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Reversible Motor Paralysis and Early Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Receiving Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy.
We report on a 58-year-old male patient with a previous history of poliomyelitis and a light paralysis in the left upper extremity, who suffered left hemiplegia with no evidence of stroke after hemodynamic deterioration. The combination therapy of perioperative cardiac rehabilitation and LVAD therapy improved his left hemiplegia as well as activities of daily living, and the patient was discharged on foot on postoperative day 72 after briefing the family on LVAD home management. Early initiation of cardiac rehabilitation before LVAD implantation may be a key for the smooth discharge and resocialization of patients sufferin...
Source: International Heart Journal - November 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Aged Patients With Unprotected Left Main Artery Lesions.
This study compared the outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) in this population.A total of 126 patients older than 60 years of age with LM lesions who underwent revascularization in our hospital from January 2012 to December 2013 were followed up for an average of 15.2 months. The cumulative incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebral events (MACCE) was estimated by Kaplan-Meier plots. During follow-up, the CABG group had higher proportions of cardiac death, stroke, and worsening of heart failure while the PCI group had a higher proportion of recurrence of angi...
Source: International Heart Journal - November 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Prognostic Impact of Diastolic Wall Strain in Patients at Risk for Heart Failure.
Authors: Minamisawa M, Miura T, Motoki H, Ueki Y, Shimizu K, Shoin W, Harada M, Mochidome T, Yoshie K, Oguchi Y, Hashizume N, Nishimura H, Abe N, Ebisawa S, Izawa A, Koyama J, Ikeda U
Abstract
Diastolic wall strain (DWS) is based on the linear elastic theory, according to which decreased wall thinning during diastole reflects reduced left ventricular compliance and thus increased diastolic stiffness. Increased diastolic stiffness as assessed by DWS is associated with a worse prognosis in patients who have heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction. However, there are no data about the prognostic value of D...
Source: International Heart Journal - March 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Comorbidities and Complications in Nonagenarians Undergoing Coronary Angiography and Intervention.
Authors: Gayed M, Yadak N, Qamhia W, Daralammouri Y, Ohlow MA
Abstract
Elderly people represent the fastest growing portion of cardiovascular patients. We aimed to analyze the clinical presentation, risk factors, co-morbidities, complications, and mortality in patients 90 years or more who underwent coronary angiography and intervention.We retrospectively studied 108 (0.25% of 43,385) consecutive patients ≥ 90 years undergoing cardiac catheterization and/or intervention in a tertiary specialist hospital between 2003 and 2014.Most patients (68.5%) were introduced on an emergency basis, especially with acute corona...
Source: International Heart Journal - March 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Prognosis of Cancer Patients with Aortic Stenosis Under Optimal Cancer Therapies and Conservative Cardiac Treatments.
Authors: Okura Y, Ishigaki S, Sakakibara S, Yumoto C, Hashitate M, Sekine C, Fujita T, Takayama T, Ozaki K, Sato N, Minamino T
Abstract
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening comorbidity of cancer patients. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) should be considered for some cancer patients, but neither the characteristics nor prognosis under conservative therapy is well known.We searched our echocardiography log (years 2005-2014) for cancer patients with AS, and 92 patients (54% female) were included in the study. To compare the survival curves, 470 control patients without AS were selected from our cancer registry.Me...
Source: International Heart Journal - June 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
A Useful Scoring System For Predicting Right Ventricular Assist Device Requirement Among Patients with a Paracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Authors: Nitta D, Kinugawa K, Imamura T, Amiya E, Hatano M, Kinoshita O, Nawata K, Ono M, Komuro I
Abstract
Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have become an important therapy for advanced heart failure, however, the prognosis of those who receive a biventricular assist device (BiVAD) is still poor. We enrolled 70 patients who underwent paracorporeal VAD (Nipro-VAD®) implantation between 2004 and 2015 and studied the preoperative risk factors, including hemodynamic parameters for RVAD requirement. Furthermore, 2-year survival was compared between the BiVAD group and LVAD only group. Fourteen patients (20%) required...
Source: International Heart Journal - September 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Association Between CHADS2 Score and the Development of Interatrial Block.
In conclusion, CHADS2 score was significantly associated with the development of IAB in this study population.
PMID: 30369573 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Heart Journal - October 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Interleukin-34 Levels Were Associated with Prognosis in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Authors: Fan Q, Tao R, Zhang H, Xie H, Xi R, Wang F, Xu Y, Zhang R, Yan X, Gu G
Abstract
Inflammatory factors have specific value in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our previous studies have identified the prognostic value of interleukin (IL)-34 during chronic heart failure. However, the potential impact of IL-34 on AMI remains unknown.Serum IL-34 was measured in 287 AMI patients, and they were followed up for the composite endpoint, including cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization, recurrent nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), and nonfatal stroke.IL-34 levels were significantly associated with the...
Source: International Heart Journal - November 19, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Successful Combination of Landiolol and Levosimendan in Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure.
We present a case series of three patients with severe dHF and low ejection fraction who were successfully treated with a combination of landiolol and levosimendan. The co-administration of landiolol and levosimendan was well tolerated, improved cardiac function, normalized SV, and enabled the reduction of norepinephrine dosing in all patients. Additionally, the combination improved the vectorcardiographic spatial QRS-T angle and decreased the corrected QT interval. All patients were successfully discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU).A combination of levosimendan and landiolol was safe and well-tolerated. This comb...
Source: International Heart Journal - March 7, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
Anticoagulation in Patients with Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm.
Authors: Li X, Yang J, Xu D
Abstract
The risk of thromboembolic events is significantly increased among patients with heart failure, even in those without atrial fibrillation. However, it is still unclear whether patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm can benefit from prophylactic anticoagulant therapy.This was a retrospective review of the pathophysiological mechanisms, epidemiological studies, and clinical trials on anticoagulation in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm.Some subgroup analyses of clinical trials found that prophylactic anticoagulant therapy could reduce the incidence of stroke in pa...
Source: International Heart Journal - November 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Heart J Source Type: research
The Association Between Ambient Air Pollution and Atrial Fibrillation
Int Heart J. 2021 Mar 6. doi: 10.1536/ihj.20-523. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia; it has been known to increase the risk of stroke and heart failure. The association between air pollutants and AF has remained to be controversial. Thus, in this study, we sought to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis in order to assess the short- and long-term effects of ambient air pollution on AF.We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Ovid for all related studies up to October 2019. We used the random-effects model to estimate the excess risk percentage (ER%...
Source: International Heart Journal - March 8, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Miao Chen Jianqiang Zhao Chengui Zhuo Liangrong Zheng Source Type: research
