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https://read.qxmd.com/read/37726167/role-of-coronary-computed-tomography-angiography-to-optimise-percutaneous-coronary-intervention-outcomes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Frederic Bouisset, Hirofumi Ohashi, Daniele Andreini, Carlos Collet
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 19, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37722825/aetiology-ejection-fraction-and-mortality-in-chronic-heart-failure-a-mediation-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Josef Fritz, Katrin Belovari, Hanno Ulmer, Marc-Michael Zaruba, Moritz Messner, Maria Ungericht, Uwe Siebert, Frank Ruschitzka, Axel Bauer, Gerhard Poelzl
OBJECTIVE: Clinical decision making in chronic heart failure (CHF) is based primarily on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and only secondarily on aetiology of the underlying disease. Our aim was to investigate the mediating role of LVEF in the relationship between aetiology and mortality. METHODS: Using data of 2056 Austrian patients with CHF (mean age 57.2 years; mean follow-up 8.8 years), effects of aetiology on LVEF and overall mortality were estimated using multivariable-adjusted linear and Cox regression models...
September 18, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37714697/qrs-complex-and-t-wave-planarity-for-the-efficacy-prediction-of-automatic-implantable-defibrillators
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Katerina Hnatkova, Irena Andršová, Tomáš Novotný, Bert Vanderberk, David Sprenkeler, Juhani Junttila, Tobias Reichlin, Simon Schlögl, Marc A Vos, Tim Friede, Axel Bauer, Heikki V Huikuri, Rik Willems, Georg Schmidt, Christian Sticherling, Markus Zabel, Marek Malik
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that in recipients of primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), the non-planarity of ECG vector loops predicts (a) deaths despite ICD protection and (b) appropriate ICD shocks. METHODS: Digital pre-implant ECGs were collected in 1948 ICD recipients: 21.4% females, median age 65 years, 61.5% ischaemic heart disease (IHD). QRS and T wave three-dimensional loops were constructed using singular value decomposition that allowed to measure the vector loop planarity...
September 15, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37678891/long-term-cardiac-follow-up-of-athletes-infected-with-sars-cov-2-after-resumption-of-elite-level-sports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juliette C van Hattum, Joëlle J N Daems, Sjoerd M Verwijs, Leonoor V Wismans, Maarten A van Diepen, Maarten Groenink, S Matthijs Boekholdt, R Nils Planken, Adrienne van Randen, Alexander Hirsch, Maarten H Moen, Yigal M Pinto, Arthur A M Wilde, Harald T Jørstad
OBJECTIVE: Longitudinal consequences and potential interactions of COVID-19 and elite-level sports and exercise are unclear. Therefore, we determined the long-term detrimental cardiac effects of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the highest level of sports and exercise. METHODS: This prospective controlled study included elite athletes from the Evaluation of Lifetime participation in Intensive Top-level sports and Exercise cohort. Athletes infected with SARS-CoV-2were offered structured, additional cardiovascular screenings, including cardiovascular MRI (CMR)...
September 7, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37673655/associations-between-air-pollution-and-the-risk-of-first-admission-and-multiple-readmissions-for-cardiovascular-diseases
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shiyu Zhang, Lan Chen, Zhengmin Min Qian, Dan Li, Miao Cai, Chongjian Wang, Zilong Zhang, Michael G Vaughn, Amy E Keith, Haitao Li, Hualiang Lin
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the associations between air pollutants and the risk of admission and multiple readmission events for cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS: A total of 285 009 participants free of CVD at baseline from the UK Biobank were included in this analysis. Four major cardiovascular admission events were identified during the follow-up: chronic ischaemic heart disease (CIHD), cerebrovascular disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure...
September 6, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37673654/biomarkers-in-heart-failure-a-focus-on-natriuretic-peptides
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohamed Eltayeb, Iain Squire, Shirley Sze
While progress has been made in the management of most aspects of cardiovascular disease, the incidence and prevalence of heart failure (HF) remains high. HF affects around a million people in the UK and has a worse prognosis than most cancers. Patients with HF are often elderly with complex comorbidities, making accurate assessment of HF challenging. A timely diagnosis and initiation of evidence-based treatments are key to prevent hospitalisation and improve outcomes in this population. Biomarkers have dramatically impacted the way patients with HF are evaluated and managed...
