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

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December 2025

Acute normovolemic hemodilution in adult cardiac surgery

Artificial intelligence for risk stratification of acute pulmonary embolism: perspectives on clinical needs, expanding toolkit, and pathways forward

Atrial amyloidosis identified by biopsy in atrial fibrillation: prevalence and clinical presentation

Bridging gaps in LDL-C management: utilization of lipid-lowering therapies, gender disparities, and the impact of cardiology visits on secondary prevention

Cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health: an actionable vision for heart failure prevention

Chronic cardiovascular disorders associated with COVID-19: a literature review

Chronic heart failure in adults (updated NICE guidance QS9)

Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (updated NICE guidance NG106)

Colchicine for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events (new Cochrane intervention review)

Digitoxin in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

DMD Care UK's guideline on cardiac care of children with dystrophinopathy and females carrying DMD-gene variations (new NICE guidance NG251)

Early aortic valve replacement versus clinical surveillance in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis

Gene therapy and genome editing for lipoprotein disorders

Partial heart transplant for congenital heart disease

Physiological pacing: mechanisms, clinical indications, and perspectives

Plug- versus sutured-based vascular closure devices for large bore arterial access: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevention of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction

Prioritising the primary prevention of heart failure

Renal denervation: patient selection and when to refer

Risk prediction models for cancer therapy related cardiac dysfunction in patients with cancer and cancer survivors: systematic review and meta-analysis

Survival trends of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting and sex-specific differences—a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data

VA ECMO for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in adults with refractory cardiac arrest (new NICE guidance IPG808)

VA ECMO for severe acute heart failure in adults (new NICE guidance IPG807)

Vericiguat in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (VICTOR)

Vericiguat for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction across the risk spectrum

Viral infections and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta‐analysis

Sources

American Journal of Cardiology (Oct); BMJ (Sep); Cochrane Library (Oct-Nov); Cureus (Sep); European Heart Journal (Sep); JAMA (Sep); JAMA Surgery (Nov); Journal of the American Heart Association (Oct); Lancet (Sep); NEJM (Sep); NICE website (Sep-Oct)

October 2025

Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study

Aortic root replacement versus patch repair for aortic valve endocarditis with root abscesses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of short- and long-term outcomes

Atrial fibrillation is associated with higher oxygen extraction in the human heart

Comparative prognostic value of risk factors for predicting pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Computed tomography coronary angiography versus stress echocardiography in a rapid access chest pain clinic

Early breast cancer treatment and cardiac events: a systematic review

Emergency medical service use for acute coronary syndrome in culturally and linguistically diverse immigrant populations

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (NEJM review)

The impact of Inclisiran on lipid profiles in adults with hyperlipidemia: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

Incidence and risk of heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease and stroke: a population-based cohort study

Incidence rate of coronary atherosclerosis among cancer types during survivorship: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Management of acute type B aortic dissection

Management of asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a critical review of guidelines and clinical outcomes

On-table reanimation of a pediatric heart from donation after circulatory death

Positive outcome trials driven by reduction in nonfatal myocardial infarction: a systematic review and relevant guideline recommendations

Pulsed-field ablation for atrial fibrillation (new NICE guidance IPG806)

Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of hospitalizations in patients diagnosed with heart failure

Rapid recovery of donor hearts for transplantation after circulatory death

Real-world evidence on lead extraction following cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections and its association with 1-year mortality

Risk factors for peripartum cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A systematic review of minimally invasive approaches to surgical atrial septal defect repair

Sources

American Heart Journal (Sep-Oct); American Journal of Cardiology (Sep); Clinical Breast Cancer (Aug); European Heart Journal (Aug); Heart, Lung and Circulation (Aug-Sep); NEJM (Jul-Sep); NICE website (Jul-Aug)

August 2025

The 2024 think tank on prevention of sudden cardiac death in the young: Pathway to survival. A report from the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium

Advancement of the implementation of evidence-based therapies for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic conditions: a multi-stakeholder perspective

Antiplatelet versus anticoagulation treatment for people with heart failure in sinus rhythm (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Association of body mass index with procedural success and outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Comparative outcomes of mitral valve repair versus replacement in infective endocarditis: a 16-year meta-analysis of time-to-event data from over 4000 patients

Comparison of outcomes between total arterial off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

Drug-eluting stents for treating coronary artery disease: late-stage assessment (new NICE guideline HTE26)

Early aortic-valve replacement in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis with preserved left ventricular systolic function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Early treatment versus expectant management of hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus for preterm infants (new Cochrane intervention review)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to recovery in COVID-19 myocarditis: a case vignette and evidence-based discussion

Key concepts in cardiovascular secondary prevention: a case-based review

Major intraprocedural complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation requiring emergent cardiac surgery: an updated systematic review

Percutaneous coronary intervention or minimally invasive coronary bypass for isolated left anterior descending artery disease

The relationship between syncope and cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism

Right ventricular dysfunction in heart failure patients: does sex matter?

Ventricular-arterial coupling is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with systemic right ventricle

Sources

American Heart Journal (Jul-Aug); American Journal of Cardiology (Jul-Aug); Cochrane Library (Jun); NICE website (May-Jun)

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