Persistent high residual inflammatory risk is associated with an increased major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular accident risk in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention who have a low baseline low-density lipoprotein level.
Investigators used computed tomography pulmonary angiography to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of automated 3D volumetry of central pulmonary arteries for suspected pulmonary hypertension alone and in combination with echocardiography.
Expert radiologists can accurately identify patients who will later be diagnosed with CTEPH by evaluating the computed tomography pulmonary angiogram scan performed in the setting of suspected acute pulmonary embolism using 6 standardized radiologic parameters.
Investigators substantiated strategies to encourage approval rates for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors.
Physicians should routinely measure hemoglobin and iron parameters in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and consider combination treatment of preoperative anemia or iron deficiency even the day prior to surgery.
Investigators sought to determine whether galectin-3 may effectively predict mortality and heart failure after a myocardial infarction.
Endovascular treatment of aortic arch chronic dissections with a branched endograft was associated with low mortality rates but high reintervention rates.
Reduced total left atrial emptying fraction was associated with incident ischemic cerebrovascular events independent of known cerebrovascular risk factors and incident atrial fibrillation.
Researchers sought to determine whether add-on therapy with the novel oral selective prostacyclin receptor agonist selexipag is beneficial for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension with intermediate risk.
Higher adherence to a plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk for incident heart failure hospitalization.
