Prognostic scores in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation: An external validation study.

Background: Four scores have been published in 2022 for assessing mortality risk of patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR): the TRI-SCORE, those reported by Hochstadt and Wang and the TRIO score. Our objective was to perform an external validation of available scores for predicting mortality and the combined endpoint of mortality and heart failure (HF) admission, in an independent cohort of patients with severe TR and to compare their discriminative ability.

Methods: Discriminative ability of the scores for predicting events was assessed by means of receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves.

Comprehensive analysis of clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy discharged from Spanish hospitals.

Objective: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure (HF) characterized by left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction not explained by abnormal loading conditions. Despite its prevalence, DCM's epidemiology and prognosis remain poorly studied in our country.

Methods: A retrospective observational study encompassed patients discharged from all Spanish public hospitals between 2016 and 2021 diagnosed with DCM.

Embolic myocardial infarction secondary to marantic endocarditis in a patient with ulcerative colitis: case report.

Background: Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is an uncommon and often underdiagnosed condition characterized by a state of hypercoagulability. We present a case of a patient with ulcerative colitis who experienced a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction as a rare complication of NBTE.

Case Summary: We report a case of a 16-year-old male with a history of ulcerative colitis who presented to the emergency department with chest pain at rest.

Safety and Effectiveness of Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Real-World Insights Using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.

We assessed the effectiveness and safety of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) versus direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using artificial intelligence techniques. This is a retrospective study in 15 Spanish hospitals (2014-2020), including adult AF patients with no history of anticoagulation, thrombosis events, rheumatic mitral valvular heart disease, mitral valve stenosis, or pregnancy. We employed EHRead technology based on natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML), along with SNOMED-CT terminology, to extract clinical data from electronic health records (EHRs).

Influence of patient characteristics and discharge destination on circulatory system diseases readmissions among older heart failure patients.

Introduction: Heart failure (HF) prevalence is rising, particularly among older people, constituting a significant cause of hospitalization. Discharge destinations, including nursing homes (NH), play a crucial role in post-hospitalization outcomes but remain underexplored.

Methods: A retrospective study utilizing the Spanish National Health System's Minimum Basic Data Set identified older HF patients (≥75 years) discharged from acute hospitals between 2016 and 2019.