Stasis imaging predicts the risk of cardioembolic events related to acute myocardial infarction: the ISBITAMI study.

Introduction And Objectives: In the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), imaging-based biomarkers could be useful for guiding oral anticoagulation to prevent cardioembolism. Our objective was to test the efficacy of intraventricular blood stasis imaging for predicting a composite primary endpoint of cardioembolic risk during the first 6 months after STEMI.

Methods: We designed a prospective clinical study, Imaging Silent Brain Infarct in Acute Myocardial Infarction (ISBITAMI), including patients with a first STEMI, an ejection fraction ≤ 45% and without atrial fibrillation to assess the performance of stasis metrics to predict cardioembolism.

Assessment of Blood Flow Transport in the Left Ventricle Using Ultrasound. Validation Against 4-D Flow Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.

Four-dimensional flow cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the reference technique for analyzing blood transport in the left ventricle (LV), but similar information can be obtained from ultrasound. We aimed to validate ultrasound-derived transport in a head-to-head comparison against 4D flow CMR. In five patients and two healthy volunteers, we obtained 2D + t and 3D + t (4D) flow fields in the LV using transthoracic echocardiography and CMR, respectively.

Transvalvular jet velocity, aortic valve area, mortality, and cardiovascular outcomes.

Aims: The interplay between aortic stenosis (AS), cardiovascular events, and mortality is poorly understood. In addition, how echocardiographic indices compare for predicting outcomes remains unexplored for the full range of AS severity.

Methods And Results: We prospectively calculated peak jet velocity (Vmax) and aortic valve area (AVA) in 5994 adult subjects with and without AS.

Cardiac troponin and infective endocarditis prognosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aims: Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Cardiac troponin (Tn) elevation seems to be common in patients with IE and could be associated with a poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to synthesize the prognostic value of Tn in patients with IE.

Sex Influence on Heart Failure Prognosis.

Heart failure (HF) affects 1-2% of the population in developed countries and ~50% of patients living with it are women. Compared to men, women are more likely to be older and suffer hypertension, valvular heart disease, and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Since the number of women included in prospective HF studies has been low, much information regarding HF in women has been inferred from clinical trials observations in men and data obtained from registries.

Troponin elevation is very common in patients with infective endocarditis and is associated with a poor outcome.

Introduction: We sought to study the prevalence of cardiac troponin T (TnT) elevation in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and its association with in-hospital outcomes.

Methods And Results: Retrospective single-center study. From 2008 to 2018, 528 patients were diagnosed with IE and 250 (47.

Clinical profile, anatomical features and long-term outcome of acute coronary syndromes in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.

Background: Long-term prognosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients is unknown.

Aims: To compare outcomes after ACS in HIV-infected and uninfected patients.

Methods: Retrospective observational study.

Degree of dyspnoea at admission and discharge in patients with heart failure and respiratory diseases.

Background: Dyspnoea is a disabling symptom in patients admitted with heart failure (HF) and respiratory diseases (RD). The main aim of this study is to evaluate its intensity at admission and discharge and the relation with quality of life. We also describe its management, intensity, and evolution in HF and RD.