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Influence of the Danish Co-morbidity Index Score on the Treatment and Outcomes of 2.5 Million Patients Admitted With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
This study aimed to determine the association between the Danish Co-morbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANCAMI) and restricted DANCAMI (rDANCAMI) scores and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with AMI. Using the National Inpatient Sample, all AMI hospitalizations were stratified into four groups based on their DANCAMI and rDANCAMI score (0; 1 to 3; 4 to 5; ≥6). The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, whereas secondary outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events, major bleeding, ischemic stroke, and receipt of coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 14, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Andrija Mateti ć, Abhishek, Philip Freeman, Jan Walter Dhillon Shanmuganathan, Mohamed O. Mohamed, Christian Mallen, Mamas A. Mamas Source Type: research

Percutaneous Transvalvular Microaxial Flow Pump Support in Cardiology
Circulation. 2022 Apr 19;145(16):1254-1284. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.058229. Epub 2022 Apr 18.ABSTRACTThe Impella device (Impella, Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is a percutaneous transvalvular microaxial flow pump that is currently used for (1) cardiogenic shock, (2) left ventricular unloading (combination of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and Impella concept), (3) high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions, (4) ablation of ventricular tachycardia, and (5) treatment of right ventricular failure. Impella-assisted forward blood flow increased mean arterial pressure and cardiac output, peripheral tissue pe...
Source: Circulation - April 18, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Enzo L üsebrink Antonia Kellnar Kathrin Krieg Leonhard Binzenh öfer Clemens Scherer Sebastian Zimmer Benedikt Schrage Stephanie Fichtner Tobias Petzold Daniel Braun Sven Peterss Stefan Brunner Christian Hagl Dirk Westermann J örg Hausleiter Steffen Mas Source Type: research

Left atrial appendage occlusion in haemophilia patients with atrial fibrillation
ConclusionsLAAO is feasible in haemophilia patients with concurrent atrial fibrillation. However, special care including intravenous substitution with coagulation factors must be given in the periprocedural management.
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - November 25, 2021 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Temporal Changes in Secondary Prevention and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Revascularization for Peripheral Arterial Disease in Denmark: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
Conclusions: Medical prevention of adverse events has increased considerably over time in patients that underwent revascularization for symptomatic PAD. This increase was accompanied by reductions in all adverse outcomes, except major amputations. PMID: 33300375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - December 10, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Søgaard M, Nielsen PB, Skjøth F, Eldrup N, Larsen TB Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Resumption of oral anticoagulation following traumatic injury and risk of stroke and bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation: a nationwide cohort study
ConclusionAF patients resuming VKA and NOAC treatment following traumatic injury have lower hazard of all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke, increased hazard of major bleeding but without additional hazards of recurrent traumatic injury. Withholding OAC following a traumatic injury in AF patients may not be warranted.
Source: European Heart Journal - November 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Risk of stroke and bleeding in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease: a nationwide cohort study
ConclusionsCompared with patients without CKD, among incident heart failure patients without atrial fibrillation, CKD both with and without dialysis was associated with a higher rate of major bleeding and all‐cause death. Only CKD‐no RRT was associated with a higher rate of ischaemic stroke and intracranial bleeding.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - November 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Line Melgaard, Thure Filskov Overvad, Flemming Skj øth, Jeppe Hagstrup Christensen, Torben Bjerregaard Larsen, Gregory Y.H. Lip Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research

Shifting to a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulation agent from vitamin K antagonist in atrial fibrillation
ConclusionIn a contemporary setting among VKA-experienced NVAF patients; VKA is still prevalent although about 30% by December 2015 had shifted to a NOAC.
Source: Europace - June 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulation agents in anticoagulant naive atrial fibrillation patients: Danish nationwide descriptive data 2011-2013
Conclusion Among oral anticoagulation-naïve AF patients initiated on oral anticoagulation in Denmark, warfarin initiation has declined since the introduction of dabigatran in August 2011. Dabigatran is the most frequently used alternative option to warfarin; however, use of rivaroxaban and apixaban is increasing. Patients initiated with rivaroxaban or apixaban in general have a higher predicted stroke and bleeding risks compared with warfarin or dabigatran initiators.
Source: Europace - January 29, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Olesen, J. B., Sorensen, R., Hansen, M. L., Lamberts, M., Weeke, P., Mikkelsen, A. P., Kober, L., Gislason, G. H., Torp-Pedersen, C., Fosbol, E. L. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research