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Ju Youn Kim Sung-Hwan Kim Jun-Pyo Myong Yoo Ri Kim Tae-Seok Kim Ji-Hoon Kim Sung-Won Jang Yong-Seog Oh Man Young Lee Tai-Ho Rho 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(10):1123-1131
Background
Patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation (AF) require anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Thus far, all studies on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have excluded patients with moderate to severe mitral stenosis.Objectives
The aim of this study was to validate the efficacy of DOACs in patients with mitral stenosis.Methods
The study population was enrolled from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) database in the Republic of Korea, and it included patients who were diagnosed with mitral stenosis and AF and either were prescribed DOACs for off-label use or received conventional treatment with warfarin. The primary efficacy endpoint was ischemic strokes or systemic embolisms, and the safety outcome was intracranial hemorrhage.Results
A total of 2,230 patients (mean age 69.7 ± 10.5 years; 682 [30.6%] males) were included in the present study. Thromboembolic events occurred at a rate of 2.22%/year in the DOAC group, and 4.19%/year in the warfarin group (adjusted hazard ratio for DOAC: 0.28; 95% confidence interval: 0.18 to 0.45). Intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 0.49% of the DOAC group and 0.93% of the warfarin group (adjusted hazard ratio for DOAC: 0.53; 95% confidence interval: 0.22 to 1.26).Conclusions
In patients with AF accompanied with mitral stenosis, DOAC use is promising and hypothesis generating in preventing thromboembolism. Our results need to be replicated in a randomized trial. 相似文献2.
Xiu-Ping Zhang Yu-Zhen Gao Ya-Bo Jiang Kang Wang Zhen-Hua Chen Wei-Xing Guo Jie Shi Yao-Jun Zhang Min-Shan Chen Wan Y. Lau Shu-Qun Cheng 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):335-344
Background
Lymph node metastasis (LNM)has widely been recognized as a poor prognostic indicator for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Preoperative prediction of LNM is important for clinicians to decide on treatment. This study was designed to develop a simple and convenient system to predict LNM.Methods
Consecutive HCC patients who were suspected to have LNM were divided into a training, an internal validation and an external validation cohort. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine the threshold value of the preoperative serological variables. A nomogram visualization system model was then established.Result
Of the 287 patients, there were 31 patients who had LNM (10.8%), and 21 of 203 patients (10.3%) were in the training cohort and 10 of 84 patients (11.9%) in the internal validation cohort. Sixteen of 176 patients (9.1%) in the external validation cohort had LNM. The serological indices including neutrophil/lymphocyte rate, age, platelet, prothrombin time, and total protein, were included in the nomogram. The areas of the ROC curve were 0.846, 0.679 and 0.738 in predicting LNM in the training cohort, the internal validation cohort and the external validation cohort, respectively.Conclusion
The scoring system constructed using the preoperative serological variables predicted LNM in HCC patients. 相似文献3.
Marco Del Chiaro Elena Rangelova Asif Halimi Zeeshan Ateeb Chiara Scandavini Roberto Valente Ralf Segersvärd Urban Arnelo Caroline S. Verbeke 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(2):219-225
Background
Few studies have investigated the outcome of pancreatectomy associated with artery resection (PAR).Methods
Retrospective analysis of a cohort of operated borderline or locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients with surgically confirmed arterial involvement. Short and long-term outcome were analyzed and compared in patients who underwent PAR (Group 1) and palliative surgery (Group 2).Results
Of 73 patients who underwent surgical exploration with intent of resection, 34 underwent PAR (±venous resection) (Group 1) and 39 underwent palliation (Group 2). 23 patients (67.7%) in Group 1 underwent combined artery-vein resection (AVR). Operation time was longer and blood loss higher in group 1 compared to group 2. There were no differences in post-operative mortality (2.9% vs 2.6%, p = 0.9) and post-operative surgical complications (38.2% vs 25.6%, p = 0.2). The 1, 3 and 5 years survival in Group 1 was superior to Group 2 (63.7%, 23.4% and Q3 23.4% vs 41.7%, 3.2% and 0, p = 0.003).Conclusion
PAR seems to be safe and feasible in well selected patients and associated with an advantage of survival compared to palliation, in patients affected by locally advanced pancreatic cancer. 相似文献4.
