Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Qualifying events were captured from May 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 and ICR/CR utilization captured from May 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020. Dose-response was assessed by the number of days attended.Results:From 2016 to 2019, 1 277 358 unique patients met at least one qualifying indication for ICR/CR from 2016 to 2019.

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Methods We analyzed the data from National Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2020 and assessed the impact of COVID-19 infection and the COVID-19 pandemic (year 2020) on in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS) and hospitalization costs.P Results There were 1 050 905 hospitalizations with STEMI, and there was an 8.2%

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

BackgroundWe aimed to develop an administrative model to profile the performance on the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting across hospitals in China.Methods and ResultsThis retrospective study was based on the Chinese Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) from 2016 to 2020. P<0.001).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this study, we aim to analyze the MHO trends and outcomes with respect to Stroke.Methods:We queried the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019) to identify Stroke hospitalizations in the elderly population (%E2%89%A565 years) with vs without MHO by using ICD-10 codes after excluding patients with Hypertension, analyze, and Diabetes Mellitus.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Simultaneously, the US healthcare system has undergone a period of rapid consolidation with large hospital systems purchasing smaller hospitals and physician practices, an evolution termed vertical integration (VI). In 2016, 29% of VI stroke transfer network dyads had 1 transfer with EVT compared to only 17% of non-VI dyads.

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CardiacWire

APRIL 26, 2024

The researchers analyzed data from 7,970 VA patients who were diagnosed with HFpEF between 2002 to 2016, and didn’t have known ASCVD or a history of statin use at baseline. This new study looked to further establish statins’ HFpEF impact.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Methods:Data from the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019) was analyzed to identify young MHO and MH-NW AIS patients using ICD-10 codes. Most were hospitalized in southern US urban teaching hospitals. The in-hospital mortality rate was significantly lower in MHO patients (6.0%

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This study examined trends in their use from 2016 to 2021, the relationship between them, and associated patient demographics and outcomes.Methods:National inpatient Sample (NIS) (n=798,712) was analyzed. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 6.96%.Conclusions:Both In non-MT patients, DHC odds also increased (ORs 1.82-2.04,

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The American Journal of Cardiology

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Publication date: Available online 23 October 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Amier Haidar, Aryan Gajjar, Rushi V. Parikh, Peyman Benharash, Gregg C. Fonarow, Karol Watson, Jack Needleman, Boback Ziaeian

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Cardiology Update

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In this extensive hospital-based investigation spanning 2005 to 2016, researchers analyzed data from 8,285 patients undergoing right heart catheterization, the study reveals a concerning association: higher body mass index (BMI) correlates with deteriorating right ventricular function. Original article: Circ Heart Fail.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

From 2016 to 2019, CUD among stroke survivors rose from 0.24% to 0.37%. The uptrend was observed across genders, racial groups (except Asians and Native Americans), income quartiles, hospital regions, and in cohorts with and without anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, and tobacco use. vs. 28.4%).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

Introduction The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in selected patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is an established method if return of spontaneous circulation cannot be achieved.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) are crucial in serving uninsured, underinsured, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, who often face financial limitations and resource shortages compared to their counterparts. Hospitals were ranked based on the percentage of patients with safety-net features. 1.51) (Figure 2).Conclusions:Patients

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Safety-net hospitals (SNHs) are crucial in serving uninsured, underinsured, and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, who often face financial limitations and resource shortages compared to their counterparts. Hospitals were ranked based on the percentage of patients with safety-net features. 1.51) (Figure 2).Conclusions:Patients

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Open Heart

JANUARY 24, 2022

Participants were followed up for hospital-diagnosed AF, confirmed by electrocardiography, from 1994-95 through 2016. Methods This prospective study followed 2479 participants (52.4% female), free from known cardiac pathology, for median 20.2 to 0.93).

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We used logistic regression to determine the relationship between screening rates of syphilis and patient age and race.Results:Between 2016-2020, there were 5,653 stroke admissions without established infection. between 2016-2019, but then dropped to 1.02% in 2020. Annual screening rates increased from 0.44% to 2.5%

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:In-hospital strokes are estimated to account for 2-17% of all strokes. In addition, in-hospital strokes often result in delayed symptom recognition and slower coordination of stroke team response. In addition, in-hospital strokes often result in delayed symptom recognition and slower coordination of stroke team response.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:In-hospital strokes are estimated to account for 2-17% of all strokes. In addition, in-hospital strokes often result in delayed symptom recognition and slower coordination of stroke team response. In addition, in-hospital strokes often result in delayed symptom recognition and slower coordination of stroke team response.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

