Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.004
Background
Heart donation (HD) by those with death determination by circulatory criteria (DDCC) has been proposed as a method to increase the heart donor pool in response to the growing need for heart transplantation (HT). However, the potential level of HD after DDCC in the province of Québec has not yet been reported. This study aims to assess the suitability for HD among donors with DDCC, and to estimate its impact on HT activity.
Methods
Donation records by those with DDCC in the province of Québec, from January 2016 to December 2020, were retrospectively reviewed for donor and predonation characteristics. Predetermined exclusion criteria were used to evaluate eligibility for HD.
Results
Of the 122 patients with DDCC who were included, 42 (34%) were identified as potentially-eligible heart donors. The median age of potentially-eligible donors was 52 years; 60% were female; and the most prevalent causes leading to organ donation in this group were medical aid in dying (26%), traumatic brain injury (26%), and anoxia (24%). A 19% increase (42 of 225) in potential HT activity was estimated using strict criteria. In only one case did functional warm ischemia time exceed the 30-minute limit.
Conclusions
Using those with DDCC as a new source of heart donors can significantly increase the volume of heart donation in the province of Québec. Implementing an HD program for those with DDCC in Québec may reduce waiting time and increase the number of heart recipients.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.010
Background
The prevalence of infective endocarditis (IE) and its associated mortality rates remain high, despite medical advances. In recent years, treatment options for IE have expanded, but they are yet to be widely utilized. The current study aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes of high-risk tricuspid valve (TV) IE patients, by treatment strategy.
Methods
Patients from the National Inpatient Sample 2017-2019 database who had TV IE were grouped by therapy type—percutaneous aspiration, surgical, or conservative management. Patients were considered to be at high risk if they underwent mechanical intervention or if they had right ventricle failure or septic emboli.
Results
The analyzed cohort consisted of 28,495 patients—1.7% were treated with percutaneous aspiration, 13.5% with surgery, and 84.6% conservatively. Patients treated with percutaneous aspiration had the highest prevalence of septic shock and acute respiratory failure (P < 0.001). The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 7%. Patients treated conservatively had higher in-hospital mortality rates (7.5%) compared to those of the surgical group (4.4%) and the percutaneous aspiration group (4.1%; P < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, conservative management was associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality (odds ratio 2.853, 95% confidence interval 1.748-4.659, P < 0.001), and no significant difference was found between the aspiration and surgical groups (P = 0.346). Benefits were pronounced in younger patients and those with septic shock or respiratory failure. Patients in the aspiration group had the highest rate of home discharge with self-care, of the various patient dispositions (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
Among high-risk patients with TV IE, an invasive approach is associated with a significantly lower in-hospital mortality rate than is a conservative approach, particularly in younger and unstable patients.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.06.004
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.007
Background
Risk stratification in inherited arrhythmia syndromes is challenging. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are effective in the prevention of sudden cardiac death but are associated with significant complications. We aimed to determine the value of long-term implantable loop recorder (ILR) monitoring to determine risk factors for arrhythmias in inherited arrhythmia patients.
Methods
We conducted a prospective multicentre study between 2015 and 2020 recruiting inherited arrhythmia probands and family members at intermediate arrhythmic risk, with no class 1 indication for ICD implantation. The primary endpoint was the detection by ILR of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia over ≥ 10 consecutive beats. Secondary endpoints included ICD insertion during follow-up, all-cause mortality, and ILR complication rates.
Results
A total of 45 individuals (30 female participants) were enrolled in the study. The most common diagnoses were long-QT syndrome (28%), Brugada syndrome (26%), and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (11%). Following ILR insertion (mean follow-up 633 days; range, 387-969), cardiac symptoms occurred in 19 of 45 patients (42%), 5 of whom had nonsustained ventricular tachycardias (11%), which were symptomatic in 3 individuals. This situation led to ICD implantation based on ILR in 5 of 45 patients (11%). Fifty percent of symptomatic events occurred in ARVC patients. The median time from ILR insertion to ICD implantation was 152 days (interquartile range (25th, 75th percentiles) 55 of 209). No patient experienced sudden cardiac death.
Conclusions
ILRs enable the detection of high-risk arrhythmic features and facilitate selection of ICD candidates in inherited arrhythmia patients with borderline indications.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.012
Background
Whether certain medical conditions are associated with blood pressure (BP) treatment and control is unclear.
Methods
Using the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007-2019), BP was assessed according to the presence of selected comorbidities, including prior heart attack or stroke, dyslipidemia, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, and overweight or obesity.
