Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in #ECMO 🔎 SR/MA of studies comparing DTIs vs UFH 🔍 28 studies identified, most (25) on bivalirudin 🩸DTIs achieved therapeutic anticoagulation range faster + maintained therapeutic range for > time ⚖️ effects similarly significant in adults (not in

Identifying congestion phenotypes using unsupervised #MachineLearning in acute #HeartFailure ow.ly/Gaw850WspP6 #EHJDigital #ArtificialIntelligence Nico Bruining EiC EHJ Digital Health rafavidalperez Folkert Asselbergs Ruben Casado Arroyo HFAPresident

🔴Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular Procedures ⤵️ JACC State-of-the-Art #2024Review 🔹jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #Cardiology #FOAMed #MedEd #medstudent #paramedic #Cardiology #CardioEd #medtwitter #meded #CardioTwitter

Finerenone: Will It Be a Game-changer? Its combination with therapies, such as sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, shows promise and ongoing trials, such as REDEFINE-HF, FINALITY-HF and CONFIRMATION-HF, are investigating its efficacy in other HF phenotypes. These

Cerebral Oximetry Index–Guided Blood Pressure Management During CPB Reduces Postoperative Delirium in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection 🔍 Real-time cerebral autoregulation 🩺 Goal-directed perfusion 🧩 Delirium risk mitigation jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-…

Association Between Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use With Worsening Renal Function and Prognosis in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Initiating an MRA during AHF hospitalization was associated with better postdischarge outcomes in HFrEF, irrespective of creatinine

Mitochondrial cardiomyopathies: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Read this State-of-the-Art review published in #EHJ 👉 ow.ly/VXic50WvhZr Rocco Montone EHJ Editor-in-Chief

SOGALDI-PEF: In pts w/ HFmrEF/#HFpEF, the combination of dapagliflozin plus spironolactone led to a greater reduction in NT-proBNP levels than dapagliflozin alone, indicating improved cardiac stress. Learn more: 🔗 bit.ly/46AURr8 #JACC JACC Journals

SGLT2 Inhibition and Hospitalizations in Patients with CKD: A Meta-Analysis of Kidney Outcome Trials SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalizations from any cause in patients with CKD, irrespective of diabetes status, kidney function and degree of albuminuria.

In this review, we explored the link between gut microbiota and heart failure. link.springer.com/article/10.100… news-medical.net/news/20250728/… @ Ahmed Emad Ahmed Shoukry @ Constantina Constantinou # Heart Failure Reviews

Interesting apixaban supportive data for VTE.

Intracoronary SSO₂ therapy after PCI in anterior STEMI was associated with a ~30% reduction in infarct size and less microvascular obstruction. Multimodal imaging confirmed increased myocardial salvage. Tobias Koenig #STEMI #PCI #CMR #Cardiology ow.ly/82Zv50WvYi4 #Cardiology

🆕 Hot off the press! The 2024 EACTS/EACTAIC Patient Blood Management (PBM) guidelines are here—modernized, multidisciplinary, and practice-changing. 🫀🩸 📄 jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-… 🔖 #Highlights#PBM #CardiacSurgery #BloodManagement #JCVA

Proud to contribute to this new JACC: Advances study led by Brett Sperry, MD 📊 SGLT2i therapy is linked to markedly lower myocardial glucose uptake on FDG-PET — suggesting a metabolic shift that may explain CV benefits. Ramy Ghaly, MD, MS doi.org/10.1016/j.jaca…

An interesting case from our center in JACC case reports: Young F w STEMI and acute PE found to have a large PFO The final dx : embolization of malignant tissue jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Mohammad AlTermanini Mohammed Al-Hijji Mohamed Salah

The are many anecdotes for #ChatGPT helping patients. But here's one with fallacious A.I. guidance that resulted in serious complications acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ai…

Drug protein binding is an important consideration upon replacing albumin

Heart failure: assessment of the global economic burden The global economic burden of HF is substantial, increasing, and varies across countries. Although very high and high HDI countries carry most of the absolute costs, low HDI countries bear a disproportionate burden relative

Automated inferior vena cava distensibility index for assessing fluid responsiveness in ventilated patients after cardiac surgery: a prospective pilot comparative study. - Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-…

Dopamine in Cardiogenic Shock: A Silent Start? In this letter, we explored dopamine use in CS, a long-debated inotrope that may still have a place. accjournal.org/journal/view.p… Amr Salah Omar #ACCjournal