科学研究 - The Left Main and Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesion Summit (CBS)

The Use of Sex-Specific Factors in the Assessment of Women’s Cardiovascular Risk

Original Research | By A Agarwala, ED Michos, SS Virani et al.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. As compared with men, women are less likely to be diagnosed appropriately, receive preventive care, or be treated aggressively for CVD. Sex differences between men and women have allowed for the identification of CVD risk factors and risk markers that are unique to women. The 2018 American Heart Association/American Co...

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

| By KN Sawyer, TR Camp-Rogers, American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Genomic and Precision Medicine; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council.

Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction

Consensus | By K Thygesen, JS Alpert, HD White et al.

Appropriate Use Criteria and Health Status Outcomes Following Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the OPEN-CTO Registry

Original Research | By JT Saxon, JA Grantham , AC Salisbury et al.

BACKGROUND - The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Appropriate Use Criteria were designed to aid clinical decision-making, yet their association with health status outcomes after chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. METHODS - We analyzed 769 patients with baseline and 1-year health status data after chronic total occlusion PCI. P...

Transition of Macrophages to Fibroblast-Like Cells in Healing Myocardial Infarction

Original Research | By N Haider, L Boscá, HR Zandbergen et al.

BACKGROUND - Macrophages and fibroblasts are 2 major cell types involved in healing after myocardial infarction (MI), contributing to myocardial remodeling and fibrosis. Post-MI fibrosis progression is characterized by a decrease in cardiac macrophage content. OBJECTIVES - This study explores the potential of macrophages to express fibroblast genes and the direct role of these cells in post-MI cardiac fibros...

von Willebrand Factor and Management of Heart Valve Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Original Research | By EV Belle, F Vincent, A Rauch et al.

1-Year Outcomes After Edge-to-Edge Valve Repair for Symptomatic Tricuspid Regurgitation: Results From the TriValve Registry

Original Research | By M Mehr, M Taramasso, J Hausleiter et al.