Possibility of steroid therapy without pacemaker implantation in patients with sarcoidosis presenting atrioventricular block: letter to the editor (response to Yalta K et  al.)
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Source: Heart and Vessels - April 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Age and sex differences in the risk of cardiovascular diseases by chronic kidney disease in a general Japanese population
We examined 5163 subjects who underwent health screening between 1992 and 1995 with calculated eGFR and follow-up information on CVD events. The mean follow-up period was 10  years. We analyzed the incidences of CVD events, including stroke and myocardial infarction (MI). We compared the risk of CVD between subjects with and without CKD using a Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for well-known CVD confounding factors. The total number of CVD events was 175. The h azard ratios (HRs) for all events, stroke, MI, and sudden death by CKD relative to non-CKD were 1.18 (95% C.I.:0.83–1.68), 0.96 (0.63–1.46), 3.02 (1.2â...
Source: Heart and Vessels - April 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Progression from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation in pacemaker patients with tachycardia –bradycardia syndrome: a multicenter study
In conclusion, early progression from paroxysmal to persistent AF was less frequent than expected in the TBS patients with PMI. Factors related to atrial remodeling and no use of antiarrhythmic drugs may facilitate the progression. (Source: Heart and Vessels)
Source: Heart and Vessels - April 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Prediction of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast within the left atrial appendage in cardiac computed tomography of patients with atrial fibrillation
This study aimed to assess the predictors of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) using left atrial appendage (LAA) findings in cardiac computed tomography (CT) of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We retrospectively analyzed cardiac CT findings of the LAA, including morphology, volume, and filling defects, of 641 patients who underwent transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) prior to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) from January 6, 2013 through December 16, 2019 at our institution. We investigated potential associated factors that might be predictors of SEC using cardiac CT findings and computed a receiver oper...
Source: Heart and Vessels - April 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Progression from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation in pacemaker patients with tachycardia –bradycardia syndrome: a multicenter study
In conclusion, early progression from paroxysmal to persistent AF was less frequent than expected in the TBS patients with PMI. Factors related to atrial remodeling and no use of antiarrhythmic drugs may facilitate the progression. (Source: Heart and Vessels)
Source: Heart and Vessels - April 7, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
