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View article: Association between Active Cancer and Risk of Thrombotic and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Outpatients with COVID-19: A CORONA-VTE Network Analysis
Association between Active Cancer and Risk of Thrombotic and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Outpatients with COVID-19: A CORONA-VTE Network Analysis Open
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and active cancer are each independently associated with excess risk of thrombotic and cardiovascular events. However, data are limited regarding the risk of these events in outpatients with active cance…
View article: Effectiveness of a Simplified Checklist to Overcome the Inertia of Treatment Implementation in ACS Patients with High Comorbidity Burden
Effectiveness of a Simplified Checklist to Overcome the Inertia of Treatment Implementation in ACS Patients with High Comorbidity Burden Open
Background/Objective: High-risk subsets of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) experience decreased access to optimal care and have poor clinical outcomes, reflecting an inertia to the delivery of guideline-directed and evidence-ba…
View article: Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the REGARDS Study
Social Determinants of Health and 30-Day Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction in the REGARDS Study Open
View article: Days at Home After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Versus Medical Therapy Alone in Heart Failure
Days at Home After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Versus Medical Therapy Alone in Heart Failure Open
Background Transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair of the mitral valve (mTEER) reduced a hierarchical end point that included death and heart failure hospitalization in COAPT (Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Ther…
View article: Low absolute risk of thrombotic and cardiovascular events in outpatient pregnant women with COVID-19
Low absolute risk of thrombotic and cardiovascular events in outpatient pregnant women with COVID-19 Open
Thrombotic and cardiovascular events are rare among outpatients with COVID-19. Although a higher event rate among outpatient pregnant women cannot be excluded, the absolute event rates are low and do not warrant population-wide cardiovascu…
View article: Are There Disparities in the Utilization of the Impella Device in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the United States?
Are There Disparities in the Utilization of the Impella Device in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the United States? Open
The first percutaneous microaxial left ventricular assist device's (Impella; Abiomed) use has significantly increased since its Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for short-term mechanical circulatory support in severe left ventr…
View article: Mediators of Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes: How Do Novel Diabetes Medications Work?
Mediators of Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes: How Do Novel Diabetes Medications Work? Open
View article: 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association
2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association Open
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core heal…
View article: Days at Home After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients
Days at Home After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients Open
BACKGROUND: Days at home (DAH) represents an important patient-oriented outcome that quantifies time spent at home after a medical event; however, this outcome has not been fully evaluated for low-surgical-risk patients undergoing transcat…
View article: Adjudicated thrombotic events in a cotemporary multicenter cohort of patients with COVID-19: findings from the CORONA-VTE Registry
Adjudicated thrombotic events in a cotemporary multicenter cohort of patients with COVID-19: findings from the CORONA-VTE Registry Open
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and arterial thrombosis emerged among the main serious complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the early post-infection period and during convalescence. Data are less consistent about…
View article: Antithrombotic treatment following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with high bleeding risk
Antithrombotic treatment following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with high bleeding risk Open
Purpose of review Review the clinical outcomes of different antithrombotic strategies in patients with high bleeding risk (HBR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Recent findings Patients with HBR after PCI include those with …
View article: Residential Racial Segregation in Aortic Stenosis Diagnosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Among Medicare Patients
Residential Racial Segregation in Aortic Stenosis Diagnosis and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Among Medicare Patients Open
View article: Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock
Comparative Effectiveness of Percutaneous Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device vs Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump or No Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Open
Importance Recent studies have produced inconsistent findings regarding the outcomes of the percutaneous microaxial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) during acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock (AMICS). Objective To compa…
View article: Major cardiovascular events after COVID-19, event rates post-vaccination, antiviral or anti-inflammatory therapy, and temporal trends: Rationale and methodology of the CORONA-VTE-Network study
Major cardiovascular events after COVID-19, event rates post-vaccination, antiviral or anti-inflammatory therapy, and temporal trends: Rationale and methodology of the CORONA-VTE-Network study Open
