DAIC

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The results showed that giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later. The study was looking for improvement in functional outcomes at 90 days. those receiving argatroban averaged 5.2,

Stroke 105

Stroke Strokes Outcomes Thrombolysis 105

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The primary outcome was atherothrombotic major adverse cardiovascular events as a composite outcome of cardiovascular mortality, nonfatal stroke, and nonfatal myocardial infarction. Patients were propensity matched in a 1:1 ratio using a caliper distance of 0.2 without replacement.

Diabetes 75

Diabetes Myocardial Infarction Outcomes Stroke 75

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Analyzing acute ischemic stroke (AIS) trends and outcomes in MHO vs. metabolically healthy normal weight (MH-NW).Methods:Data Methods:Data from the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019) was analyzed to identify young MHO and MH-NW AIS patients using ICD-10 codes. The median AIS patient age was 35.

Obesity 40

Obesity Stroke Strokes Outcomes 40

DAIC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

2 Molarity assay aligns with Roches commitment to lead with science in order to develop transformational solutions that help improve patient outcomes and simplify lab operations. A focused update to the 2019 NLA scientific statement on use of lipoprotein(a) in clinical practice. 2019 Sep 10;140(11):e563-e595. J Clin Lipidol.

Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cardiovascular Disease Aortic valve Innovation Biomarkers 52

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

MAY 26, 2024

Background Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risk factors have increased rates of adverse events and mortality after hospitalization for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we attempted to identify and assess the effects of CVD on COVID-19 hospitalizations in the USA using a large national database.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Hospital Coronary Artery Disease 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aim to better understand this risk and its impact on in-hospital outcomes over a longitudinal time period in a large population based sample.Methods:We analyzed the 2000-2019 National Inpatient Sample, selecting for aneurysmal SAH (aSAH). Pregnant patients were identified.

Inpatient 40

Inpatient Aneurysm Hemorrhage Outcomes 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Obesity has been associated with an increase in the risk of stroke and poor outcomes. Trends, demographics, comorbidities, and outcomes were then compared between the two cohorts.Results:Overall Prevalence of stroke was higher in the MHO-ve cohort (2.4% p<0.001) compared to the MHO+ve cohort.

Obesity 40

Obesity Hospital Stroke Strokes 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The study found that the higher/better a person’s LE8 score was, the less likely each of these three outcomes was to occur. 2019 Aug 18;9(8):e029966. Died from heart disease. Died from something else not related to heart disease. Compared to a low LE8 score, those with a moderate score were 37% less likely to die from any cause.

Heart Disease 98

Heart Disease Obesity Blood Pressure Cholesterol 98

Circulation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The ability to track and report data from these broader aspirational targets will potentially require expansion of existing data sets, development of new data sets, and enhanced integration of technology to collect process and outcome data, as well as partnerships of the AHA with national, state, and local organizations.

Cardiac Arrest 69

Cardiac Arrest COVID-19 Defibrillator Outcomes 69

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Future research should examine the impact of specific measures of neighborhood deprivation on the racial and ethnic disparity in outcomes such as PPCM.

Cardiomyopathy 40

Cardiomyopathy Hypertension Heart Failure Pulmonary 40

DAIC

JANUARY 11, 2024

Researchers analyze primary and secondary cardiovascular outcomes in 132,784 inpatients with COVID-19 (October 8, 2020 to September 30, 2021) and 31,173 inpatients with non-COVID-19 pneumonia (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) in Korea. The results indicate a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 103

COVID-19 Hospital Thrombosis Inpatient 103

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 7, 2024

Background Redo sternotomy aortic root surgery is technically demanding, and the evidence on outcomes is mostly from retrospective, small sample, single-centre studies. We report the trend, early clinical results and outcome predictors of redo aortic root replacement over 20 years in the United Kingdom.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 69

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic Hospital Outcomes 69

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to analyze the clinical outcome of the cerebral vasospasms and characterize the racial disparities in patients with vasospasms over a 20 year period.Methods:A query of the 2000-2019 National Inpatient Sample was performed for patients admitted with cerebral vasospasm (ICD-9 435.9, 0.59), likely to have longer hospital stay (3.55

Inpatient 40

Inpatient Hemorrhage Outcomes Hospital 40

DAIC

MARCH 20, 2024

While they have yet to test this in humans, Nahrendorf said a treatment like this could be used as a preventive measure to help COVID-19 patients with pre-existing conditions, or people who are likely to have more severe outcomes from SARS-CoV-2 associated ARDS.

