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Heart and Vessels

Issue 8/2022

Content (20 Articles)

Ticagrelor Original Article

Use and outcomes of dual antiplatelet therapy for acute coronary syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease: insights from the Canadian Observational Antiplatelet Study (COAPT)

Carol Anne Graham, Mary K. Tan, Derek P. Chew, Christopher P. Gale, Keith A. A. Fox, Akshay Bagai, Mark A. Henderson, Ata ur Rehman Quraishi, Jean-Pierre Déry, Asim N. Cheema, Harold Fisher, David Brieger, Sohrab R. Lutchmedial, Shahar Lavi, Brian Y. L. Wong, Tomas Cieza, Shamir R. Mehta, Neil Brass, Shaun G. Goodman, Andrew T. Yan

Open Access Sternotomy Original Article

Novel concept of routine total arterial coronary bypass grafting through a left anterior approach avoiding sternotomy

Hilmar Dörge, Christian Sellin, Ahmed Belmenai, Silke Asch, Holger Eggebrecht, Volker Schächinger

Myocardial Infarction Original Article

Ventricular septal rupture: insights into an old disease

Ahmad Hayek, Léa Azar, Matteo Pozzi, Daniel Grinberg, Iyad Abou-Saleh, Héléna Simion, Danka Tomasevic, Cyril Prieur, Flora Kochly, Bertrand Scheppler, Gilles Rioufol, François Derimay, Fadi Farhat, Jean-François Obadia, Nathan Mewton, Eric Bonnefoy-Cudraz, Thomas Bochaton

Gender-related differences in clinical outcomes after either single or double left main bifurcation stenting

Gianluca Rigatelli, Marco Zuin, Claudio Picariello, Filippo Gianese, Sabrina Osti, Alberto Mazza, Dobrin Vassilev, Huy Dinh, Nguyen Van Tan, Nguyen Nghia, Loris Roncon

Heart Surgery Original Article

Impact of perioperative antithrombotic strategies on clinical events in non-cardiac surgery

Kan Saito, Yuichi Saito, Takahiro Muramatsu, Hideki Kitahara, Yoshihide Fujimoto, Shiroh Isono, Yoshio Kobayashi

Computed Tomography Original Article

Splenic size as an indicator of hemodynamics and prognosis in patients with heart failure

Hiroaki Hiraiwa, Takahiro Okumura, Akinori Sawamura, Takashi Araki, Takashi Mizutani, Shingo Kazama, Yuki Kimura, Naoki Shibata, Hideo Oishi, Tasuku Kuwayama, Toru Kondo, Kenji Furusawa, Ryota Morimoto, Toyoaki Murohara

Heart Failure Original Article

What is the optimal nutritional assessment tool for predicting decline in the activity of daily living among older patients with heart failure?

Iwao Kojima, Shu Tanaka, Yuhei Otobe, Mizue Suzuki, Shingo Koyama, Yosuke Kimura, Daisuke Ishiyama, Yusuke Maetani, Haruhiko Kusumi, Yusuke Terao, Reon Abe, Kenya Nishizawa, Minoru Yamada

Heart Failure Original Article

Clinical value of the HATCH score for predicting adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure

Naoki Shibata, Toru Kondo, Ryota Morimoto, Shingo Kazama, Akinori Sawamura, Itsumure Nishiyama, Toshiaki Kato, Tasuku Kuwayama, Hiroaki Hiraiwa, Norio Umemoto, Toru Asai, Takahiro Okumura, Toyoaki Murohara

Diuretics Original Article

Prognostic role of diuretic failure in determining mortality for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure

Salmaan Mumtaz, Mehul Sharma, Maggie P. Fu, Abhinav Sharma, Junaid Mir, Aisha Rehman, Michael N. Vranian

Sarcopenia Original Article

Association of muscle mass and quality with hand grip strength in elderly patients with heart failure

Takuya Umehara, Akinori Kaneguchi, Wataru Kawakami, Nobuhisa Katayama, Nobuhiro Kito

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Original Article

Quantitative estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure from chest radiographs by a regression convolutional neural network

Yuki Saito, Yuto Omae, Daisuke Fukamachi, Koichi Nagashima, Saki Mizobuchi, Yohei Kakimoto, Jun Toyotani, Yasuo Okumura

Computed Tomography Original Article

Prognostic value of the normalization of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony after revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease

Hidesato Fujito, Shunichi Yoda, Takumi Hatta, Masatsugu Miyagawa, Yudai Tanaka, Katsunori Fukumoto, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Naoya Matsumoto, Yasuo Okumura

Open Access Atrioventricular Block Original Article

AV timing in pacemaker patients with first-degree AV block: which is preferable, intrinsic AV conduction or pacing?

Yoshihiro Aizawa, Toshiko Nakai, Yukitoshi Ikeya, Rikitake Kogawa, Yuki Saito, Kazuto Toyama, Tetsuro Yumikura, Naoto Otsuka, Koichi Nagashima, Yasuo Okumura

Atrial Fibrillation Original Article

Evaluation of interatrial conduction pattern after pulmonary vein isolation using an ultrahigh-resolution electroanatomical mapping system

Takayuki Sekihara, Shinsuke Miyazaki, Moeko Nagao, Shota Kakehashi, Moe Mukai, Daisetsu Aoyama, Minoru Nodera, Tomoya Eguchi, Kanae Hasegawa, Hiroyasu Uzui, Hiroshi Tada

Computed Tomography Original Article

Computed tomography findings associated with the reduction in left atrial appendage flow velocity in patients with atrial fibrillation

Kotaro Ouchi, Toru Sakuma, Takahiro Higuchi, Jun Yoshida, Ryosuke Narui, Ayumi Nojiri, Teiichi Yamane, Hiroya Ojiri

Computed Tomography Original Article

Usefulness of the patient-specific contrast enhancement optimizer simulation software during the whole-body computed tomography angiography

Takanori Masuda, Toru Higaki, Takeshi Nakaura, Yoshinori Funama, Yoriaki Matsumoto, Tomoyasu Sato, Tomokazu Okimoto, Rumi Gotanda, Keiko Arao, Hiromasa Imaizumi, Shinichi Arao, Junichi Hiratsuka, Kazuo Awai

10-Year clinical outcomes of hemodialysis patients with peripheral arterial disease due to infrainguinal disease undergoing endovascular therapy

Naoko Higashino, Osamu Iida, Yoshimitsu Soga, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Kenji Suzuki, Shinsuke Mori, Daizo Kawasaki, Kazuki Haraguchi, Terutoshi Yamaoka, Toshiaki Mano

Aneurysm Original Article

Association between left ventricular ejection fraction and mortality after Bentall procedure

Masahiko Ando, Haruo Yamauchi, Takayuki Gyoten, Hyoe Komae, Yasuhiro Hoshino, Yoshifumi Itoda, Shogo Shimada, Mitsutoshi Kimura, Osamu Kinoshita, Minoru Ono