivessel disease (MVD) without left main (LM) involvement. The results showed that CABG had a lower cumulative all-cause mortality compared to PCI for MVD patients without LM involvement. However, in patients with moderate to high SYNTAX score, PCI had a significantly higher 10-year all-cause mortality compared to CABG.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lauren Kari Dixon, Umme Akberali, Ettorino Di Tommaso, Sarah J. George, Thomas W. Johnson, Vito Domenico Bruno
Summary: Compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) has a slightly higher short-term mortality but the difference is not significant in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease (MCAD). Similar rates of mid-term survival and other short-term post-operative complications were found between the two groups. HCR has shorter intensive care unit stays and reduced requirement for blood transfusion.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mohamed Farag, Ying X. Gue, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Mohaned Egred
Summary: In patients with prior CABG, native artery PCI is associated with lower MACE, all-cause death, myocardial infarction, and TVR compared to bypass graft PCI at a median follow-up of 2 years.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mario Gaudino, Katia Audisio, Antonino Di Franco, John H. Alexander, Paul Kurlansky, Andreas Boening, Joanna Chikwe, P. J. Devereaux, Anno Diegeler, Arnaldo Dimagli, Marcus Flather, Andre Lamy, Jennifer S. Lawton, Derrick Y. Tam, Wilko Reents, Mohamed Rahouma, Leonard N. Girardi, David L. Hare, Stephen E. Fremes, Umberto Benedetto
Summary: Based on the pooled analysis of 4 large coronary bypass surgery trials, the use of radial artery was associated with better clinical outcomes compared to saphenous vein graft and right internal thoracic artery.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mario Gaudino, Katia Audisio, Antonino Di Franco, John H. Alexander, Paul Kurlansky, Andreas Boening, Joanna Chikwe, P. J. Devereaux, Anno Diegeler, Arnaldo Dimagli, Marcus Flather, Andre Lamy, Jennifer S. Lawton, Derrick Y. Tam, Wilko Reents, Mohamed Rahouma, Leonard N. Girardi, David L. Hare, Stephen E. Fremes, Umberto Benedetto
Summary: The use of radial artery in coronary bypass surgery showed better clinical outcomes compared to saphenous vein graft and right internal thoracic artery, based on a pooled analysis of four large trials.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rodolfo V. Rocha, Jiming Fang, Derrick Y. Tam, Malak Elbatarny, Peter C. Austin, Mario F. L. Gaudino, Douglas S. Lee, Stephen E. Fremes
Summary: This study compared the long-term outcomes of multiarterial graft (MAG) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) for treating stable multivessel coronary artery disease. The findings showed that MAG had better survival rates and fewer major cardiac adverse events compared to DES over a 5-year period. Therefore, CABG with MAG may be considered the treatment of choice for patients with stable multivessel coronary artery disease.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Surgery
Zhuoming Zhou, Guangguo Fu, Kangni Feng, Suiqing Huang, Guangxian Chen, Mengya Liang, Zhongkai Wu
Summary: The current meta-analysis shows that off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has poorer graft patency compared to on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (ONCAB) for overall grafts, saphenous vein grafts, grafts to left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCX) territories, while there is no significant difference for arterial conduits and grafts to right coronary artery (RCA) territory. Lower crossover rate and longer follow-up duration appear to reduce the association between OPCAB and lower graft patency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kun Wang, Le Wang, Hongliang Cong, Jingxia Zhang, Yuecheng Hu, Yingyi Zhang, Rui Zhang, Wenyu Li, Wei Qi
Summary: The best revascularization strategy for patients with mild to moderate ischaemic heart failure (ejection fraction [EF] 35-50%) remains uncertain. This study found that coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may be superior to drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in terms of long-term survival rate and rate of repeat coronary revascularization for these patients.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Frederic C. Daoud, Bogdan Catargi, Pasi P. Karjalainen, Edouard Gerbaud, Daniela Trabattoni
Summary: After a 5-year follow-up, TiNOSs were found to be safer and equally effective compared to DESs in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jung-Min Ahn, Do-Yoon Kang, Sung-Cheol Yun, Seung Ho Hur, Hun-Jun Park, Damras Tresukosol, Woong Chol Kang, Hyuck Moon Kwon, Seung-Woon Rha, Do-Sun Lim, Myung-Ho Jeong, Bong-Ki Lee, He Huang, Young Hyo Lim, Jang Ho Bae, Byung Ok Kim, Tiong Kiam Ong, Sung Gyun Ahn, Cheol-Hyun Chung, Duk-Woo Park, Seung-Jung Park
