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Validated Risk Score for Predicting 6-Month Mortality in Infective Endocarditis Valvular Heart Disease
Conclusions Six-month mortality after IE is 25% and is predicted by host factors, IE characteristics, and IE complications. Surgery during the index hospitalization is associated with lower mortality but is performed less frequently in the highest risk patients. A simplified risk model may be used to identify specific risk subgroups in IE.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - April 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Park, L. P., Chu, V. H., Peterson, G., Skoutelis, A., Lejko-Zupa, T., Bouza, E., Tattevin, P., Habib, G., Tan, R., Gonzalez, J., Altclas, J., Edathodu, J., Fortes, C. Q., Siciliano, R. F., Pachirat, O., Kanj, S., Wang, A., for the International Collaborat Tags: Clinical Studies, Infectious Endocarditis, Valvular Heart Disease, Mortality/Survival Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Initial Prasugrel Versus Clopidogrel Selection for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the Treatment With ADP Receptor Inhibitors: Longitudinal Assessment of Treatment Patterns and Events After Acute Coronary Syndrome (TRANSLATE-ACS) Study Coronary Heart Disease
Conclusions In community practice, prasugrel use may be driven more by bleeding risk rather than ischemic benefit. This may result in underutilization of higher potency ADP receptor inhibitor among patients more likely to derive ischemic benefit.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - September 22, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vora, A. N., Peterson, E. D., McCoy, L. A., Effron, M. B., Anstrom, K. J., Faries, D. E., Zettler, M. E., Fonarow, G. C., Baker, B. A., Stone, G. W., Wang, T. Y. Tags: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Heart Disease Source Type: research