Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

This study aimed to evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of transcatheter closure using a double-disc occluder device in a single-center Vietnamese cohort.MethodA prospective descriptive study was conducted at Hanoi Heart Hospital, Vietnam. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0.ResultsThe

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VSD Outcomes Congenital Heart Disease Aortic valve 52

Open Heart

JANUARY 19, 2025

Introduction Data on the characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy and among patients with Fontan physiology are limited. We aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term outcomes among these patients who were followed at our centre. We examined maternal and obstetric outcomes.

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Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes Physiology Arrhythmia 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Various factors can exacerbate disease progression in patients with HF and negatively impact treatment outcomes. Publication bias was assessed using Begg's test, Egger's weighted regression, and funnel plots.ResultsThe pooled prevalence of poor HF treatment outcomes was found to be 16.67% [95% confidence interval (CI): 10.6722.67].

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Outcomes Education 52

Heart BMJ

MARCH 13, 2025

Background In patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR), delayed surgical intervention is associated with poor outcomes, particularly in advanced stages. Patients were stratified using the the Tricuspid Regurgitation Impact on Outcomes (TRIO) Score (for general health risk) and TRI-SCORE (for perioperative risk).

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Tricuspid Outcomes 52

Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- People who identified as a sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) had a higher likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes, cross-sectional data showed. Among nearly 400,000 participants in the All of Us research program, sexual.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 11, 2025

This study aims to provide information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients with ICH after PCI.Materials and methodsThis retrospective study included 24 patients enrolled from February 2014 to September 2023, which occurred ICH during post-PCI hospitalization. years, and 66.7% (n=16) were men.

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Hemorrhage Hospital Outcomes Research 52

DAIC

MARCH 31, 2025

tim.hodson Mon, 03/31/2025 - 15:39 March 30, 2025 Medtronic has announced late-breaking data on five-year outcomes from the Evolut Low Risk Trial. Two-Year Outcomes of the Five-Year SMART Trial, presented at CRT 2025. Additional findings at five years include: Numerically lower rate of cardiovascular mortality (7.2% Evolut TAVR vs. 9.3%

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TAVR Stenosis Aortic Outcomes 52

DAIC

JANUARY 24, 2025

the data and outcomes from the STS Database specialty registries provide true national benchmarks for clinical outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Schaffers team was somewhat surprised by the results of our surgeon-preference analysis. If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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Outcomes Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Cardiothoracic Medicare 52

Heart BMJ

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This study aimed to investigate clinical features, outcomes and optimal management strategies for pregnancy-related AD. Patient characteristics, management strategies and short-term outcomes were analysed. Background Acute aortic dissection (AD) in pregnancy poses a lethal risk to both mother and fetus.

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Aortic Outcomes 52

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 31, 2025

25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in NEJM.

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Transplant Outcomes Pulmonary Hypertension 69

DAIC

APRIL 2, 2025

I suspect its use will rapidly accelerate given study after study now showing reductions in death, stent thrombosis, and nearly every other adverse outcome after PCI when intravascular imaging is used. Currently,IVI is performed inonly 20 to 25 percent of these cases in the United States.

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Stent Stents Outcomes Coronary Angiogram 40

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We aimed to quantify the impact of health system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, on their clinical outcomes and whether these differed by socioeconomic and ethnic subgroups. Outcomes did not vary by pandemic birth era according to social characteristics.

Congenital Heart Disease 52

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes 52

Open Heart

APRIL 4, 2025

We qualitatively and quantitatively characterised the diagnostic pathway and the impact of delayed diagnosis on health outcomes among patients with AL amyloidosis. Background Patients with light chain (AL) amyloidosis, a rare life-threatening disease, often go through a lengthy diagnostic journey.

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Inpatient Outcomes 52

Med Page Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Serious outcomes associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) -- including liver cancer, cirrhosis, heart disease, and more -- affect men and women differently, a large cohort study of.

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Outcomes Cancer Heart Disease 114

HCPLive

MARCH 13, 2025

Chronic hypoparathyroidism requires holistic management addressing more than just calcium normalization to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

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Outcomes 98

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

ConclusionPulmonary valve perforation and PBV achieved favorable long-term outcomes in neonates with PA/IVS and CPS. IntroductionPercutaneous balloon valvuloplasty is the treatment of choice for critical pulmonary valve stenosis (CPS) and pulmonary valve atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) if the ventricle has a suitable size.

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Pulmonary Stenosis Outcomes Hospital 52

JAMA Cardiology

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

This multicenter secondary analysis of the FINEARTS-HF randomized clinical trial examines the treatment effect of finerenone, relative to placebo, on clinical outcomes based on postrandomization potassium levels.

