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View article: Recurrent STEMI After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Recurrent STEMI After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Open
Multimodality imaging is crucial in establishing unusual diagnoses. COR-KNOT may interfere with coronary flow resulting in transient coronary occlusion when used in surgical aortic valve replacement.
View article: 2025 ESC Guidelines for the management of myocarditis and pericarditis
2025 ESC Guidelines for the management of myocarditis and pericarditis Open
View article: 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease
2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease Open
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View article: The Prognostic Implications of Change in LVEDP during TAVI
The Prognostic Implications of Change in LVEDP during TAVI Open
Background Elevated left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP) following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has been identified as a predictor of heart failure and mortality. Aims To determine whether change in LVEDP is a …
View article: The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes
The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes Open
Objective: Globally significant variation in treatment and course of heart valve disease (HVD) exists, and outcome measurement is procedure focused instead of patient focused. This article describes the development of a patient-related (In…
View article: The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes
The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes Open
Through a unique collaborative effort between patients and cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery societies, a standard set of measures for HVD was developed. This dataset focuses on outcome measurement regardless of treatment, moving from …
View article: The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes
The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes Open
Through a unique collaborative effort between patients and cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery societies, a standard set of measures for HVD was developed. This dataset focuses on outcome measurement regardless of treatment, moving from …
View article: The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes
The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes Open
BACKGROUND: Globally significant variation in treatment and course of heart valve disease (HVD) exists, and outcome measurement is procedure focused instead of patient focused. This article describes the development of a patient-related (I…
View article: The first International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) standard dataset for reporting outcomes in heart valve disease: moving from device- to patient- centered outcomes
The first International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) standard dataset for reporting outcomes in heart valve disease: moving from device- to patient- centered outcomes Open
Background Globally significant variation in treatment and course of heart valve disease (HVD) exists, and outcome measurement is procedure focused instead of patient focused. This article describes the development of a patient-related (In…
View article: Heart failure guideline implementation in developing countries: A testimony from <scp>Syria</scp>
Heart failure guideline implementation in developing countries: A testimony from <span>Syria</span> Open
View article: The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes
The First International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Standard Dataset for Reporting Outcomes in Heart Valve Disease: Moving From Device- to Patient-Centered Outcomes Open
BACKGROUND Globally significant variation in treatment and course of heart valve disease (HVD) exists, and outcome measurement is procedure focused instead of patient focused. This article describes the development of a patient-related (In…
View article: European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the management of acute coronary syndromes: developed in collaboration with the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC
European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the management of acute coronary syndromes: developed in collaboration with the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions of the ESC Open
Aims Closing the evidence-practice gap for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is central to improving quality of care. Under the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) framework, we aimed to develop updated quality indicators (QI…
View article: Definitions of clinical study outcome measures for cardiovascular diseases: the European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomized Trials (EuroHeart).
Definitions of clinical study outcome measures for cardiovascular diseases: the European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomized Trials (EuroHeart). Open
Internationally derived and endorsed definitions for outcome measures for a range of common cardiovascular diseases and interventions are presented. These may be used for data alignment to enable high-quality observational and randomized c…
View article: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score Open
Background Increasing demand for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) places greater emphasis on the efficiency of pathways and services. A significant limitation to increasing TAVI capacity is the availability of cardiac cathete…
View article: Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for the Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Failure: Design and Rationale of the Revalve Study
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation for the Management of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Failure: Design and Rationale of the Revalve Study Open
View article: Effectiveness of the GRACE risk score according to troponin elevation in patients admitted with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the UKGRIS parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial
Effectiveness of the GRACE risk score according to troponin elevation in patients admitted with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the UKGRIS parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Background The effectiveness of risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) Risk Score (GRS) for patients presenting to hospital with suspected non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) according…
View article: Outcome Measures for Randomised Clinical Trials and Multicentre Observational Studies of Cardiovascular Diseases Published in Major Clinical Journals: Systematic Review and Evidence Mapping
Outcome Measures for Randomised Clinical Trials and Multicentre Observational Studies of Cardiovascular Diseases Published in Major Clinical Journals: Systematic Review and Evidence Mapping Open
