Heart rate control and its predictors in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm. Data from the European Society of Cardiology Long-Term Registry.

Background: Higher resting heart rate (HR) in patients with heart failure (HF) and sinus rhythm (SR) is associated with increased mortality. In patients hospitalized for HF, the aim herein, was to assess the use and dosage of guideline-recommended HR lowering medications, HR control at discharge and predictors of HR control.

Methods: In the present study, were Polish participants of the European Society of Cardiology HF Long-Term (ESC-HF-LT) Registry.

Patient-prosthesis mismatch in patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation - predictors, incidence and impact on clinical efficacy. A preliminary study.

Introduction: Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) is relatively frequent after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and negatively impacts prognosis.

Aim: We sought to determine the frequency and clinical effects of PPM after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Material And Methods: Overall, 238 patients who underwent TAVI were screened.