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Guideline20 mentionsTrending on XAHA Professional Heart Daily Highlight
SEP 3DineenCirculation
Clinical Considerations for the Care of the Tactical Athlete With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: A Scientific Statement From the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association
Offers structured fit-for-duty guidance for tactical athletes; extends prior competitive sports cardiology frameworks to military, law enforcement, and firefighter populations.
cohort · n=1,1256 mentions
SEP 2ManzanaresJACC Advances
Elevated HFpEF-ABA scores linked to ~141% higher risk of death or HF hospitalization.
The HFpEF-ABA score provides moderate diagnostic discrimination for HFpEF and identifies outpatients with type 2 diabetes at high risk for adverse clinical outcomes.
VSDr. Varun Sundaram
Heart Failure Cardiologist, University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute
With the new, simple scoring system, 'We are able to screen and effectively identify patients with a high probability of HFpEF at the population level.' We're tapping into an opportunity to elevate the standard of care, and it will change the paradigm for diagnosis for better identification of HFpEF at the community level.
meta-analysis · n=419,7782 mentionsTrending on X
SEP 4LopesJournal of Medical Genetics
Top 5% polygenic risk score linked to ~219% higher HCM diagnosis risk versus lower 95%.
May support PRS for HCM risk stratification; extends prior GWAS to SCD prediction in sarcomere-negative cases.
cohort · n=1,274,8631 mentionsTrending on X
SEP 2VermaCirculation Heart Failure
Hospital GWTG-HF participation is linked to ~0.15-point higher 90-day post-discharge GDMT scores versus non-participating hospitals.
GWTG-HF participation was associated with higher post-discharge GDMT scores; leaves open whether quality programs improve outcomes in HFrEF.
cohort · n=81,4712 mentions
SEP 3AgarwalJournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
On-site cardiothoracic surgery during AF ablation shows no association with improved peri-procedural or 30-day outcomes.
May support AF ablation at select centers without on-site CTS; challenges historical mandates yet leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
meta-analysis · n=1,1563 mentionsTrending on X
SEP 4YassinCardiology in Review
PCI fails to reduce all-cause death versus conservative management in TAVI candidates with CAD.
PCI confers no mortality benefit in TAVI candidates with CAD; challenges routine revascularization and supports selective deferral.
RCT · n=961 mentionsTrending on X
SEP 3MuñozEP Europace
Balloon-in-basket PFA achieves ~92% durable PVI, with comparable results between EAM and fluoroscopy-only guidance.
Supports fluoroscopy-only pulsed-field ablation for durable PVI; confirms no added benefit from electroanatomic mapping in this RCT.
meta-analysis · n=4551 mentions
SEP 3ZhangPacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Impaired early post-implant GLS is linked to subsequent development of PICM.
Impaired early post-implant GLS may flag higher PICM risk; leaves open whether strain-guided interventions improve outcomes.
meta-analysis · n=129,7771 mentions
SEP 3EisaActa Diabetologica
Higher load-capacity index linked to ~17% greater cardiometabolic disease risk.
May enhance cardiometabolic risk stratification beyond traditional factors; extends evidence from 18 cohorts but requires prospective validation.
RCT2 mentions
SEP 2WadhwaEuropean Spine Journal
Cervical disc arthroplasty RCTs report ~300% higher ACDF reoperation rates than observational studies at mid-term.
Systematic review and meta-analysis reveals higher ACDF reoperation and pseudoarthrosis rates in CDA trials versus observational cohorts, suggesting study design impacts reported fusion outcomes.
