DAIC

MARCH 14, 2025

AlloSure Heart, available for patients aged 15 years and older since 2020, is now clinically validated and commercially available for use in pediatric patients under 15, including infants. Short-term clinical outcomes and predicted cost savings of dd-cfDNA-led surveillance after pediatric heart transplantation. Clin Transplant.

Heart Transplant 87

Heart Transplant Transplant Pediatrics Quality of Life 87

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of CHD contribute to enhanced neonatal outcomes and survival rates; however, there is a shortage of proficient examiners in remote regions. Articles were retrieved based on PRISMA Flow 2020 and inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Congenital Heart Disease 52

Congenital Heart Disease Heart Disease Ultrasound Congenital 52

Stroke Journal

MARCH 21, 2024

BACKGROUND:Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) describe health status from the perspective of the patient. Using the trial’s primary publication and protocol, we abstracted key study characteristics including all primary and secondary outcome measures. Only 1 trial used a PROM as a primary outcome.

Strokes 40

Strokes Stroke Outcomes Quality of Life 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 10, 2025

They concluded, "Our findings increase confidence in the normal automated GE Marquette 12 SL ECG software interpretation to predict a benign outcome. Smith comment: this is a very stupid outcome measure) What if we use that methodology for the ECG above? What is the gold standard for ECG interpretation: patient outcome!!!

Chest Pain 89

Chest Pain Outcomes STEMI Electrocardiogram 89

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The primary outcome was the ordinal 90-day modified Rankin Scale score (0, no symptoms, to 6, death).RESULTS:Among CONCLUSIONS:In patients with acute large infarcts, EVT was associated with improved functional outcomes compared with MM in patients with moderate stroke.

Outcomes 67

Outcomes Strokes Stroke Circulation 67

Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 8, 2024

BackgroundRacial and ethnic minority groups are at a higher stroke risk and have poor poststroke outcomes. fold increase in reporting between 2010 and 2020. Trials were reviewed for availability of published results, data on race and ethnicity distribution, and trial characteristics. Overall, 60.1% White patients represented 65.0%

Strokes 40

Strokes Stroke Outcomes 40

Dr. Paddy Barrett

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Outcome over process, in my view, works best here. 2020 Apr;16(4):223-237. Most people with high blood pressure will be treated with an ACE inhibitor, ARB, calcium channel blocker or a diuretic. There are others also. But in my view, what matters most is not the choice of medication but that the target blood pressure is achieved.

Blood Pressure 88

Blood Pressure ACE Inhibitor Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease 88

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, due to a presumed good disease outcome, fatality rates of SVT in adults (above 25 years) are yet to be explored.Aim:This study aims to shed light on the mortality trends of SVT in the adult population across the United States from 1999 to 2020.Methodology:The in adults (above 25 years) from 1999 to 2020. in 1999 to 0.5

Tachycardia 40

Tachycardia Circulation Research Outcomes 40

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

LE involves significant risk, and patient demographics and outcome trends can inform clinical practice and patient management. Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) extraction is necessary for patients with infected or malfunctioning leads.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes 40

Circulation

APRIL 7, 2025

BACKGROUND:Despite reported racial disparities between Black and White adults in short-term outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysmal intervention, there is a paucity of literature aimed at understanding long-term disparities. The cumulative incidence of the primary outcome was 72.9% (95% CI, 71.8%73.9%)

Aneurysm 45

Aneurysm Medicare Aortic Outcomes 45

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Methods From January 2018 to December 2020, 947 patients with mitral valve surgery in our department were selected. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of different time periods of surgery in the morning, afternoon and evening on the short-term and long-term results of mitral valve surgery.

Bicuspid/Mitral 69

Bicuspid/Mitral Outcomes Aortic Hospital 69

Open Heart

JUNE 5, 2024

We aimed to investigate the prevalence and outcomes of patients with SMuRF-less ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with those with SMuRFs. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included in-hospital and 30-day events. Secondary outcomes included in-hospital and 30-day events.

Cardiogenic Shock 52

Cardiogenic Shock Myocardial Infarction Outcomes Coronary Artery Disease 52

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

Open Heart

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of preoperative imaging and haemodynamic data derived from echocardiography (ECHO), cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and right heart catheterisation (RHC) with postoperative outcomes following TVS. The primary outcome was a composite of mortality and congestive heart failure at 1 year.

Tricuspid 52

Tricuspid Outcomes Congenital Heart Disease Congenital 52

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In this study, we looked for the occurrence of AMI and its effects on hospital outcomes among COVID-19 patients. Methods Data from the 2020 California State Inpatient Database was used retrospectively. The odds of adverse outcomes such as mortality (aOR 3.90, 95% CI: 3.48–4.36), Mortality (43.2%

COVID-19 52

COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Hospital ICU 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Methods:We analyzed data on Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged ≥65 years hospitalized with AIS from April 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. We used US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2020 Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and compared demographic and clinical features by SVI tertiles (low 0-0.33, moderate 0.34-0.66,

Medicare 40

Medicare COVID-19 Hospital Strokes 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

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

European Journal of Heart Failure

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ABSTRACT Aims Heart failure outcomes remain poor despite advances in therapy. The European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure III Registry (ESC HF III Registry) aims to characterize HF clinical features and outcomes and to assess implementation of guideline-recommended therapy in Europe and other ESC affiliated countries.