View article: Standardized and hierarchically classified heart failure and complementary disease monitoring outcome measures: European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials (EuroHeart)
Standardized and hierarchically classified heart failure and complementary disease monitoring outcome measures: European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trials (EuroHeart) Open
Aims The lack of standardized definitions for heart failure outcome measures limits the ability to reliably assess the effectiveness of heart failure therapies. The European Unified Registries for Heart Care Evaluation and Randomised Trial…
View article: Association of baseline and changes in health-related quality of life with mortality following myocardial infarction: multicentre longitudinal linked cohort study
Association of baseline and changes in health-related quality of life with mortality following myocardial infarction: multicentre longitudinal linked cohort study Open
Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients following myocardial infarction (MI) is frequently impaired. We investigated the association of baseline and changes in HRQoL with mortality following MI. Methods and results N…
View article: Geographical Inequality in Access to Aortic Valve Intervention in England: A Report from the UK Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry and National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit
Geographical Inequality in Access to Aortic Valve Intervention in England: A Report from the UK Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Registry and National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit Open
Background: For patients with severe aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive but equally effective treatment option compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). In 2019, we reported low…
View article: European Society of Cardiology quality indicators update for the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. The Heart Failure Association of the <scp>ESC</scp>
European Society of Cardiology quality indicators update for the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. The Heart Failure Association of the <span>ESC</span> Open
Aims To update the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) quality indicators (QIs) for the evaluation of the care and outcomes of adults with heart failure. Methods and results The Working Group comprised experts in heart failure including m…
View article: Subcutaneous-ICD for more and Transvenous-ICD for few
Subcutaneous-ICD for more and Transvenous-ICD for few Open
Subcutaneous-ICD for more and Transvenous-ICD for few?! Amr Abdin1 and Suleman Aktaa21 Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Saarland University, Kirrberger Str. 1, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany2Leeds Institute …
View article: European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
European Society of Cardiology quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation Open
Aims To develop a suite of quality indicators (QIs) for the evaluation of the care and outcomes for adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Methods and results We followed the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) …
View article: Standardized approach to extract candidate outcomes from literature for a standard outcome set: a case- and simulation study
Standardized approach to extract candidate outcomes from literature for a standard outcome set: a case- and simulation study Open
View article: Eligibility and prescribing rates of SGLT2 inhibitors for ambulatory patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in a multidisciplinary heart failure management programme
Eligibility and prescribing rates of SGLT2 inhibitors for ambulatory patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in a multidisciplinary heart failure management programme Open
Introduction Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors dapagliflozin or empagliflozin are recommended, in addition to optimal medical therapy (OMT), for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) regardless …
View article: Association of baseline and changes in health related quality of life with mortality following myocardial infarction: multicentre longitudinal linked cohort study
Association of baseline and changes in health related quality of life with mortality following myocardial infarction: multicentre longitudinal linked cohort study Open
Background/Introduction Health related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients following myocardial infarction (MI) is frequently impaired and often deteriorates. However, the association between HRQoL and clinical endpoints in patients with …
View article: Associations of health-related quality of life with major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events for individuals with ischaemic heart disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and evidence mapping
Associations of health-related quality of life with major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events for individuals with ischaemic heart disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and evidence mapping Open
Objective To investigate the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in individuals with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). Methods Medline(R), Embase, APA …
View article: Cohort profile: Evaluation of the Methods and Management of Acute Coronary Events (EMMACE) longitudinal cohort
Cohort profile: Evaluation of the Methods and Management of Acute Coronary Events (EMMACE) longitudinal cohort Open
Aims The Evaluation of the Methods and Management of Acute Coronary Events (EMMACE) longitudinal cohort study aims to investigate health trajectories of individuals following hospitalization for myocardial infarction (MI). Methods and resu…
View article: Effectiveness of GRACE risk score in patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (UKGRIS): parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial
Effectiveness of GRACE risk score in patients admitted to hospital with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (UKGRIS): parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Objective To determine the effectiveness of risk stratification using the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score (GRS) for patients presenting to hospital with suspected non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome. Design…
View article: Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes
Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes Open
Objective Beta-blockers (BB) are an established treatment following myocardial infarction (MI). However, there is uncertainty as to whether BB beyond the first year of MI have a role in patients without heart failure or left ventricular sy…