The British Journal of Cardiology

MAY 24, 2024

Module first published: 23 September 2014 Revised module released: 01 November 2017 2nd revision released: 07 May 2020 3rd revision released: 24 May 2024 Designed to give healthcare professionals an understanding of other methods of managing heart failure, it is one of several modules in our heart failure programme.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure 52

The British Journal of Cardiology

MAY 24, 2024

Module first published: 23 September 2014 Revised module released: 01 November 2017 2nd revision released: 07 May 2020 3rd revision released: 24 May 2024 Designed to give healthcare professionals an understanding of surgical methods to manage heart failure. It is one of several modules in our heart failure programme.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We performed linear analyses to evaluate the increase in the percentage of patients receiving thrombolysis, and those treated within 45 minutes.Results:31 hospitals reported treating a total of 93,688 patients from 2014-2023. The rates of thrombolysis increased from 7.10% in 2014 to 11.8% in 2023 (p<0.001).

Thrombolysis 40

Thrombolysis Hospital Stroke Strokes 40

The British Journal of Cardiology

MAY 24, 2024

Module first published: 23 September 2014 Revised module released: 01 November 2017 2nd revision released: 07 May 2020 3rd revision released: 24 May 2024 Designed to give healthcare professionals an understanding of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). It is one of several modules in our heart failure programme.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure 52

Circulation

MARCH 3, 2024

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 10 , Page 799-799, March 5, 2024.

Article 40

Article Circulation Stroke Strokes 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Patients undergoing coronary angiography between January 2014 and December 2015 were included in the analysis. Eligible patients had at least one inpatient coronary angiogram for suspected coronary artery disease between January 2014 and December 2015.

Coronary Angiogram 64

Coronary Angiogram Coronary Artery Disease Inpatient Cardiovascular Disease 64

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 29, 2024

This was no small task given the tremendous amount of AFib-related research that had accumulated since the 2014 AFib guideline (only 76 pages) and the subsequent 2019 AFib guideline focused update (only 29 page).

AFIB 40

AFIB Atrial Fibrillation Research Article 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to evaluate the utilization and predictors of utilization of TCD in ICH and AIS hospitalizations of the USA.Methods:A retrospective cross-sectional study on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample was analyzed using the year 2003-2014. Hospitalizations with ICH, AIS, and TCD were identified using the ICD-9-CM codes 431 and 433-437.XX

Ultrasound 40

Ultrasound Stroke Strokes Hospital 40

Heart BMJ

AUGUST 26, 2024

Methods Patients with a first episode of acute pericarditis were consecutively enrolled between January 2014 and June 2022, and divided into four groups according to age (G1: 18–35 years; G2: 35–55 years; G3: 55–75 years; G4: >75 years).

Pericarditis 52

Pericarditis Chest Pain Outcomes Atrial Fibrillation 52

HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2014 a first comprehensive review of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in the pediatric BrS was published 3. Since its first description in 1992 1 much has been learned about its clinical characteristics, associated genetic changes, diagnostic strategies, and therapeutic options 2.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Sudden Cardiac Death 40

Cardiology Update

MARCH 17, 2024

Data were prospectively gathered from individuals aged 1 to under 18 years participating in the European Society of Cardiology EURObservational Research Programme Cardiomyopathy and Myocarditis long-term registry spanning from June 2014 to December 2016.

Cardiomyopathy 119

Cardiomyopathy Pediatrics Heart Failure Research 119

Open Heart

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Methods Using an electronic medical record-based database with seven tertiary hospitals in Japan, this retrospective study included 7160 patients who underwent PCI between April 2014 and March 2020 and who completed a 3-year follow-up and were divided into three groups: no HF, HF with high BNP level and HF with low BNP level.

Heart Failure 98

Heart Failure Academic Risk Factors Hospital 98

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The study aims to assess whether mortality and VT/VF events decreased in patients who received ICDs during different time periods (2007–2010, 2011–2014, and 2015–2018). Conclusion Mortality and combined outcome rates decreased gradually for ICD patients during the periods 2011–2014 and 2015–2018 compared to the initial period (2007–2010).

Defibrillator 40

Defibrillator Sudden Cardiac Death Public Health Tachycardia 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 3, 2024

Methods and Results This study included a total of 2,379 individuals aged over 40 years, and their information was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted (NHANES) in 2013–2014. The measurement of AAC was conducted through dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and assessed using the Kauppila scoring system.

Aortic 59

Aortic Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease 59

Open Heart

MARCH 13, 2024

Methods All women in the national register for CHD who had a registered first childbirth in the Swedish Pregnancy Register between 2014 and 2019 were identified. These individuals (cases) were matched by birth year and municipality to women without CHD (controls) in a 1:5 ratio.

Congenital Heart Disease 52

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Risk Factors 52

DAIC

APRIL 16, 2024

The research team analyzed deaths after PCI occurring at 39 Michigan hospitals participating in BMC2 between 2012 and 2014. This is a stark change from the 1990s when the majority of deaths were traceable to procedural complications.” Procedural complications contributed to 20% of the nearly 1,200 deaths reported during the study period.

Angioplasty 111

Angioplasty Stents Stent Heart Attack 111

Open Heart

APRIL 11, 2022

Biomarkers for iron stores (serum ferritin and serum transferrin receptor) was analysed from frozen blood samples in 2014. All hospital admissions were registered through national registers during the entire follow-up from 1993 to 2014. HRs were estimated by Cox proportional-hazard regression analyses.

