Interventional Cardiology Journal Articles

• Cardiac Surgery in Elderly Patients With Cognitive Impairment Is there an association between preoperative cognitive impairment and dementia and postoperative outcomes in older surgical patients after cardiac surgery?
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 09, 2023
• Nonthrombogenic Roles of the Left Atrial Appendage Does the left atrial appendage have important nonthrombogenic roles? This paper discusses recent studies which demonstrate other functions of the LAA, with potential therapeutic implications.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, June 05, 2023
• What's Next for Drug-coated Balloons? Drug-coated balloons are now well-established for the treatment of in-stent restenosis. What other clinical indications might they be useful for in the future?
  European Heart Journal, May 22, 2023
• P2Y12 Inhibitor Intensity De-escalation in Patients With ACS A new meta-analysis assesses a DAPT de-escalation strategy based on modulation of DAPT intensity by switching from potent P2Y12 receptor inhibitors to clopidogrel in patients with ACS.
  European Heart Journal, May 17, 2023
• Bleeding Events After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement This review provides an in-depth overview of bleeding events after TAVR and their clinical impact, as well as antithrombotic management and its potential influence on bleeding complications.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 15, 2023
• Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Obese Patients This paper examines the unique clinical challenges which accompany the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in persons who are overweight or obese.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 08, 2023
• Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms to Treatment Post-operative AF is common in patients undergoing a variety of cardiac and other surgical procedures. Review the pathogenesis, incidence, prevention, and treatment of POAF in this article.
  European Heart Journal, May 01, 2023
• Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients At High Bleeding Risk A recent meta-analysis suggest that 1-3 months of dual anti-platelet therapy reduces bleeding in patients with high bleeding risk-PCI without increasing the risk of thrombotic events.
  European Heart Journal, April 11, 2023
• Obesity and Postop Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery This study found that in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, obesity is associated with higher 28-day mortality.
  BMC Anesthesiology, April 06, 2023
• Ancestry, Lipoprotein(a), and Cardiovascular Risk Thresholds This review summarizes current literature on ancestral differences in Lp(a) levels and their potential impact in the emerging field of Lp(a) in clinical trials and clinical care.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 03, 2023
• Effects of SGLT Inhibitors on Cardiovascular Death Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of cardiac illness and mortality. What is the impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter inhibitors on major adverse cardiovascular events in these patients?
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, March 29, 2023
• Predicting In-hospital Mortality of ICU Patients After PCI The authors developed a clinical prognostic nomogram to predict the in-hospital mortality of patients in ICU after percutaneous coronary intervention.
  BMC Anesthesiology, March 20, 2023
• Anatomy vs. Physiology: Achieving Revascularization in ACS Is a physiology-guided or an angiography-guided complete revascularization strategy a better choice in in acute coronary syndromes? Two recent studies come to different conclusions.
  European Heart Journal, March 16, 2023
• Gender Differences in Takotsubo Syndrome Takotsubo syndrome most commonly occurs in women; little is known about its occurrence in men. This study provides a comprehensive description of disease characteristics and outcomes of TTS in males.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 13, 2023
• AKI in the Setting of COVID-19-mediated Rhabdomyolysis This case demonstrates that myoglobin cast nephropathy can occur due to COVID-19-mediated rhabdomyolysis and potentially lead to severe renal failure.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, February 24, 2023
• Effect of Targeted RA Therapies on Inflammation and Anemia In what ways do various targeted DMARDs impact systemic inflammation and anemia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, February 14, 2023
• Predicting the Risk of AKI After Cardiopulmonary Bypass The authors developed a model to predict the probability of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
  BMC Anesthesiology, February 09, 2023
• Pharmacogenomics in Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease This review provides an overview of the genetic variants that influence individual responses to aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin, and statins and the clinical implications for stroke patients.
  Stroke, January 26, 2023
• Exercise Counters the Accumulation of Senescent Cells The accumulation of senescent cells are associated with age-related diseases, but exercise could potentially help delay the onset and progression of these conditions.
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, January 20, 2023
• The Art of Selection in Coronary Bypass Grafting This paper details the numerous decision points involved in coronary bypass grafting which facilitate survival, from patient selection to graft selection to institution and heart team selection.
  European Heart Journal, December 29, 2022