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Hospital participation in clinical trials for patients with acute myocardial infarction: Results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
ConclusionsHospitals are becoming less likely to engage in clinical trials for patients with MI. Patients admitted to hospitals that participated in clinical trials more often received guideline-adherent care and had better long-term outcomes.
Source: American Heart Journal - May 26, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Role of diabetes and insulin use in the risk of stroke and acute myocardial infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation: A Medicare analysis
ConclusionThere is an incremental risk of ischemic stroke and MI from non-diabetics to non-insulin diabetics with the highest risk in insulin users. Protective effect of anticoagulation is attenuated with insulin use.
Source: American Heart Journal - May 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Smoking cessation and risk of recurrent cardiovascular events and mortality after a first manifestation of arterial disease
ConclusionsIrrespective of age at first CV event, cessation of smoking after a first CV event is related to a substantial lower risk of recurrent vascular events and all-cause mortality. Since smoking cessation is more effective in reducing CV risk than any pharmaceutical treatment of major risk factors, it should be a key objective for patients with vascular disease.
Source: American Heart Journal - April 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Risk of stroke subsequent to infective endocarditis: A nationwide study
ConclusionPatients with non-surgically treated IE with a stroke during IE admission were at significant higher associated risk of subsequent stroke within the first year of follow-up as compared with patients without a stroke during IE admission. This risk difference was not evident beyond one year of discharge. These findings underline the need for identification of causes and mechanisms of recurrent strokes after IE to develop preventive means.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 28, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and design of the randomized, controlled early valve replacement guided by biomarkers of left ventricular decompensation in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (EVOLVED) trial
ConclusionThe EVOLVED trial is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to compare early aortic valve replacement to routine care in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and mid-wall LGE.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 15, 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

Relationship of stroke and bleeding risk profiles to efficacy and safety of dabigatran dual therapy versus warfarin triple therapy in atrial fibrillation after PCI: An ancillary analysis from the RE-DUAL PCI trial
ConclusionDabigatran dual therapy reduced bleeding events irrespective of bleeding risk category and demonstrated similar efficacy regardless of stroke risk category when compared with warfarin triple therapy.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Outcomes after STEMI in old multimorbid patients with complex health needs and the effect of invasive management
ConclusionsMultimorbid older people with complex health needs and STEMI had high rates of new ischemic events and death. In this cohort of older, high risk STEMI patients, an invasive strategy was associated with lower event rates. Randomized studies are needed to clarify whether these high risk patients who might benefit from invasive care are being managed too conservatively.
Source: American Heart Journal - February 1, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

C-reactive protein and prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention and bypass graft surgery for left Main coronary artery disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial
Conclusions: In patients with LMCAD undergoing revascularization, elevated baseline CRP levels were strongly associated with subsequent death, MI and stroke at 3 years, irrespective of the mode of revascularization. Further studies are warranted to determine whether anti-inflammatory therapies may improve the prognosis of high-risk patients with LMCAD following revascularization.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

An international cluster-randomized quality improvement trial to increase the adherence to evidence-based therapies for acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients: Rationale and design of the BRIDGE STROKE Trial
Publication date: January 2019Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 207Author(s): Maria Julia Machline-Carrion, Eliana Vieira Santucci, Lucas Petri Damiani, Cecilia Bahit, Germán Málaga, Octávio Marques Pontes-Neto, Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Viviane Flumignan Zétola, Karina Normilio-Silva, Gabriel Rodrigues de Freitas, Alessandra Gorgulho, Antônio De Salles, Beatriz Gonzales Pacheco da Silva, Juliana Yamashita Santos, Isabella de Andrade Jesuíno, Priscila Regina Torres Bueno, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Hélio Penna Guimarães, Ying Xian, Janet Prvu BettgerBackgroundTranslating evidence into clinical practic...
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2018 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

An international cluster randomized quality-improvement trial to increase the adherence to evidence-based therapies for acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients: Rationale and design of the BRIDGE STROKE trial
Publication date: Available online 30 September 2018Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Maria Julia Machline-Carrion, Eliana Vieira Santucci, Lucas Petri Damiani, Cecilia Bahit, Germán Málaga, Octávio Marques Ponte-Neto, Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Viviane Flumignan Zétola, Karina Normilio-Silva, Gabriel Rodrigues de Freitas, Alessandra Gorgulho, Antônio De Salles, Beatriz Gonzales Pacheco da Silva, Juliana Yamashita Santos, Isabella de Andrade Jesuíno, Priscila Regina Torres Bueno, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Hélio Penna Guimarães, Ying Xian, Janet Prvu BettgerAbstractBackgroundTranslating evidence into...
Source: American Heart Journal - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and Design of the Pemafibrate to reduce cardiovascular outcomes by reducing triglycerides in patients with diabetes (PROMINENT) study
Publication date: Available online 29 September 2018Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Aruna D. Pradhan, Nina P. Paynter, Brendan M. Everett, Robert J. Glynn, Pierre Amarenco, Marshall Elam, Henry Ginsberg, William R. Hiatt, Shun Ishibashi, Wolfgang Koenig, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Jean-Charles Fruchart, Peter Libby, Paul M RidkerAbstractObservational, genetic, and experimental data indicate that triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRLs) likely participate causally in atherothrombosis. Yet, robust clinical trial evidence that triglyceride (TG) lowering therapy reduces cardiovascular events remains elusive. The selective p...
Source: American Heart Journal - October 4, 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

System-integrated technology-enabled model of care to improve the health of stroke patients in rural China: protocol for SINEMA--a cluster-randomized controlled trial
This study aims to develop a system-integrated technology-enabled intervention model of care (SINEMA) for the secondary prevention of stroke in rural China and to evaluate the effectiveness of the model compared with usual care.MethodsThe SINEMA model is being implemented and evaluated through a one-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Nanhe County, Hebei Province in China. Fifty villages from five townships are randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention or the control arm (usual care) with a target to enroll 25 stroke survivors per village. Village doctors in the intervention arm 1) receive systematic cas...
Source: American Heart Journal - September 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research