Results
A total of 5,841,453 people, representing 23.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] 21.7%-24.2%) of Canadian adults, were hypertensive. The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of having hypertension treated and controlled was higher in people with the following conditions, as compared to people without these conditions: a prior heart attack or stroke (aOR 3.15; 95% CI 2.31-4.31); dyslipidemia (aOR 2.51; 95% CI 1.96-3.21); obstructive sleep apnea (aOR 1.95; 95% CI 1.19-3.21); overweight or obesity (aOR 1.51; 95% CI 1.18-1.94); chronic kidney disease (aOR 1.49; 95% CI 1.13-1.95); and diabetes (aOR 1.44; 95% CI 1.12-1.86). Individuals without any of these comorbidities were less likely to have BP that is treated and controlled (aOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.25-0.48). Moreover, the prevalence of BP treatment and control was low among many people without prior heart attack or stroke, even those with a moderate (aOR 0.25; 95% CI 0.17-0.37) or high (aOR 0.10; 95% CI 0.06-0.16) Framingham risk.
Conclusions
Large differences in levels of BP control exist across comorbidity profiles, and the greatest gaps are seen in individuals without recognized comorbidities, even those who have a moderate-to-high Framingham risk. Efforts to optimize BP control and narrow care gaps, especially in individuals without recognized comorbidities, are necessary to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and premature death in Canada.
背景某些疾病是否与血压(BP)的治疗和控制有关尚不清楚。方法利用加拿大健康措施调查(2007-2019 年),根据是否存在某些合并症(包括既往心脏病发作或中风、血脂异常、慢性肾病、糖尿病、阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停、超重或肥胖)来评估血压。结果共有 5,841,453 人患有高血压,占加拿大成年人的 23.0%(95% 置信区间 [CI] 21.7%-24.2%)。与不存在以下情况的人相比,存在以下情况的人接受治疗并控制高血压的调整赔率(aOR)较高:曾患心脏病或中风(aOR 3.15;95% CI 2.31-4.31);血脂异常(aOR 3.15;95% CI 2.31-4.31)。31)、血脂异常(aOR 2.51;95% CI 1.96-3.21)、阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(aOR 1.95;95% CI 1.19-3.21)、超重或肥胖(aOR 1.51;95% CI 1.18-1.94)、慢性肾病(aOR 1.49;95% CI 1.13-1.95)和糖尿病(aOR 1.44;95% CI 1.12-1.86)。没有上述任何一种合并症的人,其血压得到治疗和控制的可能性较低(aOR 0.34;95% CI 0.25-0.48)。此外,在许多既往没有心脏病发作或中风的人群中,即使是那些具有中度(aOR 0.25;95% CI 0.17-0.37)或高度(aOR 0.10;95% CI 0.06-0.16)弗明翰风险的人群,血压治疗和控制的普及率也很低。要减轻加拿大心血管疾病和过早死亡的负担,就必须努力优化血压控制并缩小护理差距,尤其是在没有公认合并症的人群中。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.008
Background
Many clinicians consider thermodilution (TD) as a means to measure cardiac output (CO) to be unreliable in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR). No systematic appraisals of this clinical issue have been conducted. We hypothesized that the level of inaccuracy of using TD in patients with TR, compared to the direct Fick (DF) method, to determine CO, is overstated.
Methods
We performed a systematic search of 6 major literature databases for the period from 1946 to July 2023. Studies were included if they included CO measurements determined with both TD and the DF method in patients with vs without TR. Meta-analysis of the correlation between the measurements determined by TD vs the DF method was performed, stratified by the presence of TR.
Results
A total of 1064 studies were identified, of which 8 met the inclusion criteria. Four of the studies were included in the pooled analysis. The presence of TR did not affect the correlation between CO measurements determined by TD vs the DF method (moderate-to-severe TR: r = 0.90, 95% confidence interval 0.76, 0.96; mild or no TR, r = 0.86, 95% confidence interval 0.71, 0.93). Many studies had high levels of heterogeneity and risk of bias.
Conclusions
The accuracy of CO measurements made using TD, compared to the gold-standard DF method, may not be meaningfully affected by the presence of moderate-to-severe TR. Given the high levels of heterogeneity and risk of bias of the included studies, these findings should be replicated in a modern cohort.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.06.005
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.005
Background
In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), early detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH) improves survival. This study aimed to investigate whether a combination index (cPAT) of the tricuspid regurgitation jet peak gradient and the ratio of pulmonary artery (PA) diameter to aortic diameter measured by computed tomography (CT; PA ratio) can estimate the mean PA pressure (mPAP) and detect PH more accurately than conventional parameters in SSc patients.