Linn S. Nymo Kjetil Søreide Dyre Kleive Frank Olsen Kristoffer Lassen 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):319-327
Background
Centralization of pancreatic resections is advocated due to a volume-outcome association. Pancreatic surgery is in Norway currently performed only in five teaching hospitals. The aim was to describe the short-term outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) within the current organizational model and to assess for regional disparities.Methods
All patients who underwent PD in Norway between 2012 and 2016 were identified. Mortality (90 days) and relaparotomy (30 days) were assessed for predictors including demographic data and multi-visceral or vascular resection. Aggregated length-of-stay and national and regional incidences of the procedure were also analysed.Results
A total of 930 patients underwent PD during the study period. In-hospital mortality occurred in 20 patients (2%) and 34 patients (4%) died within 90 days. Male gender, age, multi-visceral resection and relaparotomy were independent predictors of 90-day mortality. Some 131 patients (14%) had a relaparotomy, with male gender and multi-visceral resection as independent predictors. There was no difference between regions in procedure incidence or 90-day mortality. There was a disparity within the regions in the use of vascular resection (p = 0.021).Conclusion
The short-term outcomes after PD in Norway are acceptable and the 90-day mortality rate is low. The outcomes may reflect centralization of pancreatic surgery. 相似文献5.
Mariana B. Zilio Tatiana F. Eyff André L.F. Azeredo-Da-Silva Vivian P. Bersch Alessandro B. Osvaldt 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):259-267
Background
Gallstones and alcohol are currently the most frequent aetiologies of acute pancreatitis (AP). The aim of this study is to quantify these aetiologies worldwide, by geographic region and by diagnostic method.Methods
A systematic review of observational studies published from January 2006 to October 2017 was performed. The studies provided objective criteria for establishing the diagnosis and aetiology of AP for at least biliary and alcoholic causes. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to assess the frequency of biliary (ABP), alcoholic (AAP) and idiopathic AP (IAP) worldwide and to perform 6 subgroup analyses: 2 compared diagnostic methods for AP aetiology and the other 4 compared geographic regions.Results
Forty-six studies representing 2,341,007 patients of AP in 36 countries were included. The global estimate of proportion (95% CI) of aetiologies was 42 (39–44)% for ABP, 21 (17–25)% for AAP and 18 (15–22)% for IAP. In studies that used discharge code diagnoses and in those from the US, IAP was the most frequent aetiology. ABP was more frequent in Latin America than in other regions.Conclusion
Gallstones represent the main aetiology of AP globally, and this aetiology is twice as frequent as the second most common aetiology. 相似文献6.
Saul Blecker Jeph Herrin Li Li Huihui Yu Jacqueline N. Grady Leora I. Horwitz 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(9):1004-1012
Background
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program has led to fewer readmissions following hospitalizations with a principal diagnosis of heart failure (HF). Patients with HF are frequently hospitalized for other causes.Objectives
This study sought to compare trends in Medicare risk-adjusted, 30-day readmissions following principal HF hospitalizations and other hospitalizations with HF.Methods
This was a retrospective study of 12,973,853 Medicare hospitalizations with a principal or secondary diagnosis of HF between January 2008 and June 2015. Hospitalizations were categorized as follows: principal HF hospitalizations; principal acute myocardial infarction or pneumonia hospitalizations with secondary HF; and other hospitalizations with secondary HF. The study examined trends in risk-adjusted, 30-day, all-cause readmission rates for each cohort and trends in differences in readmission rates among cohorts by using linear spline regression models.Results
Before passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, risk-adjusted, 30-day readmission rates were stable for all 3 cohorts, with mean monthly rates of 26.1%, 24.9%, and 24.4%, respectively. Risk-adjusted readmission rates started declining after passage of the Affordable Care Act by 1.09% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51% to 1.68%), 1.24% (95% CI: 0.92% to 1.57%), and 1.05% (95% CI: 0.52% to 1.58%) per year, respectively, until implementation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in October 2012 and then stabilized for all 3 cohorts.Conclusions
Patients with HF are often hospitalized for other causes, and these hospitalizations have high readmission rates. Policy changes led to decreases in readmission rates for both principal and secondary HF hospitalizations. Readmission rates in both groups remain high, suggesting that initiatives targeting all hospitalized patients with HF continue to be warranted. 相似文献7.
