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Actual status of pre-discharge knowledge of hospitalised patients with heart failure and measurement tools to assess said knowledge: a scoping review 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.11.009
Acute hemodynamic compromise after transcatheter aortic valve replacement due to dynamic left ventricle obstruction: a systematic review 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.005
AI diagnosis of heart sounds differentiated with super StethoScope 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.09.007
Birth to adulthood – modern day congenital cardiac surgery 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.011
The clinical relevance of mild cognitive impairment in acute heart failure: A comparison with cognitive impairment 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.08.017
Clinically applied anatomy of the heart 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.11.011
Common cardiac surgical procedures: bypass, valve repair and replacement 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.013
Constrictive pericarditis in the new millennium 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.09.003
Costs of care and financial hardship among patients with heart failure 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.001
Door-to-diuretic time and mortality in patients with acute heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.12.012
Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with heart failure (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD003331.pub6
Human factors in cardiac surgery 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.010
Looking after the cardiac surgery patient: pitfalls and strategies 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.012
Major aortic surgery: from root to diaphragm 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.11.010
Mechanical circulatory support 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.12.014
Microplastics and nanoplastics in atheromas and cardiovascular events 10.1056/NEJMoa2309822
Neurocognition in adults with congenital heart disease post-cardiac surgery: a systematic review 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.11.011
Outcomes of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.12.061
Physiology and cardioplegia: safety in operating 10.1016/j.mpsur.2023.11.009
Prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiopulmonary bypass in adult cardiac surgery (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD005566.pub4
Race or ethnicity and education in cardiac rehabilitation enrollment 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.08.002
Racial and ethnic disparities in bystander resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.12.004
American Heart Journal (Mar-Apr); American Journal of Cardiology (Mar); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); Heart and Lung (Mar-Apr); Journal of Cardiology (Apr); NEJM (Mar); Surgery-Oxford (Feb)
Benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy among older patients DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.002
Early mobilization for acute heart failure DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.09.009
Evolving concepts in cardiac physiologic pacing in the era of conduction system pacing DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.11.023
Heart failure management guidelines: new recommendations and implementation DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.10.009
Insights into the invasive diagnostic challenges of coronary artery vasospasm DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.07.020
Long-term risk of reintervention after transcatheter aortic valve replacement DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.10.002
Management of Friedreich ataxia–associated cardiomyopathy in pregnancy DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.019
Non‐vitamin‐K‐antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) after acute myocardial infarction DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD014678.pub2
Pathophysiology and diagnostic pathway of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.07.014
Perioperative prophylactic corticosteroids for cardiac surgery in children DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.09.006
Peripartum cardiomyopathy (review) DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra2306667
A review of polypills for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.08.012
Risk of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapies and sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure with improved left ventricular ejection fraction DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.047
The role of natriuretic peptides in predicting adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: an updated systematic review DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.101
Temperature control to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest (new NICE guideline IPG782 – 23rd January 2024)
Trends in mortality risk of patients with congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.11.010
Use of anticoagulation for thromboembolic prophylaxis in patients with atrial high-rate episodes on device monitoring DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.11.009
What is the meaning of provoked spasm phenotypes by vasoreactivity testing? DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.06.013
Sources used: American Heart Journal (Dec, Jan, Feb); American Journal of Cardiology (Jan, Feb); Cochrane Library (Jan); Journal of Cardiology (Jan, Feb, Mar); NEJM (11th Jan); NICE website (Jan)
Accuracy and variability of cardiologist interpretation of single lead electrocardiograms for atrial fibrillation: The VITAL-AF trial DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.07.003
Antiplatelet resistance in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.063
Application of cardiovascular computed tomography to the assessment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.06.096
Association between racial residential segregation and Black-White disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.06.010
Biomarkers as prognostic markers for aortic stenosis: a review DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.001
The effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on atrial fibrillation in generally healthy men and women: The Finnish Vitamin D Trial DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.05.024
Effectiveness of surveillance by echocardiography for cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction of patients with breast cancer DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.07.002
Effects of interventions targeting the systemic inflammatory response to cardiac surgery on clinical outcomes in adults (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013584.pub2
Gender-based outcome discrepancies in patients who underwent alcohol septal ablation or septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.033
Gut barrier dysfunction and endotoxemia in heart failure: A dangerous connubium? DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.06.002
Heart transplant and donors after circulatory death: a clinical-preclinical systematic review DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.07.050
Home‐based versus centre‐based cardiac rehabilitation (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007130.pub5
Percutaneous mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.097
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis following surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.089
Supra-normal left ventricular function (review) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.169
Ticagrelor versus prasugrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.117
The use of quality improvement interventions in reducing rarely appropriate cardiac imaging DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.188
Sources used: American Heart Journal (Oct, Nov); American Journal of Cardiology (Oct, Nov, Dec); Cochrane Library (Oct); Journal of Cardiology (Dec); Journal of Surgical Research (Dec)