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Association of Plasma A β 42/40 Ratio and Late-Onset Epilepsy: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
DISCUSSION: A reduction in plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 is associated with an increased risk of subsequent epilepsy. Our observations provide a further validation of the link between Aβ, hyperexcitable states, and LOE.PMID:37541842 | DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000207635
Source: Atherosclerosis - August 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emily L Johnson Kevin J Sullivan Andrea Lauren Christman Schneider Jeannette Simino Tom H Mosley Anna Kucharska-Newton David S Knopman Rebecca F Gottesman Source Type: research

Trends in the Longitudinal Utilization of Oral Anticoagulants Among Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid Insurance
Long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) is recommended for stroke prevention for most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and elevated stroke risk.1 While trends in initiation of OAC have been described,2,3 long-term trends in utilization of OAC in patients continuously followed for AF have not been adequately explored. Some healthcare systems adapted anticoagulation services to respond to disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.4 We thus investigated how OACs were utilized in patients with newly diagnosed AF from 2018 to 2021 across 3 insurance types: Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jun Soo Lee, Sola Han, Nicole L. Therrien, Chanhyun Park, Feijun Luo, Utibe R. Essien Tags: Brief report Source Type: research

Shorter Door-to-Needle Times Are Associated With Better Outcomes After Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy and Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSIONS: Among older patients with stroke treated with either IVT only or IVT+EVT, shorter DTN times are associated with better long-term functional outcomes and lower mortality. These findings support further efforts to accelerate thrombolytic administration in all eligible patients, including EVT candidates.PMID:37199147 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064053
Source: Circulation - May 18, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shumei Man Nicole Solomon Brian Mac Grory Brooke Alhanti Ken Uchino Jeffrey L Saver Eric E Smith Ying Xian Deepak L Bhatt Lee H Schwamm Muhammad Shazam Hussain Gregg C Fonarow Source Type: research

Economic Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Low Surgical Risk: Results from the PARTNER 3 Trial
CONCLUSIONS: For patients with severe aortic stenosis and low surgical risk similar to those enrolled in the PARTNER 3 trial, transfemoral TAVR with the SAPIEN 3 valve is cost saving compared with SAVR at 2 years and is projected to be economically attractive in the long run as long as there are no substantial differences in late death between the 2 strategies. Long-term follow-up will be critical to ultimately determine the preferred treatment strategy for low-risk patients from both a clinical and economic perspective.PMID:37154049 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062481
Source: Circulation - May 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Benjamin Z Galper Khaja M Chinnakondepalli Kaijun Wang Elizabeth A Magnuson Michael Lu Vinod H Thourani Susheel Kodali Raj Makkar Howard C Herrmann Samir Kapadia Mathew Williams John Webb Craig R Smith Michael J Mack Martin B Leon David J Cohen PARTNER In Source Type: research

Po-03-134 long term outcomes following laao in a large medicare population
The Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device was FDA approved for stroke risk reduction in patients with nonvalvular AF in 2015 based on data from randomized clinical trials. Long-term outcomes following LAAO outside clinical trials and small registries are largely unknown. Collecting these data was a condition of US market authorization.
Source: Heart Rhythm - May 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emily P. Zeitler, Boyang Bian, Dominic Allocco, Thomas Christen, Kristine Roy, David Cohen, Matthew R. Reynolds Source Type: research

Recurrent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events Potentially Prevented with Guideline-Recommended Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy following Myocardial Infarction
ConclusionImplementation of guideline-recommended cholesterol-lowering therapy could prevent a substantial percentage of recurrent ASCVD events.
Source: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy - April 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Comparison of Unibody and Non-Unibody Endografts for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Medicare Beneficiaries: The SAFE-AAA Study
CONCLUSIONS: In the SAFE-AAA Study, unibody endografts failed to meet noninferiority compared with non-unibody endografts with respect to aortic reintervention, rupture, and mortality. These data support the urgency of instituting a prospective longitudinal surveillance program for monitoring safety events related to aortic stent grafts.PMID:36866664 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062123
Source: Circulation - March 3, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eric A Secemsky Yang Song Tianyu Sun Carmen Gacchina Johnson Megan Gatski Li Wang Andrew Farb Robert E Lee Aurko Shaw Jiaman Xu Robert W Yeh Source Type: research

Comparative Effectiveness of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus Oral Anticoagulation by Sex
CONCLUSIONS: In a real-world population of older Medicare beneficiaries with AF, compared with anticoagulation, LAAO was associated with a reduction in the risk of death, stroke, and long-term bleeding among women and men. These findings should be incorporated into shared decision-making with patients considering strategies for reduction in AF-related stroke.PMID:36780379 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.062765
Source: Circulation - February 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Emily P Zeitler Stephen Kearing Megan Coylewright Devi Nair Jonathan C Hsu Douglas Darden A James O'Malley Andrea M Russo Sana M Al-Khatib Source Type: research