Yoav Michowitz Anat Milman Antoine Andorin Georgia Sarquella-Brugada M. Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia Jean-Baptiste Gourraud Giulio Conte Frederic Sacher Jimmy J.M. Juang Sung-Hwan Kim Eran Leshem Philippe Mabo Pieter G. Postema Aviram Hochstadt Yanushi D. Wijeyeratne Isabelle Denjoy Carla Giustetto Yuka Mizusawa Bernard Belhassen 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(14):1756-1765
Background
Information on young patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS) and arrhythmic events (AEs) is limited.Objectives
The purpose of this study was to describe their characteristics and management as well as risk factors for AE recurrence.Methods
A total of 57 patients (age ≤20 years), all with BrS and AEs, were divided into pediatric (age ≤12 years; n = 26) and adolescents (age 13 to 20 years; n = 31).Results
Patients’ median age at time of first AE was 14 years, with a majority of males (74%), Caucasians (70%), and probands (79%) who presented as aborted cardiac arrest (84%). A significant proportion of patients (28%) exhibited fever-related AE. Family history of sudden cardiac death (SCD), prior syncope, spontaneous type 1 Brugada electrocardiogram (ECG), inducible ventricular fibrillation at electrophysiological study, and SCN5A mutations were present in 26%, 49%, 65%, 28%, and 58% of patients, respectively. The pediatric group differed from the adolescents, with a greater proportion of females, Caucasians, fever-related AEs, and spontaneous type-1 ECG. During follow-up, 68% of pediatric and 64% of adolescents had recurrent AE, with median time of 9.9 and 27.0 months, respectively. Approximately one-third of recurrent AEs occurred on quinidine therapy, and among the pediatric group, 60% of recurrent AEs were fever-related. Risk factors for recurrent AE included sinus node dysfunction, atrial arrhythmias, intraventricular conduction delay, or large S-wave on ECG lead I in the pediatric group and the presence of SCN5A mutation among adolescents.Conclusions
Young BrS patients with AE represent a very arrhythmogenic group. Current management after first arrhythmia episode is associated with high recurrence rate. Alternative therapies, besides defibrillator implantation, should be considered. 相似文献8.
Pavel Overtchouk Thierry Folliguet Frédéric Pinaud Oliver Fouquet Mathieu Pernot Guillaume Bonnet Maxime Hubert Joël Lapeze Jean Philippe Claudel Said Ghostine Alexandre Azmoun Christophe Caussin Konstantinos Zannis Majid Harmouche Jean-Philippe Verhoye Antoine Lafont Chekrallah Chamandi Vito Giovanni Ruggieri Thomas Modine 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2019,12(5):413-419
Objectives
This study sought to describe the procedural and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing transcarotid (TC) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the Edwards Sapien 3 device.Background
The TC approach for TAVR holds the potential to become the optimal alternative to the transfemoral gold standard. Limited data exist regarding safety and efficacy of TC-TAVR using the Edwards Sapien 3 device.Methods
The French Transcarotid TAVR prospective multicenter registry included patients between 2014 and 2018. Consecutive patients treated in 1 of the 13 participating centers ineligible for transfemoral TAVR were screened for TC-TAVR. Clinical and echocardiographic data were prospectively collected. Perioperative and 30-day outcomes were reported according to the updated Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-2).Results
A total of 314 patients were included with a median (interquartile range) age of 83 (78 to 88) years, 63% were males, Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality risk score 5.8% (4% to 8.3%). Most patients presented with peripheral artery disease (64%). TC-TAVR was performed under general anesthesia in 91% of cases, mostly using the left carotid artery (73.6%) with a procedural success of 97%. Three annulus ruptures were reported, all resulting in patient death. At 30 days, rates of major bleeding, new permanent pacemaker, and stroke or transient ischemic attack were 4.1%, 16%, and 1.6%, respectively. The 30-day mortality was 3.2%.Conclusions
TC-TAVR using the Edwards Sapien 3 device was safe and effective in this prospective multicenter registry. The TC approach might be considered, in selected patients, as the first-line alternative approach for TAVR whenever the transfemoral access is prohibited. Sapien 3 device was safe and effective in our multicenter cohort. 相似文献9.