Methods
A total of 36 SSc patients who underwent PH screening were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were screened for PH between 2013 and 2017 by echocardiography, CT, and right heart catheterization. Patients with mPAP > 20 mm Hg by right heart catheterization were diagnosed as having PH. Additionally, patients with an mPAP > 20 mm Hg, pulmonary vascular resistance > 2 Wood units, and PA wedge pressure ≤ 15 mm Hg, for whom other causes were ruled out, including group 2-5, were defined as having pulmonary atrial hypertension.
Results
Of 36 patients, 29 patients were female (81%), and the average duration of SSc was 7.5 years. The mPAP was significantly correlated with the tricuspid regurgitation jet peak gradient (r = 0.734), the PA ratio (r = 0.584), and the cPAT (r = 0.848). In receiver operating characteristic analysis to identify PH, the cPAT showed the highest area under the curve, 0.906, among the 3 parameters. Additionally, in receiver operating characteristic analysis to identify pulmonary atrial hypertension, the cPAT also showed the highest area under the curve, 0.851, among the 3 parameters.
Conclusions
The cPAT is a new index combining echocardiogram and CT results that provides the most accurate noninvasive assessment of mPAP in SSc patients. The cPAT can also help detect PH early in SSc patients, thereby allowing for earlier treatment.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.05.013
Background
Data are limited that examine potential sex-based disparities in the utilization and complications of septal reduction therapy (SRT) in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Our aim was to assess the use and in-hospital outcomes of SRT, according to sex. We performed a retrospective cohort study using the 2017-2019 National Inpatient Sample database. Adult patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were identified.
Methods
We assessed the use of SRT (surgical septal myectomy and alcohol septal ablation), according to sex. In those who underwent SRT, rates of in-hospital mortality, pacemaker implantation, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation, ischemic stroke, major bleeding, and pericardial complication were assessed. All outcomes were compared between groups using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), adjusting for demographics, comorbidity burden, and hospital characteristics.
Results
In total, 72,680 weighted hospitalizations (median age: 67 years [range: 57-77]; 61% female patients) were included, and only 5.9% of patients underwent SRT. After IPTW adjustment, female patients were more likely to undergo SRT (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 1.18, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.03-1.36) and alcohol septal ablation (aRR 1.38, 95% CI 1.04-1.83). Likewise, female patients received pacemaker implantation more often (aRR 1.96, 95% CI 1.10-3.50) and ICD implantation (aRR 0.58, 95% CI 0.34-0.99) less frequently, compared with male patients. No differences were present in rates of surgical septal myectomy, in-hospital mortality, ischemic stroke, major bleeding, and pericardial complication between groups.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that female patients were slightly more likely to undergo SRT, especially alcohol septal ablation. In-hospital mortality and postprocedural complications were similar between the sexes, but women received more pacemaker implantation and less ICD implantation.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2024.04.012
Background
We aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of total arch replacement (TAR) vs hemiarch replacement (HAR) in the management of acute type A aortic dissection.
Methods
We searched the literature for studies directly comparing TAR to HAR in acute type A aortic dissection. Hazard ratios (HRs) were extracted from digitized Kaplan-Meier curves.
Results
A total of 6526 patients were identified, of which 2060 (32%) had received a TAR. A total of 37% of patients were female, and the mean age (standard deviation) of the cohort was 59.8 ± 11.8 years. TAR patients had a higher prevalence of preoperative malperfusion (34% vs 26%). The TAR group had higher odds of 30-day mortality (4404 patients; odds ratio [OR] 1.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29-2.49), renal failure requiring dialysis (3475 patients; OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.02-1.76), and a trend toward higher rates of stroke (3292 patients; OR 1.49, 95% CI 0.93-2.39). No significant differences were observed in prevalence of permanent spinal cord injury, visceral ischemia, or reoperation for bleeding. The TAR group had a non–statistically significant increase in long-term mortality (4408 patients; HR 1.25, 95% CI 0.99-1.57), but showed a trend toward improved freedom from long-term aortic reoperation (1359 patients; HR 0.53; 95% CI 0.18-1.59). In a subgroup analysis, the hazard ratio of long-term mortality favoured TAR in only the subgroup of studies in which the difference in malperfusion was > 10% between groups.
Conclusions
TAR could be associated with improved freedom from long-term aortic reoperation but with potentially increased perioperative risks. We recommend a tailored surgical approach.
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