Publications by authors named "Omer Bar"

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  • Current guidelines suggest early invasive coronary angiography (ICA) for NSTE-ACS patients with a GRACE score over 140, but this is based on older studies.
  • A study involving 1,767 NSTE-ACS patients found no significant difference in outcomes (death, stroke, myocardial infarction) between those who had early ICA (within 24 hours) and those who had it later (after 24 hours).
  • The conclusion is that early ICA does not lead to better outcomes over one year in high-risk patients compared to late ICA.*
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  • Acute heart failure (AHF) can lead to high lactate levels and various acid-base imbalances, which may indicate worse outcomes for patients.
  • In a study of 4,012 normotensive AHF patients, 38% had elevated lactate; this was linked to an increased risk of in-hospital death, especially in cases of acidosis and alkalosis.
  • The presence of hyperlactataemia and different acid-base disorders was common in AHF patients and significantly associated with higher mortality risk, regardless of blood pressure status.
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Aims: The effect of elevated heart rate (HR) on morbidity and mortality is evident in chronic stable heart failure; data in this regard in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) setting are scarce. In this single-centre study, we sought to address the prognostic value of HR and beta-blocker dosage at discharge on all-cause mortality among patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction and ADHF.

Methods And Results: In this retrospective observational study, 2945 patients were admitted for the first time with the primary diagnosis of ADHF between January 2008 and February 2018.

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