Pim B. Olthof Mamoru Miyasaka Bas Groot Koerkamp Jimme K. Wiggers William R. Jarnagin Takehiro Noji Satoshi Hirano Thomas M. van Gulik 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(3):345-351
Background
Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) often requires extensive surgery which is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to compare an Eastern and Western PHC cohort in terms of patient characteristics, treatment strategies and outcomes including a propensity score matched analysis.Methods
All consecutive patients who underwent combined biliary and liver resection for PHC between 2005 and 2016 at two Western and one Eastern center were included. The overall perioperative and long-term outcomes of the cohorts were compared and a propensity score matched analysis was performed to compare perioperative outcomes.Results
A total of 210 Western patients were compared to 164 Eastern patients. Western patients had inferior survival compared to the East (hazard-ratio 1.72 (1-23-2.40) P < 0.001) corrected for age, ASA score, tumor stage and margin status. After propensity score matching, liver failure rate, morbidity, and mortality were similar. There was more biliary leakage (38% versus 13%, p = 0.015) in the West.Conclusion
There were major differences in patient characteristics, treatment strategies, perioperative outcomes and survival between Eastern and Western PHC cohorts. Future studies should focus whether these findings are due to the differences in the treatment or the disease itself. 相似文献10.
Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula Shannon M. Dunlay Abhiram Prasad Kianoush Kashani Ankit Sakhuja Bernard J. Gersh Allan S. Jaffe David R. Holmes Gregory W. Barsness 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(14):1781-1791
Background
There are limited data on acute noncardiac multiorgan failure in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI-CS).Objectives
The authors sought to evaluate the 15-year national trends, resource utilization, and outcomes of single and multiple noncardiac organ failures in AMI-CS.Methods
This was a retrospective cohort study of AMI-CS using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2000 to 2014. Previously validated codes for respiratory, renal, hepatic, hematologic, and neurological failure were used to identify single or multiorgan (≥2 organ systems) noncardiac organ failure. Outcomes of interest were in-hospital mortality, temporal trends, and resource utilization. The effects of every additional organ failure on in-hospital mortality and resource utilization were assessed.Results
In 444,253 AMI-CS admissions, noncardiac single or multiorgan failure was noted in 32.4% and 31.9%, respectively. Multiorgan failure was seen more commonly in admissions with non–ST-segment elevation AMI-CS, nonwhite race, and higher baseline comorbidity. There was a steady increase in the prevalence of single and multiorgan failure. Coronary angiography and revascularization were performed less commonly in multiorgan failure. Single-organ failure (odds ratio: 1.28; 95% confidence interval: 1.26 to 1.30) and multiorgan failure (odds ratio: 2.23; 95% confidence interval: 2.19 to 2.27) were independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality, greater resource utilization, and fewer discharges to home. There was a stepwise increase in in-hospital mortality and resource utilization with each additional organ failure.Conclusions
There has been a steady increase in the prevalence of multiorgan failure in AMI-CS. Presence of multiorgan failure was independently associated with higher in-hospital mortality and greater resource utilization. 相似文献11.
Hong Chee Chew Arjun Iyer Mark Connellan Sarah Scheuer Jeanette Villanueva Ling Gao Mark Hicks Michelle Harkness Claudio Soto Andrew Dinale Priya Nair Alasdair Watson Emily Granger Paul Jansz Kavitha Muthiah Andrew Jabbour Eugene Kotlyar Anne Keogh Kumud Dhital 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(12):1447-1459
Background
Transplantation of hearts retrieved from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors is an evolving clinical practice.Objectives
The purpose of this study is to provide an update on the authors’ Australian clinical program and discuss lessons learned since performing the world’s first series of distantly procured DCD heart transplants.Methods
The authors report their experience of 23 DCD heart transplants from 45 DCD donor referrals since 2014. Donor details were collected using electronic donor records (Donate Life, Australia) and all recipient details were collected from clinical notes and electronic databases at St. Vincent’s Hospital.Results
Hearts were retrieved from 33 of 45 DCD donors. A total of 12 donors did not progress to circulatory arrest within the pre-specified timeframe. Eight hearts failed to meet viability criteria during normothermic machine perfusion, and 2 hearts were declined due to machine malfunction. A total of 23 hearts were transplanted between July 2014 and April 2018. All recipients had successful implantation, with mechanical circulatory support utilized in 9 cases. One case requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation subsequently died on the sixth post-operative day, representing a mortality of 4.4% over 4 years with a total follow-up period of 15,500 days for the entire cohort. All surviving recipients had normal cardiac function on echocardiogram and no evidence of acute rejection on discharge. All surviving patients remain in New York Heart Association functional class I with normal biventricular function.Conclusions
DCD heart transplant outcomes are excellent. Despite a higher requirement for mechanical circulatory support for delayed graft function, primarily in recipients with ventricular assist device support, overall survival and rejection episodes are comparable to outcomes from contemporary brain-dead donors. 相似文献12.
