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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 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)

June 2025

Brugada syndrome in sports cardiology: an expert opinion Statement of the Italian Society of Sports Cardiology (SICSport)

Cardiac arrest during long-distance running races

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (new Cochrane intervention review)

Discordant diagnostics: a case series of iFR and FFR discrepancies

Early aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Epidemiological profile and mortality of infective endocarditis over the past decade: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 133 studies

Exploring current diagnosis and management of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis

Future of magnetic sensors applications in early prediction of cardiac health status

Giant cell myocarditis: navigating diagnosis and management of a mysterious entity

Ghrelin: an emerging therapy for heart failure

HeartConnect: integrating primary care and specialist cardiology for rapid access and better patient and healthcare practitioner experiences

Identifying low-risk in patients with worsening heart failure with short hospital stay: a comparison of risk scores in predicting 30-day risk events

The Lancet Commission on rethinking coronary artery disease: moving from ischaemia to atheroma

Lipoprotein(a) – from biomarker to therapy: a review for the clinician

Long term efficacy and safety of cardiac resynchronization therapy in adult congenital heart disease patients: a single center cohort study

Multiple biomarkers to predict major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with coronary chronic total occlusions

Post-implantation syndrome in patients undergoing thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repair: comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Prehospital resuscitative thoracotomy for traumatic cardiac arrest

Prevention of infection in aortic or aortoiliac peripheral arterial reconstruction (new Cochrane intervention review)

Towards a person-centered after-visit summary to facilitate improved heart failure care (HF-AVS): a scoping review and call to action

Treatment of additional vessels during percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main disease: insights from a large prospective registry

Sources

American Heart Journal (May-Jun); American Journal of Cardiology (May-Jun); Australian Journal of General Practice (May); Clinical Endocrinology (Apr); Cochrane Library (Apr-May); Current Problems in Cardiology (May-Jun); JAMA (Mar); JAMA Surgery (Apr); Lancet, The (Apr)

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)

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