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Transoesophageal echocardiography prior to catheter ablation could be avoided in atrial fibrillation patients with a low risk of stroke and without filling defects in the late-phase MDCT scan: A retrospective analysis of 783 patients
ConclusionsFor AF patients with low risk of stroke, when MDCT images showed no filling defect in the late phase, TEE prior to catheter ablation can be avoided.Key Points•MDCT can help detect the presence of LAA thrombus.•TEE can be avoided when late-phase MDCT shows no filling defect.•TEE is required in patients whose MDCT images indicate thrombus.
Source: European Radiology - April 3, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
The Relationship Between Bone Mineral Density and Cardiovascular Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
In this study, we explored the relationship between BMD and cardiovascular health, and observed no association between BMD and LVEF. The primary results were in the opposite direction than the hypothesized direction, with the model beta coefficient for BMD indicating a negative relationship with LVEF; however, the size of the effect BMD had on LVEF was very small and not statistically significant. The secondary linear regression analyses provided consistent results with the primary linear regression, indicating that the primary results are sensitive to a variety of slightly modified conditions.
It is possible that the nul...
Source: PLOS Currents Muscular Dystrophy - March 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Tara Anne Kervin Source Type: research
Sildenafil in Left Ventricular Assist Device Is Safe and Well-Tolerated
Right heart failure is a potentially devastating complication of mechanical circulatory support, occurring at a rate of 0.49 events per 100 patient-months.1 Pulmonary vasodilators such as phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) have been frequently used to unload the right ventricle in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients, but there is scant evidence to support this practice.2,3 The purpose of this analysis is to provide additional data regarding the safety and efficacy of the PDE5i sildenafil in a real world population of patients supported with LVADs at Washington University in St. Louis. Sildenafil use was not ...
Source: ASAIO Journal - February 24, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research
Full percutaneous biventricular support with two Impella pumps: the Bi ‐Pella approach
We report the first case of mechanical circulatory supported with Impella CP on the left and Impella RP on the right (Abiomed Inc., Danvers, MA) for acute biventricular failure due to suspected acute myocarditis in the context of thrombolytic therapy for ischaemic stroke.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - February 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Federico Pappalardo, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Azeem Latib Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Patient characteristics, resource use and outcomes associated with general internal medicine hospital care: the General Medicine Inpatient Initiative (GEMINI) retrospective cohort study.
We examined trends in resource use and patient characteristics over the study period.
RESULTS: There were 136 208 admissions to general internal medicine involving 88 121 unique patients over the study period. General internal medicine admissions accounted for 38.8% of all admissions from the emergency department and 23.7% of all hospital bed-days. Over the study period, the number of admissions to general internal medicine increased by 32.4%; there was no meaningful change in the median length of stay or cost per hospital stay. The median patient age was 73 (interquartile range [IQR] 57-84) years, and the median ...
Source: cmaj - December 11, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Verma AA, Guo Y, Kwan JL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Rawal S, Tang T, Weinerman A, Cram P, Dhalla IA, Hwang SW, Laupacis A, Mamdani MM, Shadowitz S, Upshur R, Reid RJ, Razak F Tags: CMAJ Open Source Type: research
Increased Aortic Diameters on Multidetector Computed Tomographic Scan Are Independent Predictors of Incident Adverse Cardiovascular Events: The Framingham Heart Study Epidemiology
Conclusions—
Among community-dwelling adults initially free of clinical CVD, enlarged infrarenal abdominal aorta and lower abdominal aorta, on noncontrast multidetector computed tomography scans, are independent predictors of incident adverse CVD events above traditional risk factors alone.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - December 8, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Qazi, S., Massaro, J. M., Chuang, M. L., DAgostino, R. B., Hoffmann, U., ODonnell, C. J. Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Computerized Tomography (CT), Imaging Source Type: research
Age, vascular health, and Alzheimer disease biomarkers in an elderly sample
ObjectiveTo investigate the associations between age, vascular health, and Alzheimer disease (AD) imaging biomarkers in an elderly sample.
MethodsWe identified 430 individuals along the cognitive continuum aged >60 years with amyloid positron emission tomography (PET), tau PET, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from the population‐based Mayo Clinic Study of Aging. A subset of 329 individuals had fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET. We ascertained presently existing cardiovascular and metabolic conditions (CMC) from health care records and used the summation of presence/absence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardia...
