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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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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)

April 2024

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

Sources

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)