Prevalence of prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes in a large urban middle-aged population: the CARVAR 92 cohort.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of prediabetes and unknown diabetes and its long-term change in a large middle-aged urban population.

Methods: We conducted a screening campaign between 2007 and 2018 for cardiovascular risk factors in the western suburbs of Paris including subjects aged 40-70 (CARVAR 92). Among subjects who reported no previous diabetes, prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes were defined as follows: fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥ 6.

Electrocardiogram abnormalities and prognosis in COVID-19.

Background: COVID-19 is a major pandemic with potential cardiovascular complications. Few studies have focused on electrocardiogram (ECG) modifications in COVID-19 patients.

Method And Results: We reviewed from our database all patients referred to our hospital for COVID-19 between January 1st, 2020, and December 31st, 2020: 669 patients were included and 98 patients died from COVID-19 (14.

Relationship between echocardiographic characteristics and cardiac biomarkers during long-distance trail running.

Background: Even if the beneficial cardiovascular effects of moderate exercise are recognized, effects of prolonged and intense exercise are still debated. This study aims to detect cardiovascular changes associated with long endurance running by assessing the relationship between echocardiographic parameters and cardiac biomarkers during long-distance trail running.

Methods: We performed a prospective observational study that included 20 participants who were all amateur runners (median age of 41 years old, still alive after a 7-year clinical follow-up) from 80-km trail running.

Gender gap in annual preventive care services in France.

Background: In France, screening for cardiovascular risk factors is recommended during annual preventive visits. However, data are lacking on the temporal trend in women's uptake to preventive care services, and in cardiovascular and mortality outcomes The aim of the study was to investigate the participation and mortality of women in annual preventive care services in a major preventive medicine center in France.

Method: Ee conducted repeated cross-sectional studies including a total of 366,270 individuals who had a first examination at the Centre d'Investigations Préventives et Cliniques, France, between January 1992 and December 2011.

Usefulness of Longitudinal Strain Adjusted to Regional Thickness in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Background. We assessed the usefulness of a longitudinal strain adjusted to regional thickness in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Indeed, with conventional software, the width of the region of interest (ROI) is the same over the entire myocardial wall, wherein the software analyzes only partially the left ventricular (LV) hypertrophic segments.

Relevance of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Screening in People Aged over 65 Years: Results from a Large French Urban Population (The CARVAR92 Study).

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in older people. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) still have an impact on cardiovascular risk among older people. Nevertheless, screening campaigns rarely target subjects aged over 65 years.

Progression of Carcinoid Heart Disease in the Modern Management Era.

Background The development of carcinoid heart disease (CaHD) is still relatively unclear. It is difficult to define an optimal follow-up for patients without any cardiac involvement at baseline. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and natural history of CaHD by annual echocardiographic examinations.

Screening of Native Valvular Heart Disease Using a Pocket-Sized Transthoracic Echocardiographic Device.

Background: The authors assessed the performance of pocket-sized transthoracic echocardiography (pTTE) compared with standard transthoracic echocardiography (sTTE) and auscultation for early screening of valvular heart disease (VHD). Early diagnosis of significant VHD is a challenge, but it enables appropriate follow-up and implementation of the best therapeutic strategy.

Methods: sTTE, pTTE, and auscultation were performed by three different experienced physicians on 284 unselected patients.

Assessment of atrial function by myocardial deformation techniques in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: Diastolic dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is common, but its assessment is difficult using conventional echocardiography.

Aims: To assess left atrial (LA) function in HCM by longitudinal strain and determine its role in understanding of symptoms.

Methods: We studied 144 patients divided into 3 age- and sex-matched groups: 48 consecutive patients with HCM, 48 control subjects, and 48 athlete subjects.

Successful percutaneous treatment of an anomalous left circumflex coronary artery occlusion after tricuspid valve repair.

The risk of coronary artery injury during valve surgery is higher in case of anomalous coronary artery origin and trajectory. Unlike previous reports on coronary obstruction related to aortic or mitral surgery, we report the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of an anomalous left circumflex artery occlusion after tricuspid valve repair, and its successful percutaneous treatment.