Summary: There were no significant differences between PCI and CABG in the long-term outcomes of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dongjie Li, Yulin Guo, Yingdi Gao, Xiangguang An, Yan Liu, Song Gu, Xitao Zhang, Jiuchang Zhong, Jie Gao, Pixiong Su
Summary: This study compared the early and midterm outcomes of one-stop hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. The results showed that one-stop HCR had faster postoperative recovery and lower rates of in-hospital complications compared to OPCAB, but the midterm major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) rates were similar between the two groups.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Na Xu, Lin Jiang, Yi Yao, Jingjing Xu, Ru Liu, Huanhuan Wang, Ying Song, Lijian Gao, Zhan Gao, Xueyan Zhao, Bo Xu, Yaling Han, Jinqing Yuan
Summary: This study compares the clinical outcomes of using biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents (BP-DES) and durable polymer drug-eluting stents (DP-DES) in complex percutaneous coronary intervention (CPCI). The results show that both CPCI and non-CPCI patients have a risk of adverse events in the mid- to long-term, and the effects of BP-DES and DP-DES differ in CPCI patients.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Salvatore Giordano, Luigi Spadafora, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Marco Bernardi
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marco Bernardi, Luigi Spadafora, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tanya Mohammadi, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Martino Pepe, Stefano Bonsignore Zanghi, Marco Bernardi, Luigi Spadafora, Giacomo Frati, Mariangela Peruzzi, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Summary: This study used unsupervised machine learning methods to classify patients with acute coronary syndromes and found significant differences in clinical outcomes among different patient subsets, which could improve risk stratification and management.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Nhien Tran-Nguyen, Andrew T. T. Yan, Stephen Fremes, Piero Triverio, Laura Jimenez-Juan
Summary: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery, a common treatment for coronary artery disease, can suffer from graft failure, and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, computational fluid dynamics simulations were used to investigate the relationship between graft hemodynamics and surgical outcomes. Results showed that abnormal wall shear stress (WSS) area one month after surgery correlated with graft lumen remodeling one year after surgery, suggesting that shear-related mechanisms may play a role in post-operative graft remodeling and explain differences in failure rates between arterial and venous grafts.
ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stefano Benenati, Federico Giacobbe, Antonio Zingarelli, Fernando Macaya, Carloalberto Biole, Angelica Rossi, Marco Pavani, Giorgio Quadri, Umberto Barbero, Andrea Erriquez, Tiziana Aranzulla, Chiara Cavallino, Dario Buccheri, Cristina Rolfo, Giuseppe Patti, Nieves Gonzalo, Alessandra Chinaglia, Giuseppe Musumeci, Javier Escaned, Ferdinando Varbella, Enrico Cerrato, Italo Porto
Summary: This study investigated the optimal management of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection. The results showed that there was no significant difference in major adverse cardiovascular events between patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and those treated with medical therapy at 2-year follow-up. The choice of treatment for spontaneous coronary artery dissection is determined by clinical presentation and procedural variables.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Domitilla Gentile, Mario Iannaccone, Alaide Chieffo
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giacomo Frati, Marco Bernardi, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Saade Wael, Arturo Giordano
Summary: Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening condition associated with high mortality if not treated promptly. Limited evidence suggests that there are sex differences in type A AAD, specifically in baseline characteristics, presentation, and outcomes for women. These findings highlight the relevance of considering sex in the diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management of type A AAD.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Arturo Giordano, Andreas Schaefer, Oliver D. Bhadra, Marco Barbanti, Giuliano Costa, Sofia Sammartino, Lars Sondergaard, Ole De Backer, Marie Dalsgaard, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Carmine Musto, Massimo Fineschi, Francesco Maisano, Luca Testa, Matteo Vercellino, Andrea Berni, Gennaro Galasso, Antonio G. Cammardella, Alberto Morello, Martino Pepe, Michele Albanese, Michele Cimmino, Salvatore Giordano, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Nicola Corcione, LOSTAVI Study Grp
