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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Cardiology

Cardiology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

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April 2025

Angiography-derived fractional flow reserve: newer data and future directions

Association between adverse birth outcomes and long-term risk of premature cardiovascular disease and mortality in a contemporary population-based cohort of 502,383 pregnant women

Atrial fibrillation: a review (JAMA)

Cardiac replacement therapy: critical issues and future perspectives of heart transplantation and artificial heart

The contemporary cardio-obstetrics team: the path to improving maternal outcomes in high-risk patients

Effectiveness and safety of ticagrelor monotherapy after short-duration dual antiplatelet therapy in PCI patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Emotions and heart: exploring the impact of negative emotions on cardiovascular health

Fasting versus nonfasting before cardiac catheterization: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

The future of cardiology: integrating single-cell transcriptomics with multi-omics for enhanced cardiac disease insights

Gender- and age-based differences in nonsyndromic arteriopathies in younger adults

Gender differences in acute type A aortic dissection: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis

Intravascular lithotripsy to treat calcified coronary arteries during percutaneous coronary intervention (new NICE guideline IPG802)

Long-term prognosis of elderly patients undergoing atrial septal defect closure: are we acting too late?

Normal echocardiographic findings in healthy pregnant women: a narrative review of the literature

Practical guidance for management of atrial fibrillation in sports cardiology

Prevalence and outcomes of concomitant cardiac amyloidosis and coronary artery disease

Red blood cell transfusion management for people undergoing cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease (new Cochrane intervention review)

Tailored hydration for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury after coronary angiogram or PCI: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The under-representation of women in cardiovascular clinical trials: state-of-the-art review and ethical considerations

Sources

American Heart Journal (Mar-Apr); American Journal of Cardiology (Mar-Apr); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); Current Problems in Cardiology (Feb-Apr); JAMA (Jan); NICE website (Feb-Mar)

February 2025

Cardiologist perceptions on automated alerts and messages to improve heart failure care

Chest pain and coronary artery disease in cardiac amyloidosis

Clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery disease in patients of diverse race/ethnicity

Comparative safety of ultrasound enhancing agents: a systematic review and Bayesian network Meta-analysis

The congenitally malformed aortic valve in type A aortic dissection: its frequency and consequences

Dual antiplatelet therapy duration and stent type in patients with high bleeding risk

The effect of colchicine on myocardial infarction

Fontan circulation and systemic disease – a retrospective cohort analysis over 35 years of follow-up

The future of hypertension pharmacotherapy: ongoing and future clinical trials for hypertension

High consumption of artificially sweetened beverages and associated risk of cardiovascular events

Impact of baseline left ventricular ejection fraction on midterm outcomes in women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insight from the WIN-TAVI registry

Incidence and in-hospital mortality among women with acute myocardial infarction with or without SCAD

Left atrial appendage occlusion during cardiac surgery to prevent stroke

Long-term results of transcatheter intervention of coarctation of the aorta: a 12-year single-center experience

Low agreement among guidelines for primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recommendations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting

Role of pulmonary ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute heart failure

Short-term and mid-term blood pressure variability and long-term mortality

Short versus one-year dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention

Sleep apnea is a common and dangerous cardiovascular risk factor

Small left ventricular chamber size and mortality in a large general population

Tailored therapy in cardiogenic shock: case-based management choices

Untwisting healthcare access disparities: a comprehensive analysis of demographic, socio-economic and racial disparities impacting patient outcomes in myocardial infarction patient

Sources

American Heart Journal (Jan-Feb); American Journal of Cardiology (Jan-Feb); Current Problems in Cardiology (Jan)

December 2024

Applications and advances of immersive technology in cardiology

Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of female patients presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction without standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors

Diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of pericarditis: a review

Direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists for the management of left ventricular thrombus after myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis

Emerging therapeutic and diagnostic strategies for coronary artery disease: current trends and future perspectives

Emerging trends in the care of type B aortic dissections

Equipment for chronic total occlusions percutaneous coronary intervention: present and future

Imaging modalities in cardiac amyloidosis

Innovations in interventional cardiology: pioneering techniques for a new era

Inotropes for the prevention of low cardiac output syndrome and mortality for paediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease (new Cochrane intervention review)

Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery (new Cochrane intervention review)

Management of cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction: a case-based review

Mechanisms of myocardial toxicity of antitumor drugs and potential therapeutic strategies

New insights into cardioprotection in breast cancer patients undergoing physical exercise during chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcome reporting in cardio-obstetrics studies: a systematic review

The place of beta-adrenergic receptor blockers in the treatment of arterial hypertension

Predictors of arrhythmias in the population hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2

Preprocedural planning for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Prophylactic use of inotropic agents for the prevention of low cardiac output syndrome and mortality in adults undergoing cardiac surgery

Pros and cons of classification systems in aortic dissection

Risk of cardiovascular events after influenza infection-related hospitalizations in adults with congenital heart disease: a nationwide population based study

Safety of different therapies for atrial fibrillation: a network meta-analysis

Sex difference in outcomes and management of cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sub-intimal tracking and re-entry and investment procedures: current applications and future directions

When to decline or delay central repair in aortic dissection

Sources

American Heart Journal (Dec); American Journal of Cardiology (Nov-Dec); Cochrane Library (Nov); Current Problems in Cardiology (Oct-Dec); JAMA (Sep)

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