Analysis of Outcomes in 8304 Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction for Infection.

abstract：:Background Postpericardiotomy syndrome ( PPS ) is a common complication after cardiac surgery. However, large-scale epidemiological studies about the effect of procedure type on the occurrence of PPS and mortality of patients with PPS have not yet been performed. Methods and Results We studied the association of PPS o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lehto J,Kiviniemi T,Gunn J,Airaksinen J,Rautava P,Kytö V

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Some, but not all, studies report associations between shift work and hypertension, suggesting that particular subgroups may be at risk. We examined moderating effects of sleep duration and circadian preference on the relationship between shift work and new blood pressure (BP) medicine use at follow-up. Met...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Riegel B,Daus M,Lozano AJ,Malone SK,Patterson F,Hanlon AL

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Action potential alternans can induce ventricular tachyarrhythmias and manifest on the surface ECG as T-wave alternans (TWA) and QRS alternans (QRSA). We sought to evaluate microvolt QRSA in cardiomyopathy patients in relation to TWA and ventricular tachyarrhythmia outcomes. Methods and Results Prospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Suszko A,Nayyar S,Labos C,Nanthakumar K,Pinter A,Crystal E,Chauhan VS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome have recently emerged as risk factors for atrial fibrillation. This study sought to delineate the development of an arrhythmogenic substrate for atrial fibrillation in hypertension with and without concomitant obesity and metabolic syndrome. METHODS A...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Hohl M,Lau DH,Müller A,Elliott AD,Linz B,Mahajan R,Hendriks JML,Böhm M,Schotten U,Sanders P,Linz D

更新日期：2017-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Little attention has been paid to the importance of sex in the long-term prognosis of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods and Results We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Ontario residents, aged ≥40 years, who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and/or aortic, mitral, or tricus...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Johnston A,Mesana TG,Lee DS,Eddeen AB,Sun LY

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Recent studies suggest that mavacamten (Myk461), a small myosin-binding molecule, decreases hypercontractility in myocardium expressing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-causing missense mutations in myosin heavy chain. However, the predominant feature of most mutations in cardiac myosin binding protein-C ( cMyBP...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mamidi R,Li J,Doh CY,Verma S,Stelzer JE

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statin therapy reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of statins on the prognosis of patients with coronary vasospastic angina (VSA) free of significant atherosclerotic stenosis. METHODS AND RE...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Ishii M,Kaikita K,Sato K,Yamanaga K,Miyazaki T,Akasaka T,Tabata N,Arima Y,Sueta D,Sakamoto K,Yamamoto E,Tsujita K,Yamamuro M,Kojima S,Soejima H,Hokimoto S,Matsui K,Ogawa H

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Noninvasive cardiac tests, including exercise treadmill tests (ETTs), are commonly utilized in the evaluation of patients in the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome. However, there are ongoing debates on their clinical utility and cost-effectiveness. It is important to be able to use...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zheng C,Sun BC,Wu YL,Lee MS,Shen E,Redberg RF,Ferencik M,Natsui S,Kawatkar AA,Musigdilok VV,Sharp AL

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Both elemental metals and particulate air pollution have been reported to influence adult blood pressure (BP). The aim of this study is to examine which elemental components of particle mass with diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) are responsible for previously reported associations between PM2.5 and neonatal BP. Met...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zanobetti A,Coull BA,Luttmann-Gibson H,van Rossem L,Rifas-Shiman SL,Kloog I,Schwartz JD,Oken E,Bobb JF,Koutrakis P,Gold DR

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few data relating novel measures of left ventricular (LV) mechanical function to cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in the community. Whether distinct components of LV mechanical function provide information regarding risk for different CVD outcomes is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used speck...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Cheng S,McCabe EL,Larson MG,Merz AA,Osypiuk E,Lehman BT,Stantchev P,Aragam J,Solomon SD,Benjamin EJ,Vasan RS

