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Despite its generally decreasing trend in incidence, gastric cancer remains the fifth-most common cancer worldwide. AZD0530 Gastric cancer has substantially declined over the past century, thanks to decreases in risk factors such as Helicobacter pylori infection, tobacco smoking, and salt-preserved food intake. These decreases have resulted from natural interventions and population-based intervention strategies. H pylori eradication for infected patients has potential as a prevention strategy for those at high risk, but warrants a longer follow-up period. The ongoing increase in obesity prevalence may cause an increase in cardia gastric cancer, especially in Western populations, and should be carefully monitored.In the United States, the incidence of gastric cancer has decreased over the past five decades. However, despite overall decreasing trends in incidence rates of gastric cancer, rates of noncardia gastric cancer among adults aged less than 50 years in the United States are increasing, and most cases of gastric cancer still present with advanced disease and poor resultant survival. Epidemiologic studies have identified the main risk factors for gastric cancer, including increasing age, male sex, non-White race, Helicobacter pylori infection, and smoking. This article summarizes the current epidemiologic evidence with implications for primary and secondary prevention of gastric cancer.Patient prosthesis mismatch (PPM) is an important factor of the outcome in transcatheter aortic valve implantation. However, the impact of PPM in transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation (TPVI) has not been studied. Based on the narrowest valve stent diameters in two views of fluoroscopy, internal geometric orifice area (GOA) of the valve stent was calculated and indexed by body surface area (BSA), deriving iGOA. To define PPM in TPVI, receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis for iGOA for predicting significant residual right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) gradient was used to derive the optimal cut-off value of iGOA. Our cohort were divided into 2 groups PPM versus non-PPM. The clinical data were compared between 2 groups. TPVI was performed using Melody valve in 101 patients. Significant RVOT residual pressure gradient (≥ 15 mmHg) was observed in 31 patients (39.6%). Over a mean follow up periods of 6.9 ± 2.7 years, 22 patients (21.8%) required repeat interventions (16 transcatheter, 11 surgical, and both in 5 patients). Based on the ROC analysis, the best cut-off value of iGOA was 1.25 cm2/m2 (area under the curve 0.873, p less then 0.001) to define PPM. PPM was present in 42 patients (42%). On the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, PPM was associated with the need of repeat intervention (p = 0.02). In conclusion, in TPVI, PPM was a strong predictor for the need of re-intervention. Considering PPM, target diameter of valve stent would depend on the patient body size and should be taken into account for optimal outcome of TPVI.Heart failure (HF) is common in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (MI), but incidence and predictors of new onset HF after hospitalization for MI are less well characterized. We evaluated patients hospitalized for acute MI without preceding or concurrent HF in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) CathPCI and Chest Pain-MI registries linked with claims data between April 2010 and March 2017. Cumulative incidence and independent predictors of HF after discharge were determined, and a simplified risk score was developed to predict incident HF following MI. In 337,274 patients with acute MI and no history of HF, 8.0% developed incident HF within 1 year after discharge and 18.8% developed HF within 5 years. Significant predictors of HF after MI included advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) (HR 2.34, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.23-2.46 for Stage IV vs Stage I, and HR 2.18, 95% CI 2.07-2.29 for Stage V vs. Stage I), recurrent MI following index MI (HR 2.24, 95% CI 2.19-2.28), African-American race (HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.40-1.48), and diabetes (HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.37-1.42). A risk score of 8 variables predicted HF with modest discrimination (optimism-corrected c-statistic 0.64) and good calibration. In conclusion, nearly 1 in 5 patients in a large nationally representative cohort without preceding or concurrent heart failure at time of MI developed incident HF within 5 years after discharge. Advanced CKD and recurrent MI were the strongest predictors of future HF. Increased recognition of specific risk factors for HF may help inform care strategies following MI.Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide; approximately 80% of CVD deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The epidemiologic transition to a high burden of ischemic heart disease (IHD) has happened with greater rapidity in LMICs than in high-income countries. The absolute number of individuals with premature IHD has increased substantially. Higher event rates are observed compared with high-income countries. The technological capability to do extraordinary things for patients has increased, as has patient demand, in a setting of constrained resources and expensive health care of variable quality.Mortality rates for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remain high despite development of novel drugs and interventions over the past several decades. There is significant variability between hospitals in use of evidence-based treatments, and substantial opportunities exist to optimize care pathways and reduce disparities in care delivery. Quality improvement interventions implemented at local, regional, and national levels have improved care processes and patient outcomes. This article reviews evidence for quality improvement interventions along the spectrum of STEMI care, describes existing systems for quality measurement, and examines local and national policy interventions, with special attention to public reporting programs.Fibrinolytic agents provide an important alternative therapeutic strategy in individuals presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Ultimately, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred reperfusion strategy for most patients with STEMI, including elderly patients and patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Fibrinolytic therapy should always be considered when timely primary PCI cannot be delivered appropriately. Clinicians should promptly recognize the signs of fibrinolytic therapy failure and consider rescue PCI. When fibrinolytics are used, coronary angiography and revascularization should not be conducted within the initial 3 hours after fibrinolytic administration.