Purpose: Patients with acute coronary syndrome (#ACS ) on ticagrelor-based dual antiplatelet therapy (#DAPT ) have an increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. However, evidence supporting the protective role of proton pump inhibitors against DAPT-induced gastric mucosal injury remains limited.Materials and methods: This was a single-center, prospective, open-label, observational trial enrolling patients with ACS who… Continue reading Evaluation of Rabeprazole for Gastrointestinal Protection in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Treated with Aspirin and Ticagrelor: A Pilot Study
Category: Cardiology
Electroacupuncture for slow flow/no-reflow in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Background: Slow flow/no-reflow (SF-NR) complicates up to 44% of percutaneous #coronary interventions ( #PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (#AMI), worsening prognosis. Electroacupuncture (EA) may mitigate SF-NR, but clinical evidence is limited.Objective: This trial was designed to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of intraoperative EA in reducing SF-NR during PCI for AMI patients.Design setting and participants… Continue reading Electroacupuncture for slow flow/no-reflow in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Measurement of blood pressure in European Society of Hypertension Excellence Centres: A survey by the Young Investigators Group of the European Society of Hypertension
Background: Office blood #pressure (BP) measurement is the cornerstone of #hypertension diagnosis and risk stratification. Inaccurate BP readings can lead to significant misclassification, often overestimating BP and prompting unnecessary lifelong treatment. The Young Investigators Group of the European Society of Hypertension (YIG-ESH) conducted a structured, comprehensive survey among ESH Excellence Centres with the primary objective… Continue reading Measurement of blood pressure in European Society of Hypertension Excellence Centres: A survey by the Young Investigators Group of the European Society of Hypertension
The Impact of Coffee Consumption on Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure
Aims: To assess the relationship between #coffee consumption and all-cause mortality in heart failure (#HF ) patients, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).Methods and results: We analyzed data from NHANES (2003-2018), including 915 participants with HF who reported daily caffeine intake. Participants were categorized into coffee consumption levels: zero, one,… Continue reading The Impact of Coffee Consumption on Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Cardiac #amyloidosis is an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure characterized by extracellular deposition of misfolded proteins, most commonly transthyretin (ATTR) or immunoglobulin light chains (AL). Despite recent advances in disease-modifying therapies, prognosis remains poor. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors ( #SGLT2i ) have demonstrated cardiovascular and renal benefits. However, evidence regarding their safety and efficacy… Continue reading Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors (SGLT2i) in Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Systematic Review
Consumer wearables, cardiology and clinical practice
Consumer wearables enable continuous cardiac monitoring through photoplethysmography and electrocardiography. Twenty per cent of Danes now share wearable data with physicians. Evidence shows high accuracy for atrial #fibrillation (AF) detection, but anticoagulation for device-detected AF remains controversial. Ethical challenges include data quality, interoperability, health equity, fairness and privacy. While patients increasingly use wearables, clinical integration… Continue reading Consumer wearables, cardiology and clinical practice
Cardiac-related symptoms in individuals aged ≥65 years without diagnosed cardiac disease: insights from the NORSCREEN trial
Aims: Population-based data on cardiac-related symptoms in individuals without diagnosed #cardiac disease remain limited, despite important implications for early detection and management. We aimed to assess the prevalence of self-reported symptoms and the association with quality of life (QoL) among adults aged ≥65 years with ≥1 additional stroke risk factor, but without diagnosed cardiac disease.Methods… Continue reading Cardiac-related symptoms in individuals aged ≥65 years without diagnosed cardiac disease: insights from the NORSCREEN trial
Predicting adverse outcomes in dilated cardiomyopathy using 3D echocardiography: penalised Cox regression versus machine learning
Background: Risk prediction in dilated cardiomyopathy ( #DCM ) remains suboptimal, and there is uncertainty about how newer machine-learning (ML) methods compare with conventional regression for clinically useful prognostic modelling. Advanced three-dimensional (3D) echocardiographic measures, particularly of right ventricular function, may improve model performance when combined with routinely collected clinical data. We aimed to compare… Continue reading Predicting adverse outcomes in dilated cardiomyopathy using 3D echocardiography: penalised Cox regression versus machine learning
Serum Magnesium and Ventricular Repolarization Heterogeneity: A Case-Control Study Based on Electrocardiographic Parameters
This study investigated the changes in ventricular repolarization parameters assessed by electrocardiography (#ECG ) in the presence of hypomagnesemia and the relationship between these parameters and serum #magnesium levels. A total of 160 individuals were included in this retrospective, observational study, who were divided into two groups according to serum magnesium levels: hypomagnesemia group (n… Continue reading Serum Magnesium and Ventricular Repolarization Heterogeneity: A Case-Control Study Based on Electrocardiographic Parameters
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