We compared outcomes of Impella and IABP for LVU during VA‐ECMO.Methods and ResultsUsing the Nationwide Readmissions Database between 2016 and 2020, we analyzed outcomes in 3 groups of patients with cardiogenic shock requiring VA‐ECMO based on LVU strategies: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) only, ECMO with IABP, and ECMO with Impella.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Led by a cardiology research team based at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) results demonstrate a survival rate of 71% in patients whose heart attack was complicated by cardiogenic shock and were treated with the protocol. Patients were enrolled between July 2016 and December 2020.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:The recognition of in-hospital strokes (IHS) and their subsequent interventions remain challenging. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP148-AWP148, February 1, 2024. IHS do not have guideline-based efficiency metrics established. Only 1 in 5 IHS receive treatment within 60 minutes of symptom recognition time (SRT).

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 11, 2025

This study aims to evaluate ruralurban disparities in the management and outcomes of patients hospitalized with CIED infections. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using the National Readmissions Database (NRD) from 2016 to 2021. Hospital location was categorized as urban or rural based on the Urban Influence Codes.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 1972, he began his cardiology residency at the University of Rouen, and in 1976 spent a year in an interventional cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Hospital is Los Angeles. Cribier obtained his medical degree from the University of Paris, where he completed his early residency training.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

AUGUST 4, 2024

This study analyzes the association between the hospital policy on local anesthesia (LA) versus general anesthesia, and the outcome of elective CEA in German hospitals.MethodsThis retrospective analysis is based on the nationwide German statutory carotid quality assurance database for the years 2012 to 2016.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

However, little is known about real-world differences in transient ischemic attack (TIA) hospitalizations and outcomes between men and women.METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of the 2016 to 2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database in the United States. Adult patients hospitalized for TIA were included.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We compared in-hospital outcomes based on the presence versus absence of Group 2 PH. Multivariable regression models were used to adjust for confounders.Results:Among 182,308 AMI hospitalizations, 364 (0.2%) had a secondary diagnosis of Group 2 PH. The primary outcome was 30-day readmissions. 1.36, p=0.002).

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Stroke Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study among 86 635 emergency hospital admissions for stroke across 10 hospitals in 3 cities (Jinhua, Hangzhou, and Zhoushan) in Zhejiang province, China, between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We explored the US national claims database to explore trends in presentation (transferred vs direct presentation) and their outcomes for EVT hospitalizations using a nationally representative sample.MethodsNational Inpatient Sample database was retrospectively explored from 2016 to 2020 for stroke hospitalizations with EVT.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With growing evidence supporting the role of percutaneous interventions for the treatment of significant TR, understanding these disparities is more crucial than ever.Methods:Data was extracted from the National Inpatient Sample 2016 - 2020 Database. STATA 16 software was used for analysis.Results:Mean age of HF patients with TR was 71.3

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We describe hospital‐level variability in diagnostic testing and IS subtyping in a large nationwide registry.Methods and ResultsWe used the GWTG‐Stroke (Get With The Guidelines–Stroke) registry to identify patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute IS at 1906 hospitals between January 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 12, 2024

For AIS, we calculated (1) the proportion of White patients at the hospital, (2) the proportional difference in the proportion of White patients between hospital patients and the county, and (3) provider care segregation by the dissimilarity index for ET cases.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The hospitals were grouped into quartiles based on the volume of MT procedures performed within the calendar year. Background:Hospitals with higher procedure volume are more likely to have lower rates of death or disability, with most neurovascular surgical and endovascular procedures.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Comorbid active cancer among in-hospital onset acute ischemic stroke (IHS) is increasing. Good functional outcome at discharge (31% in each group, p=1.000) and the in-hospital mortality (29% in the IHS-AC group, 21% in the IHS-nonAC group, p=0.225) were similar in both groups.

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The American Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 19, 2024

Publication date: Available online 18 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Bekure B. Siraw, Parth Patel, Abdulrahim Y. Mehadi, Eli A. Zaher, Yordanos T.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Understanding the association with acute myocarditis (AMC) is crucial for preemptive management strategies and improving patient outcomes.Methods:We identified and compared adults (>18 years) with SID vs. non-SID patients hospitalized with AMC using the National In-patient sample database from 2016-2020.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This study evaluates the impact of socioeconomic status (SES), determined by residential ZIP codes, on stroke outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy.Methods:This study is a retrospective analysis based on a prospectively maintained database of 697 patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy between 2016 and 2023.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Abstract Background and Aims Patients who experience hospitalizations due to heart failure (HF) face a significant risk of readmission and mortality. Methods We studied all adults admitted for a first HF hospitalization from 2016 to 2020 in France's Grand Est region. Results Among 67 476 admitted patients (mean age 80.3 ± 11.3 years,

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