Loutati, Ranel Katz, Asaf Segev, Amit Kuperstein, Rafael Sabbag, Avi Maor, Elad
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European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
Long-term data on atrial fibrillation (AF) impact on tricuspid regurgitation (TR) progression and its relation to pulmonary pressure are scant. We investigated this association in a study spanning over a decade. Adults with echocardiographic evaluation before 2014, free of significant TR, were included. Patients were dichotomized by baseline AF, fo...
Søndergaard, Marc Meller Freeman, Phillip Kristensen, Anna Meta Dyrvig Chang, Su Min Nassir, Khurram Mortensen, Martin Bødtker Nørgaard, Bjarne Linde Maeng, Michael Andersen, Mikkel Porsborg Søgaard, Peter
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Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) can guide downstream preventive treatment and improve patient prognosis, but its use in relation to education level remains unexplored. This nationwide register-based cohort study assessed all residents in Denmark between 2008 and 2018 without coronary artery disease (CAD) and 50-80 years of age (n = ...
Bijman, Laura A E Chamberlain, Rosemary C Clegg, Gareth Kent, Andrew Halbesma, Nynke
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European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
The aim of this study was to investigate the crude and adjusted association of socioeconomic status with 30-day survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Scotland and to assess whether the effect of this association differs by sex or age. This is a population-based, retrospective cohort study, including non-traumatic, non-Emergency Me...
Camacho, Elizabeth M Lip, Gregory Y H
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Stroke prevention is central to the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), but there remains a residual risk of adverse outcomes in anticoagulated AF patients. Hence, current guidelines have proposed a more holistic or integrated approach to AF management, based on the Atrial fibrillation Better Care (ABC) pathway, as follows: (A) avoid stroke wit...
Wiethoff, Isabell Sikking, Maurits Evers, Silvia Gabrio, Andrea Henkens, Michiel Michels, Michelle Verdonschot, Job Heymans, Stephane Hiligsmann, Mickaël
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of heart failure impairing patient wellbeing and imposing a substantial economic burden on society, but respective data are missing. This study aims to measure the quality of life (QoL) and societal costs of DCM patients. A cross-sectional evaluation of QoL and societal costs of DCM patients was perform...
Roy, Roman Cannata, Antonio Al-Agil, Mohammad Ferone, Emma Jordan, Antonio To-Dang, Brian Sadler, Matthew Shamsi, Aamir Albarjas, Mohammad Piper, Susan
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European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
The diagnosis of acute myocarditis (AM) is complex due to its heterogeneity and typically is defined by either Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) or advanced imaging and endomyocardial biopsy, but there is no consensus. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of these approaches for AM. Data on ICD 10th Revision(ICD-10) codes correspondin...
Rosenkranz, Simone H Wichmand, Charlotte H Smedegaard, Lærke Møller, Sidsel Bjerre, Jenny Schou, Morten Torp-Pedersen, Christian Philbert, Berit T Larroudé, Charlotte Melchior, Thomas M
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There are a paucity of studies investigating workforce affiliation in connection with first-time implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)-implantation. This study explored workforce affiliation and risk markers associated with not returning to work in patients with ICDs. Using the nationwide Danish registers, patients with a first-time ICD-impl...
Sindet-Pedersen, Caroline El-Chouli, Mohamad Nouhravesh, Nina Lamberts, Morten Christensen, Daniel Mølager Kümler, Thomas Lock, Morten Grove, Erik Lerkevang Holt, Anders Schou, Morten
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To identify the absolute risk, causes, and factors associated with rehospitalization within 1 year of discharge with a pulmonary embolism (PE). Using the Danish nationwide registries, all patients admitted with a first-time PE between 2000 and 2020 and discharged alive were included. Subsequent hospitalizations were categorized and crude cumulative...
Nagasawa, Hajime Kaneko, Hidehiro Suzuki, Yuta Okada, Akira Fujiu, Katsuhito Takeda, Norifumi Morita, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Akira Yano, Yuichiro Node, Koichi
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Although the importance of hypertension in patients with cancer is widely recognized, little is known about the risk of developing hypertension in patients with a history of cancer. This retrospective observational cohort study analysed data from the JMDC Claims Database between 2005 and 2022, including 78 162 patients with a history of cancer and ...
Liu, Zeye Li, Ziping Xie, Jing Xia, Ruibing Li, Yakun Zhang, Fengwen Ouyang, Wenbin Wang, Shouzheng Pan, Xiangbin
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To increase the comprehensive understanding of trends in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) attributable to low physical activity in the Western Pacific Region. Based on data from the Global Burden of Disease study for the years 1990-2019, an age-period-cohort analysis was conducted to investigate trends in CVD-related mortality attributabl...
