The predictive value of PRECISE-DAPT score for long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock
CONCLUSION: The PRECISE-DAPT score may be a useful easy-to-use tool for predicting long-term mortality in patients with ACS complicated by CS.PMID:38172314 | DOI:10.1007/s00059-023-05231-0 (Source: Herz)
Source: Herz - January 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sukru Akyuz Ali Nazmi Calik Tolga Onuk Baris Yaylak Zeynep Kolak Semih Eren Feyza Mollaalioglu Furkan Durak Mustafa Cetin Ibrahim Halil Tanboga Source Type: research

Cardiac, possible cardiac, and likely non-cardiac origin of chest pain : A  hitherto underestimated parameter in German chest pain units
CONCLUSION: The establishment of broader awareness programs and opening CPUs for low-threshold evaluation of self-referring patients should be discussed. Regarding the rigid focus on the clarification of cardiac causes of chest pain, a stronger interdisciplinary approach should be promoted.PMID:38155226 | DOI:10.1007/s00059-023-05230-1 (Source: Herz)
Source: Herz - December 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sebastian Imhof Matthias Hochadel Stavros Konstantinides Thomas Voigtl änder Claus Schmitt Bernd Nowak Tienush Rassaf Jochen Senges Thomas M ünzel Evangelos Giannitsis Frank Breuckmann Source Type: research

Canada's guidance on alcohol and health : A  paradigm shift
Herz. 2023 Dec 18. doi: 10.1007/s00059-023-05226-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlcohol is a socially accepted food and beverage and as a cultural asset is also part of religious rituals. It can be an intoxicant and an addictive substance. It is also a noxious substance as around 3 million people worldwide die every year as a result of alcohol consumption. With the publication by Zhao et al. 2023 the relationship between the quantity of alcohol consumption and mortality reached a new level and changed the recommendations of Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health. The J‑curve of the French paradox became a linear relat...
Source: Herz - December 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bernhard Maisch Source Type: research