{"title":"Propuesta de modelo asistencial para el implante urgente de marcapasos","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 11","pages":"Pages 910-911"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141045372","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":"Revisión sistemática y metanálisis de la mortalidad en la miocardiopatía chagásica crónica frente a otras miocardiopatías: ¿mayor riesgo o ficción?","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.02.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.02.022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>Although multiple studies suggest that chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (<span>CCC</span>) has higher mortality than other cardiomyopathies, the absence of meta-analyses supporting this perspective limits the possibility of generating robust conclusions. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the current evidence on mortality risk in CCC compared with that of other cardiomyopathies.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>PubMed/Medline and EMBASE were searched for studies comparing mortality risk between patients with CCC and those with other cardiomyopathies, including in the latter nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), ischemic cardiomyopathy, and non-Chagas cardiomyopathy (nonCC). A random-effects meta-analysis was performed to combine the effects of the evaluated studies.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 37 studies evaluating 17 949 patients were included. Patients with CCC had a significantly higher mortality risk compared with patients with NICM (HR, 2.04; 95%CI, 1.60-2.60; I<sup>2</sup>, 47%; 8 studies) and non-CC (HR, 2.26; 95%CI, 1.65-3.10; I<sup>2</sup>, 71%; 11 studies), while no significant association was observed compared with patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (HR, 1.72; 95%CI, 0.80-3.66; I<sup>2</sup>, 69%; 4 studies) in the adjusted-measures meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Patients with CCC have an almost 2-fold increased mortality risk compared with individuals with heart failure secondary to other etiologies. This finding highlights the need for effective public policies and targeted research initiatives to optimally address the challenges of CCC.</div><div><em>Full English text available from</em>:<span><span>www.revespcardiol.org/en</span><svg><path></path></svg></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 10","pages":"Pages 843-850"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141041657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estado nutricional al ingreso y pronóstico en el shock cardiogénico","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 10","pages":"Pages 874-876"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141041961","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":"Resultados de un servicio ininterrumpido de implante urgente de marcapasos permanente","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>Most of the complications associated with acute and symptomatic bradyarrhythmia (ASB) occur in the time from diagnosis to permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI). We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of an urgent 24/7 PPI service (PPI-24/7) for patients with ASB.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 664 patients undergoing first-time PPI for ASB were prospectively assessed during 2 periods of identical length (18 months): 341 patients who underwent the procedure during working hours only (PPI-WH), and 323 patients who underwent the procedure after the implementation of the PPI-24/7 service. The primary safety endpoint was established as the cumulative 180-day incidence of complications related to the index arrhythmia and device implant. The primary efficacy endpoint was determined as the average number of hospital stays per patient.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The PPI-24/7 period was associated with a significant shortening of the time from diagnosis to implantation (median [interquartile range]): 3<!--> <!-->hours [2-6] vs 16 [5-21]). The cumulative incidence of patients with complications at 180 days was lower in the PPI-24/7 period: 9% vs 17% (adjusted odds ratio, 0.5; <em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->.002), due to a significant reduction in preimplant complications: 2.5% vs 12% (<em>P</em> <<!--> <!-->.001). The average number of hospital stays was reduced by 2 per patient in the PPI-24/7 period (nonparametric <em>P</em> <<!--> <!-->.001). PPI-24/7 implants performed outside working hours (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->178) were safe, with a 180-day cumulative incidence in procedure-related complications of 3.9%.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Among patients with ASB, PPI-24/7 was associated with a significant reduction in patient morbidity and efficient hospital resource use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 11","pages":"Pages 899-909"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141025142","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":"Desafíos en el avance de la sonda de ecocardiografía transesofágica: identificación de causas y soluciones","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 10","pages":"Pages 870-872"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141035934","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":"Valvulitis: un nuevo criterio ecocardiográfico para el diagnóstico de endocarditis infecciosa de bioprótesis de válvula aórtica","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction and objectives</h3><div>Diffuse homogeneous hypoechoic leaflet thickening, with a wavy leaflet motion documented by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), has been described in some cases of prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) involving aortic bioprosthesis (AoBio-PVE). This echocardiographic finding has been termed valvulitis. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of valvulitis, precisely describe its echocardiographic characteristics, and determine their clinical significance in patients with AoBio-PVE.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>From 2011 to 2022, 388 consecutive patients with infective endocarditis (IE) admitted to a tertiary care hospital were prospectively included in a multipurpose database. For this study, all patients with AoBio-PVE (n<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->86) were selected, and their TEE images were thoroughly evaluated by 3 independent cardiologists to identify all cases of valvulitis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The prevalence of isolated valvulitis was 12.8%, and 20.9% of patients had valvulitis accompanied by other classic echocardiographic findings of IE. A total of 9 out of 11 patients with isolated valvulitis had significant valve stenosis, whereas significant aortic valve regurgitation was documented in only 1 patient. Compared with the other patients with AoBio-PVE, cardiac surgery was less frequently performed in patients with isolated valvulitis (27.3% vs 62.7%, <em>P<!--> </em>=<!--> <!-->.017). In 4 out of 5 patients with valve stenosis who did not undergo surgery but underwent follow-up TEE, valve gradients significantly improved with appropriate antibiotic therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Valvulitis can be the only echocardiographic finding in infected AoBio and needs to be identified by imaging specialists for early diagnosis. However, this entity is a diagnostic challenge and additional imaging techniques might be required to confirm the diagnosis. Larger series are needed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 10","pages":"Pages 859-867"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141033702","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":"Hipertensión arterial pulmonar asociada a cortocircuitos pretricuspídeos: perfil de riesgo y supervivencia","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 10","pages":"Pages 868-870"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141025799","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":"Certificación de programas de cardio-onco-hematología: una oportunidad para mejorar la calidad asistencial de los pacientes con cáncer","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.04.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 11","pages":"Pages 881-884"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141046080","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":"Tomografía computarizada espectral en el abordaje del MINOCA","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recesp.2024.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21299,"journal":{"name":"Revista espanola de cardiologia","volume":"77 9","pages":"Page 800"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141058316","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}