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Myocarditis: causes, mechanisms, and evolving therapies.
EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS - 01 Mar 2023
Myocarditis is a severe lymphocyte-mediated inflammatory disorder of the heart, mostly caused by viruses and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Recently, myocarditis as a rare adverse event of mRNA vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 has caused global attention. The clinical consequences of myocarditis can be very severe, but specific treatment options are lacking or not yet clinically proven.This paper ...
Central apnoeas, sympathetic activation and mortality in heart failure: look before you leap.
THE EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL - 01 Mar 2023
Cardioprotection Using Strain-Guided Management of Potentially Cardiotoxic Cancer Therapy: 3-Year Results of the SUCCOUR Trial.
JACC. CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - 01 Mar 2023
Global longitudinal strain (GLS) can predict cancer therapeutics-related cardiac dysfunction and guide initiation of cardioprotection (CPT).In this study, the authors sought to determine whether echocardiography GLS-guided CPT provides less cardiac dysfunction in survivors of potentially cardiotoxic chemotherapy, compared with usual care at 3 years.In this international multicenter prospective ...
Exercise-Induced Cardiac Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation in Female Endurance Athletes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - 01 Mar 2023
Normal Ranges of Right Atrial Strain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
JACC. CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - 01 Mar 2023
Standard measures for the clinical assessment of right atrial (RA) function are lacking.In this systematic review and meta-analysis, the authors sought to report a reference range for RA deformation parameters in healthy subjects and to identify factors that contribute to reported variations.The authors conducted a comprehensive search of MEDLINE; MEDLINE In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citation...
Australian Atherosclerosis Society Position Statement on Lipoprotein(a): Clinical and Implementation Recommendations.
HEART, LUNG & CIRCULATION - 01 Mar 2023
This position statement provides guidance to cardiologists and related specialists on the management of adult patients with elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)]. Elevated Lp(a) is an independent and causal risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD). While circulating Lp(a) levels are largely determined by ancestry, they are also influenced...
Higher power short duration vs. lower power longer duration posterior wall ablation for atrial fibrillation and oesophageal injury outcomes: a prospective multi-centre randomized controlled study (Hi-Lo HEAT trial).
EUROPACE : EUROPEAN PACING, ARRHYTHMIAS, AND CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY : JOURNAL OF THE WORKING GROUPS ON CARDIAC PACING, ARRHYTHMIAS, AND CARDIAC CELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY - 16 Feb 2023
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with the risk of oesophageal thermal injury (ETI). Higher power short duration (HPSD) ablation results in preferential local resistive heating over distal conductive heating. Although HPSD has become increasingly common, no randomized study has compared ETI risk with conventional lower powe...
A high-sucrose diet exacerbates the left ventricular phenotype in a high fat-fed streptozotocin rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY - 01 Feb 2023
Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is an early, clinically detectable sign of cardiomyopathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that precedes the development of symptomatic heart failure. Preclinical models of diabetic cardiomyopathy are essential to develop therapies that may prevent or delay the progression of heart failure. This study examined the molecular, structural, and functional cardiac...
Three-dimensional echocardiography of the athlete's heart: a comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - 01 Feb 2023
Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) is the most accurate cardiac ultrasound technique to assess cardiac structure. 3DE has shown close correlation with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in various populations. There is limited data on the accuracy of 3DE in athletes and its value in detecting alterations during follow-up. Indexed left and right ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVED...
Global trends in the incidence of hospital admissions for diabetes-related foot disease and amputations: a review of national rates in the 21st century.
DIABETOLOGIA - 01 Feb 2023
Diabetic foot disease (DFD) is a leading cause of hospital admissions and amputations. Global trends in diabetes-related amputations have been previously reviewed, but trends in hospital admissions for multiple other DFD conditions have not. This review analysed the published incidence of hospital admissions for DFD conditions (ulceration, infection, peripheral artery disease [PAD], neuropathy)...