更新日期：2015-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic thromboxane generation, not suppressible by standard aspirin therapy and likely arising from nonplatelet sources, increases the risk of atherothrombosis and death in patients with cardiovascular disease. In the RIGOR (Reduction in Graft Occlusion Rates) study, greater nonplatelet thromboxane generat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Kakouros N,Gluckman TJ,Conte JV,Kickler TS,Laws K,Barton BA,Rade JJ

更新日期：2017-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with the extensive data on left-sided infective endocarditis (IE), there is much less published information on the features and management of right-sided IE. Right-sided IE accounts for 5% to 10% of all IE cases, and compared with left-sided IE, it is more often associated with intravenous drug use, intracard...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Shmueli H,Thomas F,Flint N,Setia G,Janjic A,Siegel RJ

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Previous studies have reported an association between the timing of menarche and cardiovascular disease ( CVD ). However, emerging studies have not examined the timing of menarche in relation to role of estrogen over a lifetime and major adverse cardiac events ( MACE ). Methods and Results A total of 648 wo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lee JJ,Cook-Wiens G,Johnson BD,Braunstein GD,Berga SL,Stanczyk FZ,Pepine CJ,Bairey Merz CN,Shufelt CL

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether disease location influences survival in patients with peripheral arterial disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients (n = 12,731; mean age, 67.5 ± 12.7 years; 57.4% male) who underwent outpatient noninvasive lower extremity arterial evaluation were followed up for 5.9 ± 3.1 years for all-...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chen Q,Smith CY,Bailey KR,Wennberg PW,Kullo IJ

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuregulin-1β (NRG-1β) is a growth factor critical for cardiac development and repair with therapeutic potential for heart failure. We previously showed that the glial growth factor 2 (GGF2) isoform of NRG-1β improves cardiac function in rodents after myocardial infarction (MI), but its efficacy in a large a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Galindo CL,Kasasbeh E,Murphy A,Ryzhov S,Lenihan S,Ahmad FA,Williams P,Nunnally A,Adcock J,Song Y,Harrell FE,Tran TL,Parry TJ,Iaci J,Ganguly A,Feoktistov I,Stephenson MK,Caggiano AO,Sawyer DB,Cleator JH

更新日期：2014-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Circulating proteins are exposed to vascular endothelial layer and influence their functions. Among them, adipsin is a member of the trypsin family of peptidases and is mainly secreted from adipocytes, monocytes, and macrophages, catalyzing the rate-limiting step of the alternative complement pathway. Howev...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Ohtsuki T,Satoh K,Shimizu T,Ikeda S,Kikuchi N,Satoh T,Kurosawa R,Nogi M,Sunamura S,Yaoita N,Omura J,Aoki T,Tatebe S,Sugimura K,Takahashi J,Miyata S,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Myocardial infarction (MI) size is a key predictor of prognosis in post-MI patients. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard test for MI quantification, but the ECG is less expensive and more widely available. We sought to quantify the relationship between ECG markers and cardiovascular...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Lee DC,Albert CM,Narula D,Kadish AH,Panicker GK,Wu E,Schaechter A,Pester J,Chatterjee NA,Cook NR,Goldberger JJ

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Prior reports indicate that the effect of P2Y12 inhibitors may be different in East Asian patients ("East Asian paradox"); therefore, understanding the outcomes associated with potent P2Y12 inhibitors in different populations is clinically important. Methods and Results In this observational cohort study us...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yun JE,Kim YJ,Park JJ,Kim S,Park K,Cho MS,Nam GB,Park DW

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Patients with a Fontan circulation achieve lower peak heart rates ( HR ) during exercise. Whether this impaired chronotropic response reflects pathology of the sinoatrial node or is a consequence of altered cardiac hemodynamics is uncertain. We evaluated the adequacy of HR acceleration throughout exercise r...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Claessen G,La Gerche A,Van De Bruaene A,Claeys M,Willems R,Dymarkowski S,Bogaert J,Claus P,Budts W,Heidbuchel H,Gewillig M