Heart Failure 75

Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction Quality of Life Biomarkers 75

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Patients and methods From December 2009 to June 2020, 388 elective patients were included in our retrospective study. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to adjust for selection bias and to estimate treatment effects on short- and long-term outcomes. vs. n  = 30/8.0%, p  = 0.012), fewer transfusions (0.93

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 64

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Myocardial Infarction Outcomes Stroke 64

The British Journal of Cardiology

MARCH 7, 2024

We assessed outcomes following mitral valvular surgery in a tertiary referral centre with a dedicated mitral multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Between 2016 and 2020, 395 patients with mitral valvular disease were discussed at MDT. International guidelines recommend ‘heart teams’ as the preferred method for decision-making.

Bicuspid/Mitral 52

Bicuspid/Mitral Outcomes Stenosis Hospital 52

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to compare in-hospital mortality and predictors in stroke patients with secondary rheumatological conditions.Methods:Using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), we identified patients ≥18 admitted for stroke (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020), stratified into RA, SLE, scleroderma, or vasculitides groups using ICD-10-CM codes.

Inpatient 40

Inpatient Strokes Stroke Coronary Artery Disease 40

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

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Since its first Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2016, there has been a significant uptrend in the utilization of leadless pacemakers (LL-PPM).

Pacemaker 40

Pacemaker Outcomes 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Critical evaluation of the quality of the studies included in the review was performed with the Checklists of the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Strokes 75

Strokes Stroke Quality of Life Outcomes 75

The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

We present the cumulative percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data of all comers (stable angina and acute coronary syndromes [ACS]) who presented to Hadi Clinic between January 2018 and December 2020. A total of 567 patients underwent coronary catheterisation for the three-year period between January 2018 and December 2020.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Cardiogenic Shock Angina STEMI 40

DAIC

APRIL 25, 2024

Clinical outcomes in peripheral vascular disease have consistently been shown to benefit from accurate intravascular measurements, yet adoption has been limited by the additional procedure time and training required to interpret images" noted S. 2020 Mar;32(3):99-103. J Invasive Cardiol. 2 Yost, Mary L.,

Ultrasound 111

Ultrasound Technology Outcomes 111

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

CHD admissions remained stable from 2016 to 2020. Heart transplant rates were low but increased slightly in 2020 for patients without CHD, with DV and SV CHD patients showing fluctuating rates peaking in 2018 and 2019, then declining in 2020. Patients without CHD were older (mean age 71.5 years) and SV-CHD (mean age 17.9

Cardiogenic Shock 40

Cardiogenic Shock Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure Congenital 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our study aims to describe the trends and outcomes of patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) using a Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.Methods:We examined the 2016-2020 NIS database, focusing on patients aged 18 years and older with a primary SAH discharge diagnosis.

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Hemorrhage Outcomes Inpatient 40

DAIC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the U.S. and Canada.

Open-Heart Surgery 105

Open-Heart Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Hospital Academic 105

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MAY 29, 2024

This study investigates clinical outcomes, aortic remodeling, and abdominal aortic perfusion patterns after TEVAR with the novel Castor device.MethodsFrom November 2020 to June 2023, 29 patients with TBAD involving the LSA were treated with the Castor single-branched stent graft.

Stents 52

Stents Stent Aortic Outcomes 52

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

JUNE 10, 2024

We reported the feasibility and short-term outcomes of percutaneous transcatheter therapy with cerebral embolic protection. BACKGROUND:Surgery or fibrinolysis is the currently available evidence-based treatment for obstructive mechanical valve thrombus. The mean survival time free from death was 1101.48 (95% CI, 929.49–1273.47)

Embolism 40

Embolism Bicuspid/Mitral Outcomes Cardiovascular Interventions 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

JANUARY 19, 2024

Although Impella or intra‐aortic balloon pump (IABP) is frequently used for left ventricular unloading (LVU) during VA‐ECMO treatment, there are limited data on comparative outcomes. The proportion of patients receiving Impella significantly increased from 2016 to 2020 (6.5% and 16.4%, respectively. versus 25.8%;P‐trend<0.001).

Cardiogenic Shock 65

Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Hospital Outcomes 65

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

JANUARY 20, 2025

BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of early versus delayed catheter-based therapies (CBTs) on clinical outcomes in patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE).METHODS:This Secondary outcomes included a composite of 30-day mortality, resuscitated cardiac arrest, and hemodynamic instability.

Embolism 40

Embolism Pulmonary Outcomes Cardiac Arrest 40

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

JUNE 10, 2024

Background Despite improvements in outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), ventricular septal rupture (VSR) remains a known complication, carrying high mortality. Methods The National Inpatient Sample database (2009–2020) was used to study trends in admissions and outcomes of post-STEMI VSR over time. and 10 ± 1.2%

Myocardial Infarction 40

Myocardial Infarction STEMI Outcomes Inpatient 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Different from the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) collapsed before emergency medical service (EMS) arrival, there was a report suggested that COVID-19 pandemic did not affect outcomes after OHCA witnessed by EMS personnel. to 0.08; p = 0.21). to 1.07; p = 0.24).

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Hospital 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:The outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in SARS-CoV2 positive patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) are not well studied. Temporal analyses compared outcomes across the years 2020-2022.Results:A Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATP203-ATP203, February 1, 2024.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Strokes Stroke Hospital 40