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Long-term Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pre-existing Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)
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Mamas. (2023). Long-term Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pre-existing Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Current Problems in Cardiology, 101626 - 101626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101626

Coronary artery ectasia is associated with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction. This meta-analysis evaluates outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with pre-existing coronary artery ectasia. A search strategy was desi... Read More about Long-term Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Pre-existing Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study (2023)
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Thuemmler, R. J., Pana, T. A., Mohamed, M. O., Poobalan, A., Mamas, M. A., & Myint, P. K. (2023). Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 229, Article 107747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107747

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) disproportionately affects racial minority groups and is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke and worse stroke outcomes. Whether racial disparities exist in acute outcomes of patients presenting with... Read More about Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study.

Higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in females with type 2 diabetes Mellitus: an Umbrella review of systematic reviews (2023)
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Yaow, C. Y. L., Chong, B., Chin, Y. H., Kueh, M. T. W., Ng, C. H., Chan, K. E., …Chew, N. W. S. (2023). Higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in females with type 2 diabetes Mellitus: an Umbrella review of systematic reviews. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30(12), 1227–1235. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad133

Background Previous studies have shown that females with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may have excess mortality risk compared to their male counterparts. An important next step to address the high global burden of T2DM and cardiovascular disease... Read More about Higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in females with type 2 diabetes Mellitus: an Umbrella review of systematic reviews.

Socioeconomic deprivation and prognostic outcomes in acute coronary syndrome: A meta-analysis using multidimensional socioeconomic status indices (2023)
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Anand, V. V., Zhe, E. L. C., Chin, Y. H., Goh, R. S. J., Lin, C., Kueh, M. T. W., …Chew, N. W. S. (2023). Socioeconomic deprivation and prognostic outcomes in acute coronary syndrome: A meta-analysis using multidimensional socioeconomic status indices. International Journal of Cardiology, 383, 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.04.042

Early experience of intravascular lithotripsy in unprotected calcified left main coronary artery disease (2023)
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Hesse, K., Shahid, F., Ahmed, R., Ahmed, F., Cartlidge, T. R., Rashid, M., …Ahmed, J. M. (2023). Early experience of intravascular lithotripsy in unprotected calcified left main coronary artery disease. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 55, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2023.04.019

Background Treatment of unprotected severely calcified left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is a complex interventional procedure. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) and rotational atherectomy (RA) are safe and effective methods of treating coronar... Read More about Early experience of intravascular lithotripsy in unprotected calcified left main coronary artery disease.

Assessment of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon Only Angioplasty in STEMI. (2023)
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Mamas. (2023). Assessment of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon Only Angioplasty in STEMI. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 16(7), 771 - 779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.01.380

BACKGROUND: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) has emerged as the standard of care, but stent-related events have persisted. Drug-coated balloon (DCB)-only angioplasty is an emerging technology, although... Read More about Assessment of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon Only Angioplasty in STEMI..

Role of oesophageal cooling in the prevention of oesophageal injury in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. (2023)
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Hamed, M., Elseidy, S. A., Abdelazeem, M., Morcos, R., Abdallah, A., Sammour, Y., …Elbadawi, A. (2023). Role of oesophageal cooling in the prevention of oesophageal injury in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EP-Europace, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euad080

AIMS: To evaluate the efficacy of oesophageal cooling in the prevention of oesophageal injury in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases thro... Read More about Role of oesophageal cooling in the prevention of oesophageal injury in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials..

Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. (2023)
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Sokhal, B., Matetić, A., Rashid, M., Protheroe, J., Partington, R., Mallen, C., & Mamas, M. (2023). Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 7 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.12.029

Data are limited about the contemporary association between frailty and the causes and outcomes of patients admitted with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Using the US National Inpatient Sample, CVD admissions of interest (acute myocardial infarction,... Read More about Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease..

Short-term risk of periprocedural stroke relative to radial vs. femoral access: systematic review, meta-analysis, study sequential analysis and meta-regression of 2,188,047 real-world cardiac catheterizations. (2023)
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Tužil, J., Matějka, J., Mamas, M. A., & Doležal, T. (2023). Short-term risk of periprocedural stroke relative to radial vs. femoral access: systematic review, meta-analysis, study sequential analysis and meta-regression of 2,188,047 real-world cardiac catheterizations. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 293 - 304. https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2023.2187378

OBJECTIVES: To verify whether transradial (TRA) compared to transfemoral (TFA) cardiac catheterization reduces the risk of periprocedural stroke (PS). METHODS: We reviewed (CRD42021277918) published real-world cohorts reporting the incidence of PS wi... Read More about Short-term risk of periprocedural stroke relative to radial vs. femoral access: systematic review, meta-analysis, study sequential analysis and meta-regression of 2,188,047 real-world cardiac catheterizations..

