The impact of gender on outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation between self-expanding valve and balloon-expandable valve.

Background: While females have been found to have a higher rate of procedural complications with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) than males, the effect of valve choice has not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the impact of gender and choice of balloon or self-expanding valve on TAVI complications.

Methods: Data from patients who received a TAVI in our institution from January 2016 to September 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.

Impact of Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Complications During Hospitalization on Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With COVID-19.

The impact of cardiac and cerebrovascular events during COVID-19 hospitalization on long-term prognosis remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the effect of myocardial infarction (MI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), and pulmonary embolism (PE) during hospitalization on the long-term prognosis in patients who survived COVID-19 hospitalization. A retrospective observational analysis was performed on a cohort of 2,389 patients who survived COVID-19 hospitalization in our institution between January and June 2020.

A system approach to improving guideline-directed therapy for cardio-renal-metabolic conditions: The "beyond diabetes" initiative.

Objective: Despite demonstrating improvements in cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and survival outcomes, guideline-directed antihyperglycemic medications such as sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA), are underutilized. Many obstacles constrain their use including lack of systematic provider and patient education, concern for medication side effects, and patient affordability.

Methods: We designed a multimodality, systems-based approach to address these challenges with the goal of increasing medication utilization across the largest healthcare system in New York State.

Aortic valve endocarditis by and oral pathogens.

A 56-year-old female with a history of poor dental hygiene and aortic insufficiency status post aortic valve replacement in 2015 presented with chest pain and fevers. She was found to have portal vein thrombosis, colitis, and infective endocarditis with aortic valve thickening. Blood cultures were positive for and Transesophageal echocardiogram was positive for aortic root thickening.

Closure of mid-bore venotomies with VASCADE VCD after right and left heart catheterization.

Objective: This single-center, retrospective analysis investigated the clinical outcomes of a novel vascular closure device (VASCADE, Cardiva Medical, Santa Clara, CA) for closure of 7F femoral venotomies.

Background: The VASCADE closure device has been widely used to close arteriotomy sites following femoral procedures; however, little data have been published regarding the device's utility in closure of venotomy sites after procedures such as right-heart catheterization.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of outcomes in 102 consecutive patients who underwent venous closure using the VASCADE device following diagnostic right and left-heart catheterization between April 2016 to May 2018.