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Implementation of Best Practices—Developing and Optimizing Regional Systems of Stroke Care: Design and Methodology
Publication date: April 2020Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 222Author(s): Matthew E Ehrlich, Brad J Kolls, Mayme Roettig, Lisa Monk, Shreyansh Shah, Ying Xian, James G Jollis, Christopher B Granger, Carmelo GraffagninoAbstractThe AHA Guidelines recommend developing multi-tiered systems for the care of patients with acute stroke.1 An ideal stroke system of care should ensure that all patients receive the most efficient and timely care, regardless of how they first enter or access the medical care system. Coordination among the components of a stroke system is the most challenging but most essential aspect of any syst...
Source: American Heart Journal - February 4, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and stage IV-V chronic kidney disease
ConclusionsNo statistically significant difference in the risk of ISSE or major bleeding was found between rivaroxaban- and warfarin-treated patients. While further study is needed, rivaroxaban appears to be a reasonable alternative to warfarin for ISSE prevention in the setting of NVAF and stage IV-V CKD.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 22, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Study design of Dal-GenE, a pharmacogenetic trial targeting reduction of cardiovascular events with dalcetrapib
We describe below the design of dal-GenE, a precision medicine, placebo-controlled clinical outcome trial of dalcetrapib in patients with a recent acute myocardial infarction with the unique feature of selecting only those with the AA genotype at rs1967309 in the ADCY9 gene.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Implementation of best practices – Developing and optimizing regional Systems of Stroke Care: Design and methodology
Publication date: Available online 15 January 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Matthew E Ehrlich, Brad J Kolls, Mayme Roettig, Lisa Monk, Shreyansh Shah, Ying Xian, James G Jollis, Christopher B Granger, Carmelo GraffagninoAbstractThe AHA Guidelines recommend developing multi-tiered systems for the care of patients with acute stroke.1 An ideal stroke system of care should ensure that all patients receive the most efficient and timely care, regardless of how they first enter or access the medical care system. Coordination among the components of a stroke system is the most challenging but most essential aspect o...
Source: American Heart Journal - January 16, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Interim effects of salt substitution on urinary electrolytes and blood pressure in the China Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS)
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Liping Huang, Maoyi Tian, Jie Yu, Qiang Li, Yishu Liu, Xuejun Yin, Jason HY Wu, Matti Marklund, Yangfeng Wu, Nicole Li, Paul Elliot, Lijing L. Yan, Darwin R. Labarthe, Zhixin Hao, Jingpu Shi, Xiangxian Feng, Jianxin Zhang, Yuhong Zhang, Ruijuan Zhang, Bo ZhouAbstractThe Salt Substitute and Stroke Study is an ongoing 5-year large-scale cluster randomized trial investigating the effects of potassium-enriched salt substitute compared to usual salt on the risk of stroke. The study involves 600 villages and 20,996 individuals in rural Chin...
Source: American Heart Journal - January 7, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Risk of Major Cardiovascular and Neurologic Events with Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
ConclusionAmong patients with AF, OSA is an independent risk factor for MACNE and, more specifically, stroke/SE.Graphical Abstract
Source: American Heart Journal - January 7, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Comparison of expected and observed outcomes for septal myectomy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
ConclusionsSeptal myectomy, performed in a tertiary referral center, had a 30-day mortality rate of 0% and low morbidity rate. There was no difference between observed myectomy mortality and STS Calculator predicted risk for AVR and MV repair. It is possible that a larger sample could reveal lower mortality than STS prediction.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 19, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rhythm monitoring strategies in patients at high risk for atrial fibrillation and stroke: A comparative analysis from the REVEAL AF study
ConclusionsMost AF episodes detected via ICMs would go undetected via conventional STM strategies, thus preventing optimal prophylaxis for adverse consequences.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 19, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Ticagrelor-based antiplatelet regimens in patients with atherosclerotic artery disease—A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
ConclusionsIn patients with atherosclerotic artery disease, the benefit of ticagrelor-based therapies was confined to patients treated for coronary artery disease. The drug significantly reduced the risk for all-cause death and MI without excess risk of bleeding in these patients. In consideration of limitations of subgroup analyses, these results need further validation.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease: Insights from TECOS
ConclusionsAlthough most high-risk patients with T2D and CV disease were on lipid-lowering therapy, only 1:3 had LDL-C < 70 mg/dL and 1:6 had LDL-C < 55 mg/dL. Each 10 mg/dL higher LDL-C value was associated with a 5% and 6% higher 5-year incidence of MACE and CV death, respectively. (TECOS, NCT00790205).
Source: American Heart Journal - November 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Claims-based cardiovascular outcome identification for clinical research: Results from 7 large randomized cardiovascular clinical trials
ConclusionsClaims- versus site-based (+CEC) follow-up identified similar overall cardiovascular event rates despite meaningful differences in the events detected. Randomized treatment effects were similar using the 2 methods, suggesting claims data could be used to support clinical research leveraging routinely collected data. This approach may lead to more effective evidence generation, synthesis, and appraisal of medical products and inform the strategic approaches toward the National Evaluation System for Health Technology.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Transcatheter InterAtrial shunt device for the treatment of heart failure: Rationale and Design of the Pivotal Randomized Trial to REDUCE elevated left atrial pressure in patients with heart failure II (REDUCE LAP-HF II)
ConclusionsREDUCE LAP-HF II is designed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the IASD device in patients with symptomatic HF with elevated LA pressure and LVEF≥40%.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Associations between β-blocker therapy and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes and established cardiovascular disease
ConclusionsIn this observational analysis of T2D and ASCVD, baseline β-blocker use was not associated with risks for severe hypoglycemia yet also was not associated with CV risk reduction over 3 years of follow-up, supporting a randomized examination of chronic β-blocker therapy in this patient population. (TECOS ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00790205).
Source: American Heart Journal - November 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Guideline-directed therapies for comorbidities and clinical outcomes among individuals with atrial fibrillation
ConclusionsIn AF patients, there is underuse of GDT for non-AF comorbidities. The association between GDT use and outcomes was strongest in heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea patients where use of GDT was associated with lower mortality and less AF progression.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Four-year trends in oral anticoagulant use and declining rates of ischemic stroke among 194,030 atrial fibrillation patients drawn from a sample of 12 million people
ConclusionThere was a slight increase in the prevalence of AF between 2012 and 2015, while the overall use of antiplatelet agents decreased and that of OAC, particularly DOACs, increased. Over the same period, 1 year hospitalizations for ischemic stroke declined substantially, with a declining rate of hemorrhagic strokes.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research