Publications by authors named "B Bendz"
Article Synopsis
- A study evaluated the effectiveness of invasive versus conservative treatment strategies in older women with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), addressing the lack of representation of this group in clinical trials.
- The analysis included 717 women and found that the invasive strategy showed a lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and urgent revascularization compared to the conservative approach, although it didn't significantly reduce overall mortality rates.
- The findings suggest that while invasive treatment is beneficial for reducing MI in older women with NSTEACS, it does not impact the overall risk of death or other severe outcomes after one year.
Cardiac anatomic digital twins: findings from a single national centre.
Eur Heart J Digit Health
November 2024
Aims: New three-dimensional cardiac visualization technologies are increasingly employed for anatomic digital twins in pre-operative planning. However, the role and influence of extended reality (virtual, augmented, or mixed) within heart team settings remain unclear. We aimed to assess the impact of mixed reality visualization of the intracardiac anatomy on surgical decision-making in patients with complex heart defects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHoloPatch: improving intracardiac patch fit through holographically modelled templates.
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract
July 2024
Aims: Structural heart defects, including congenital ventricular septal defect closure or intracardiac rerouting, frequently require surgical reconstruction using hand-cut patch materials. Digitally modelled patch templates may improve patch fit and reduce outflow tract obstruction, residual defect risk, and conduction system damage. In this study, we benchmarked mixed-reality and a desktop application against a digitalized model of a real implanted patch.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To the best of our knowledge, no prospective research studies have compared clinical practice to the American Heart Association (AHA) updated practice standards for in-hospital telemetry monitoring.
Objectives: Our aims were therefore (1) to investigate how patients were assigned to telemetry monitoring in accordance with the AHA's updated practice standards, (2) to determine the number and type of arrhythmic events, and (3) to describe subsequent changes in clinical management.
Methods: This prospective multicenter study included 1154 patients at three university hospitals in Norway.
Article Synopsis
- A routine invasive strategy is normally recommended for high-risk patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), but patients with a history of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery were not included in significant trials informing these guidelines.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed to analyze outcomes such as mortality and hospitalization among patients with prior CABG receiving either routine invasive or conservative treatment for NSTE-ACS.
- The findings indicate that a routine invasive strategy does not offer any benefits over conservative treatment in terms of all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, myocardial infarction, or cardiac-related hospitalization for patients with prior CABG.