Original Research | By Zhang H, Jiang L, China PEACE Collaborative Group.
BACKGROUND - Since 2007, clinical practice guidelines have recommended β-blocker therapy early in the course of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for patients who are not at high risk for complications. Our objective was to perform a national quality assessment of early β-blocker use during hospitalization for AMI over the past decade in China. METHO...
Original Research | By Du X, Jiang L; China PEACE Collaborative Group.
BACKGROUND - China is experiencing a marked increase in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction hospitalizations, with 30% occurring among women and higher risk of in-hospital death in relatively younger age groups (<70). Yet, little is known about sex differences in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction presentation and management. METHODS AND RESULTS - In a nationally ...
Original Research | By Zhang L, Jiang L; China PEACE Collaborative Group.
BACKGROUND - Early clopidogrel administration to patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been demonstrated to improve outcomes in a large Chinese trial. However, patterns of use of clopidogrel for patients with AMI in China are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS - From a nationally representative sample of AMI patients from 2006 and 2011, we identified 11 944 ...
Original Research | By Gao Y, Masoudi FA, China PEACE Collaborative Group.
BACKGROUND - Aspirin is an effective, safe, and inexpensive early treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with few barriers to administration, even in countries with limited healthcare resources. However, the rates and recent trends of aspirin use for the early treatment of AMI in China are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS - Using data from the ...
Original Research | By Zheng X, Dreyer RP, China PEACE Collaborative Group.
OBJECTIVE - To assess whether younger, but not older, women in China have higher in-hospital mortality following ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) compared with men, and whether this relationship varied over the last decade or across rural/urban areas. METHODS - We analysed a nationally representative sample of 11 986 patients with STEMI from 162 Chinese hospitals in 2001,...
Clinical Case Study | By Geladari E, Papademetriou V, Moore H et al.
We present a 59-year-old black male with history of type-1 diabetes and alcohol abuse. Patient became critically ill after a 5-day period of burning throat discomfort. On arrival patient was lethargic, in cardiogenic shock with a blood pressure of 81/47mmHg. Immediate diagnoses included diabetic ketoacidosis, acute renal failure, and possible septic shock. He was intubated, resuscitated with intravenous fluids, maintained on three inotropi...
Original Research | By Choi KH, Lee JM, Koo BK et al.
OBJECTIVES - The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic implication of functional incomplete revascularization (IR) and residual functional SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score (rFSS) in comparison with 3-vessel fractional flow reserve (FFR) and residual...
Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection
Clinical Trial | By Kwong JC, Schwartz KL, Campitelli MA et al.
BACKGROUND - Acute myocardial infarction can be triggered by acute respiratory infections. Previous studies have suggested an association between influenza and acute myocardial infarction, but those studies used nonspecific measures of influenza infection or study designs that were susceptible to bias. We evaluated the association between laboratory-confirmed influen...
The Aging Cardiovascular System: Understanding It at the Cellular and Clinical Levels
Clinical Trial | By Paneni F, Diaz Cañestro C, Camici GG et al.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) presents a great burden for elderly patients, their caregivers, and health systems. Structural and functional alterations of vessels accumulate throughout life, culminating in increased risk of developing CVD. The growing elderly population worldwide highlights the need to understand how aging promotes CVD in order to develop new strategies to confront this challenge. This review provides examples of...