Marijuana and Listing for Heart Transplant: A Survey of Transplant Providers [Original Article]
Conclusions—
The majority of heart and lung transplant providers in our study sample supports the listing of patients who use medical marijuana for transplant after a period of abstinence. Communication and collaboration between the medical community and legislative groups about marijuana use in transplant candidates is needed to ensure the best patient outcomes with the use of scarce donor organs. (Source: Circulation: Heart Failure)
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - July 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Neyer, J., Uberoi, A., Hamilton, M., Kobashigawa, J. A. Tags: Heart Failure, Transplantation Original Article Source Type: research
Antihyperglycemic Medication Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, and Chronic Kidney Disease [Original Article]
Conclusions—
Treatment of diabetes mellitus in patients with HF and chronic kidney disease is complex, and these patients are commonly treated with renal contraindicated AHMs, including over 6% receiving a thiazolidinedione, despite known concerns regarding HF. More research regarding safety and efficacy of various AHMs among HF patients is needed. (Source: Circulation: Heart Failure)
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - July 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patel, P. A., Liang, L., Khazanie, P., Hammill, B. G., Fonarow, G. C., Yancy, C. W., Bhatt, D. L., Curtis, L. H., Hernandez, A. F. Tags: Diabetes, Type 2, Heart Failure Original Article Source Type: research
Reduced Myocardial Flow in Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction [Original Article]
Conclusions—
HFpEF, in the absence of known history for obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease, is associated with reduced MFR independent of other risk factors. (Source: Circulation: Heart Failure)
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - July 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Srivaratharajah, K., Coutinho, T., deKemp, R., Liu, P., Haddad, H., Stadnick, E., Davies, R. A., Chih, S., Dwivedi, G., Guo, A., Wells, G. A., Bernick, J., Beanlands, R., Mielniczuk, L. M. Tags: Heart Failure, Nuclear Cardiology and PET Original Article Source Type: research
Electron Microscopic Findings Are an Important Aid for Diagnosing Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy With Mitochondrial DNA Mutation 3243A>G [Images and Case Reports in Heart Failure]
(Source: Circulation: Heart Failure)
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - July 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Takemura, G., Onoue, K., Kashimura, T., Kanamori, H., Okada, H., Tsujimoto, A., Miyazaki, N., Nakano, T., Sakaguchi, Y., Saito, Y. Tags: Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophy Images and Case Reports in Heart Failure Source Type: research
Myocardial Recovery in Patients Receiving Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Results From the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) [Original Article]
Conclusions—
Myocardial recovery is a spectrum of improvement rather than a binary clinical end point. One in every 10 left ventricular assist device patients demonstrates partial or complete myocardial recovery and should be targeted for functional assessment and optimization. (Source: Circulation: Heart Failure)
Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - July 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Topkara, V. K., Garan, A. R., Fine, B., Godier-Furnemont, A. F., Breskin, A., Cagliostro, B., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Takeda, K., Takayama, H., Mancini, D. M., Naka, Y., Colombo, P. C. Tags: Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Transplantation Original Article Source Type: research
