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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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October 2024

Advances in incident heart failure risk prediction and screening tools

Caval valve implantation for tricuspid regurgitation (new NICE guideline IPG791) 

The characteristics of coronary artery lesions in COVID-19 infected patients with coronary artery disease: an optical coherence tomography study

Comparison of drug-coated balloons with drug-eluting stents in patients with in-stent restenosis

Decreasing unnecessary use of continuous cardiac monitoring (telemetry) in hospitalised patients

Dietary strategies for cardiovascular disease risk factors prevention

Effectiveness of integrated palliative care telehealth intervention in patients with chronic heart failure

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with atrial fibrillation (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Impact of small aortic annuli on the performance of transcatheter aortic valve replacement bioprostheses: an updated meta-analysis of recent studies

Long-term outcomes of mechanical versus bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in patients aged under 50 years: meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data

Long-term prognosis of patients with myocarditis attributed to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 infection, or conventional etiologies

Long-term risk of hospitalization and death in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves

Meta-analysis comparing drug-coated balloon versus plain old balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis of coronary arteries

Omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of heart failure

The pathophysiology of patent foramen ovale and its related complications

Prediction of 30‐day mortality after surgery for infective endocarditis using risk scores: insights from a European multicenter comparative validation study

Race, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and outcomes in peripartum cardiomyopathy

Semaglutide and heart failure: updated meta-analysis

Sepsis and septic shock outcomes and 90-day readmissions in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a national readmission database study

Sex differences and long-term clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a SWEDEHEART study

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in middle and late adulthood

Who should undergo chronic total occlusions percutaneous coronary intervention and when? An evidence-based approach to the patient referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion

Sources

American Heart Journal (Sep-Nov); American Journal of Cardiology (Sep-Oct); BMJ, The (Jul); Cochrane Library (Aug-Sep); Current Problems in Cardiology (Sep); JAMA (Aug); NICE website (Aug-Sep)

August 2024

Acute aortic dissection after transcatheter aortic valve replacement 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.059

Association between visit frequency, continuity of care, and pharmacy fill adherence in heart failure patients 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.003

Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: mindset, culture, and continuous improvement 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.048

Comparison between provisional and dual systematic stenting approach for left main bifurcation disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102633

The effects of pregnancy in subjects with repaired tetralogy of Fallot 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.015

Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels: a crucial determinant of cardiovascular disease risk and target for emerging therapies 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102586

Identifying patients vulnerable to inadequate pain resolution after cardiac surgery 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.08.010

Invasive implanted hemodynamic monitoring in patients with complex congenital heart disease: state-of-the-art review 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.010

Lifting the veil off treatment effect heterogeneity 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.020

Operating room versus intensive care unit extubation within 6 hours after on-pump cardiac surgery: early results and hospital costs 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.09.013

Pericardial disease in cardiac amyloidosis: a comprehensive review 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.007

Pregnancy in women with congenital heart disease: new insights into neonatal risk prediction 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.04.008

Preoperative coronary interventions for preventing acute myocardial infarction in the perioperative period of major open vascular or endovascular surgery (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014920.pub2

Risk factors, use of revascularization, and outcomes in young adults with ST-elevation myocardial infarction 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.06.029

Surgical outcomes after reconstruction of the aortomitral curtain 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.11.008

Tafamidis for treating transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (new NICE guideline TA984)

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low surgical risk patients 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.005

Treating atrial fibrillation is no maze: a reminder to heart teams for concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation with cardiac surgery 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.052

Trends in female representation in cardiology and its subspecialties: the current state and the desired state 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102617

Ultra-hybrid repair: open thoracoabdominal completion after descending stent grafting 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.10.004

Sources

American Heart Journal (Jul-Aug); American Journal of Cardiology (Jul-Aug); Cochrane Library (Jun-Jul); Current Problems in Cardiology (Aug); NICE website (Jun-Jul); Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (summer)

June 2024

10-year mortality of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.019

Advances in management of heart failure 10.1136/bmj-2023-077025

Angiographic characteristics of patients with STEMI and COVID-19 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.012

Aspirin for primary prevention in patients with elevated coronary artery calcium score 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.021

Asymptomatic aortic stenosis: from risk stratification to treatment 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.034

Atrial thrombosis prevalence before cardioversion or catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.042

Comparison among ultra-thin coronary stents: a network meta-analysis 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.018

Continuous infusion versus bolus injection of loop diuretics for acute heart failure (new Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD014811.pub2

Distal versus proximal radial arterial access for percutaneous coronary angiography and intervention 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.032

Immediate versus staged complete revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndrome 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.037

Management of systemic inflammatory response syndrome after cardiovascular interventions. Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic implications 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.04.007

More than meets the eye: defining the prevalence, pathophysiology, and approach to myocardial iron overload 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.033

Navigating heart failure: unveiling sex disparities in guideline-directed medical therapy combinations 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.01.017

Non-acute heart failure management in primary care 10.1136/bmj-2023-077057

Prophylactic anticoagulation to prevent left ventricular thrombus following acute myocardial infarction 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.023

Supermarket/hypermarket opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation (SHOPS-AF) using sensors embedded in the handles of supermarket trolleys: a feasibility study 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.011

Traditional and advanced echocardiographic evaluation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the forgotten relation 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.022

Transcatheter or surgical treatment of aortic-valve stenosis 10.1056/NEJMoa2400685

Valvular heart disease: from mechanisms to management 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02755-1

See also: The future of valvular heart disease assessment and therapy 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02754-X

Vascular health years after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: the EPOCH study 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.03.004

Sources

American Heart Journal (May-Jun); American Journal of Cardiology (Apr-Jun); BMJ, The (5th and 10th Apr); Cochrane Library (May); Lancet, The (20th-26th Apr); NEJM (Apr)