Shuang Rong Linda G. Snetselaar Guifeng Xu Yangbo Sun Buyun Liu Robert B. Wallace Wei Bao 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(16):2025-2032
Background
Skipping breakfast is common among U.S. adults. Limited evidence suggests that skipping breakfast is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.Objectives
The authors sought to examine the association of skipping breakfast with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.Methods
This is a prospective cohort study of a nationally representative sample of 6,550 adults 40 to 75 years of age who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III 1988 to 1994. Frequency of breakfast eating was reported during an in-house interview. Death and underlying causes of death were ascertained by linkage to death records through December 31, 2011. The associations between breakfast consumption frequency and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality were investigated by using weighted Cox proportional hazards regression models.Results
Among the 6,550 participants (mean age 53.2 years; 48.0% male) in this study, 5.1% never consumed breakfast, 10.9% rarely consumed breakfast, 25.0% consumed breakfast some days, and 59.0% consumed breakfast every day. During 112,148 person-years of follow-up, 2,318 deaths occurred including 619 deaths from cardiovascular disease. After adjustment for age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, dietary and lifestyle factors, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors, participants who never consumed breakfast compared with those consuming breakfast everyday had hazard ratios of 1.87 (95% confidence interval: 1.14 to 3.04) for cardiovascular mortality and 1.19 (95% confidence interval: 0.99 to 1.42) for all-cause mortality.Conclusions
In a nationally representative cohort with 17 to 23 years of follow-up, skipping breakfast was associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease. Our study supports the benefits of eating breakfast in promoting cardiovascular health. 相似文献13.
Kosuke Okuwaki Hironori Masutani Hiroshi Imaizumi Tsutomu Yoshida Mitsuhiro Kida Tomohisa Iwai Hiroshi Yamauchi Masayoshi Tadehara Kai Adachi Masafumi Watanabe Takahiro Kurosu Wasaburo Koizumi 《Pancreatology》2019,19(3):419-423
Background/Objectives
A breakthrough in chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) may be achieved using precision medicine, which involves identifying cases that are highly likely to respond to a certain treatment and then performing that treatment. BRCAness has been receiving attention as a novel predictor of anticancer drug sensitivity in PDAC, making the screening of BRCAness paramount.Methods
We conducted the first-ever examination of the feasibility of analyzing BRCAness using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples obtained via endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB) from 20 patients with the highest pancreatic carcinoma cell counts in tissue samples out of 40 consecutive PDAC patients who underwent EUS-FNAB at our hospital were analyzed by MLPA for BRCAness.Results
We were able to accurately analyze BRCAness in 75% of the 20 cases of PDAC using FFPE tissue obtained by EUS-FNAB. BRCAness was observed in one of the 20 cases.Conclusions
In PDAC, analyzing BRCAness by MLPA using FFPE tissue obtained by EUS-FNAB offers the remarkable benefit of yielding results in a short period of time and at a low cost. In addition, this method of BRCAness analysis may prove to be a feasible and effective approach for performing precision medicine. 相似文献14.