Long-Term Valve Durability in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
HEART, LUNG & CIRCULATION - 01 Feb 2023
To evaluate the long-term incidence of structural valve deterioration (SVD) in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).Between 2008 and 2018, 693 underwent TAVI at two centres. Four hundred and twenty-one (421) patients (mean age 83.6±6.0 yrs) survived for ≥2 years post TAVI and had at least two consecutive transthoracic echocardiographies (TTEs) with the latest TT...
Meta-Analysis on Drug and Device Therapy of New York Heart Association Functional Class IV Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY - 01 Feb 2023
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IV symptoms. Decades of discovery have heralded significant advancements in the pharmacologic management of HFrEF. However, patients with NYHA IV symptoms remain an under-represented population in almost eve...
Hospitalisation for mental health disorders in Australians with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE - 01 Feb 2023
To determine the burden and leading reasons for mental health hospitalisation among Australians with diabetes.We determined the incidence of hospitalisation for all mental health disorders in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes of all ages by linking the National Diabetes Services Scheme to hospital admission datasets from 2010 to 2017. We compared those with type 2 diabetes aged 15 and above...
Current Applications of Robot-Assisted Ultrasound Examination.
JACC. CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - 01 Feb 2023
Despite advances in miniaturization and automation, the need for expert acquisition of a full echocardiogram, including Doppler, has restricted access in remote areas. Recent developments in robotics, teleoperation, and upgraded telecommunications infrastructure may provide a solution to this deficiency. Robot-assisted teleoperated ultrasound examination can aid medical diagnosis in remote loca...
Vascular Aging Is Accelerated in Hematological Cancer Survivors Who Undergo Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant.
HYPERTENSION (DALLAS, TEX. : 1979) - 21 Jul 2023
Survivors of allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) receive intensive cancer treatments that are associated with cardiovascular dysfunction. Markers of vascular age can indicate early signs of adverse (cardio)vascular changes; however, the impact of SCT on these makers is unknown. We aimed to determine the short (3 months) and longer-term (≥2 years) effect of SCT on markers of vascular age in he...
Temporal Change in the Remaining Life Expectancy in People Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY - 15 Jan 2023
Whether percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is effective in improving long-term survival in an Australian PCI cohort remains unclear. We aimed to examine the change in the remaining life expectancy for patients who underwent PCI over the past decade. Patient data from the Melbourne Interventional Group were divided into four 3-year periods (2005 to 2007, 2008 to 2010, 2011 to 2013, and 201...
Too Little of a Good Thing: Strong Associations Between Cardiac Size and Fitness Among Women.
JACC. CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING - 05 Jan 2023
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with functional impairment and cardiac events, particularly heart failure (HF). However, the factors predisposing women to low CRF and HF remain unclear.This study sought to evaluate the association between CRF and measures of ventricular size and function and to examine the potential mechanism linking these factors.A total of 185 healthy women aged...
Implementation and engagement of the SMART Work & Life sitting reduction intervention: an exploratory analysis on intervention effectiveness.
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - 19 Dec 2023
To enhance the impact of interventions, it is important to understand how intervention engagement relates to study outcomes. We report on the level of implementation and engagement with the SMART Work & Life (SWAL) programme (delivered with (SWAL plus desk) and without a height-adjustable desk (SWAL)) and explore the effects of different levels of this on change in daily sitting time in compari...
Professional care workforce: a rapid review of evidence supporting methods of recruitment, retention, safety, and education.
HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH - 13 Dec 2023
Across the care economy there are major shortages in the health and care workforce, as well as high rates of attrition and ill-defined career pathways. The aim of this study was to evaluate current evidence regarding methods to improve care worker recruitment, retention, safety, and education, for the professional care workforce.A rapid review of comparative interventions designed to recruit, r...
Reallocating desk workers' sitting time to standing or stepping: associations with work performance.
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE (OXFORD, ENGLAND) - 16 Dec 2023
Studies have suggested that sitting time at work may lead to underperformance but they may underestimate the benefits to desk workers' performance of reducing occupational sitting time without considering the relative effects of the specific activities replaced.To estimate differences in work performance (presenteeism, absenteeism and engagement) when occupational sitting time is reallocated to...
