Congestive Heart Failure

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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction — A Metabolic Disease?

September 21, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Professor Pinto raises, in this editorial, a number of important points with regards to heart failure. Starting from a succinct definition of classification by ejection fraction, proceeds to analyse the notion of varied aetiologies of...

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Thinking Outside the Box: Mitral Valve De-Repair

September 1, 2026 | Sameh SaidGold ContributorSilver Commentor

A 16-year-old male presented with shortness of breath and exertional fatigue. He had a history of repeat hospitalization due to acute episodes of suspected pulmonary edema. He had previously undergone...

JANS Article

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction — A Metabolic Disease?

September 21, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Professor Pinto raises, in this editorial, a number of important points with regards to heart failure. Starting from a succinct definition of classification by ejection fraction, proceeds to analyse the...

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Study Demonstrates Unexpected Electrical Changes in First Successful Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Heart

November 17, 2022 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

Researchers continue to report findings from the first genetically modified pig heart transplant into a human ten months after the surgery. Their latest study found unexpected electrocardiogram results in the...

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Black Heart Failure Patients Less Likely to Get Devices and Transplants They Need, Study Finds

October 21, 2022 | Cameron LindGold Contributor

A new study shows that white heart transplant patients are twice as likely to receive a heart transplant or ventricular assist device as Black heart transplant patients, perpetuating existing inequalities...

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Desmin and Cardiac Disease: An Unfolding Story

May 15, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A sober editorial on a murine model of induced cardiac failure, which highlights the challenges of translating animal omics to humans

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African Americans Are Less Likely to Receive Care by a Cardiologist During an Intensive Care Unit Admission for Heart Failure

May 2, 2018 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Using the Premier healthcare database, the authors analyzed the data of over 100,000 adult patients admitted to an ICU in the U.S. with a primary diagnosis of heart failure from...

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AHA President Dr. John Warner After Cardiac Arrest

January 1, 2018 | Tom C. NguyenSilver Contributor

Incredible story about how American Heart Association President Dr John Warner suffered a cardiac arrest after his presidential address and was subsequently saved by two bystanders. This story emphasizes the...

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PCI Strategies in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

December 21, 2017 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

Interesting to read the mortality and renal morbidity of PCI after serious MI. The choice of dual primary outcome may have been an afterhought….

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In Global News: I Love Life – Not Heart Failure, Air Pollution, and Medical Overuse

October 20, 2017 | Claire VernonGold Contributor

Patient Care The “I Love Life” campaign to raise awareness of heart failure in Egypt launched this week. Pollution was determined to contribute to over 9 million deaths worldwide in...

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Does Small Size Matter With Continuous Flow Devices? : Analysis of the INTERMACS Database of Adults With BSA ≤1.5 m2

February 15, 2017 | Arie BlitzGold ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors reviewed the retrospective INTERMACS database to assess whether outcomes after continuous-flow (CF) LVAD implantation varied with patient BSA. A total of over 10,000 CF LVAD patients were included....

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Contemporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy in adults: Fundamental principles and systematic review of the evidence.

July 18, 2016 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A handy mini-textbook on ECMO

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Donor Troponin and Survival After Cardiac Transplantation. An Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing Registry

June 25, 2016 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold ContributorGold Commentor

A large retrospective study of the UNOS database advances that elevated troponin I in selected cardiac donors is NOT associated with various adverse events. The conclusion is likely to stimulate...

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