Effect of tafamidis on cardiac function in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: a post hoc analysis of the ATTR-ACT randomized clinical trial

SJ Shah, N Fine, P Garcia-Pavia, AL Klein… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Tafamidis has been shown to improve survival in patients with transthyretin
amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) compared with placebo. However, its effect on cardiac …

Improving fairness in the prediction of heart failure length of stay and mortality by integrating social determinants of health

Y Li, H Wang, Y Luo - Circulation: Heart Failure, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Machine learning (ML) approaches have been broadly applied to the
prediction of length of stay and mortality in hospitalized patients. ML may also reduce …

Differential diagnosis of suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations in the acute care setting: best practice

BR Celli, LM Fabbri, SD Aaron, A Agusti… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may suffer from acute episodes
of worsening dyspnea, often associated with increased cough, sputum, and/or sputum …

Using deep-learning algorithms to simultaneously identify right and left ventricular dysfunction from the electrocardiogram

A Vaid, KW Johnson, MA Badgeley, SS Somani… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to develop DL models capable of comprehensively quantifying
left and right ventricular dysfunction from ECG data in a large, diverse population …

Diagnostic value of sST2 in cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Zhang, C Xu, R Zhao, Z Cao - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biomarkers such as B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP),
cardiac troponin (cTn), and CK-MB contribute significantly to the diagnosis of cardiovascular …

Novel oxidative stress biomarkers with risk prognosis values in heart failure

ML Ng, X Ang, KY Yap, JJ Ng, ECH Goh, BBJ Khoo… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress (OS) is mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in
cardiovascular and other disease states, damage DNA, lipids, proteins, other cellular and …

Safety of continuing mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist treatment in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and severe kidney disease: Data from …

F Guidetti, LH Lund, L Benson, C Hage… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Aims Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) improve outcomes in heart
failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) but remain underused and are often …

Heart failure diagnosis in the general community–Who, how and when? A clinical consensus statement of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society …

KF Docherty, CSP Lam, A Rakisheva… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A significant proportion of patients experience delays in the diagnosis of heart failure due to
the non‐specific signs and symptoms of the syndrome. Diagnostic tools such as …

Effects of exercise on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: an updated review of literature

G Crisci, M De Luca, R D'Assante, B Ranieri… - Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents the most common HF
phenotype of patients aged> 65 years, with an incidence and a prevalence that are …

Patient and Management Variables Associated With Survival After Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults: The PELS‐1 Multicenter Cohort …

S Mariani, S Heuts, BCT van Bussel… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been increasingly used for
postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock, but without a concomitant reduction in observed in …