Pascal Vranckx, David Morrow, Sean van Diepen, Frederik H Verbrugge
{"title":"Bright days, critical decisions: evolving strategies in cardiogenic shock and OMI.","authors":"Pascal Vranckx, David Morrow, Sean van Diepen, Frederik H Verbrugge","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144658759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kevin Damman, Stijn Legtenberg, Jozine M Ter Maaten
{"title":"The kidney as sensitive marker of disease severity in cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction.","authors":"Kevin Damman, Stijn Legtenberg, Jozine M Ter Maaten","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144612070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johannes Terporten, Max Maria Meertens, Sebastian Heyne, Victor Mauri, Karl Finke, Stephan Baldus, Christoph Adler, Samuel Lee, Sascha Macherey-Meyer
{"title":"Artificial intelligence-enhanced ECG detection of acute coronary occlusion in chest pain patients with ST-elevation in lead aVR - A direct comparison to conventional ECG criteria.","authors":"Johannes Terporten, Max Maria Meertens, Sebastian Heyne, Victor Mauri, Karl Finke, Stephan Baldus, Christoph Adler, Samuel Lee, Sascha Macherey-Meyer","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144590761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The equation of motion: a brief guide to ventilator adjustment.","authors":"Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, Robert L Chatburn","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144590762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caelan Taggart, Alexander J F Thurston, Deepak Harry, Yong Yong Tew, Ryan Wereski, Michael McDermott, Kuan Ken Lee, Atul Anand, Nicholas L Mills, Annemarie Docherty, Andrew R Chapman
{"title":"Cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality at 5 years in patients with type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarction.","authors":"Caelan Taggart, Alexander J F Thurston, Deepak Harry, Yong Yong Tew, Ryan Wereski, Michael McDermott, Kuan Ken Lee, Atul Anand, Nicholas L Mills, Annemarie Docherty, Andrew R Chapman","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144575099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michal Pazdernik, Petr Ostadal, Jiri Seiner, Jan Pudil, Anna Chaloupka, Martin Novak, Eva Lichnerova, Radek Pelouch, Dagmar Vondrakova, Aneta Dvorakova, David Foral, Ales Kovarik, Tomas Hnat, Ahmad Zohoor, Adam Pocarovsky, Aneta Hainzova, Jan Matejka, Ondrej Sirotek, Anna Valerianova, Martin Vojtisek, Jan Precek, Peter Misun, Marek Sramko, Jan Mares, Jan Belohlavek
{"title":"Clinical characteristics, management, and predictors of mortality: results from the national prospective cardiogenic shock registry (CZECH-SHOCK).","authors":"Michal Pazdernik, Petr Ostadal, Jiri Seiner, Jan Pudil, Anna Chaloupka, Martin Novak, Eva Lichnerova, Radek Pelouch, Dagmar Vondrakova, Aneta Dvorakova, David Foral, Ales Kovarik, Tomas Hnat, Ahmad Zohoor, Adam Pocarovsky, Aneta Hainzova, Jan Matejka, Ondrej Sirotek, Anna Valerianova, Martin Vojtisek, Jan Precek, Peter Misun, Marek Sramko, Jan Mares, Jan Belohlavek","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf034","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Only limited epidemiological data exist from national or international prospective multicentre registries covering the whole spectrum of cardiogenic shock (CS) aetiologies.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A national prospective multicentre observational study, CZECH-SHOCK, was conducted in 15 main tertiary care centres in Czechia over a 12 month period from March 2023 to February 2024. A total of 418 patients with a median age of 70 (interquartile range 59-76) years were enrolled. The majority of patients was males (69.6%). A newly developed heart failure was observed in 76.8% patients, and acute myocardial infarction complicated by CS was the most frequent cause of a CS episode (56.7%). Mechanical circulatory support devices were utilized in 28.2% of cases. A 30 day mortality was 39.5%. In a multivariate analysis, six independent factors were associated with a higher 30 day mortality: age [odds ratio (OR) per 10-year increase: 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.45-2.19], history of coronary artery disease (OR: 2.38, 95% CI: 1.41-4.30), history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (OR: 2.58, 95% CI: 1.27-5.25), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions class on admission (OR per one class increase: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.27-2.11), renal replacement therapy during in-hospital stay (OR: 2.46, 95% CI: 1.32-4.59), and new mechanical ventilation after admission (OR: 4.58, 95% CI: 2.50-8.39).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Acute myocardial infarction complicated by CS still represents the most frequent cause of CS episodes. The in-hospital mortality of patients with CS remains high, despite frequent utilization of haemodynamic support and organ replacement therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":"359-363"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessandro Galluzzo, Janine Pöss, Frederik Hendrik Verbrugge