View article: Percutaneous treatment of high-risk pulmonary embolism: bridging the evidence gap
Percutaneous treatment of high-risk pulmonary embolism: bridging the evidence gap Open
Journal Article Percutaneous treatment of high-risk pulmonary embolism: bridging the evidence gap Get access Zaid I Almarzooq, Zaid I Almarzooq Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston 02115…
View article: Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Long-Term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries Open
In this study, CTO PCI was associated with higher risk of both in-hospital and out-of-hospital events but a slightly lower risk of long-term events compared with high-risk non-CTO PCIs. These findings shed light on the complexity of variou…
View article: Elevated lipoprotein (a) levels in East Asia: bridging the ethnicity data gap
Elevated lipoprotein (a) levels in East Asia: bridging the ethnicity data gap Open
View article: Characterizing the Accuracy of <i>International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision</i> Administrative Claims for Aortic Valve Disease
Characterizing the Accuracy of <i>International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision</i> Administrative Claims for Aortic Valve Disease Open
Background: Administrative claims for aortic stenosis (AS) regurgitation may be useful, but their accuracy and ability to identify individuals at risk for valve-related outcomes have not been well characterized. Methods: Using echocardiogr…
View article: Outcomes of stroke events during transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Outcomes of stroke events during transcatheter aortic valve implantation Open
Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing TAVI, procedure-related ischaemic stroke was associated with worse outcomes, increased Medicare expenditures, and less time spent at home. Procedure-related ischaemic stroke during TAVI remains a cri…
View article: E-4 | Long-term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries
E-4 | Long-term Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Among Medicare Beneficiaries Open
BackgroundChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) represent a minority of all PCIs for stable angina in the United States and has been associated with lower success and higher in-hospital complication rates …
View article: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association Open
Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health beh…
View article: ‘State of the Art’ PCI: bridging the implementation gap
‘State of the Art’ PCI: bridging the implementation gap Open
‘State of the Art’ PCI: strategies used, outcomes, and future directions. PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; OCT, optical coherence tomography; iFR, instantaneous wave-free ratio; FFR, fractional flow …
View article: Days at Home After Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients
Days at Home After Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients Open
This comparative effectiveness research study uses Medicare claims data to examine the total number of days at home among intermediate-risk patients recovering from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs patients recovering from …
View article: Population Trends in Rates of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, 2010 to 2017
Population Trends in Rates of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions, 2010 to 2017 Open
This study provides a contemporary assessment of population-level trends in percutaneous coronary intervention use among all age groups, insurance payers, and hospital settings across 4 US states.
View article: The Single Match: Reflections on the National Resident Matching Program’s Sustained Partnership With Learners
The Single Match: Reflections on the National Resident Matching Program’s Sustained Partnership With Learners Open
In 2020, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) sponsored the inaugural “Single Match”—the first time that seniors and graduates of U.S. MD-granting and DO-granting schools participated in one Match. In honor of the Single Match mil…
View article: Risk for cardiovascular events following ‘microsize’ versus usual myocardial infarctions
Risk for cardiovascular events following ‘microsize’ versus usual myocardial infarctions Open
Background Microsize myocardial infarction (MI) is a recently described phenomenon that meets rigorous criteria for MI with very low peak troponin elevations. We aim to compare the risk for cardiovascular events and mortality following mic…
View article: Registry of Arterial and Venous Thromboembolic Complications in Patients With COVID-19
Registry of Arterial and Venous Thromboembolic Complications in Patients With COVID-19 Open
Major arterial or venous thromboembolism, major adverse cardiovascular events, and symptomatic venous thromboembolism occurred with high frequency in patients with COVID-19, especially in the intensive care setting, despite a high utilizat…
View article: The cost of coronary heart disease and the promise of prevention
The cost of coronary heart disease and the promise of prevention Open
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View article: Prevention of heart failure events with intensive versus standard blood pressure lowering across the spectrum of kidney function and albuminuria: a <scp>SPRINT</scp> substudy
Prevention of heart failure events with intensive versus standard blood pressure lowering across the spectrum of kidney function and albuminuria: a <span>SPRINT</span> substudy Open
Aims To determine whether a strategy of intensive blood pressure control reduces the risk of heart failure (HF) events consistently across the spectrum of kidney function and albuminuria. Methods and results SPRINT was a randomized clinica…
View article: Virtual Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open