Publications by authors named "R McNutt"
Palpitations are a common symptom described by patients as a feeling of a racing or fluttering heart, a pounding chest, irregular or skipped heartbeats, or a pounding sensation in the neck. They are associated with a low mortality rate; however, recurrent palpitations have been shown to impair quality of life and increase health care use. Common triggers are cardiac disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, medication or illicit drug use, or psychosomatic disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Observational registries have suggested that optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging-derived parameters may predict adverse events after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. The present analysis sought to determine the OCT predictors of clinical outcomes from the large-scale ILUMIEN IV trial.
Methods: ILUMIEN IV was a prospective, single-blind trial of 2487 patients with diabetes or high-risk lesions randomized to OCT-guided versus angiography-guided DES implantation.
Background: ILUMIEN IV was the first large-scale, multicenter, randomized trial comparing optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided vs angiography-guided stent implantation in patients with high-risk clinical characteristics and/or complex angiographic lesions.
Objectives: The authors aimed to specifically examine outcomes in the complex angiographic lesions subgroup.
Methods: From the original trial population (N = 2,487), high-risk patients without complex angiographic lesions were excluded (n = 514).
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- Diagnoses of military-related sleep disorders have sharply increased since 9/11, influenced by various factors specific to military and civilian experiences.
- Many service members experience chronic sleep restriction due to ongoing military operations, leading to a higher risk of developing sleep disorders.
- The review emphasizes the lack of sleep medicine providers in the military health care system and suggests using digital tools and educational resources to improve access to care for affected personnel.
Objectives: The HeartMate 3 (Abbott) left ventricular assist device provides substantial improvement in long-term morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced heart failure. The Implantation of the HeartMate 3 in Subjects With Heart Failure Using Surgical Techniques Other Than Full Median Sternotomy study compares thoracotomy-based implantation clinical outcomes with standard median sternotomy.
Methods: We conducted a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study in patients eligible for HeartMate 3 implantation with thoracotomy-based surgical technique (bilateral thoracotomy or partial upper sternotomy with left thoracotomy).