Pierpaolo Cavallo Luna Carpinelli Fabiana Zingone Immacolata Sepe Mario De Santis Carolina Ciacci 《Pancreatology》2019,19(3):409-413
Background
Benign Pancreatic Hyperenzymemia (BPH) is characterized by a long-term increase of serum pancreatic enzymes (PE) in otherwise healthy subjects. The study investigates the prevalence and correlates of the condition using data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a large sample of general population, to identify subjects potentially affected by BPH.Methods
Cross-sectional retrospective observational study integrated by a follow-up visit.Results
The database of a reference laboratory identified, out of 577.251 admittances from 2011 to 2015, 4964 patients tested at least for one PE assay and 1688 subjects who had at least 3?PE tests (normal or increased) over two years. Forty-two individuals showed an increase of PE at least three times throughout 2 years without any evidence of pancreatic disease, even after matching with the ICD 9-CM code in the GPs database. Data retrieved at follow-up visit showed that for 34 the diagnosis of BPH could be made.Conclusions
Our data indicate that BPH prevalence among subjects underwent blood testing for multiple PE testing is 2%. This condition, even if not a disease, is perceived by nearly all the BPH patients as a serious threat to their life. Further studies are needed to manage its heavy psychological impact. 相似文献15.
Chun Shing Kwok Binita Shah Jassim Al-Suwaidi David L. Fischman Lene Holmvang Chadi Alraies Rodrigo Bagur Vinayak Nagaraja Muhammad Rashid Mohamed Mohamed Glen P. Martin Evan Kontopantelis Tim Kinnaird Mamas Mamas 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2019,12(8):734-748
Objectives
The aim of this study was to describe the rates and causes of unplanned readmissions at different time periods following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Background
The rates and causes of readmission at different time periods after PCI remain incompletely elucidated.Methods
Patients undergoing PCI between 2010 and 2014 in the U.S. Nationwide Readmission Database were evaluated for the rates, causes, predictors, and costs of unplanned readmission between 0 and 7 days, 8 and 30 days, 31 and 90 days, and 91 and 180 days after index discharge.Results
This analysis included 2,412,000 patients; 2.5% were readmitted between 0 and 7 days, 7.6% between 8 and 30 days, 8.9% between 31 and 90 days, and 8.0% between 91 and 180 days (cumulative rates 2.5%, 9.9%, 18.0%, and 24.8%, respectively). The majority of readmissions during each time period were due to noncardiac causes (53.1% to 59.6%). Nonspecific chest pain was the most common identifiable noncardiac cause for readmission during each time period (14.2% to 22.7% of noncardiac readmissions). Coronary artery disease including angina was the most common cardiac cause for readmission during each time period (37.4% to 39.3% of cardiac readmissions). The second most common cardiac cause for readmission was acute myocardial infarction between 0 and 7 days (27.6% of cardiac readmissions) and heart failure during all subsequent time periods (22.2% to 23.7% of cardiac readmissions).Conclusions
Approximately 25% of patients following PCI have unplanned readmissions within 6 months. Causes of readmission depend on the timing at which they are assessed, with noncardiovascular causes becoming more important at longer time points. 相似文献16.
Javed Butler Mei Yang Massimiliano Alfonzo Manzi Gregory P. Hess Mahesh J. Patel Thomas Rhodes Michael M. Givertz 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(8):935-944
Background
Epidemiology of patients with worsening heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the real-world setting is not well described.Objectives
The purpose of this study was to describe incidence, clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients with HFrEF who develop worsening heart failure (HF) in the real-world setting.Methods
Data on patients with incident HFrEF from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry PINNACLE were linked to pharmacy, private practitioner, and hospital claims databases. Incidence, clinical characteristics, treatment (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker, beta-blocker, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist) and outcomes of patients with worsening HF, defined as ≥90 days of stable HF with subsequent worsening requiring intravenous diuretic agents, were assessed.Results
Of 11,064 HFrEF patients, 1,851 (17%) developed worsening HF on average 1.5 years following initial HF diagnosis. Patients who developed worsening HF were more likely to be African American, be octogenarians, and have higher comorbidity burden (p < 0.001). At the onset of worsening HF, 42.4% of patients were on monotherapy, 43.4% were on dual therapy, and 14.1% were on triple therapy. A total of 48%, 61%, and 98% of patients were on >50% target dose for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker, beta-blocker, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, respectively. The 2-year mortality rate was 22.5%, and 56% of patients were rehospitalized within 30 days of the worsening HF event.Conclusions
In the real-world setting, 1 in 6 patients with HFrEF develop worsening HF within 18 months of HF diagnosis. These patients have a high risk for 2-year mortality and recurrent HF hospitalizations. The use of standard-of-care therapies both before and after the onset of worsening HF is low. With high unmet medical need, patients with worsening HF require novel treatment strategies as well as greater optimization of existing guideline-directed therapy. 相似文献17.
