There are few reports on the long-term clinical outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) complicated with frailty. This novel study investigated the association between pre-PCI …
Although the fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) is associated with right atrial pressure or prognosis in acute heart failure (AHF), the prognostic impact of its reduction during hospitalization remains uncertain. We included 877 patients (age, 74.9 ± 12.0 …
Shared decision-making (SDM) is a pivotal process in seeking optimal individual treatment and incorporating clinical evidence and patients’ autonomous preferences. However, patients’ actual attitudes toward participation in decision-making for …
Clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of a balloon-expandable covered stent (CS) for aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD). However, the real-world clinical outcomes and the underlying factors remain unclear. We assessed the clinical …
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Yusuke Tomoi, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Yoshimitsu Soga, Yosuke Hata, Osamu Iida, Terutoshi Yamaoka, Naoki Hayakawa, Masahiko Fujihara, Kenji Ando, On behalf of ADOCADO II Investigators
Isolated atherosclerotic popliteal lesions (IAPLs) have been considered challenging. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of endovascular therapy (EVT) using the newer devices for IAPLs. This retrospective multicenter registry analyzed …
The feasibility of rotational atherectomy (RA) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains fully unsettled. We retrospectively evaluated 198 consecutive patients who underwent …
The fibrosis-4 index (FIB4), a liver fibrosis maker, has been shown to be associated with the prognosis in patients with severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Recent study showed that the fibrosis-5 index (FIB5), which was calculated by …
We investigated the clinical and prognostic implications of hyaluronic acid, a liver fibrosis marker, in patients with heart failure. We measured hyaluronic acid levels on admission in 655 hospitalized patients with heart failure between January …
Earlier intervention for pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been reported to improve the prognosis of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD). However, it is not fully elucidated how rapidly PH develops in patients showing normal mean pulmonary …
Randomized trials suggest benefits for fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided vs. angiography-guided treatment strategies in well-defined and selected patient cohorts with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The long-term prognostic value of FFR …
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Teresa Gerhardt, Barbara E. Stähli, Tanja K. Rudolph, Matthias Lutz, Anne-Sophie Schatz, Lukas Zanders, Tino Schubert, Magnus Stueve, Nick E. J. West, Els Boone, Ulf Landmesser, David M. Leistner
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is commonly caused by atherosclerosis and has an unfavorable prognosis. Complete revascularization (CR) of the coronary artery reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) in patients with coronary …
The risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by chronic kidney disease (CKD) stratified by age and sex has not been examined in detail in rural Japanese populations. Therefore, we herein investigated the long-term risk of CVD by CKD and performed an …
This study aimed to assess the predictors of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast (SEC) using left atrial appendage (LAA) findings in cardiac computed tomography (CT) of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We retrospectively analyzed cardiac …
Progression from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is occasionally encountered in patients with previous pacemaker implantation (PMI) for the treatment of tachycardia–bradycardia syndrome (TBS). We aimed to determine the rate of …
The outcome of the patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is also influenced by the renal and hepatic organ functions. Risk stratification, using scores such as EURO Score II or STS Short-Term Risk Calculator for …
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Presheet Pathare, Mohamed Elbayomi, Michael Weyand, Colin Griesbach, Frank Harig
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) derived off-site by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) (FFRCT) is obtained by applying the principles of computational fluid dynamics. This study aimed to validate the overall reliability of on-site …
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves clinical and functional recovery in older patients after acute cardiac syndromes, whose outcome is influenced by cardiac disease severity, but also by comorbidity and frailty. The aim of the study was to …
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Samuele Baldasseroni, Maria Vittoria Silverii, Andrea Herbst, Francesco Orso, Mauro Di Bari, Alessandra Pratesi, Costanza Burgisser, Andrea Ungar, Niccolò Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli
Very elderly population constitutes an increasingly larger proportion of patients admitted for acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Notably, age represents both a proxy of frailty and an exclusion criterion in clinical randomized trials, which probably …
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Matteo Bianco, Filiberto Fausto Mottola, Enrico Cerrato, Francesca Giordana, Sebastian Cinconze, Giorgio Baralis, Alison Verra, Giuseppe Musumeci, Roberta Rossini
Perioperative and short/mid-term survival rates of dialysis-dependent patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and the factors influencing mortality are not well evaluated In China. We …
Circulatory power (CP) and ventilatory power (VP), obtained by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX), have been suggested to be excellent prognostic markers for heart failure. However, the normal values of these parameters in healthy Japanese …
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Kohei Ashikaga, Haruki Itoh, Tomoko Maeda, Yuri Ichikawa, Shiori Tanaka, Akira Koike, Shigeru Makita, Kazuto Omiya, Yuko Kato, Hitoshi Adachi, Masatoshi Nagayama, Yoshihiro J. Akashi, on behalf of the Committee on Exercise Prescription for Patients (CEPP) Members