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Heart Failure Outcomes 103

European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Organ perfusion pressure as a predictor of outcomes in cardiogenic shock: insights from the Altshock-2 registry. This study evaluated organ perfusion pressure (OPP), calculated as mean arterial pressure minus invasive central venous pressure, as a predictor of outcomes in CS. The primary outcome was in-hospital all-cause mortality.

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Cardiogenic Shock Outcomes Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure 40

European Journal of Heart Failure

MARCH 10, 2025

Association of clonal haematopoiesis with heart failure incidence and outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. To address these inconsistencies, the present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association of CH with the incidence and clinical outcomes of HF. Clonal haematopoiesis and heart failure: a meta-analysis.

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Outcomes Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 31, 2024

BackgroundInfective endocarditis (IE) is still a fatal disease, and given its rarity, ongoing updates to patient characteristics and outcomes of IE are essential for providing precision diagnoses and effective treatments.

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Outcomes Heart Failure Risk Factors 45

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 31, 2025

25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in JACC.

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Preserved Ejection Fraction Kidney Disease Obesity Heart Failure 64

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 23, 2025

According to new research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, the number of mechanical thrombectomies performed at hospitals is not an accurate indicator of patient outcomes.

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Outcomes Stroke Strokes Hospital 98

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Methods Conventional (E) and tissue Doppler (e') echocardiography was performed on hypertensive participants in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) with long-term follow-up ascertained via linkage to the Office of National Statistics.

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Outcomes Hypertension Heart Failure Cardiovascular Disease 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 5, 2025

IntroductionHeart failure (HF) with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF) was shown to be related with improved outcome but increase of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients without HF is of less known clinical significance.

Heart Failure 52

Heart Failure Outcomes Academic Research 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2025

The primary outcome was survival at the follow-up evaluation. More homogeneous and adequately powered cohorts are needed to better understand the impact of VAD support on posttransplant outcomes. Patients were divided into two groups: with pre transplant ventricular assist device (VAD) support and without VAD support.

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Heart Transplant Transplant Pediatrics Heart Failure 52

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Background The present study aimed to critically revise the published literature on clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of Inspiris Resilia valve. Methods This work was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Aortic valve 52

Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes Article 52

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!!!

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Chest Pain Outcomes STEMI Electrocardiogram 89

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Congenital

JANUARY 25, 2025

The study, leveraging data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of prosthetic valve outcomes, encompassing over 100,000 patients. The study addressed a critical question in cardiac surgery: how age and valve type influence outcomes for patients undergoing surgical AVR.

Aortic valve 75

Aortic valve Aortic Cardiothoracic Cancer 75

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2025

Stanford University School of Medicineled researchers have found that intensive blood pressure (BP) control produces cardiovascular benefits and increases the risk of adverse events in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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Blood Pressure Kidney Disease Outcomes Research 128

HCPLive

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new study highlights suboptimal HDV screening rates in HBV-infected individuals, suggesting that treating HBV may improve survival for those with HDV coinfection.

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Outcomes 119

HCPLive

MARCH 8, 2025

Susan Taylor, MD, discusses a study examining the effect of GLP-1 RA use relative to nonuse in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia at AAD 2025.

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Outcomes 108

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 17, 2025

Distribution Variance of Focal Atrial Tachycardia Foci and Long-Term Outcomes After Ablation. ABSTRACT Introduction The distribution of the origin of focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) in patients with different ages have not been clearly elucidated.

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Tachycardia Ablation Outcomes Tricuspid 40

HCPLive

JANUARY 30, 2025

Findings suggest the benefits of combined belatacept and tacrolimus immunosuppression after kidney transplantation for patient and all-cause graft survival.

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Transplant Outcomes 113

HCPLive

MARCH 31, 2025

Justin Mark, MD, discusses an analysis of the FIGHT trial looking at racial and ethnic differences in heart failure outcomes.

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Heart Failure Outcomes Diabetes 69

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Perinatal psychological health conditions (eg, perinatal depression, anxiety) are some of the leading causes of maternal mortality in the United States and are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, longterm cardiovascular outcomes, and intergenerational effects on offspring neurodevelopment.

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Pharmacology Outcomes 75

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

JANUARY 19, 2025

In this Review, Rods-Cabau and colleagues provide a comprehensive overview of the available transcatheter interventions for these patients, focusing on their current indications and associated outcomes.

Congenital Heart Disease 93

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes 93

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Adult Cardiac

JANUARY 26, 2025

We wanted to examine our outcomes, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that the freedom from re-intervention was 91% at 10 years and 87% at 20 years. Congenital All Members Clinical Decision-Making Patient Outcomes Quality Improvement The main drawback of the Ross operation is failure of the autograft over time, Dr. Shetty said.

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Aortic valve Cardiothoracic Aortic Congenital 83