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Repeated Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis Who Are Not Candidates for Definitive Treatment.
CONCLUSION: BAV is associated with poor long-term clinical outcome. However, when no other therapeutic options are feasible, a strategy of repeated palliative BAV appears to be safe and is potentially associated with improved clinical outcomes. PMID: 26378413 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - March 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Invasive Cardiol Source Type: research

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

Treatment of Chronic Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation With a Percutaneous Annuloplasty System
ConclusionsPercutaneous direct annuloplasty is feasible and safe in high-risk FMR patients. This treatment initiates LV reverse remodeling, and provides clinical improvement during 6 months after treatment. (Mitralign Percutaneous Annuloplasty First in Man Study; NCT01852149).
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - June 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Long-Term Warfarin Anticoagulation Have Higher Rates of All Dementia Types Compared With Patients Receiving Long-Term Warfarin for Other Indications Cardiovascular Surgery
Conclusions The presence of AF significantly increases risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, compared with matched patients receiving warfarin anticoagulation for other reasons. Quality of anticoagulation management remains an important risk factor for dementia in all patients.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - July 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bunch, T. J., May, H. T., Bair, T. L., Crandall, B. G., Cutler, M. J., Day, J. D., Jacobs, V., Mallender, C., Osborn, J. S., Stevens, S. M., Weiss, J. P., Woller, S. C. Tags: Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Atrial Fibrillation Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: research

Assessing Optimal Blood Pressure in Patients with Asymptomatic Aortic Valve Stenosis: The SEAS Study.
CONCLUSIONS: -Optimal BP seems to be systolic 130-139 mmHg and diastolic 70-90 mmHg in these patients with asymptomatic AS and no manifest atherosclerotic disease or diabetes. Clinical Trial Registration-http://www.clinicaltrials.gov; NCT00092677. PMID: 27486164 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - August 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nielsen OW, Sajadieh A, Sabbah M, Greve AM, Olsen MH, Boman K, Nienaber CA, Kesäniemi YA, Pedersen TR, Willenheimer R, Wachtell K Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Study: TAVR safer than surgery in low-risk heart failure patients
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures with self-expanding systems resulted in higher survival rates for patients at lower risk for surgery when compared to surgical aortic valve replacement procedures, according to a study released this month. Results from the study, which compared Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) self-expanding CoreValve TAVR system, were published in JAMA Cardiology this month. The retrospective analysis compared patients from the CoreValve U.S. pivotal high-risk trial of patients with STS PROM scores of 7% or less who either underwent TAVR procedures or surgery, with a median STS Prom score of...
Source: Mass Device - August 29, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiac Implants Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Medtronic Source Type: news

The Challenge of Timing Surgery in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Is B-Type Natriuretic Peptide the Solution? ∗
Degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) with prolapse or flail of mitral leaflets has become the most frequent cause of severe primary MR in Europe and North America (1,2). In its chronic stage, even severe MR is tolerated very well for a surprisingly long time, and patients may remain asymptomatic for years. During this compensated stage of disease, pre-load, afterload, and both contractility and ejection fraction of the left ventricle (LV) remain normal, and the total stroke volume is increased as a result of the compensatory enlargement of the end-diastolic LV volume, which is enabled by an adaptive process of the LV myo...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - September 13, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Exploring unmet needs in venous and arterial thromboembolism with rivaroxaban.
This article will introduce and provide context for these RCTs in the contemporary management of arterial and venous thromboembolism in the following underserved areas: Patients with both NVAF and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS); patients who require transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); patients with acute or chronic coronary artery disease (CAD; including those with heart failure [HF]); those at risk of or suffering from cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) and those requiring long-term anticoagulation. It ...
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - September 13, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Cappato R, Welsh R Tags: Thromb Haemost Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Long-Term Warfarin Anticoagulation Have Higher Rates of All Dementia Types Compared With Patients Receiving Long-Term Warfarin for Other Indications Cardiovascular Surgery
BackgroundThe mechanisms behind the association of atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia are unknown. We previously found a significantly increased risk of dementia in AF patients taking warfarin with a low percentage of time in therapeutic range. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which AF itself increases dementia risk, in addition to long‐term anticoagulation exposure.Methods and ResultsA total of 10 537 patients anticoagulated with warfarin (target INR 2–3), managed by the Clinical Pharmacist Anticoagulation Service with no history of dementia were included. Warfarin indication was for AF (n=...
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - July 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bunch, T. J., May, H. T., Bair, T. L., Crandall, B. G., Cutler, M. J., Day, J. D., Jacobs, V., Mallender, C., Osborn, J. S., Stevens, S. M., Weiss, J. P., Woller, S. C. Tags: Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Atrial Fibrillation Original Research Source Type: research

The Association Between Preoperative Hemoglobin A1C and Postoperative Glycemic Variability on 30-Day Major Adverse Outcomes Following Isolated Cardiac Valvular Surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: This study did not show an association between preoperative HbA1c and postoperative glycemic variability with MAEs after isolated cardiac valvular surgery. Specifically, lack of association between postoperative glycemic variability and MAEs is noteworthy and is in contrast to our previous finding in CABG patients. Future studies should focus a targeted glycemic variability reduction in CABG patients and evaluate the reduction in MAEs, without risk of employing a one-size fits all approach when approaching other cardiac procedures. PMID: 27861432 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 16, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Bardia A, Khabbaz K, Mueller A, Mathur P, Novack V, Talmor D, Subramaniam B Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research

Intra-hospital correlations among 30-day mortality rates in 18 different clinical and surgical settings
Conclusions</div>The variability in 30-day mortality rates at hospital level and the correlation between risk mortality rates suggest that there may be common hospital-wide factors influencing short-term mortality.</span>
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - January 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement with Valved Conduits through Partial Upper Sternotomy
Conclusions Partial upper sternotomy is a feasible access for safe aortic root replacement with valved conduits. Nevertheless, minimally invasive aortic root replacement is a challenging operative procedure. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - February 14, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hillebrand, Julia Alshakaki, Mosab Martens, Sven Scherer, Mirela Tags: Original Cardiovascular Source Type: research

Minimally Invasive Aortic Root Replacement with Valved Conduits through Partial Upper Sternotomy.
Conclusions Partial upper sternotomy is a feasible access for safe aortic root replacement with valved conduits. Nevertheless, minimally invasive aortic root replacement is a challenging operative procedure. PMID: 28201842 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - February 14, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hillebrand J, Alshakaki M, Martens S, Scherer M Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research

Cardiac Rehabilitation After Heart Valve Surgery: IMPROVEMENT IN EXERCISE CAPACITY AND MORBIDITY
CONCLUSIONS: CR after heart valve surgery improved exercise capacity and was associated with reduced morbidity. Elderly and ethnic minorities were less likely to attend or complete CR and deserve special attention.
Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation - April 28, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Cardiac Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Early Lessons on Bundled Payment at an Academic Medical Center.
CONCLUSION: Opportunities for savings under bundled payment may be greater for lower extremity joint arthroplasty than for other conditions. PMID: 28837458 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - August 25, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research