September 6, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37666649/inequities-in-access-and-use-of-automated-external-defibrillators
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EDITORIAL
Alexander H Maass
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 4, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37666648/roles-for-cardiologists-in-government-research-councils-and-regulatory-sectors
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Liesl Zühlke, Jennifer Franke, Martin R Cowie
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 4, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37666647/beta-blockers-and-renin-angiotensin-system-inhibitors-for-takotsubo-syndrome-recurrence-a-network-meta-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Francesco Santoro, Scott Sharkey, Rodolfo Citro, Tetsuji Miura, Luca Arcari, Jose Angel Urbano-Moral, Thomas Stiermaier, Ivan Javier Nuñez-Gil, Angelo Silverio, Nicola Di Nunno, Ilaria Ragnatela, Rosa Cetera, Junichi Nishida, Ingo Eitel, Natale Daniele Brunetti
INTRODUCTION: Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is an acute heart failure syndrome, featured by transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Recurrences of TTS are not infrequent and there is no standard preventive therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate in a network meta-analysis if beta-blockers (BB) and ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEi/ARBs), in combination or not, can effectively prevent TTS recurrences. METHODS: We performed a systematic network meta-analysis, using MEDLINE/EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for clinical studies published between January 2010 and September 2022...
September 4, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37657915/correspondence-on-prevalence-of-pulmonary-hypertension-in-aortic-regurgitation-and-its-influence-on-outcomes-by-ratwatte-et-al
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LETTER
Hector I Michelena, Vidhu Anand, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Patricia A Pellikka
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 1, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37657914/association-between-catheter-ablation-of-atrial-fibrillation-and-mortality-or-stroke
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Finn Akerström, Julie Hutter, Emmanouil Charitakis, Fariborz Tabrizi, Fahd Asaad, Hamid Bastani, Tara Bourke, Frieder Braunschweig, Nikola Drca, Anders Englund, Leif Friberg, Per Insulander, Anders Hassel Jönsson, Göran Kennebäck, Astrid Paul-Nordin, Bita Sadigh, Ott Saluveer, Serkan Saygi, Jonas Schwieler, Emma Svennberg, Jari Tapanainen, Yusuf Türkmen, Mats Jensen-Urstad
OBJECTIVE: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation effectively reduces symptomatic burden. However, its long-term effect on mortality and stroke is unclear. We investigated if patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo catheter ablation have lower risk for all-cause mortality or stroke than patients who are managed medically. METHODS: We retrospectively included 5628 consecutive patients who underwent first-time catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation between 2008 and 2018 at three major Swedish electrophysiology units...
September 1, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37657913/response-to-correspondence-on-prevalence-of-pulmonary-hypertension-in-aortic-regurgitation-and-its-influence-on-outcomes-by-michelena-et-al
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LETTER
Seshika Ratwatte, David S Celermajer
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
September 1, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37648437/temporal-trends-in-mortality-of-aortic-dissection-and-rupture-in-the-uk-japan-the-usa-and-canada
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Makoto Hibino, Subodh Verma, Craig M Jarret, Junichi Shimamura, Raj Verma, Hiromi Hibino, Cristian R Baeza, Dagfinn Aune, Bobby Yanagawa, Akihiko Usui, Christoph A Nienaber, Marc P Pelletier
OBJECTIVE: Aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm rupture are aortic emergencies and their clinical outcomes have improved over the past two decades; however, whether this has translated into lower mortality across countries remains an open question. The purpose of this study was to compare mortality trends from aortic dissection and rupture between the UK, Japan, the USA and Canada. METHODS: We analysed the WHO mortality database to determine trends in mortality from aortic dissection and rupture in four countries from 2000 to 2019...
August 30, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37648436/optimal-antiplatelet-strategy-following-coronary-artery-bypass-grafting-a-meta-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ankit Agrawal, Ashwin Kumar, Muhammad Majid, Osamah Badwan, Aro Daniela Arockiam, Joseph El Dahdah, Alveena B Syed, Mary Schleicher, Grant W Reed, Paul C Cremer, Brian P Griffin, Venu Menon, Tom Kai Ming Wang
OBJECTIVE: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an established revascularisation strategy for multivessel and left main coronary artery disease. Although aspirin is routinely recommended for patients with CABG, the optimal antiplatelet regimen after CABG remains unclear. We evaluated the efficacies and risks of different antiplatelet regimens (dual (DAPT) versus single (SAPT), and dual with clopidogrel (DAPT-C) versus dual with ticagrelor or prasugrel (DAPT-T/P)) after CABG. METHODS: We followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and performed a comprehensive literature search using PubMed, Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials...
