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Temporal trends in sudden unexpected death in a general population: The Hisayama Study
Background: Studies addressing the temporal trends in the prevalence of sudden unexpected death (SUD) and its underlying causes in the general population are limited.Methods: Among a total of 1934 residents aged ≥20 years of the town of Hisayama, Japan, who died of endogenous causes of death and underwent autopsy examination (autopsy rate 78.5%) from 1962 to 2009, 204 were determined to be cases of SUD within 24 hours.Results: The trend in the age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of SUD among all autopsy subjects was stable over four 12-year periods (13.1% in 1962-1973, 13.4% in 1974-1985, 15.0% in 1986-1997, and 14.6% in 19...
Source: American Heart Journal - April 8, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Masaharu Nagata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Yasufumi Doi, Jun Hata, Fumie Ikeda, Naoko Mukai, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Yoshinao Oda, Takanari Kitazono, Yutaka Kiyohara Tags: Acute Ischemic Heart Disease Source Type: research
Treatment of functional mitral valve regurgitation with the permanent percutaneous transvenous mitral annuloplasty system: Results of the multicenter international Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Annuloplasty System to Reduce Mitral Valve Regurgitation in Patients with Heart Failure trial
Conclusions: Overall, PTMA had mild impact on MR reduction, left ventricular remodeling, QOL, and exercise capacity. During follow-up, the risk/benefit ratio remained suboptimal.
Source: American Heart Journal - February 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jimmy MacHaalany, Luc Bilodeau, Rainer Hoffmann, Stefan Sack, Horst Sievert, Josef Kautzner, Christoph Hehrlein, Patrick Serruys, Mario Sénéchal, Pamela Douglas, Olivier F. Bertrand Tags: Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease Source Type: research
