CARDIOLOGY

Economic Evaluation of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis in Brazil´s Public Health System: Bridging the Financial Gap

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Economic Evaluation of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis in Brazil´s Public Health System: Bridging the Financial Gap
This study aimed to determine the financial implications of isolated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) using time-driven…
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Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor With Cardiovascular Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Association of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor With Cardiovascular Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Highlights • Medical therapy after TAVR is largely understudied. • GLP-1 RA monotherapy after TAVR showed decreased mortality. • SGLT2i monotherapy after TAVR showed decreased rates of arrhythmias. • Combination…
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The Effect of Vericiguat on Endothelial Function in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Randomized Study

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on The Effect of Vericiguat on Endothelial Function in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Randomized Study
Vericiguat is a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator previously shown to improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood….
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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-based Tissue Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance-based Tissue Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes in Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Abstract This study aimed to characterize cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) tissue biomarkers in individuals with apical HCM (ApHCM) and assess their association with clinical outcomes. Firstly, CMR imaging-derived tissue characterization…
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Associated With Improved Survival in Advanced Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Despite Higher Disease Severity

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Associated With Improved Survival in Advanced Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Despite Higher Disease Severity
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) frequently affects native conduction, necessitating permanent pacemaker (PPM), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantation. This study characterizes right ventricular pacing (RVP) burden in ATTR-CM…
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Extended Pharmacoinvasive PCI Compared to Primary PCI: Insights From Madras Medical College STEMI Registry

Aug 8, 2026 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Extended Pharmacoinvasive PCI Compared to Primary PCI: Insights From Madras Medical College STEMI Registry
In low- and middle-income countries, timely primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is often limited. When timely PPCI is not feasible, current guidelines recommend a pharmacoinvasive…
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