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ents with CRT device during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This virtual care model could help promote the adoption of digital health methodology for high-risk patients with multiple cardiac comorbidities.

The CHA

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-VASC score has expanded its use beyond the initial purpose of predicting the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Nocodazole price We aimed to investigate the value of the CHA

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-VASC score as a risk assessment tool to predict relevant coronary artery disease (CAD) leading to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and all-cause mortality after detected ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in patients with an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator(ICD).

A total of 183 ICD-patients who underwent coronary angiography after VA were included and classified according to their CHA

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-VASC score in a low(1-3), intermediate(4-5) and high(6-8) score group. We evaluated the predictive value of CHA

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-VASC score for the presence of relevant CAD leading to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as well as late all-cause mortality.

A total of 60 patients (32.8%) had significant CAD and underwent successful PCI. After adjustment for relevant parameters such as ischemic cardiomyopathy, angina pectoris, left ventricular ejection fraction, CHA

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-VASC score remained the only independent predictor of CAD leading to PCI [HR 1.73 (1.07-2.80)]. The Area under curve was 0.64 (0.56-72, p=0.002). Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank showed an increased three-year mortality of ICD-patients with an intermediate or high score after VA (p=0.003). Multivariate cox-regression analysis revealed that CHA

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-VASC score was also independently associated with all-cause mortality following adjustment for clinically relevant variables (HR 2.20, 1.17-4.14).

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-VASC score can be a predictor of CAD leading to PCI in ICD-patients after VA. ICD-Patients with a high score have an increased risk for reduced three-year all-cause mortality after VA.

CHA2DS2-VASC score can be a predictor of CAD leading to PCI in ICD-patients after VA. ICD-Patients with a high score have an increased risk for reduced three-year all-cause mortality after VA.

The importance of gut microbiome in cardiovascular disease has been increasingly recognized. link2 Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a gut microbe-derived metabolite that is associated with cardiovascular disease, including atrial fibrillation (AF). The role of TMAO in clinical AF progression however remains unknown.

In this study we measured TMAO and its precursor (betaine, choline, and L- carnitine) levels in 78 patients using plasma samples from patients that participated in the AF-RISK study. link3 56 patients suffered from paroxysmal AF and 22 had a short history of persistent AF. TMAO levels were significantly higher in patients with persistent AF, as compared to those with paroxysmal AF (median [IQR] 5.65 [4.7-9.6]

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, p<0.05), while precursor levels did not differ. In univariate analysis, we observed that for every unit increase in TMAO, the odds for having persistent AF increased with 0.44 [0.14-0.73], p<0.01. Conclusion These results suggest that higher levels of TMAO arehypothesize that increased TMAO levels may reflect disease progression in humans. Larger studies are required to validate these preliminary findings.Trial Registration number Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01510210.

Anemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common in patients with heart failure with preserved left ventricular fraction (HFpEF). However, it is entirely unknown about the impact of anemia on prognosis in HFpEF patients with CKD. In this study, we investigated the impact of anemia on prognosis and the optimal hemoglobin (Hb) levels to predict prognosis in HFpEF patients with CKD.

We prospectively examined 523 consecutive HFpEF patients enrolled in Japanese heart failure syndrome with preserved ejection fraction registry. CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <60mL /min/1.73m

. The prevalence rate of anemia was 78% in HFpEF patients with CKD by using the World Health Organization criteria. Kaplan-Meier analysis for all-cause mortality and heart failure rehospitalization demonstrated that anemic patients had poor prognosis compared with non-anemic patients in HFpEF patients with CKD, but not those without CKD. According to the degree of CKD, anemia affected prognosis in HFpEF patients with mild CKD (45≤eGFR<60), but not those with moderate to severe CKD (15≤eGFR<45). Additionally, multivariate analysis revealed that anemia and Hb levels were independent predictors of composite outcomes in HFpEF patients with mild CKD, but not those with moderate to severe CKD. Finally, survival classification and regression tree analysis showed that the optimal Hb levels to predict composite outcomes were 10.7g/dL in those with mild CKD.

Anemia has an impact on prognosis in HFpEF patients, especially among those with mild CKD.

Anemia has an impact on prognosis in HFpEF patients, especially among those with mild CKD.

The diagnosis of Takotsubo syndrome is made based on clinical presentation, ECG, biomarker, imaging and coronary angiography. There is a lack of diagnostic biomarkers that can discriminate patients with Takotsubo syndrome from those with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and provide clinical monitoring and prognostic information in the long-term.

A literature search of published Takotsubo syndrome biomarkers from PubMed was performed. All studies that included numerical biomarker data on Takotsubo syndrome was included. Exclusion criteria was any study without an AMI cohort for comparison in the acute phase biomarkers or due to the absence of numerical values. The results were tabulated in table form with results expressed as either mean±SD or median (interquartile range).

