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Cryoballoon ablation is an established catheter-based approach to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). However, thromboembolic events cannot be avoided during cryoablation. Selleck BI-2852 There is little data regarding the blood coagulation status during freezing.The thrombin antithrombin complex (TAT) and prothrombin fragment 1+2 (F 1+2) of patient blood were measured during cryoballoon application when the cryoballoon temperature reached the nadir in 63 AF patients. TAT was also measured from porcine blood during cryoballoon freezing in 5 pigs.The TAT and F 1+2 increased from 6.60 ± 5.65 to 9.16 ± 7.28 ng/mL (P = 0.004) and from 279.6 ± 146.4 to 323.6 ± 169.1 pmol/L (P = 0.003) between the control and during freezing, respectively. The TAT increased from 0.46 to 0.87 ng/mL during freezing compared to that of pre-freezing (P less then 0.05), and it returned to 0.39 ng/mL in 30 minutes after an intravenous edoxaban administration (N.S.).Dabigatran failed to exert sufficient anticoagulant effects during cryofreezing. In contrast, intravenous edoxaban seemed to provoke anticoagulation effects under extreme low temperature circumstances.Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC) is a temporal dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV) due to psychological or physiological stress; however, it rarely causes LV thrombus. We report a case of a 49-year-old woman who developed LV thrombi due to TC despite anticoagulation therapy. The thrombi caused acute systemic infarction, with the most severe occlusion being in the right renal artery. The patient underwent percutaneous catheter aspiration thrombectomy of the right renal artery and her renal function recovered shortly after. The results of this case suggest that catheter aspiration thrombectomy is effective in the treatment of thromboembolism in TC.A man in his 40s with a history of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA) and closure of ventricular septal defect was referred to our hospital with purpura and hematuria. Presence of purpura, renal damage, and pathological findings on skin biopsy led to the diagnosis of IgA vasculitis (IgAV). Oral prednisolone (PSL) was initiated. However, Streptococcus pseudoporcinus was isolated from blood cultures, and transthoracic echocardiogram revealed vegetation on the pulmonary valve. From these findings, the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) was made. Although the patient's condition improved after PSL interruption and antibiotic administration, his purpura relapsed. PSL readministration improved symptoms, with no further relapse even after gradual PSL dose reduction. The present case raises awareness of the importance of recognizing the occurrence of IE in IgAV patients, especially in those with congenital heart disease. CCTGA should be acknowledged as a risk factor for IE in the right-sided heart.Discordant results have been reported on outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who present during off-hours.We investigated 3283 consecutive patients with AMI who were selected from the prospective, nationwide, multicenter registry (J-MINUET) database comprising 28 institutions in Japan between July 2012 and March 2014 to determine the current impact of off-hours presentation (defined as weekends, holidays, and weekdays from 801 PM to 759 AM) at hospitals on long-term clinical outcomes. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, cardiac failure, and urgent revascularization for unstable angina for up to 3 years from the index event.During off-hours, 52% of patients presented. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in 85% of patients, and the door-to-balloon time was comparable between off-hours and regular hours (74, interquartile range [IQR] 52 to 113 versus 75, IQR 52 to 126 minutes, P = 0.34). Rate of overall primary endpoint overall did not overall significantly differ (25.3% versus 23.5%, log-rank P = 0.26), in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (log-rank P = 0.93) and in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) (log-rank P = 0.14). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that off-hours presentation was not significantly associated with long-term clinical events in all cohorts.The impact of presentation during off-hours or regular hours on the long-term clinical outcomes of Japanese patients with AMI is comparable in contemporary practice.Many patients are transferred to hospital due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and, unfortunately, most suffer from cerebral damage. Currently, it is difficult to predict the recovery of neurological function after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in the acute phase. Increased intracellular Ca2+ induces cell death in the acute phase. Accordingly, we predicted that serum adjusted Ca2+ will decrease following Ca2+ influx into cells. Consequently, serum adjusted Ca2+ in the acute phase may be able to predict recovery of neurological function in patients with ROSC from OHCA. This is a retrospective and observational study from 2 centers. A total of 190 consecutive patients with ROSC from OHCA were recruited, with 33 patients meeting the inclusion criteria. The relationship between serum adjusted Ca2+ within 48 hours after ROSC and neurological function at discharge (as evaluated by the Glasgow-Pittsburgh cerebral performance category) was examined. Serum adjusted Ca2+ was measured every 4 hours within a 48-hour period after ROSC. There were no significant differences in hemodynamical state and laboratory data between the 2 groups. However, lowest serum adjusted Ca2+ within 48 hours after ROSC was significantly lower in the poor neurological outcome group (0.96 ± 0.06 versus 1.02 ± 0.06 mmol/L, P = 0.011). Thus, lowest serum adjusted Ca2+ within 48 hours after ROSC may be a predictive factor for recovery of neurological function at discharge in patients with ROSC from OHCA.High heart rate (HR) is associated with increased risks of adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. This study aimed to evaluate which measures of HR were associated with all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This study involved 741 HFrEF patients (age 65.1 ± 14.7 years, 71% male) who underwent 24 hour Holter electrocardiogram and resting electrocardiogram within 7 days between 2011 and 2015. We examined the associations of resting, 24 hour, and nighttime HRs with all-cause mortality. Nighttime and 24 hour HRs were determined as the mean HRs between 1100 p.m. and 700 a.m. and over 24 hours, respectively. Nighty patients (12.1%) died during the 2-year follow-up. Resting, nighttime, and 24 hour HRs were significantly associated with all-cause mortality, also after adjusting for conventional risk factors. Resting HR did not remain as an independent factor when 24 hour HR (hazard ratio 1.10, 95% confidence interval 1.04-1.18) was included in the model. Including nighttime HR (hazard ratio 1.