Composite outcomes of drug-coated balloon using in left main bifurcation lesions: a systematic review.

Background: Left main coronary bifurcation lesions account for 50% of left main coronary artery disease cases. Although a drug-coated balloon (DCB) has the advantages of immediate release of the drug to the arterial wall and no remaining struts, there is no conclusive evidence to support DCB use.

Methods & Results: We conducted a systematic review in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.

The mortality risk after myocardial infraction in migrants compared with natives: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Objective: The evidence on the risk of mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) among migrants compared with natives is mixed and limited. The aim of this study is to assess the mortality risk after MI in migrants compared to natives.

Methods: This study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42022350876.

The influence of pressure injury risk on the association between left ventricular ejection fraction and all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction 80 years or older.

Background: We aimed to investigate whether the pressure injury risk mediates the association of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) with all-cause death in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) aged 80 years or older.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 677 patients with AMI aged 80 years or older from a tertiary-level hospital. Pressure injury risk was assessed using the Braden scale at admission, and three risk groups (low/minimal, intermediate, high) were defined according to the overall score of six different variables.

Risk factors, clinical features, and outcomes of premature acute myocardial infarction.

Aims: To investigate the risk factors, clinical features, and prognostic factors of patients with premature acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients with AMI included in data from the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2011 to 2019 was divided into premature AMI (aged < 55 years in men and < 65 years in women) and non-premature AMI. Patients' demographics, laboratory tests, Electrocardiography (ECG), cardiac ultrasound, and coronary angiography reports were collected.

Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients receiving contemporary intensive cardiac care: retrospective study from a large centre in China.

Background: Few studies from developed countries have quantitatively characterized the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving contemporary intensive cardiac care. We sought to investigate these data in patients admitted to a Chinese intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study using data from 2,337 consecutive admissions to the ICCU at a large centre in China from June 2016 to May 2017.

Renal function as a predictor of outcomes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A cohort study of a hospitalized population.

Background: The relationship between renal function and outcomes among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains undefined. We sought to investigate the prevalence of renal dysfunction and its prognostic value in HCM patients.

Methods: A total of 581 patients with HCM were consecutively recruited.

Influence of age on the effect of reduced renal function on outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: Ageing is a risk factor for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and reduced renal function (RRF), and it is also associated with poor prognosis in patients with CAD or RRF. However, little is known about whether the impact of RRF on clinical outcomes are different in CAD patients at different age groups. This study aimed to investigate whether ageing influences the effect of RRF on long-term risk of death in patients with CAD.

The triglyceride paradox in the mortality of coronary artery disease.

Background: The role of triglyceride (TG) in secondary prevention of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) was debated. In the present study, we assessed the association between admission TG levels and long-term mortality risk in CAD patients.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

Efficacy of Different Types of Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Coronary Heart Disease: a Network Meta-analysis.

Background: Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has been recognized as an essential component of the treatment for coronary heart disease (CHD). Determining the efficacy of modern alternative treatment methods is the key to developing exercise-based CR programs.

Methods: Studies published through June 6, 2016, were identified using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library.

The impact of renal function on the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: The impact of renal function on the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) remains unclear in coronary artery disease (CAD). This study sought to investigate the value of using NT-proBNP level to predict prognoses of CAD patients with different estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

The impact of age on the implementation of evidence-based medications in patients with coronary artery disease and its prognostic significance: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Elderly patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently complicated with more cardiovascular risk factors, but received fewer evidence-based medications (EBMs). This study explored the association of EBMs compliance in different age groups and the risk of long-term death.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single registered database.

The safety of concomitant transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: TAVR is a rapidly spreading treatment option for severe aortic valve stenosis. Significant coronary artery disease (CAD) is present in 40% to 75% of patients undergoing TAVR. However, when to treat the concomitant coronary artery lesions is controversial.

No modifying effect of nutritional status on statins therapy in relation to all-cause death in older patients with coronary artery disease.

Background: Statins therapy in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular events. However, little is known regarding the association of elderly patients with nutritional risk on statin therapy.

Aims: To investigate whether older patients with CAD who were at nutritional risk gain similar survival benefit from statins therapy as their counterparts without nutritional risk.

Relation of premature atrial complexes with stroke and death: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Frequent premature atrial complexes (PACs) are universal in the general population; however, their clinical significance is unclear. We hypothesize that frequent PACs are associated with increased risk of stroke and death. The PubMed (from 1966 to April 2017) and Embase (from 1974 to April 2017) databases were searched for longitudinal studies that reported the relation of PACs with incidence of stroke and death with various etiologies.

[Layer-specific Analysis in Patients with ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction].

Objectives: To evaluate left ventricular wall function after ST segment elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) by layer-specific analysis and determine if the layer-specific parameters can predict left ventricular remodeling(LVR).

Methods: Thirty nine patients with first STEMI who had successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention(P-PCI) were studied, while 30 healthy individuals were included as normal control. Echocardiographic examinations were performed in STEMI patients within 48 h after P-PCI (before follow-up) and 6 months later (follow-up).

Body Composition and Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease With Mild Renal Insufficiency in Chinese Patients.

Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for both coronary artery disease (CAD) and chronic renal insufficiency (RI); patients with CAD are prone to obesity and RI. In this study, we try to analyze the effect of body composition on death in CAD patients with mild RI.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

CHADS, CHADS-VASc and RCHADS scores predict mortality in patients with coronary artery disease.

Few studies to date address the predictive ability of CHADS-VASc and RCHADS in CAD patients. Our aim is to investigate the prognostic performance of CHADS, CHADS-VASc and RCHADS scores in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Angiographically obstructive CAD patients were enrolled.

The influence of metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus on the N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide level and its prognostic performance in patients with coronary artery disease.

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate whether the presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) influenced the N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) level and its prognostic performance in coronary artery disease (CAD).

Patients And Methods: The present study enrolled a total of 1638 CAD patients. Multivariate regression analyses were carried out to relate NT-proBNP to metabolic components, nondiabetic MetS, DM, and MetS score.

The correlation between serum total bilirubin and outcomes in patients with different subtypes of coronary artery disease.

Backgrounds: The relation between serum total bilirubin (TBi) and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD) remains undefined. We try to investigate the role of the subtypes of CAD in the association.

Methods: A total of 3013 patients with angiographically obstructive CAD were enrolled.

Understanding the controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen level and prognosis of coronary artery disease-The role of the subtypes of coronary artery disease.

Background: There is a controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen (Fib) level and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). We try to investigate the role of the subtypes of CAD in this controversy.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single center CAD registered database.

Relation between admission plasma fibrinogen levels and mortality in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease.

Fibrinogen (Fib) was considered to be a potential risk factor for the prognosis of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but there was lack of the evidence from Chinese contemporary population. 3020 consecutive patients with CAD confirmed by coronary angiography were enrolled and were grouped into 2 categories by the optimal Fib cut-off value (3.17 g/L) for all-cause mortality prediction.

The effect of activated clotting time values for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Our aim was to illustrate the effect of higher activated clotting time (ACT) values versus lower ACT values on thrombotic or hemorrhagic events in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CHD) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched. Observational studies assessing ACT related major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and major bleeding were included.