Summary: TAVR is an established therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis, even in patients with impaired left ventricular function. However, the clinical effectiveness of current TAVR devices in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction is uncertain.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stephen Fremes, Guillaume Marquis-Gravel, Mario F. L. Gaudino, E. Marc Jolicoeur, Sylvain Bedard, Ruth Masterson Creber, Marc Ruel, Dominique C. Vervoort, Harindra E. Wijeysundera, Michael Farkouh, Jean-Lucien Rouleau
Summary: The STICH3C trial aims to compare the efficacy and safety of CABG and PCI in patients with iLVSD and multivessel disease. This trial will provide important evidence to guide clinical practice.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Robert A. Byrne, Stephen Fremes, Davide Capodanno, Martin Czerny, Torsten Doenst, Jonathan R. Emberson, Volkmar Falk, Mario Gaudino, John J. Mcmurray, Roxana Mehran, Milan Milojevic, Miguel Sousa Uva
Summary: In October 2021, the ESC and EACTS established a task force to review the 2018 guidelines on myocardial revascularization for patients with LM disease. The task force suggested updated recommendations for revascularization modality, stating that both CABG and PCI are clinically reasonable options for stable patients with LM disease. The task force also acknowledged knowledge gaps and emphasized the need for more data.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Graziella Pompei, Gianluca Campo, Rossella Ruggiero, Diego Maffeo, Fabio Sgura, Salvatore Arrotti, Gerlando Preti, Mario Iannaccone, Andrea Erriquez, Simone Biscaglia, Paolo Sganzerla, Alessandro Capecchi, Gianluca Pignatelli, Gianni Dall'Ara, Francesco Saia, Francesco Tomassini, Cristina Rolfo, Ferdinando Varbella, Enrico Cerrato
Summary: This study investigated the safety and long-term effectiveness of resorbable magnesium scaffold (RMS) in a narrowly selected population. After a minimum follow-up of 1 year, the occurrence of vessel-oriented composite endpoints (VOCE) was significantly lower than expected. Patient-level analysis confirmed the findings of the vessel-level analysis. These results confirm the safety and performance of RMS technology.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Enrico Romagnoli, Francesco Burzotta, Rocco Vergallo, Laura Gatto, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Vito Ramazzotti, Flavio Biccire, Simone Budassi, Carlo Trani, Ziad Ali, Gregg W. Stone, Francesco Prati, CLI OPCI Project Investigators
Summary: There is no consensus on the optimal stent implantation parameters that enhance clinical outcome during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) using optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance. This study retrospectively examined the predictive accuracy of different suboptimal stent implantation definitions for long-term risk of device-oriented cardiovascular events (DoCE). The results showed that the definitions proposed by CLI-OPCI II and ILUMIEN-IV OPTIMAL PCI studies were predictive of DoCE, while the FORZA trial definition was not.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Germano Junior Ferruzzi, Angelo Silverio, Arturo Giordano, Nicola Corcione, Michele Bellino, Tiziana Attisano, Cesare Baldi, Alberto Morello, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Rodolfo Citro, Carmine Vecchione, Gennaro Galasso
Summary: This study found that the presence of moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with low flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is associated with a worse clinical outcome at 1 year. TAVR may improve MR severity in some patients, resulting in potential benefits after discharge.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tim Dong, Shubhra Sinha, Ben Zhai, Daniel P. Fudulu, Jeremy Chan, Pradeep Narayan, Andy Judge, Massimo Caputo, Arnaldo Dimagli, Umberto Benedetto, Gianni D. Angelini
Summary: This study combines EuroSCORE I and EuroSCORE II data using ensemble learning methods to predict cardiac surgery risk. The results show that both homogeneous and heterogeneous machine learning ensembles perform better than dynamic model averaging ensembles.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shubhra Sinha, Tim Dong, Arnaldo Dimagli, Hunaid A. Vohra, Chris Holmes, Umberto Benedetto, Gianni D. Angelini
Summary: This study systematically compared the in-hospital mortality risk prediction post-cardiac surgery using different approaches, including the EuroSCORE II, logistic regression, and various machine learning techniques. The results showed that machine learning techniques, such as XGBoost and random forest, had some statistical improvements over traditional models. However, the clinical impact of these improvements is currently modest.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(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)