Publications by authors named "E Salengro"
The anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery is a rare congenital condition characterized by deviations in the origin, course, or size of coronary arteries. Among these, the anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery is a less common variant, particularly when originating from the ascending aorta above the sinotubular junction.
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- Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is often underdiagnosed and linked to a worse prognosis compared to other heart failure causes, prompting a study to assess death and hospital readmission rates in such patients within 90 days post-discharge.
- The study included 27 patients with cardiac amyloidosis and matched them with 135 control patients without CA, revealing that CA patients had higher heart rates and poorer metrics on discharge but worse outcomes after leaving the hospital.
- Results indicated that patients with CA faced a three-fold increase in death risk and two-fold increase in hospital readmissions compared to those without CA, highlighting the need for better management of this patient group.
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- A study was conducted to profile elderly patients hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure (AHF) in cardiogeriatrics and cardiology departments in Val-de-Marne, Paris, focusing on their characteristics and 90-day rehospitalization rates.
- It found that patients in cardiogeriatrics were generally older, less independent, more depressed, and often had major neurocognitive disorders compared to those in cardiology, but experienced similar outcomes in terms of rehospitalization rates.
- The primary causes for AHF worsening leading to rehospitalization were identified as arrhythmia and infection, highlighting the importance of managing these factors in both patient groups.
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- Researchers wanted to see which of three medicines works best to prevent a problem called radial artery spasm (RAS) during heart procedures.
- They studied 731 patients and found that two medicines, verapamil and ISDN, helped reduce RAS more than another medicine called diltiazem.
- The study concluded that verapamil and ISDN are better at preventing RAS than diltiazem during these heart treatments.
Background: The value of prehospital initiation of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors remains a controversial issue. We sought to investigate whether in-ambulance initiation of abciximab in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) improves ST-segment elevation resolution (STR) after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods And Results: MISTRAL (Myocardial Infarction with ST-elevation Treated by Primary Percutaneous Intervention Facilitated by Early Reopro Administration in Alsace) is a prospective, randomized, double-blind study.