The literature search produced 14 relevant studies that met search criteria

The results showed; high sensitivity Troponin I (3.21±4.4 vs 34.4±37ng/ml), BNP [972 (578.5-1671.0) pg/L vs 358 (50.5-688.0) pg/L in NSTEMI and vs 381 (106.0-934.0) pg/L in STEMI] and BNP/Troponin I ratio [642 (331.8-1226.5) vs 184.5 (50.5-372.3) pg/ug in NSTEMI and 7.5 (2.0-29.6) pg/ug in STEMI] patients.

This study is limited by many studies being retrospective cohort studies. This data shows that acutely troponin is raised in Takotsubo syndrome but not enough to be discriminating from AMI. BNP level is significantly raised in Takotsubo syndrome compared to AMI.

Current specificity of acute and chronic biomarkers for Takotsubo syndrome is lacking and further work is needed to address the gap in knowledge.

Current specificity of acute and chronic biomarkers for Takotsubo syndrome is lacking and further work is needed to address the gap in knowledge.

Patients with a history of myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease (CAD) have a higher risk of developing AF. Conversely, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk of developing myocardial infarction, suggesting a link in underlying pathophysiology. The aim of this study was to assess whether coronary angiographic parameters are associated with a substrate for AF in patients without a history of AF.

During cardiac surgery in 62 patients (coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG;n=47), aortic valve replacement (AVR;n=9) or CABG+AVR (n=6)) without a history of clinical AF (age 65.4±8.5years, 26.2% female), AF was induced by burst pacing. The preoperative coronary angiogram (CAG) was assessed for the severity of CAD, and the adequacy of atrial coronary blood supply as quantified by a novel scoring system including the location and severity of right coronary artery disease in relation to the right atrial branches. Epicardial mapping of the right atrium (256 unipolar electrodes) was used to assess the complexity of induced AF.

There was no association between the adequacy of right atrial coronary blood supply on preoperative CAG and AF complexity parameters. Multivariable analysis revealed that only increasing age (B0.232 (0.030;0.433),p=0.03) and the presence of 3VD (B3.602 (0.187;7.018),p=0.04) were independently associated with an increased maximal activation time difference.

The adequacy of epicardial right atrial blood supply is not associated with increased complexity of induced atrial fibrillation in patients without a history of clinical AF, while age and the extent of ventricular coronary artery disease are.

The adequacy of epicardial right atrial blood supply is not associated with increased complexity of induced atrial fibrillation in patients without a history of clinical AF, while age and the extent of ventricular coronary artery disease are.

Evidence is sparse on the association between alcohol intakes in the lower range and risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). We aimed to investigate self-reported low and moderate alcohol intakes and subsequent risk of incident AF among current drinkers.

Norwegian population-based health examination surveys assessing self-reported daily alcohol intake (mean grams per day) were linked to health and population registers. Hazard ratios (HR) (95% confidence interval) for time to incident (first) hospitalization with AF by alcohol intake level were assessed by Cox regression, with adjustment for educational level and cardiovascular risk factors except blood pressure.

The study population included 234,392 participants (49% men). Incident hospitalization with AF was identified in 5043 (2.2%) persons during a mean follow-up of 9years. Compared to a very low alcohol intake of <1 unit weekly, a moderate consumption in the range of 1 to <2 units daily increased the risk of incident AF by 18% (HR 1.18 [1.06-1.32]). The average risk of incident AF increased by 9% per daily alcohol unit of 12g (HR 1.09 [1.03, 1.14]). In sex-stratified analyses significant associations were found in men only.

We found that less than two alcohol units/day significantly increased the risk of incident AF, however, in men only. Reduction of even a moderate alcohol intake may thus reduce the risk of AF at the population level.

We found that less than two alcohol units/day significantly increased the risk of incident AF, however, in men only. Reduction of even a moderate alcohol intake may thus reduce the risk of AF at the population level.Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained heart arrhythmia and significantly increases risk of stroke. Opportunistic AF testing in high-risk patients typically requires frequent electrocardiogram tests to capture the arrhythmia. Risk-prediction algorithms may help to more accurately identify people with undiagnosed AF and machine learning (ML) may aid in the diagnosis of AF. Here, we applied an AF-risk prediction algorithm to secondary care data linked to primary care data in the DISCOVER database in order to evaluate changes in model performance, and identify patients not previously detected in primary care. We identified an additional 5,444 patients who had an AF diagnosis only in secondary care during the data extraction period. 2,696 (49.5%) were accepted by the algorithm and the algorithm correctly assigned 2,637 (97.8%) patients to the AF cohort. Using a risk threshold of 7.4% in patients aged ≥ 30 years, algorithm sensitivity and specificity was 38% and 95%, respectively. Approximately 15% of AF patients assigned to the AF cohort by the algorithm had a secondary care diagnosis with no record of AF in primary care.