FORMERLY CARDIOLOGY NEWS
MYOCARDIALDISEASE
Global LGE on CMR is a helpful
prognostic indicator in patients
with AL cardiac amyloidosis.
5
CORONARYHEART
DISEASE
“This is an exciting period for
imaging in cardiovascular disease,
and T1 mapping continues to
generate much enthusiasm as a
developing technique with the
potential for having substantial
clinical impact on diagnosis and
management strategies.
6
CONFERENCE
CHEST
A gas-driven pump is used to
deliver prostacycline in patients
with severe PHTN
10
Long-term mechanical
ventilation is e ective in
children with PHTN
11
Balloon pulmonary
angioplasty reduces mean
pulmonary arterial pressure
to ≤30 mmHg
12
INTERVENTIONAL
CARDIOLOGY
Not only does guideline-based
therapy for acute myocardial
infarction improve 30-day
survival, it also results in a
sustained benefit in survival that
can be observed as far out as
17 years.
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OPINION
Practice trumps
theory, and
pursuit of “hard”
clinical endpoints
should and
must remain
the bedrock of
informing our
interventions to
manage patients’
cardiovascularrisk
Dr Peter Libby
4
Tissue factor gene expression has been shown to be
increased in patients with chronic thromboembolic
pulmonary hypertension.
3
Tissue factor and
inflammatory
cytokines may
play a role
in chronic
thromboembolic
pulmonary
hypertension
Pulmonary artery pressure-guided
heart failure management reduces
30-day readmissions
Circ Heart Fail
Pulmonary artery pressure-guided HF
management in US Medicare-eligible
patients led to a 49% reduction
in total HF hospitalisations and a
58% reduction in all-cause 30-day
readmissions.
3
Rare mutation in ASGR1 is associated
with a reduced risk of CAD
N Engl J Med
Less is more when it comes to the
activity of the asialoglycoprotein
receptor (ASGR1). ASGR1
haploinsufficiency was associated with
reduced levels of non-HDL cholesterol
and a reduced risk of coronary
artery disease.
6
Novel method for earlier detection
of phrenic nerve injury during
cryoballoon ablation
Heart Rhythm
Recovery from PNP improved from
months to hours post-operatively
by utilising an improved method
of pacing with the
minimum output.
8
Increased incidence of ventricular
arrhythmias in patients with
advanced cancer and ICDs
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
One-third of patients who had
received ICDs developed ventricular
arrhythmia after a diagnosis of cancer.
The incidence was significantly
higher in those with advanced
metastatic disease.
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