Publications by authors named "A Vest"
JACC Heart Fail
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- * Key lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and managing sleep and mood disorders can significantly improve symptoms and quality of life for HF patients.
- * The review outlines the latest research and provides practical recommendations for integrating nonpharmacologic therapies into heart failure management.
J Heart Lung Transplant
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Infections after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) can lead to serious health issues, prompting a study to evaluate the impact of different types of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) before surgery.
- Researchers analyzed data from 320 OHT patients at Tufts Medical Center between 2014 and 2022, focusing on the risk of various infections within a year post-transplant based on whether patients received temporary or durable MCS pre-surgery.
- The findings showed that there was no significant difference in the time to first infection between those who received temporary MCS and those with durable MCS, suggesting that the type of MCS used before OHT may not influence post-operative infection rates.
