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Long-Term (10-Year) Outcomes of Stenting or Bypass Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Ischemic Heart Disease With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
ConclusionsIn patients with LMCA disease, we have identified no significant interaction between the acuity of clinical indication and the relative treatment effect of PCI versus CABG on 10-year clinical outcomes.
Source: American Heart Journal - August 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with incident coronary heart disease in the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study
ConclusionsLower plasma 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with higher risk of incident CHD. In contrast to prior studies, these associations did not differ by race.
Source: American Heart Journal - August 21, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
C-reactive Protein and Stroke Risk in Blacks and Whites: the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Cohort
ConclusionsCRP may not be equally useful in stroke risk assessment in blacks and whites. Confirmation, similar study for coronary heart disease, and identification of reasons for these racial differences require further study.
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Outcomes of left Main revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable ischemic heart disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial
ConclusionsThe acuity of presentation did not predict outcomes in patients with LMCAD undergoing revascularization, nor did it discriminate patients who derive greater event-free survival from PCI versus CABG.
Source: American Heart Journal - May 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Neck circumference and cardiovascular outcomes: Insights from the Jackson heart study
ConclusionsIn this large cohort of African American individuals, a larger NC was associated with increased risk for HF hospitalization following adjustment for age and sex, but this risk was not statistically significant after adjusting for other clinical variables. Although NC is not independently associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events, it may offer prognostic information particularly related to HF hospitalization.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Characterization of cardiovascular clinical events and impact of event adjudication on the treatment effect of darapladib versus placebo in patients with stable coronary heart disease – Insights from the STABILITY trial
ConclusionThe primary outcome results of the STABILITY trial were consistent whether using investigator-reported or CEC-adjudicated events. The proportion of investigator-reported events confirmed by CEC varied by type of event. These results should help improve event identification in clinical trials to optimize ascertainment and adjudication.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Risk stratification and clinical outcomes after surgical pulmonary valve replacement
ConclusionPatients undergoing PVR at larger RV volumes had similar survival but more overall CAE. A larger study population with a longer follow-up will be required to determine if early PVR provides survival benefit in the long-term.
Source: American Heart Journal - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA) trial: Rationale and design
Conclusions ISCHEMIA will provide new scientific evidence regarding whether an invasive management strategy improves clinical outcomes when added to optimal medical therapy in patients with SIHD and moderate or severe ischemia.
Source: American Heart Journal - May 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Fine particulate matter and incident coronary heart disease in the REGARDS cohort
Publication date: Available online 22 November 2017 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Matthew Shane Loop, Leslie A. McClure, Emily B. Levitan, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, William L. Crosson, Monika M. Safford Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is accepted as a causal risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, most of the evidence for this hypothesis is based upon cohort studies in whites, comprised of either only males or females who live in urban areas. It is possible that many estimates of the effect of chronic exposure to PM2.5 on risk for CHD do not generalize to more diverse samples. Th...
Source: American Heart Journal - December 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Prognostic value of viral eradication for major adverse cardiovascular events in hepatitis C cirrhotic patients
Conclusion In patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis, Asian ethnic origin, arterial hypertension, smoking and low serum albumin are independent predictive factors of cardiovascular events, while a sustained virological response is associated with a decreased rate of cardiovascular events.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Variation in practice patterns in device closure of atrial septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus: An analysis of data from the IMPACT ® Registry
Conclusion There is measurable variation in transcatheter closure of PDA and ASD. Further research is necessary to study whether this affects outcomes or resource utilization.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 3, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Rationale and design of the Medication adherence Improvement Support App For Engagement —Blood Pressure (MedISAFE-BP) trial
Discussion The MedISAFE-BP trial is the first study to rigorously evaluate an mhealth application's effect on blood pressure and medication adherence. The results will inform the potential effectiveness of this simple system in improving cardiovascular disease risk factors and clinical outcomes.
Source: American Heart Journal - February 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Acute Coronary Syndrome Quality Improvement in Kerala (ACS QUIK): Rationale and Design for a Cluster Randomized Stepped Wedge Trial
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2016 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Mark D. Huffman, P.P. Mohanan, Raji Devarajan, Abigail S. Baldridge, Dimple Kondal, Lihui Zhao, Mumtaj Ali, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Dorairaj Prabhakaran Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in India, and there are likely more myocardial infarctions in India than in any other country in the world. We have previously reported heterogeneous care for patients with myocardial infarction in Kerala, a state in southern India, including both gaps in optimal care and inappropriate care. Based on that prior work, limitations ...
Source: American Heart Journal - December 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Rationale and Design of the Medication adherence Improvement Support App For Engagement – Blood Pressure (MedISAFE-BP) Trial
Discussion The MedISAFE-BP trial is the first study to rigorously evaluate an mhealth application's effect on blood pressure and medication adherence. The results will inform the potential effectiveness of this simple system in improving cardiovascular disease risk factors and clinical outcomes.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Diabetes, diabetes severity, and coronary heart disease risk equivalence: REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)
Conclusions Participants with diabetes had lower risk of CHD events than did those with prevalent CHD. However, participants with severe diabetes had similar risk to those with prevalent CHD. Diabetes severity may need consideration when deciding whether diabetes is a CHD risk equivalent.
Source: American Heart Journal - September 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
