Physiology-guided revascularization versus optimal medical therapy of non-culprit lesions in elderly patients with myocardial infarction: Rationale and design of the FIRE trial
Publication date: Available online 18 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Simone Biscaglia, Vincenzo Guiducci, Andrea Santarelli, Ignacio Amat Santos, Francisco Fernandez-Aviles, Valerio Lanzilotti, Ferdinando Varbella, Luca Fileti, Raul Moreno, Francesco Giannini, Iginio Colaiori, Mila Menozzi, Alfredo Redondo, Marco Ruozzi, Enrique Gutiérrez Ibañes, José Luis Díez Gil, Elisa Maietti, Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai, Javier Escaned, Matteo Tebaldi (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness of combined catheter ablation and left atrial appendage closure for symptomatic atrial fibrillation in patients with high stroke and bleeding risk
Publication date: Available online 19 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Hiroshi Kawakami, Mark T. Nolan, Karen Phillips, Paul A Scuffham, Thomas H. Marwick (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 19, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Non-vitamin K antagonist Oral anticoagulants in very elderly east Asians with atrial fibrillation: A Nationwide population-based study
Publication date: Available online 15 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Soonil Kwon, So-Ryoung Lee, Eue-Keun Choi, Won-Seok Choe, Euijae Lee, Jin-Hyung Jung, Kyung-Do Han, Seil Oh, Gregory Y.H. Lip (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 16, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

CYP2C19 Status and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Peripheral Artery Disease: Insights From the EUCLID Trial
Publication date: Available online 16 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): J. Antonio Gutierrez, Gretchen M. Heizer, W. Schuyler Jones, Frank W. Rockhold, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, F. Gerry R. Fowkes, Jeffrey S. Berger, Iris Baumgartner, Peter Held, Brian G. Katona, Lars Norgren, Juuso I. Blomster, William R. Hiatt, Manesh R. Patel (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 16, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Twelve weeks of treatment with empagliflozin in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: A double-blinded, randomized, and placebo-controlled trial
Publication date: October 2020Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 228Author(s): Jesper Jensen, Massar Omar, Caroline Kistorp, Mikael Kjær Poulsen, Christian Tuxen, Ida Gustafsson, Lars Køber, Finn Gustafsson, Jens Faber, Emil L Fosbøl, Niels Eske Bruun, Jan Christian Brønd, Julie Lyng Forman, Lars Videbæk, Jacob Eifer Møller, Morten Schou (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Timing of randomization after an acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Publication date: Available online 6 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Malik Elharram, Abhinav Sharma, William White, George Bakris, Patrick Rossignol, Cyrus Mehta, João Pedro Ferreira, Faiez Zannad (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The IMPact on revascularization outcomes of intraVascular ultrasound guided treatment of complex lesions and economic impact (IMPROVE) trial: Study design and rationale
Publication date: Available online 8 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Evan Shlofmitz, Rebecca Torguson, Gary S. Mintz, Cheng Zhang, Andrew Sharp, John McB Hodgson, Binita Shah, Gautam Kumar, Jasvindar Singh, Becky Inderbitzen, William S. Weintraub, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Carlo Di Mario, Ron Waksman (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Outcomes following revascularization with radial artery bypass grafts: Insights from the PREVENT-IV trial
Publication date: Available online 8 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Oliver K. Jawitz, Morgan L. Cox, David Ranney, Judson B. Williams, Hillary Mulder, Mario FL Gaudino, Stephen Fremes, Robert H. Habib, C. Michael Gibson, Thomas A. Schwann, Renato D. Lopes, John H. Alexander (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Comparison of optical coherence tomography-guided versus intravascular ultrasound-guided percutaneous coronary intervention: Rationale and Design of a Randomized, controlled OCTIVUS trial
Publication date: Available online 8 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Do-Yoon Kang, Jung-Min Ahn, Hanbit Park, Pil Hyung Lee, Soo-Jin Kang, Seung-Whan Lee, Young-Hak Kim, Seong-Wook Park, Sang-Wook Kim, Seung-Ho Hur, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Cheol Hyun Lee, Soon Jun Hong, Young Joon Hong, Young Won Yoon, Soo-Joong Kim, Jang-Ho Bae, Jun-Hyok Oh, Duk-Woo Park, Seung-Jung Park (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Prognostic value of myocardial fibrosis on cardiac MRI in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a systematic review
Publication date: Available online 11 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Godefroy Chery, Nicholas Kamp, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Gillian Sanders Schmidler, Renato D. Lopes, Manesh Patel, Sana M. Al-Khatib (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Telemedicine in myocarditis: Evolution of a mutidisciplinary “disease Unit” at the time of COVID-19 pandemic
Publication date: Available online 12 August 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Giovanni Peretto, Giacomo De Luca, Corrado Campochiaro, Anna Palmisano, Elena Busnardo, Silvia Sartorelli, Federica Barzaghi, Maria Pia Cicalese, Antonio Esposito, Simone Sala (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Comparison of a new 3-item self-reported measure of adherence to medication with pharmacy claims data in patients with cardiometabolic disease
Publication date: October 2020Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 228Author(s): Julie C. Lauffenburger, Constance P. Fontanet, Thomas Isaac, Chandrasekar Gopalakrishnan, Thomas D. Sequist, Joshua J. Gagne, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Michael A. Fischer, Daniel H. Solomon, Niteesh K. Choudhry (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - August 13, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and Design of the MULTISTARS AMI Trial: A Randomized Comparison of Immediate Versus Staged Complete Revascularization in Patients With ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Disease
Publication date: Available online 30 July 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Barbara E. Stähli, Ferdinando Varbella, Bettina Schwarz, Peter Nordbeck, Stephan B. Felix, Irene M. Lang, Aurel Toma, Marco Moccetti, Christian Valina, Matteo Vercellino, Angelos G. Rigopoulos, Miklos Rohla, Matthias Schindler, Manfred Wischnewsky, Axel Linke, P. Christian Schulze, Gert Richardt, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, Franz Weidinger, Wolfgang Rottbauer (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - July 31, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Percutaneous complete revascularization strategies using sirolimus-eluting biodegradable polymer-coated stents in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and multivessel disease: Rationale and design of the BIOVASC trial
Publication date: September 2020Source: American Heart Journal, Volume 227Author(s): Wijnand K. den Dekker, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Johan Bennett, Manel Sabate, Giovanni Esposito, Rutger J. van Bommel, Joost Daemen, Matthias Vrolix, Paul A. Cummins, Mattie J. Lenzen, Eric Boersma, Felix Zijlstra, Roberto Diletti, on Behalf of the BioVasc Trial Investigators (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - July 31, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Inter-Observer Agreement Of The Anatomic And Physiological Classification System For Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Publication date: Available online 27 July 2020Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Cara L. Lachtrupp, Anne Marie Valente, Michelle Gurvitz, Michael J. Landzberg, Sarah B. Brainard, Alexander R. Opotowsky (Source: American Heart Journal)
Source: American Heart Journal - July 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research