August 30, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37643771/role-of-lipoprotein-a-concentrations-in-bioprosthetic-aortic-valve-degeneration
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juan M Farina, Chieh-Ju Chao, Milagros Pereyra, Michael Roarke, Ebram F Said, Timothy Barry, Said Alsidawi, Kristen Sell-Dottin, John P Sweeney, David F Fortuin, Chadi Ayoub, Steven J Lester, Jae K Oh, Reza Arsanjani, Francois Marcotte
OBJECTIVES: Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is associated with an increased incidence of native aortic stenosis, which shares similar pathological mechanisms with bioprosthetic aortic valve (bAV) degeneration. However, evidence regarding the role of Lp(a) concentrations in bAV degeneration is lacking. This study aims to evaluate the association between Lp(a) concentrations and bAV degeneration. METHODS: In this retrospective multicentre study, patients who underwent a bAV replacement between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2020 and had a Lp(a) measurement were included...
August 29, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37640454/automated-external-defibrillator-location-and-socioeconomic-deprivation-in-great-britain
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thomas Burgoine, David Austin, Jianhua Wu, Tom Quinn, Pam Shurmer, Chris P Gale, Chris Wilkinson
OBJECTIVE: The early use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) improves outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We investigated AED access across Great Britain (GB) according to socioeconomic deprivation. METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study using AED location data from The Circuit: the national defibrillator network led by the British Heart Foundation in partnership with the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, Resuscitation Council UK and St John Ambulance...
August 28, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37640453/disease-specific-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-the-cardiovascular-manifestations-of-fabry-disease-a-systematic-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christopher Orsborne, Nicholas Black, Josephine H Naish, Peter Woolfson, Anna B Reid, Matthias Schmitt, Ana Jovanovic, Christopher A Miller
OBJECTIVE: The cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease are common and represent the leading cause of death. Disease-specific therapy, including enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and chaperone therapy (migalastat), is recommended for patients exhibiting cardiovascular involvement, but its efficacy for modulating cardiovascular disease expression and optimal timing of initiation remains to be fully established. We therefore aimed to systematically review and evaluate the effectiveness of disease-specific therapy compared with placebo, and to no intervention, for the cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease...
August 28, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37607813/exercise-electrocardiography-for-pre-test-assessment-of-the-likelihood-of-coronary-artery-disease
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Laust Dupont Rasmussen, Samuel Emil Schmidt, Juhani Knuuti, David E Newby, Trisha Singh, Koen Nieman, Tjebbe W Galema, Christiaan Vrints, Morten Bøttcher, Simon Winther
OBJECTIVES: To develop a tool including exercise electrocardiography (ExECG) for patient-specific clinical likelihood estimation of patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: An ExECG-weighted clinical likelihood (ExECG-CL) model was developed in a training cohort of patients with suspected obstructive CAD undergoing ExECG. Next, the ExECG-CL model was applied in a CAD validation cohort undergoing ExECG and clinically driven invasive coronary angiography and a prognosis validation cohort and compared with the risk factor-weighted clinical likelihood (RF-CL) model for obstructive CAD discrimination and prognostication, respectively...
August 22, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37607812/management-of-secondary-mitral-regurgitation-from-drugs-to-devices
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cara Barnes, Harish Sharma, James Gamble, Sam Dawkins
Severe secondary mitral regurgitation carries a poor prognosis with one in five patients dying within 12 months of diagnosis. Fortunately, there are now a number of safe and effective therapies available to improve outcomes. Here, we summarise the most up-to-date treatments. Optimal guideline-directed medical therapy is the mainstay therapy and has been shown to reduce the severity of mitral regurgitation in 40-45% of patients. Rapid medication titration protocols reduce heart failure hospitalisation and facilitate earlier referral for device therapy...
August 22, 2023: Heart
https://read.qxmd.com/read/37607811/sleep-disordered-breathing-and-cardiovascular-disease-who-and-why-to-test-and-how-to-intervene
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ali Vazir, Chris J Kapelios
Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is common in individuals with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly those with heart failure (HF). There are two main types of SDB, central sleep apnoea (CSA) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) which frequently overlap as mixed SDB. Investigating for SDB could be considered in patients with excessive daytime sleepiness, male sex, high body mass index, low ejection fraction, atrial fibrillation (AF), in patients with no dipping blood pressure pattern, recurrent paroxysms of nocturnal dyspnoea or when an apnoea is witnessed...
August 22, 2023: Heart
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