Is high sensitivity troponin, taken regardless of a clinical indication, associated with 1 year mortality in critical care patients? (2023)
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Hinton, J., Augustine, M., Gabara, L., Mariathas, M., Allan, R., Borca, F., …Curzen, N. (2023). Is high sensitivity troponin, taken regardless of a clinical indication, associated with 1 year mortality in critical care patients?. Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 24(4), 392-398. https://doi.org/10.1177/17511437231160078

The aim of this study was to assess whether high sensitivity troponin (hs-cTnI) is associated with 1 year mortality in critical care (CC). One year mortality data were obtained from NHS Digital for a consecutive cohort of patients admitted to general... Read More about Is high sensitivity troponin, taken regardless of a clinical indication, associated with 1 year mortality in critical care patients?.

Outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients with cancer: a nationwide study (2023)
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Dafaalla, M., Abdel-Qadir, H., Gale, C. P., Sun, L., López-Fernández, T., Miller, R. J. H., …Mamas, M. A. (2023). Outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients with cancer: a nationwide study. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 9(8), 806-817. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad012

AIMS: To assess processes of care and clinical outcomes in cancer patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) according to cancer type. METHODS: This is a national population-based study of patients admitted with STEMI in England and Wal... Read More about Outcomes of ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients with cancer: a nationwide study.

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis. (2023)
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Mamas. (2023). Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321930

BACKGROUND: Dietary modification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. A Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lower risk of CVD but no systematic reviews have evaluated this relationship specifically in women. OBJECTIV... Read More about Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women with a Mediterranean diet: systematic review and meta-analysis..

Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care: an electronic health record study (2023)
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Jordan, K. P., Rathod-Mistry, T., van der Windt, D. A., Bailey, J., Chen, Y., Clarson, L., …Mamas, M. A. (2023). Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care: an electronic health record study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30(11), 1151-1161. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad055

BACKGROUND: Most adults presenting in primary care with chest pain symptoms will not receive a diagnosis ("unattributed" chest pain) but are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. AIM: To assess within patients with unattributed chest pain, risk... Read More about Determining cardiovascular risk in patients with unattributed chest pain in UK primary care: an electronic health record study.

Unplanned readmissions after Impella mechanical circulatory support (2023)
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Kuchtaruk, A. A., Sparrow, R. T., Azzalini, L., García, S., Villablanca, P. A., Jneid, H., …Bagur, R. (2023). Unplanned readmissions after Impella mechanical circulatory support. International Journal of Cardiology, 379, 48-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.03.013

Background Early readmissions significantly impact on patient-wellbeing, burden the health-care system, and are important quality metrics. Data on 30-day readmission following Impella mechanical circulatory support (MCS) are unknown. We aimed to ass... Read More about Unplanned readmissions after Impella mechanical circulatory support.

Overcoming professional barriers encountered by women in interventional cardiology: an EAPCI statement (2023)
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Buchanan, G. L., Paradies, V., Karam, N., Holmvang, L., Mamas, M. A., Mehilli, J., …Chieffo, A. (2023). Overcoming professional barriers encountered by women in interventional cardiology: an EAPCI statement. European Heart Journal, 44(15), 1301 - 1312. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad053

Abstract Despite the increasing proportion of female medical and nursing students, there is still a significant under-representation of women working as healthcare providers in interventional cardiology, with very few of them reaching senior leadersh... Read More about Overcoming professional barriers encountered by women in interventional cardiology: an EAPCI statement.

Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of MINOCA (2023)
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Mamas. (2023). Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of MINOCA. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2017 - 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052017

Myocardial infarction with Non Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) is defined by patients presenting with signs and symptoms similar to acute myocardial infarction, but are found to have non-obstructive coronary arteries angiography. What was once... Read More about Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of MINOCA.

Incident cardiovascular events and imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank participants with past cancer (2023)
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Mamas, M. A., Raisi-Estabragh, Z., Cooper, J., McCracken, C., Crosbie, E. J., Walter, F. M., …Petersen, S. E. (2023). Incident cardiovascular events and imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank participants with past cancer. Heart, heartjnl-2022-321888. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321888

Objectives: To evaluate incident cardiovascular outcomes and imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank participants with previous cancer. Methods: Cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) diagnoses were ascertained using health record linkage. Participants wit... Read More about Incident cardiovascular events and imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank participants with past cancer.