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Background The sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor empagliflozin decreases the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure (HF) in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Empagliflozin reduces serum uric acid (SUA), but the relevance of this effect in patients with HF is unclear. This ...
This editorial refers to ‘Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention: a substudy of the ORBITA trial’, by S. Ganesananthan et al ., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac260 . In recent years, new evidence redefined the role of coronary revascularization in the management of ...
This editorial refers to ‘Single versus multiple arterial grafting in diabetic patients at 10 years: the Arterial Revascularization Trial’, by D.P. Taggart et al ., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac199 . Aortocoronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) is the most common surgical procedure performed on the heart. For over ...
Aims This study evaluated the prognosis and prognostic factors of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), an underdiagnosed disease. Methods and results Patients from a retrospective multicentre registry, diagnosed with CS between 2001 and 2017 based on the 2016 Japanese Circulation Society or 2014 Heart Rhythm Society ...
Aims Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is an orphan disease defined by extreme elevations in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, cutaneous xanthomas, and pre-mature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Survival has more than doubled over the past three decades. Aortic stenosis (AS) [supravalvular aortic ...
Aims To study the impact of genotype on the performance of the 2019 risk model for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Methods and results The study cohort comprised 554 patients with a definite diagnosis of ARVC and no history of sustained ventricular arrhythmia (VA). During a median follow-up of 6.0 ...
Aims Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) causes ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). In 2019, a risk prediction model that estimates the 5-year risk of incident VAs in ARVC was developed ( ARVCrisk.com ). This study aimed to externally validate this prediction model in a large ...
This editorial refers to ‘Importance of genotype for risk stratification in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy using the 2019 ARVC risk calculator’, by A. Protonotarios et al ., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac235 and ‘Arrhythmic risk prediction in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: ...
Aims Diagnostic criteria for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in patients with suspected reflex syncope are lacking. The study hypothesis was that patients with reflex syncope have a higher prevalence of systolic blood pressure (SBP) drops on ABPM. Methods and results ABPM data from reflex syncope patients and ...
This editorial refers to ‘Post-operative atrial fibrillation and risk of heart failure hospitalization’, by P. Goyal et al., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac285 . Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a well-recognized consequence of surgery. The incidence of POAF following cardiac surgery has been ...
Aims Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with stroke and mortality. It is unknown if POAF is associated with subsequent heart failure (HF) hospitalization. This study aims to examine the association between POAF and incident HF hospitalization among patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgeries. ...
Aims Cardiotoxicity leading to heart failure (HF) is a growing problem in many cancer survivors. As specific treatment strategies are not available, RNA discovery pipelines were employed and a new and powerful circular RNA (circRNA)-based therapy was developed for the treatment of doxorubicin-induced HF. Methods and ...
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2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice
Frank L J Visseren et al.
Published: 30 August 2021
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Published: 29 August 2021
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Published: 28 August 2021
2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
By Theresa A McDonagh et al.
Published: 27 August 2021
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