Source: Annals of Neurology - October 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Prashanthi Vemuri, Timothy G. Lesnick, Scott A. Przybelski, David S. Knopman, Val J. Lowe, Jonathan Graff ‐Radford, Rosebud O. Roberts, Michelle M. Mielke, Mary M. Machulda, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Age, Vascular Health, and Alzheimer's disease Biomarkers in an Elderly Sample
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Source: Annals of Neurology - October 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Prashanthi Vemuri, Timothy G. Lesnick, Scott A. Przybelski, David S. Knopman, Val J. Lowe, Jonathan Graff ‐Radford, Rosebud O. Roberts, Michelle M. Mielke, Mary M. Machulda, Ronald C. Petersen, Clifford R. Jack Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Long-Term Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Nitrogen Dioxide and Risk of Heart Failure: A Cohort Study
Conclusions:
Long-term exposure to NO2 and road traffic noise was associated with higher risk of heart failure, mainly among men, in both single- and two-pollutant models. High exposure to both pollutants was associated with highest risk. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1272
Received: 25 October 2016
Revised: 09 August 2017
Accepted: 09 August 2017
Published: 26 September 2017
Address correspondence to M. Sørensen. Diet, Genes and Environment, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. Telephone: +45 35257626. Email: mettes@cancer.dk
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/1...
Source: EHP Research - September 26, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Research Source Type: research
Beta ‐blocker therapy is not associated with mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage
ConclusionPre‐admission use of BB was not associated with mortality after ICH.
Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - September 4, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: M. Sykora, J. Putaala, A. Meretoja, T. Tatlisumak, D. Strbian Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Inotropic myocardial reserve deficiency is the predominant feature of exercise haemodynamics in cardiac amyloidosis
ConclusionsCardiac amyloid deposits are associated with severely reduced inotropic myocardial reserve and increased left and right ventricular filling pressures during exercise. Furthermore, CA subjects have severely reduced PAC, which may contribute to right heart failure and reduced exercise capacity.
Source: European Journal of Heart Failure - August 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tor Skibsted Clemmensen, Henning M ølgaard, Jens Sörensen, Hans Eiskjaer, Niels Frost Andersen, Søren Mellemkjaer, Mads Jønsson Andersen, Lars Poulsen Tolbod, Hendrik J. Harms, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
'Exercise pill' could potentially help people with heart failure
Conclusion
The protein hCT1 caused heart muscles to grow in a more healthy way in rodents with heart failure. When treatment stopped, the heart went back to its original condition – something that does not happen when the heart grows in a dysfunctional way.
There is currently no cure for heart failure and treatment is only available for keeping symptoms under control. Therefore, this very promising early-stage research with potential for developing a drug for people with heart failure, has huge implications.
However, it is important to remember that as this is experimental laboratory research, there are many more stage...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 9, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Source Type: news
The Medical Emergency Of Otto Warmbier
All that the doctors who treated Cincinnati, Ohio resident Otto Warmbier knew is what they had seen or maybe read in the news. They knew he had just been released on June 13 from imprisonment in North Korea where he had been held by for more than 17 months. He had been sentenced in March 2016 to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly removing a propaganda poster from a wall at a Pyongyang hotel where he had been staying. The University of Virginia honors student had been visiting the authoritarian state during a five-day trip with a group called Young Pioneer Tours, which is a group out of China – an important note.
Ot...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart rate and dyssynchrony in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a pilot study.
The objective of this pilot study was to describe the impact of paced heart rate on left ventricular (LV) mechanical dyssynchrony in synchronous compared to dyssynchronous pacing modes in patients with heart failure.
METHODS: Echocardiography was performed in 14 cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) patients at paced heart rates of 70 and 90 bpm in synchronous- (CRT), and dyssynchronous (atrial pacing + wide QRS activation) pacing modes. LV dyssynchrony was quantified using the 12-segment standard deviation model (Ts-SD) derived from Tissue Doppler Imaging. In addition, cardiac cycle intervals were assessed using...
Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - March 27, 2017 Category: Cardiology Tags: Scand Cardiovasc J Source Type: research
Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals
Continuous positive airway pressure fails to improve cardiovascular outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular events in observational studies. Randomized trials have demonstrated continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy reduces blood pressure, markers of oxidative stress and insulin insensitivity. Yet, it remains unclear whether treatment with CPAP reduces cardiovascular events. In the largest study of its kind, 2717 patients aged 45 to 75 years with moderate-to-severe OSA and coronary or cerebrovascular disease were randomized in open-label fash...
Source: Heart - March 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: McCabe, J. M. Tags: Journal scan Source Type: research
