Incidence, Predictive Factors, and Prognostic Impact of Silent Atrial Fibrillation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.

New onset atrial fibrillation post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is common and is associated with adverse outcomes. However, silent atrial fibrillation (AF) is poorly documented in the context. This study sought to evaluate the incidence, predictive factors, and prognostic value of Silent AF post-TAVI.

New insights into symptomatic or silent atrial fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent heart rhythm disorder in the general population and contributes not only to a major deterioration in quality of life but also to an increase in cardiovascular morbimortality. The onset of AF in the acute phase of myocardial infarction (MI) is a major event that can jeopardize the prognosis of patients in the short-, medium- and long-term, and is a powerful predictor of a poor prognosis after MI. The suspected mechanism underlying the excess mortality is the drop in coronary flow linked to the acceleration and arrhythmic nature of the left ventricular contractions, which reduce the left ventricular ejection fraction.

Prognosis of silent atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction at 1-year follow-up.

Background: Silent atrial fibrillation (AF), assessed by continuous ECG monitoring (CEM), has recently been shown to be common in acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and associated with higher hospital mortality. However, the long-term prognosis is still unknown. We aimed to assess 1-year prognosis in patients experiencing silent AF in AMI.

Incidence and prognostic significance of silent atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Silent atrial fibrillation (AF) has been suggested to be frequent after acute myocardial infarction (MI). Continuous ECG monitoring (CEM) has been shown to improve AF screening in patients at risk of stroke.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the incidence and prognosis of silent AF in patients with acute MI.

Relationship between fragmented QRS and no-reflow, infarct size, and peri-infarct zone assessed using cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with myocardial infarction.

Background: The relation between fragmented QRS complex (fQRS) and cardiac magnetic resonance parameters is poorly documented in ischemic cardiopathy.

Methods: Among 209 consecutive patients, those with fQRS were compared with those without fQRS. Cardiac magnetic resonance studies with late gadolinium-enhanced sequences were done during the week after acute myocardial infarction.

Pre-infarction angina and outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: data from the RICO survey.

Background: The presence of pre-infarction angina (PIA) has been shown to confer cardioprotection after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, the clinical impact of PIA in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) remains to be determined.

Methods And Results: From the obseRvatoire des Infarctus de Côte d'Or (RICO) survey, 1541 consecutive patients admitted in intensive care unit with a first NSTEMI were included.

Temporal trends in prehospital management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from 2002 to 2010 in Cote d'Or: data from the RICO registry (obseRvatoire des Infarctus de Cote d'Or).

Background: Myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) is a medical emergency requiring specific management, with the main aim of achieving reperfusion as quickly as possible. Guidelines from medical societies have defined optimal management, with proven efficacy on morbi-mortality.

Aims: Our study aimed to evaluate trends in practices between 2002 and 2010 in the emergency management of STEMI in a single French department, namely Cote d'Or.

Periodontal disease: a new factor associated with the presence of multiple complex coronary lesions.

Background And Aim: Periodontal disease, including bone loss, is thought to be involved in coronary artery disease. Multiple complex coronary lesions relate to multifocal destabilization of coronary plaques. We investigated whether bone loss could be associated with the presence of multiple complex coronary lesions.

[Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and calcium antagonist combination. Which place in patients with a stable coronary artery disease?].

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the main causes of early morbidity and mortality within occidental world as well as in developing countries where they become a growing burden of public health. North-American recommendations and the ones of the European Society of Cardiology underline that medical treatment, risk factor management and life-style modifications are cornerstone of the treatment. Thanks to their impact on prognosis, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are obvious in stable coronary patients.

Clinical predictors of successful thrombectomy with the Export® aspiration catheter in the acute phase of myocardial infarction. Data from the RICO survey working group.

Background: Thrombus aspiration is applicable in a large majority of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and results in better reperfusion and clinical outcomes compared with percutaneous coronary intervention alone. Some aspiration procedures are, however, ineffective. To date, few clinical data are available on the predictors of successful thrombectomy in the acute phase of myocardial infarction.

Long-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome and moderate coronary artery stenosis.

We evaluated the clinical outcome and the prognostic factors at 6-year follow-up of patients with acute coronary syndrome without critical coronary arterial narrowing. The mean follow-up was 73 +/- 19 months. Mortality rate was 13%, and 20 patients (12%) had major cardiac event, 8 patients (5%) had stroke and 10 patients (6%) underwent revascularization.