Transcatheter Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Heart Failure Patients With Prior Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The Prospective ALIVE Trial.

Background: Left ventricular (LV) dilatation and extensive scar portend a poor prognosis in heart failure (HF). The Revivent TC system (BioVentrix Inc) is used either during a hybrid transcatheter-surgical or a surgical-only procedure to exclude transmural scar and reduce LV dimensions.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the safety and efficacy of the Revivent TC® anchor system in patients with HF.

Oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular and supraoptic hypothalamic nuclei bidirectionally modulate food intake.

Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide produced in the paraventricular (PVH) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei of the hypothalamus. Either peripheral or central administration of OT suppresses food intake through reductions in meal size. However, pharmacological approaches do not differentiate whether observed effects are mediated by OT neurons located in the PVH or in the SON.

The relationship between caloric intake and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: A retrospective study.

Background & Aims: Despite ongoing research, the optimal nutritional support strategy in the first week of intensive care unit (ICU) stay remains unclear, given the complex interplay of the dynamic metabolic change and evolving nutritional requirements. In this study, we assessed the impact of calorie deficiency during this period on the nutritional care of critically ill patients.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we examined ICU admissions from January 2018 to September 2021, focusing on patients whose ICU stay exceeded 7 days.

Burden of atherogenic lipids and association with cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients.

Background: Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation. There are limited contemporary studies examining post-transplant lipid management and cardiometabolic health.

Objective: We study the burden of cardiometabolic derangements post transplantation and its impact on CAV in a modern cohort of heart transplant recipients.

Social Determinants of Health and Language and Academic Outcomes in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Importance: Cochlear implants can restore sound and enable speech and language development for children with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. Long-term outcomes of pediatric cochlear implant recipients are variable. Although the association between social determinants of health (SDH) and pediatric cochlear implant outcomes has been explored, the strength of this association has not been quantitatively synthesized in the literature.