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic endovascular aortic repair is characterized by a substantial need for reintervention. Secondary open aortic procedure becomes necessary when further endoluminal options are exhausted. This synopsis and quantitative analysis of available evidence aims to overcome the limitations of institutional coho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gambardella I,Antoniou GA,Torella F,Spadaccio C,Oo AY,Gaudino M,Nappi F,Shaw MA,Girardi LN

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory muscle weakness contributes to exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)-a condition characterized by multiple comorbidities with few proven treatments. We aimed, therefore, to provide novel insight into the underlying diaphragmatic alterations...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Bowen TS,Brauer D,Rolim NPL,Bækkerud FH,Kricke A,Ormbostad Berre AM,Fischer T,Linke A,da Silva GJ,Wisloff U,Adams V

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are at risk for advanced heart failure, but little is known about use and outcomes of durable mechanical circulatory support in this setting. We examined use and outcomes of implantable ventricular assist devices (VADs) in a national ESRD cohort. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Walther CP,Niu J,Winkelmayer WC,Cheema FH,Nair AP,Morgan JA,Fedson SE,Deswal A,Navaneethan SD

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Short-term variability of the QT interval (STVQT) has been proposed as a novel electrophysiological marker for the prediction of imminent ventricular arrhythmias in animal models. Our aim is to study whether STVQT can predict imminent ventricular arrhythmias in patients. Methods and Results In 2331 patients...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Smoczyńska A,Loen V,Sprenkeler DJ,Tuinenburg AE,Ritsema van Eck HJ,Malik M,Schmidt G,Meine M,Vos MA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Ischemic heart disease continues to be a leading cause of mortality in patients. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) provide a potential for treatment that may induce collateral vessel growth to increase myocardial perfusion. Methods and Results Nineteen male Yorkshire pigs were given a high-fat diet for 4 weeks, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Scrimgeour LA,Potz BA,Aboul Gheit A,Shi G,Stanley M,Zhang Z,Sodha NR,Ahsan N,Abid MR,Sellke FW

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired generation and signaling of nitric oxide (NO) contribute substantially to cardiovascular (CV) risk (CVR) associated with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus. In our rapidly aging society, advanced age is, in itself, a consistent and independent CVR factor. Many processes involved in ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Sverdlov AL,Ngo DT,Chan WP,Chirkov YY,Horowitz JD

更新日期：2014-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Programs targeting the standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, smoking) are critical to tackling coronary heart disease at a community level. However, myocardial infarction in SMuRF-less individuals is not uncommon. This study uses 2 se...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Vernon ST,Coffey S,D'Souza M,Chow CK,Kilian J,Hyun K,Shaw JA,Adams M,Roberts-Thomson P,Brieger D,Figtree GA

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although generic medications are approved based on bioequivalence with brand-name medications, there remains substantial concern regarding their clinical effectiveness and safety. Lipitor(®), available as generic atorvastatin, is one of the most commonly prescribed statins. Therefore, we compared the effecti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Jackevicius CA,Tu JV,Krumholz HM,Austin PC,Ross JS,Stukel TA,Koh M,Chong A,Ko DT

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:See Editorial by Cenko et al. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Pande AN,Jacobs AK

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have suggested that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have impairment in the baroreflex. It is not clear whether these findings are the result of the associated comorbid conditions or the arrhythmia itself. We hypothesized that AF is associated with impairment in baroreflex function and that the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Field ME,Wasmund SL,Page RL,Hamdan MH

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Recent evidence suggests that racial/ethnic differences in circulating levels of free or bioavailable 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25[ OH ]D) rather than total 25( OH )D may explain apparent racial disparities in cardiovascular disease ( CVD ). We prospectively examined black-white differences in the associations ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zhang X,Tu W,Manson JE,Tinker L,Liu S,Cauley JA,Qi L,Mouton C,Martin LW,Hou L,Song Y

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00