scholarly journals Effect of prior antiplatelet therapy on major adverse cardiac events in patients diagnosed with infective endocarditis: Population-based retrospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Yung-Chih Wang ◽  
Tsung-Ta Chiang ◽  
Jia-Hong Chen ◽  
Jun-Ren Sun ◽  
Ti Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Antiplatelet Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Adverse Cardiac Events

scholarly journals The association between 24-h blood pressure variability and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in hospitalized patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Harefa ◽  
Ika Prasetya Wijaya ◽  
Muhadi ◽  
Cleopas Martin Rumende ◽  
Sally Aman Nasution ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Blood Pressure Variability ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Adverse Cardiac Events

Abstract Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is major cardiovascular disease that causes high morbidity and mortality. In AMI, ischemia and necrosis affected some cardiomyocytes leading to a decrease in myocardial contractility which is followed by an acute proinflammation reaction and increased sympathetic tone. Meanwhile, high blood pressure variability (BPV) causing an increased left ventricular workload, heart rate, myocardial oxygen demand and induces proinflamations and endothelial dysfunction. Therefore a high BPV and its associated pathological effects are likely to aggravate the physiological function of the heart and affect the emergence of acute cardiac complications in AMI patients. This study aims to investigate the association’s between short-term BPV and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in AMI patients. This retrospective cohort study used simple random sampling to identify AMI patients who were hospitalized at Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. Mann Withney was performed to investigate the association between BPV and MACE. Results The average systolic BPV value which was calculated as standard deviation (SD) and average real variability (ARV) was higher in the MACE group than in the non-MACE group. Systolic SD and systolic ARV in the MACE group were 13.28 ± 5.41 mmHg and 9.88 ± 3.81 mmHg respectively. In the non-MACE group, systolic SD and systolic ARV were 10.76 (4.59–26.17) mmHg and 8.65 (3.22–19.35) mmHg respectively. There was no significant association between BPV and MACE. However, there were significant differences between systolic SD and systolic ARV in patients with hypertension who experienced MACE and patients without hypertension who experienced MACE. Conclusions The BPV of AMI patients who experience MACE was higher than that of non-MACE AMI patients. There was no significant association between BPV ​​and MACE during the acute phase of AMI.

scholarly journals Blood culture time to positivity in non-β-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia as a predictor of infective endocarditis—a retrospective cohort study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Krus ◽  
Fredrik Kahn ◽  
Bo Nilson ◽  
Torgny Sunnerhagen ◽  
Magnus Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Infective Endocarditis ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Culture Time ◽  
Time To Positivity

AbstractNon-β-hemolytic streptococci (NBHS) cause infective endocarditis (IE) and a short blood culture time to positivity (TTP) is associated with risk of IE in bacteremia with other pathogens. In this retrospective population-based cohort study, we investigate if TTP is associated to IE or mortality. Of 263 episodes with NBHS bacteremia, 28 represented IE and the median TTP did not differ significantly between episodes with IE (15 h) and non-IE (15 h) (p=0.51). TTP was similar among those who survived and those who died within 30 days. However, TTP significantly differed when comparing the different streptococcal groups (p<0.001).

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