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Prognosis in relation to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels in patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries
Conclusions Hs-cTnT levels in MINOCA patients are strong and independent predictors of adverse outcome. Consideration of hs-cTnT levels is important for risk assessment of MINOCA patients.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Predictors of Oral Anticoagulant Non-prescription in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Elevated Stroke Risk
Conclusions In this registry of AF patients, older patients at elevated stroke and low bleeding risk were commonly treated with OAC. However, a variety of factors were associated with OAC non-prescription. Specifically, antiplatelet use was prevalent and associated with the highest likelihood of OAC non-prescription. Future studies are warranted to understand provider and patient rationale that may underlie observed associations with OAC non-prescription.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Oral anti-Xa anticoagulation after Trans-Aortic Valve Implantation for Aortic Stenosis: The randomized ATLANTIS trial
Conclusions ATLANTIS tests the superiority of an apixaban-based strategy versus the recommended standard of care strategy to reduce the risk of post-TAVR thromboembolic and bleeding complications in an all comer population.
Source: American Heart Journal - March 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Catheter Ablation versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation (CABANA) Trial: Study Rationale and Design
Publication date: Available online 7 March 2018 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Douglas L. Packer, Daniel B. Mark, Richard A Robb, Kristi Monahan, Tristram Bahnson, Kathleen Moretz, Jeanne Poole, Alice Mascette, Yves Rosenberg, Neal Jeffries, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Kerry L. Lee The Catheter Ablation Versus Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation (CABANA, NCT00911508)(1) trial is testing the hypothesis that the treatment strategy of percutaneous left atrial catheter ablation for the purpose of eliminating atrial fibrillation (AF) is superior to current state-of-the-art pharmacologic therapy. This inte...
Source: American Heart Journal - March 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel After Fibrinolytic Therapy in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Rationale and Design of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial
Publication date: Available online 3 March 2018 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Otavio Berwanger, Jose C. Nicolau, Antonio C. Carvalho, Lixin Jiang, Shaun Goodman, Stephen Nicholls, Alexander Parkhomenko, Oleg Averkov, Carlos Tajer, Germán Malaga, Jose F. Kerr Saraiva, Francisco Fonseca, Helio P. Guimaraes, Pedro G.M. de Barros e Silva, Lucas P. Damiani, Denise M. Paisani, Camila M.R. Lasagno, Carolina T. Candido, Nanci Valeis, Diogo D.F. Moia, Leopoldo S. Piegas, Christopher B. Granger, Harvey White, Renato D. Lopes Background The safety and efficacy of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarc...
Source: American Heart Journal - March 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following CABG Surgery
Conclusion One-quarter of CABG patients who had perioperative MI were treated with DAPT. DAPT was not associated with a difference in MI, stroke, or mortality at 30 days, but was associated with fewer re-hospitalizations. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal antiplatelet regimen following perioperative MI. What is already known about this subject? Perioperative myocardial infarction portends poor outcome but optimal management is currently unclear. While dual antiplatelet therapy is standard of care for acute coronary syndrome, its role in perioperative myocardial infarction is unknown. What does this study ...
Source: American Heart Journal - February 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and design for the Vascular Outcomes study of ASA along with rivaroxaban in endovascular or surgical limb revascularization for peripheral artery disease (VOYAGER PAD)
Conclusions VOYAGER PAD is evaluating the efficacy of rivaroxaban added to background antiplatelet therapy to reduce major cardiovascular and limb ischemic vascular outcomes in the high-risk population of PAD patients undergoing peripheral revascularization.
Source: American Heart Journal - February 3, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Shared Decision-Making Tool for Thromboprophylaxis in Atrial Fibrillation – A Feasibility Study
Conclusions A shared decision-making interaction, facilitated by an AFSDM can significantly improve multiple measures of decision-making quality, leading to improved medication adherence and patient satisfaction.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 17, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and Design of the Statins Evaluation in Coronary procedUres and REvascularization: The SECURE-PCI Trial
Publication date: Available online 8 January 2018 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Otavio Berwanger, Pedro G.M. de Barros e Silva, Frederico Toledo Campo Dall Orto, Pedro Beraldo de Andrade, Igor Ribeiro de Castro Bienert, Carlos Eduardo Bosso, José Mangione, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Amanda Sousa, Renato Kalil, Luciano de Moura Santos, Andrei C. Sposito, Rafael L. Rech, Antonio Carlos Sobral Sousa, Felipe Baldissera, Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Isabella de Andrade Jesuíno, Eliana Vieira Santucci, Lucas Petri Daminani, Ligia N Laranjeira, Juliana A Borges de Oliveira, Roberto R Giraldez, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Sab...
Source: American Heart Journal - January 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Preoperative factors associated with worsening in health-related quality of life following coronary artery bypass grafting in the ROOBY trial
Conclusions Among VA patients, less than 20% experienced worse HRQL 1year after CABG. For patients with low symptom burden at baseline, diabetes, smoking, depression, PVD, COPD, and a prior stroke, clinicians should be more cautious in pre-CABG counseling as to their anticipated HRQL improvements.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Genome-wide and candidate gene approaches of clopidogrel efficacy using pharmacodynamic and clinical endpoints - Rationale and design of the International Clopidogrel Pharmacogenomics Consortium (ICPC)
Conclusion The ICPC aims to identify new loci influencing clopidogrel efficacy by using state-of-the-art genetic techniques in a large cohort of clopidogrel-treated patients in order to better understand the genetic basis of on-treatment response variability.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy after Coronary Stenting in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Conclusions The rates of POCO and coronary thrombotic events were significantly higher in patients with CKD compared with those without CKD, which was not affected by short- or long-term DAPT. Higher bleeding incidence by long-term DAPT was only observed in non-CKD patients but not in CKD patients. Further large scales studies are warranted to confirm our findings.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Effect of adding GLP-1RA on mortality, cardiovascular events, and metabolic outcomes among insulin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes: A large retrospective UK cohort study
Conclusion Based on a large UK cohort in routine clinical practice, adding a GLP-1RA to insulin therapy is associated with a reduction in risk of composite CV events and all-cause mortality but a nonsignificant higher risk of hospitalization for heart failure in overweight patients with T2D.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 1, 2017 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

Return to the workforce following infective endocarditis —A nationwide cohort study
Conclusions Seven of 10 patients who were part of the workforce prior to IE and alive at discharge were part of the workforce 1 year later. Younger age, higher socioeconomic status, and absence of major comorbidities were associated with return to the workforce.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 16, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research