Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease -- aortic stenosis (AS).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Obstructive sleep apnea may be a risk factor for developing abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and NextGen Precision Health.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 14, 2024

Background Surgery for type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is associated with high risk of mortality. Current risk scoring methods have a limited predictive accuracy. Results Out of 3,902 patients included in the ERTAAD, 2,477 fulfilled the inclusion criteria.

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Heart BMJ

MARCH 26, 2025

Heart failure (HF) is one of the significant complications in patients with myocardial infarction (MI), leading to increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. 2 Therefore, early identification of HF in high-risk populations, particularly post-MI, is essential for improving outcomes.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

To investigate the independent risk factors for postoperative prolonged ICU stay in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection (TAAD) and assess the clinical outcomes of prolonged ICU stay.

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Objective The onset of new conduction abnormalities requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is still a relevant adverse event. Conclusion Valve oversizing is a strong procedure-related risk factor for PPI following TAVI. Trial registration number NCT03497611.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What are the risk factors and characteristics of aortic growth after the arterial switch operation (ASO) for dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA)?

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a first-ever trial, researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) have provided abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) imaging results to attempt to elicit behavioral changes to improve diet, physical activity, and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in older men and women.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A large population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease—aortic stenosis (AS).

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 5, 2024

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MAY 2, 2024

Acute type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease characterized by rapid onset and high mortality. Emergency surgery is the preferred and reliable treatment option. However, postopera.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 15, 2024

Objectives To evaluate the results of the inoperable and operable with aortic valve endocarditis, focus on risk factors, significance, and management of destruction of the aortic annulus in aortic valve endocarditis. There were 32 operative deaths (6.3%, 32/512).

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

BackgroundAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a severe aortic disease for which no pharmacological interventions have yet been developed. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Colocalization analysis pinpointed 13 proteins with strong evidence of colocalization with AAA.

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American College of Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Which genetic and cardiovascular risk factors are aortic stenosis (AS)-specific, and which could be shared between AS and with coronary artery disease (CAD)?

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JAMA Cardiology

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This cohort study evaluates a novel polygenic risk score for estimating risk of aortic stenosis compared with the use of established risk factors.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A review in The Lancet finds that 20% of the world population carries a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and aortic valve stenosis: Increased levels of a lipid particle called lipoprotein(a). It is the most common genetic cause of cardiovascular diseases.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

MARCH 4, 2025

Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is an underlying pathophysiological mechanism in aortic stenosis, which shares many risk factors with diabetes. However, the association between dysglycemia and early stages of.

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JAMA Cardiology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Aortic stenosis (AS) due to fibrosis and calcification of the aortic valve is a hazardous component of cardiovascular disease burden—after developing symptomatic AS, patients survive for an average of less than 2 years without treatment.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

JANUARY 21, 2024

Delirium is a common postoperative complication among patients who undergo Stanford Type A aortic dissection (TAAD). It is associated with increased mortality, as well as other serious surgical outcomes.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a relatively new treatment method for aortic stenosis (AS) and has been demonstrated to be suitable for patients with varying risk levels.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Acute kidney injury (AKI) often complicates acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), with elevated comorbidity rates and a significant tie to in-hospital mortality. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4140120-A4140120, November 12, 2024.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 22, 2024

The presence of the severe thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) in cardiac surgery patients is associated with adverse post-operative outcome. However, the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and a.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 24, 2024

With this longer lifespan, calcific aortic stenosis (AS) was identified as an emerging critical risk factor for cardiac death in older patients. Modified transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and left ventricular Apico-Aortic Conduit (AAC) placement were deemed high risk but viable options.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Lp(a) is emerging as an important, yet under-recognized, potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to its ability to promote the development of plaques within artery walls, clot formation and aortic valve calcification. The development of the Tina-quant Lipoprotein (a) Gen.2 2022 Aug, 80 (9) 934946 Kronenberg F.

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

We aimed to determine whether invasive aortic PP is associated with coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction (CMED) and/or coronary microvascular endothelial independent dysfunction (CMEID) in patients with non-obstructed CAD. The patients were classified based on whether aortic PP was high (≥50 mm Hg). to 1.78; p=0.003).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 7, 2024

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has increasingly become a safe, feasible, and widely accepted alternative surgical treatment for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.

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Open Heart

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The outcomes of cardiac intervention timing, infant mortality and hospital care utilisation, were described by birth eras, and risk factors were explored using multivariable regression. Compared with prepandemic, there was no evidence for delay in treatment procedures in transition, restrictions or postrestrictions eras.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

Background Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a pressing cardiovascular emergency necessitating prompt surgical intervention. Obesity, a pervasive health concern, has been identified as a significant risk factor for ATAAD, introducing unique surgical challenges that can influence postoperative outcomes.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

APRIL 1, 2024

Open repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) was characterized by significant risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the perioperative predictors of ear.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 22, 2024

Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) often leads to conduction abnormalities, necessitating pacemaker implantation. This review of 38 meta-analyses identified preexisting right bundle branch block (RBBB), LAHB, and new-onset left bundle branch block as key risk factors, with a higher PPM risk in male and older patients.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 13, 2025

BackgroundLp(a) (lipoprotein(a)) is an independent risk factor for calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS). Whether patients with CAVS and high Lp(a) levels are at higher risk of valvular or cardiovascular events is unknown. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

APRIL 7, 2025

BackgroundSpontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death, primarily affecting relatively young women (median age, 51 years) without typical cardiovascular risk factors.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is an emerging surrogate indicator of insulin resistance, which has been demonstrated as a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases including coronary syndrome, in-stent.

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Heart BMJ

JANUARY 29, 2024

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. p=0.001) and multivariable analysis adjusted by other risk factors for bioprostheses degeneration (HR 4.4, 95% CI 1.7

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DAIC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides are causal risk factors for coronary heart disease as well as several other types of cardiovascular disease , such as aortic stenosis). While some genes have been associated with the risk of developing AAA disease, none is thought to cause an AAA by itself.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 3, 2025

This study aimed to confirm the prognostic value of a novel angiographic microvascular resistance (AMR) index in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.Methods and ResultsWe prospectively included 335 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement at Fuwai Hospital.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

BackgroundChronic inflammatory disease (CID) accelerates atherosclerosis and the development of aortic stenosis. Data on long‐term outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in those patients are missing. and 1.62, respectively).

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