Open Heart

JULY 15, 2022

Background Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) has shown to be useful for preoperative risk stratification in various types of intra-abdominal and thoracic surgery. However, data about the predictive value of CPET for cardiovascular outcome after gastric or oesophageal cancer surgery are inconclusive. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of CPET parameters for the prediction of cardiovascular complications in patients with this type of surgery.

Cancer 52

Cancer Exercise Myocardial Infarction Atrial Fibrillation 52

Cardiomatics

JULY 14, 2022

Cardiac complications frequently follow acute stroke. These complications include new-onset arrhythmias, which are also common in stroke patients who have not experienced heart disease before. For post-stroke patients, arrhythmias represent a key risk factor for complications and a worse prognosis. A recent study published in Nature / Scientific Reports aimed to detect the rate of atrial fibrillation (AF) and further cardiac arrhythmias after acute ischemic stroke.

Arrhythmia 52

Arrhythmia Strokes Stroke Reimbursement 52

Open Heart

JULY 11, 2022

Background Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is being evaluated as a possible alternative to exercise training to improve functional capacity in severely deconditioned patients with heart failure (HF). However, there is insufficient data on delayed effects of EMS starting early after decompensation. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a short inpatient EMS intervention in severely deconditioned patients with HF on functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) over a follow-up

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Hospital Quality of Life Exercise 52