COVID-19 105

COVID-19 Heart Attack Heart attacks Research 105

DAIC

JULY 29, 2024

Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a new scoring model, using only prehospital resuscitation data, that accurately predicts neurological outcomes of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Adverse outcomes include severe disability, vegetative state, or death. for both groups.

Cardiac Arrest 119

Cardiac Arrest Hospital Heart Rhythm Research 119

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

The overall prevalence of arrhythmias in pregnancy is estimated at 68-166 per 100,000 pregnancy-related admissions. Arrhythmias in pregnancy are thought to be multifactorial in nature due to a combination of hemodynamic, hormonal and autonomic changes that occur during pregnancy.

Arrhythmia 40

Arrhythmia Outcomes 40

DAIC

APRIL 30, 2024

Tricuspid Valve Repair Existing literature on national surgical outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve repair or replacement is based on data from over a decade ago and may not reflect current practice results. Outcomes were worse with increasing surgical urgency, older age, dialysis dependence, and multiple reoperations.

TAVR 111

TAVR Aortic valve Tricuspid Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 111

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Objective This study aims to present the midterm outcomes of surgical correction of the anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). Methods This is a retrospective study of patients undergoing anomalous origin of the LCA from the pulmonary artery repair between 2010 and 2019. at 10 years; p = 0.096).

Pulmonary 52

Pulmonary Outcomes Hospital Research 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Racial disparities in stroke prevalence and outcomes have been well documented in previous studies, but there is not sufficient data based on post-menopausal women. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP120-ATP120, February 1, 2024. Demographics were analyzed after stratifying the population by race. were white, 16.5%

Hospital 40

Hospital Stroke Strokes Inpatient 40

CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The reigning ATTR-CM drug is Pfizers Vyndaqel (tafamidis), which entered the scene unchallenged in 2019, and although it was first, new research has suggested it might not be the best. With diagnostics and awareness improving, analysts now estimate the ATTR-CM treatment could become a $15-20B market. after 65 months.

Innovation 59

Innovation Heart Failure Research Outcomes 59

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:The paucity of large-scale data exploring the effect of prior bariatric surgery on recurrent stroke outcomes in elderly obese stroke survivors led us to address the gap, with an emphasis on the risk of recurrent stroke and its trends.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted using National Inpatient Sample data from 2016-2019.

Obesity 40

Obesity Inpatient Stroke Strokes 40

Open Heart

MAY 23, 2024

Background and aims Pre-eclampsia complicates 3–5% of pregnancies worldwide and is associated with adverse outcomes for the mother and the offspring. Pre-eclampsia and heart failure have common risk factors, including hypertension, obesity and diabetes. It is not known whether heart failure increases the risk of pre-eclampsia.

Heart Disease 98

Heart Disease Heart Failure Risk Factors Obesity 98

Open Heart

AUGUST 30, 2024

Objective To describe the impact of the pandemic on blood pressure screening and hypertension management based on a national quality of care scheme (Quality and Outcomes Framework, QOF) across key demographic, regional and clinical subgroups. million NHS patients registered at general practices (March 2019 to March 2023).

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Blood Pressure Hypertension Outcomes 52

Open Heart

JANUARY 18, 2024

We aimed to investigate whether preprocedural HFA-PEFF score could be used to predict clinical outcomes in patients with AF who underwent catheter ablation (CA). years) from July 2011 to December 2019 were included in this retrospective study. HFpEF was defined as an HFA-PEFF score ≥5.