Heart Disease 52

Heart Disease Outcomes Biomarkers Cardiovascular Disease 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 17, 2024

BackgroundWe investigated how childhood‐to‐adulthood perceived stress patterns predict adult cardiometabolic risk.Methods and ResultsThis study included 276 participants from the Southern California Children's Health Study (2003–2014), and a follow‐up assessment (2018–2021). years), and later self‐reported during adolescence (13.3

Blood Pressure 78

Blood Pressure Obesity 78

Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Section 2F ( 6 pages = the " short " Answer ) from my ECG-2014 Pocket Brain book provides quick written review of the AV Blocks ( This is a free download ). . = = A dditional M aterial on T oday's C ASE: — — E CG M edia P EARL # 4 ( 4:3 0 minutes Audio ) : — takes a brief look at the AV Blocks — and focuses on WHEN to suspect Mobitz I.

Blog 102

Blog Download Arrhythmia 102

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The most frequent ADC (peak ADC) and diffusion‐weighted imaging lesion volumes were assessed. The primary outcome was the 3‐month modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score.

Outcomes 74

Outcomes Stroke Strokes 74

Heart BMJ

APRIL 25, 2024

Methods This retrospective cohort study identified patients with COPD using administrative data from Alberta, Canada from 2014 to 2019. Objective To examine the risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV) events following an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Pulmonary 52

Pulmonary Heart Failure Risk Factors Arrhythmia 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The definition of BP goal attainment was established based on the guidelines outlined by the VIII Joint National Committee 2014 (JNC VIII). Methods A prospective observational study was conducted in the General Medicine Department at Karuna Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India.

Blood Pressure 64

Blood Pressure Hypertension BMI Education 64

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Incident RHF was ascertained using the INTERMACS definition at 1 and 3 months and classified as transient or persistent.

Heart Failure 78

Heart Failure Risk Factors 78

Open Heart

APRIL 30, 2024

Methods We searched the literature for all randomised controlled trials published between 2014 and 2022. In 2018, the European Society of Cardiology outlined the only COS published for PCI trials. PCI trials included were late-phase trials and must investigate coronary intervention.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes 52

Open Heart

APRIL 24, 2024

Results Data were collected in April 2012 to January 2014 and in June 2021 to December 2022. We aimed to determine the clinical characteristics which were associated with optimisation of HF pharmacological intervention in the clinic, conducting multivariate regression analysis. Statistical significance is determined at p<0.05.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction ACE Inhibitor Pharmacology 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The convolutional neural network hip accelerometer posture algorithm classified total sitting time and mean sitting bout duration from GT3X+ output.

Risk Factors 81

Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease 81

Open Heart

JANUARY 31, 2024

Methods The target trial approach was applied to the prospective observational Swiss-AF cohort, which enrolled 2415 AF patients from 2014 to 2017. We aimed to assess the empirical incremental cost-effectiveness of switching patients to DOAC compared with maintaining VKA treatment.

Quality of Life 52

Quality of Life Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Strokes 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Methods This study encompassed 2,925 participants (weighted 53,086,905) aged 60 years or older from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2011–2014. Incidence of all-cause and CVD-specific mortality was ascertained through linkage with National Death Index records until 31 December 2019.

Blood Pressure 64

Blood Pressure Hypertension 64

Open Heart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Methods and results Data for all patients admitted to hospital care for acute coronary syndromes in Slovenia (nationwide cohort) between 2014 and 2021 were obtained by merging the national hospital database, national medicines reimbursement database and population mortality registry using unique identifying numbers.

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Hospital Angina Myocardial Infarction 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

According to 2 plasma creatinine samples, we identified those suffering a postprocedural AKI within 21 days after TAVR. With 1 year of follow‐up, we compared the associated rates of dialysis treatment and death between patients with and without an AKI using multivariable Cox analysis.

Aortic valve 45

Aortic valve Aortic TAVR 45

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

JANUARY 23, 2024

The derivation data set consisted of cases performed from 2014 to 2017, and the validation data set consisted of cases performed from 2019 to 2020. kg at all Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Project on Outcomes participating centers. RESULTS:The derivation data set contained 15 224 cases, and the validation data set included 9462 cases.

Congenital Heart Disease 40

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Pediatrics 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Methods This cross-sectional study (2012–2014) used a subsample of participants ( n  = 812) of ELSA-Brasil who underwent 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring to assess systolic and diastolic BP (SBP and DBP, respectively) over 24-hour periods and sub-periods.

Blood Pressure 64

Blood Pressure BMI Obesity Chronic Disease 64

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 31, 2024

Our study aimed to identify changes in the CR program use according to the implementation of CR coverage.Methods and ResultsWe obtained data from the electronic medical records of a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea from January 2014 to February 2020.

Cardiac Rehabilitation 40

Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Education Hospital 40

Open Heart

AUGUST 21, 2023

Differences in QoL (measured using the EuroQol Research Foundation instrument) and HRU between patients in rural and urban settings were evaluated in this post hoc analysis.

Myocardial Infarction 52

Myocardial Infarction Angina Coronary Artery Disease Outcomes 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 4, 2024

Methods All patients who underwent E-CPR between January 2014 and December 2021 at the Montreal Heart Institute were included in this retrospective analysis.

Cardiac Arrest 59

Cardiac Arrest Outcomes 59

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We sought to examine the prognostic value of combining predischarge MR, TR, and TMPG to study long‐term outcomes after TEER.Methods and ResultsWe reviewed the records of 291 patients who underwent successful mitral TEER at our institution between March 2014 and June 2022.

Bicuspid/Mitral 40

Bicuspid/Mitral Outcomes Risk Factors Tricuspid 40

ECG Cases

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Although the mortality rate in patients with Coronavirus in this outbreak is less than 1% (which pales in comparison to Ebola or SARS), historically these types of outbreaks have occured every 5-6 years (SARS 2003, HINI 2009, Ebola 2014, Coronavirus 2020), so they are somewhat predictable and we should know how to prepare for them in our EDs.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Education Research 52