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Long-Term Imaging and Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With AtriClip
Surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion with an AtriClip (AtriCure, West Chester, Ohio) is frequently performed for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients with long-standing persistent AF who underwent hybrid convergent ablation and LAA clipping. Contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography was performed at 3 to 6  months after LAA clipping to assess the degree of complete closure and the residual LAA stump. A total of 78 patients (64 ± 10 years, 72% male) underwent LAA clipping as part of hybrid convergent AF ablation, from 2019 to 2020.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - June 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Adnan Ahmed, Naga Venkata K. Pothineni, Vasvi Singh, Danish Bawa, Douglas Darden, Rajesh Kabra, Angad Singh, Saira Memon, Ahmed Romeya, Justin Van Meeteren, Senthil Thambidorai, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Rakesh Gopinathannair Source Type: research

Influence of the Danish Co-morbidity Index Score on the Treatment and Outcomes of 2.5 Million Patients Admitted With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States
This study aimed to determine the association between the Danish Co-morbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANCAMI) and restricted DANCAMI (rDANCAMI) scores and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with AMI. Using the National Inpatient Sample, all AMI hospitalizations were stratified into four groups based on their DANCAMI and rDANCAMI score (0; 1 to 3; 4 to 5; ≥6). The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, whereas secondary outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events, major bleeding, ischemic stroke, and receipt of coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 14, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Andrija Mateti ć, Abhishek, Philip Freeman, Jan Walter Dhillon Shanmuganathan, Mohamed O. Mohamed, Christian Mallen, Mamas A. Mamas Source Type: research

Usefulness of CHA2DS2-VASc Score to Predict Stroke Risk Independent of Atrial
We examined whether a CHA2DS2-VASc score predicts stroke risk among individuals without hospital-diagnosed AF and quantified the magnitude of the association in comparison to AF patients. We used data from population-based medical registries (1995 –2005) covering all Danish hospitals to identify patients diagnosed with AF (n=122,980). We matched ≤5 non-AF individuals (n=612,723) to each AF patient on the individual risk factors included in the CHA2DS2-VASc score.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anne Gulbech Ording, Erzs ébet Horváth-Puhó, Paolo Prandoni, Michelle Zippora Leisner, Dóra Körmendiné Farkas, Flemming Hald Steffensen, Morten Olsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Morten Schmidt Source Type: research

Usefulness of CHA2DS2-VASc Score to Predict Stroke Risk Independent of Atrial Fibrillation
We examined whether a CHA2DS2-VASc score predicts stroke risk among individuals without hospital-diagnosed AF and quantified the magnitude of the association in comparison to AF patients. We used data from population-based medical registries (1995 to 2005) covering all Danish hospitals to identify patients diagnosed with AF (n  = 122,980). We matched ≤5 non-AF individuals (n = 612,723) to each AF patient on the individual risk factors included in the CHA2DS2-VASc score.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anne Gulbech Ording, Erzs ébet Horváth-Puhó, Paolo Prandoni, Michelle Zippora Leisner, Dóra Körmendiné Farkas, Flemming Hald Steffensen, Morten Olsen, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Morten Schmidt Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-cause Mortality Following Measurement of Endogenous Testosterone Levels
We examined whether low total testosterone levels are associated with stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic), myocardial infarction (MI), venous thromboembolism (VTE), and all-cause mortality among adult men. We conducted a cohort study in the Central Denmark Region (20002015). We included all men with a first-ever laboratory testosterone result and computed the 5-year risks of cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - March 7, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kasper Adelborg, Thomas B øjer Rasmussen, Helene Nørrelund, J Bradley Layton, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen Source Type: research

Frequency of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients With Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular disease, for example, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, and arrhythmias. The resting electrocardiogram may carry prognostic information, but limited evidence is available of electrocardiographic findings in subjects with psoriasis. The electrocardiographic results were compared between 1,131 subjects with self-reported psoriasis and 18,397 controls participating in the Danish General Suburban Population Study (GESUS).
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peter Riis Hansen, Christian Rimer Juhl, Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, Gregor Borut Jemec, Christina Ellervik, J ørgen Kim Kanters Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: research

Frequency of Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Patients with Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with cardiovascular disease, e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, and arrhythmias. The resting electrocardiogram (ECG) may carry prognostic information but limited evidence is available of ECG findings in subjects with psoriasis. The ECG was compared between 1,131 individuals with self-reported psoriasis and 18,397 controls participating in the Danish General Suburban Population Study. The mean heart rate was marginally increased in patients with psoriasis (66 ± 11 vs.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - February 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Peter Riis Hansen, Christian Rimer Juhl, Jonas Lynggaard Isaksen, Gregor Borut Jemec, Christina Ellervik, J ørgen Kim Kanters Source Type: research

Short- and Long-Term Mortality and Stroke Risk after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
No published studies have compared the outcome after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with the outcome in the general population. Thus, it is unknown whether TAVI restores normal life expectancy and stroke risk. Furthermore, despite the increasing use of TAVI, only little is known about the temporal trends for TAVI regarding patient characteristics and outcomes. We identified all Danish patients treated with TAVI from 2006-2014 (n=1,631) and 9,737 general population controls matched by sex, age and comorbidity.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - October 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lars Jakobsen, Christian J. Terkelsen, Lars S øndergaard, Ole D. Backer, Jens Aarøe, Henrik Nissen, Søren P. Johnsen, Evald H. Christiansen Source Type: research