Atrial Fibrillation 52

Atrial Fibrillation Preserved Ejection Fraction Ablation Outcomes 52

Open Heart

JUNE 6, 2023

In a large cohort of adults with moderate or greater MR, we aimed to describe the prevalence and severity of PHT and assess its influence on outcomes. Methods In this retrospective study, we analysed the National Echocardiography Database of Australia (data from 2000 to 2019). years, IQR 1.3–6.2

Bicuspid/Mitral 52

Bicuspid/Mitral Pulmonary Hypertension Outcomes 52

HCPLive

APRIL 11, 2024

24 examining trends in incidence and outcomes of emergency department visits related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from 2006 to 2019. Ahmad Masri, MD, MS, discusses a study from ACC.24

Cardiomyopathy 52

Cardiomyopathy Outcomes 52

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves cardiovascular outcomes and reduces mortality, but less is known about the relative benefit of intensive CR (ICR) which incorporates greater lifestyle education through 72 sessions (versus 36 in CR). female).

Cardiac Rehabilitation 40

Cardiac Rehabilitation Medicare Outcomes Hospital 40

Cardiovascular Diabetology

AUGUST 6, 2024

Cox proportional survival analysis was used to assess outcomes where cardioprotective GLD (any of Sodium Glucose Lowering Transport 2 receptor inhibitors [SGLT2i] and Glucagon Like Peptide Receptor Agonists [GLP-1 RA]) served as a reference. 1.00, p = 0.045), while 1-year mortality was unchanged.

Coronary Artery Disease 98

Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure 98

Open Heart

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We sought to investigate the association between preoperative and postoperative haematological parameters and clinical outcomes in TAVI patients at mid-term follow-up. Methods In the present study, consecutive patients (N=908) who underwent TAVI at the Cleveland Clinic between 2017 and 2019 with available complete blood counts were studied.

Aortic valve 52

Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

However, the impact of NOACs on clinical outcomes in real-world practice remains ambiguous. The primary outcome was a composite of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, and all-cause mortality. Between 2011 and 2019, there was a significant decrease in the 1-year incidence of the primary composite outcome from 28.3%

Atrial Fibrillation 40

Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes Stroke Strokes 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Adults (18) with AIS were compared based on admission date: Pre-COVID period (1/1/2019 12/31/2019) vs. COVID period (3/1/2020 3/1/2021). Stroke severity and outcomes also differed between time periods. hematologic disorders or arterial dissection); 5) cryptogenic stroke. vs. 21.2%, p=0.02) during the COVID period.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Stroke Strokes Outcomes 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) dramatically improves clinical outcomes, but the final infarct volume (FIV) on MRI only accounts for a minority of the treatment effect. Consecutive anterior circulation EVT patients were included from 2018-2019 who achieved successful reperfusion (mTICI 2b). per 1mL; 95%CI: 0.98-1.00;

Biomarkers 40

Biomarkers Outcomes Circulation Stroke 40

DAIC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

“Fortunately, atrial fibrillation is preventable, and early detection and appropriate treatment can substantially reduce its adverse outcomes,” he said. percent of the patients treated between 2005 and 2009 to 6.82% of the patients treated between 2015 and 2019.

Atrial Fibrillation 92

Atrial Fibrillation Quality of Life Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease 92

DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

Survival outcomes were equivalent between MAG and SAG for patients aged 80 years or older, and those with severe heart failure , renal failure, peripheral vascular disease, or obesity. Notably, MAG showed superior survival for patients with a BMI less than 40, whereas patients with a BMI of 40 or higher had superior survival with SAG.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 105

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Research BMI Obesity 105

Stroke Journal

APRIL 3, 2024

Steno-occlusive changes in the posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) may contribute to worsened outcomes in patients with MMD; however, there is little information on the incidence and natural history of posterior circulation MMD (PCMMD). Demographics, perioperative outcomes, and radiological phenotypes were recorded for 770 patients.

Circulation 40

Circulation Outcomes Academic Atherosclerosis 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This study evaluates the outcomes in patients admitted for HF with and without hyperkalemia.Methods:We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) from 2016-2019, extracting adult patients with a primary diagnosis of HF who were admitted between January and November of each year. vs. 2.5%, p < 0.001). 2], p<0.001).Conclusion:Hyperkalemia

Inpatient 40

Inpatient Heart Failure Outcomes Cardiac Arrest 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:Stroke patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the United States have limited stroke recovery and reduced post-stroke neurological care.Objective:Identify 90-day stroke outcomes using the modified Rankin Score (mRS) for patients discharged from Methodist Hospital with LEP. There were 55 identified as LEP.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Thrombolysis Document Outpatient 40