William G. Stevenson Usha B. Tedrow Vivek Reddy Amir AbdelWahab Srinivas Dukkipati Roy M. John Akira Fujii Benjamin Schaeffer Shinichi Tanigawa Ihab Elsokkari Jacob Koruth Tomofumi Nakamura Aditi Naniwadekar Daniele Ghidoli Christine Pellegrini John L. Sapp 《Journal of the American College of Cardiology》2019,73(12):1413-1425
Background
Catheter ablation is effective for eliminating most drug-refractory ventricular arrhythmias (VA). However, a major reason for procedural failure is arrhythmia originating deep within the myocardium where it is inaccessible to conventional endocardial or epicardial approaches. Affected patients have limited therapeutic options.Objectives
The objective of this study was to assess the safety and outcome of a novel radiofrequency ablation catheter that used an extendable/retractable 27-g needle capable of targeting deep arrhythmia (intramural) substrate.Methods
Patients who failed at least one prior catheter ablation procedure for sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or nonsustained VA with associated left ventricular dysfunction were enrolled at 3 centers. The target was sustained monomorphic VT in 26 patients, including 8 with recent VT storm or VT requiring intravenous medication, and 5 with incessant VA associated with ventricular dysfunction.Results
Needle ablation was performed in 31 patients (median of 2 failed prior ablation procedures; 71% nonischemic heart disease). After a median of 15 needle lesions/patient, ablation abolished at least 1 inducible VT in 19 of 26 VT patients (73%), and suppressed ambient arrhythmia in 4 of 5 nonsustained arrhythmia patients. At the 6-month follow-up, 48% of patients were free of recurrent arrhythmia and another 19% were improved. Procedure-related complications included a single pericardial effusion treated with percutaneous drainage and a left ventricular pacing lead dislodgement with no deaths.Conclusions
In patients with recurrent ventricular arrhythmias refractory to medications and conventional catheter ablation, intramural needle radiofrequency ablation offers significant arrhythmia control with an acceptable procedural risk. 相似文献18.
Atsushi Kohga Kenji Suzuki Takuya Okumura Kimihiro Yamashita Jun Isogaki Akihiro Kawabe Taizo Kimura 《HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association》2019,21(4):508-514
Background
There have been only a few reports that describe the long-term outcomes of Subtotal cholecystectomy (SC).Methods
A total of 59 patients underwent “reconstituting” SC at our hospital between January 2005 and July 2017. In the 59 patients, risk factors for long-term complications were analyzed. In addition, in the patients with acute cholecystitis (AC), perioperative and long-term clinical factors were compared for patients who underwent SC (n = 48) and those who underwent total cholecystectomy (n = 378).Results
In the 59 patients who underwent SC, long-term complication developed in 14 (23.7%), including residual calculus in the common bile duct (n = 12), remnant cholecystitis (n = 1), and persistent severe inflammatory response (n = 1). Postoperative magnetic resonance image was performed in 35/59 patients (59.3%) who underwent SC. In these 35 patients, the size of the remnant gallbladder calculated by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography was significantly associated with the occurrence of long-term complications (p = 0.009). In the patients with AC, regarding long-term complications, the incidence of residual calculus in the common bile duct (16.6 versus 0.7%) was significantly higher in the SC group.Conclusions
SC was associated with a relatively high incidence of long-term complications associated with remnant calculus. 相似文献19.
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Robert J. Lederman Vasilis C. Babaliaros Toby Rogers Annette M. Stine Marcus Y. Chen Kamran I. Muhammad Robert A. Leonardi Gaetano Paone Jaffar M. Khan Bradley G. Leshnower Vinod H. Thourani Xin Tian Adam B. Greenbaum 《JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions》2019,12(5):448-456