Original Research | By MQ Li, Y Wang, HW Fei et al.
During the routine follow-up of adult patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with atrial septal defects (ASD-PAH), the suitability of shunt closure depends on the invasive right heart catheterization (RHC). It is difficult to grasp the timing of RHC shunt closure for moderate-severe PAH. This retrospective cross-sectional study was designed to investigate which echocardiographic variables are related to pulmonary ...
Original Research | By M Bossard, P Gao, W Boden et al.
OBJECTIVE - Approximately 10% of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) have no obstructive coronary artery disease. The prognosis and role of intensified antiplatelet therapy in those patients were evaluated. METHODS - We analysed data from the Clopidogrel and Aspirin Optimal Dose Usage to Reduce Recurrent Events–Seventh Organisation to Assess Strategies in Ischaemic Symptoms ...
Clinical Trial | By JAnn Lindenfeld; WT Abraham; PA Grayburn et al.
IMPORTANCE - Transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) plus maximally tolerated guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) reduced heart failure (HF) hospitalizations (HFHs) and all-cause mortality (ACM) in symptomatic patients with HF and secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR) compared with GDMT alone in the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functi...
Clinical Trial | By XF Gao, Z Ge, and for the ULTIMATE Investigators et al.
Clinical Trial | By K Kanenawa, K Yamaji, H Tashiro et al.
BACKGROUND - We sought to evaluate the impact of patient selection for the STOPDAPT-2 trial (Short and Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Everolimus-Eluting Cobalt-Chromium Stent-2) on clinical outcomes in a registry from a single center that participated in the STOPDAPT-2 trial. METHODS - Among 2190 consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention usin...
Clinical Trial | By G Ducrocq, JR Gonzalez-Juanatey, E Puymirat et al.
IMPORTANCE - The optimal transfusion strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction and anemia is unclear. OBJECTIVE - To determine whether a restrictive transfusion strategy would be clinically noninferior to a liberal strategy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS - Open-label, noninferiority, randomized trial conducted in 35 hospitals in France and Spain...
Invasive Coronary Physiology After Stent Implantation: Another Step Toward Precision Medicine
Review Article | By S Biscaglia , B Uretsky , E Barbato , C Collet et al.
Intracoronary physiology is routinely used in setting the indication for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) but seldom in assessing procedural results. This attitude is increasingly challenged by accumulated evidence demonstrating the value of post-PCI functional assessment in predicting long-term patient outcomes. Besides fractional flow reserve, a number of new indexes recently incorporated to clinical practice, including nonhyperemic pr...
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MINOCA: a heterogenous group of conditions associated with myocardial damage
Review Article | By T Singh, AR Chapman, NL Mills et al.
Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) was first described over 80 years ago. The term has been widely and inconsistently used in clinical practice, influencing various aspects of disease classification, investigation and management. MINOCA encompasses a heterogenous group of conditions that include both atherosclerotic and non-atherosclerotic disease resulting in myocardial damage that is not due to obstructive coronary ...
Letter | By M Elharram, E Hillier, S Hawkins et al.
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