{"title":"Decongestion strategies in acute heart failure: contrasting opinions from two leading experts.","authors":"Alessandro Galluzzo, Janine Pöss, Frederik Hendrik Verbrugge","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf059","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":"379-381"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143958920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abraham Cherukara, Lawrence Rudski, Michelle Grinman, David M Levine
{"title":"Bringing heart care home: management of acute cardiovascular pathologies in the Home Hospital.","authors":"Abraham Cherukara, Lawrence Rudski, Michelle Grinman, David M Levine","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf053","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Home Hospital (HH) model delivers hospital-level acute care in patients' homes, offering a scalable, patient-centred alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar facilities. By integrating multidisciplinary teams, remote monitoring, and tailored interventions, HH reduces hospital length of stay, enhances patient satisfaction, and lowers healthcare costs. Despite these benefits, universally established diagnosis-specific management guidelines remain limited, leading to variability in care delivery. Current practices rely on clinical experience and governing protocols, but structured HH pathways must be developed based on system-dependent resources and infrastructure. Standardizing care in HH will allow to ensure patient safety, optimize clinical outcomes, and expand access to acute care beyond conventional hospital settings. This article outlines a blueprint for acute cardiac care in HH, focusing on heart failure, atrial arrhythmias, and venous thromboembolism while emphasizing the critical role of patient selection, recruitment strategies, management protocols, and escalation criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":"364-374"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143771612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zakaria Alaoui-Ismaili, Joakim Bo Kunkel, Anika Klein, Jakob Josiassen, Ole Kristian Lerche Helgestad, Karoline Korsholm Jeppesen, Henrik Schmidt, Lene Holmvang, Peter Laursen Graversen, Emil Fosbøl, Hanne Berg Ravn, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Jacob Eifer Møller, Christian Hassager
{"title":"Model for end-stage liver disease incorporating albumin score is associated with short- and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.","authors":"Zakaria Alaoui-Ismaili, Joakim Bo Kunkel, Anika Klein, Jakob Josiassen, Ole Kristian Lerche Helgestad, Karoline Korsholm Jeppesen, Henrik Schmidt, Lene Holmvang, Peter Laursen Graversen, Emil Fosbøl, Hanne Berg Ravn, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Jacob Eifer Møller, Christian Hassager","doi":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf063","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjacc/zuaf063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Liver injury is a frequent complication in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS). The model for end-stage liver disease incorporating albumin (MELD-albumin) quantifies liver injury. This study assesses the association between MELD-albumin score and all-cause mortality among patients with AMICS.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>From a retrospective cohort of 1716 consecutive patients with AMICS admitted between 2010 and 2017, we included patients who survived until Day 3 and had complete laboratory data available (n = 717). The MELD-albumin was calculated using 0 to 72 h peak s-bilirubin and s-creatinine values and the lowest s-albumin value. Patients were stratified into tertiles: low, intermediate, and high MELD-albumin. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality with a follow-up of up to 14 years. Patients in the high-score group were more often female, had lower left ventricular ejection fraction, had higher lactate levels, and less suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The high-score group had a significantly higher all-cause mortality rate than the intermediate- and low-score groups at 30 days (49 vs. 35 vs. 26%, P < 0.001) and 10 years for 30-day survivors (58 vs. 46 vs. 37%, P < 0.001). Adjusted hazard ratios for mortality in the high-score group were 2.02 at 30 days [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.49-2.74, P < 0.001] and 1.86 at 10 years (95% CI: 1.18-2.92, P < 0.001). The MELD-albumin score demonstrated an area under the receiver operating curve of 0.63 (95% CI: 0.59-0.67) for predicting 30-day mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Liver injury, quantified as MELD-albumin score, was significantly associated with short- and long-term all-cause mortality among patients with AMICS.</p>","PeriodicalId":11861,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care","volume":" ","pages":"342-350"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}