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Long-term outcomes of mechanical versus biological valve prosthesis in native mitral valve infective endocarditis
Conclusion. The use of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis is associated with lower long-term mortality compared to the biological prosthesis in non-elder native mitral valve infective endocarditis patients. The routine choice of biological mitral valve prostheses for this patient group is not supported by the results.PMID:35652503 | DOI:10.1080/14017431.2022.2079712
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - June 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Markus Malmberg Vesa Anttila P äivi Rautava Jarmo Gunn Ville Kyt ö Source Type: research

Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
THURSDAY, Sept. 17, 2020 -- Smokers have a significantly raised risk of dying from a bleeding stroke, a new study warns. For the study, researchers analyzed data from over 16,000 same-sex twin pairs in Finland. The twins were born before 1958 and...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Cost-Effectiveness of Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease Antithrombotic Treatments in Finland
ConclusionRIV  + ASA was a cost-effective treatment alternative compared with ASA in patients with CCS or symptomatic PAD in Finland.
Source: Advances in Therapy - June 8, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Commentary: Postpericardial syndrome after cardiac surgery: Is it really benign?
Lehto and colleagues1 report on the long-term outcomes of postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) occurring after aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery. The patient cohort was drawn from 2 large Finnish multi-institutional clinical trial databases, namely CAREAVR (Consortium of Studies in the Field of Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, and Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement) and CAREBANK (Cardiovascular Research Consortium---A Prospective Project to Identify Biomarkers of Morbidity and Mortality in Cardiovascular Interventional Patients),1 in which a total of 671 AVR patients (bioprosthesis, n  = 361 and mecha...
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 11, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Suk Jung Choo Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Long-term Outcomes of Mechanical Vs Biologic Aortic Valve Prosthesis in Patients Older Than 70 Years
ConclusionsMechanical aortic valve prosthesis is associated with worse long-term survival and increased bleeding after SAVR in patients more than 70 years old. The study results suggest caution when considering mechanical aortic valve prostheses in elderly patients.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 24, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes with mechanical versus biological aortic valve prosthesis in patients >70 years
ConclusionsMechanical aortic valve prosthesis is associated with worse long-term survival and increased bleeding after SAVR in patients aged>70 years. Our results suggest caution when considering mechanical aortic valve prostheses in elderly patients.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 12, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes with mechanical versus biological aortic valve prosthesis in patients > 70 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Mechanical aortic valve prosthesis is associated with worse long-term survival and increased bleeding after SAVR in patients aged >70 years. Our results suggest caution when considering mechanical aortic valve prostheses in elderly patients. PMID: 31082357 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - May 9, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kytö V, Myllykangas ME, Sipilä J, Niiranen TJ, Rautava P, Gunn J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Lower Incidence of Late Tamponade After Cardiac Surgery by Extended Chest Tube Drainage.
CONCLUSIONS: Longer mediastinal chest tube drainage after cardiac surgery is associated with a significantly lower incidence of late cardiac tamponade. PMID: 30835565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - March 7, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research

Poor Quality of Warfarin Treatment Increases the Risk of All Types of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: Poor control of warfarin treatment was associated with elevated risk of ICH. Approximately half of the ICH were traumatic, mainly subdural. PMID: 30686804 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation Journal - January 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tiili P, Putaala J, Mehtälä J, Khanfir H, Niiranen J, Korhonen P, Raatikainen P, Lehto M Tags: Circ J Source Type: research

Usefulness of the CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores in Predicting the Risk of Stroke Versus Intracranial Bleeding in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (From the FibStroke Study)
CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores stratify the risk of thromboembolic and bleeding events respectively in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). There is only little information on how they differentiate which of the 2 clinically most important complications (ischemic stroke, IS or an intracranial bleeding, IB) the patient is more prone to suffer. We evaluated both scores in patients suffering either of these major complications. The FibStroke Study collected data on all patients with AF suffering either an ischemic stroke or an intracranial bleeding event between 2003-2012 in 4 Finnish hospital districts.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Samuli Jaakkola, Tuomas O. Kiviniemi, Ilpo Nuotio, Juha Hartikainen, Pirjo Mustonen, Antti Palom äki, Jussi Jaakkola, Antti Ylitalo, Päivi Hartikainen, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen Source Type: research

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