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Incremenal Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation.

Krasuski, Richard; Zdradzinski, Michael; Elkin, Rachel; Flamm, Scott (The Journal of heart valve disease, 2015-07)

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the 'gold standard' for quantifying pulmonic regurgitation (PR) in adults with congenital heart disease, but remains costly and is less readily available than echocardiography. Qualitative ...

Cognitive Function: Is There More to Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Than Stroke?

Cao, L; Hayden, Kathleen M; Newby, Laura Kristin; Pokorney, SD; Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen Anne (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-08-03)

Genome-wide association study of acute kidney injury after coronary bypass graft surgery identifies susceptibility loci.

Duke Perioperative Genetics and Safety Outcomes (PEGASUS) Investigative Team; Ji, Y; Kertai, Miklos David; Kraus, William Erle; Li, YJ; Li, YW; Mathew, Joseph P; ... (13 authors) (Kidney Int, 2015-10)

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious complication of cardiac surgery. Since prior studies have supported a genetic basis for postoperative AKI, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for AKI following ...

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in U.S. Community Practice--Results From Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF).

Chang, P; Gersh, Bernard John; Holmqvist, Fredrik Nils; Hong, SJ; Kowey, Peter R; Naccarelli, GV; ORBIT-AF Investigators; ... (12 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-05-21)

BACKGROUND: The characteristics of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and subsequent outcomes in community practice are not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed ...

Simplified Predictive Instrument to Rule Out Acute Coronary Syndromes in a High-Risk Population.

Fanaroff, AC; Newby, Laura Kristin; Pieper, KS; Rao, SV; Schulteis, RD (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-12-14)

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether diagnostic protocols based on cardiac markers to identify low-risk chest pain patients suitable for early release from the emergency department can be applied to patients older than 65 years ...

Contemporary trends and predictors of postacute service use and routine discharge home after stroke.

Prvu Bettger, Janet; McCoy, L; Smith, EE; Fonarow, GC; Schwamm, LH; Peterson, Eric David (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-02-23)

BACKGROUND: Returning home after the hospital is a primary aim for healthcare; however, additional postacute care (PAC) services are sometimes necessary for returning stroke patients to their pre-event status. Recent trends ...

Ventricular conduction and long-term heart failure outcomes and mortality in African Americans: insights from the Jackson Heart Study.

Ahmad, T; Choudhary, G; Curtis, Lesley H; DeVore, Adam David; Dunlay, SM; Eapen, Zubin John; Greiner, Melissa A; ... (14 authors) (Circ Heart Fail, 2015-03)

BACKGROUND: QRS prolongation is associated with adverse outcomes in mostly white populations, but its clinical significance is not well established for other groups. We investigated the association between QRS duration and ...

The ORBIT bleeding score: a simple bedside score to assess bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation.

Ansell, JE; Chang, P; Fonarow, GC; Gersh, Bernard John; Hylek, EM; Kowey, Peter R; Mahaffey, Kenneth William; ... (13 authors) (Eur Heart J, 2015-12-07)

BACKGROUND: Therapeutic decisions in atrial fibrillation (AF) are often influenced by assessment of bleeding risk. However, existing bleeding risk scores have limitations. OBJECTIVES: We sought to develop and validate a ...

Relief and Recurrence of Congestion During and After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: Insights From Diuretic Optimization Strategy Evaluation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DOSE-AHF) and Cardiorenal Rescue Study in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (CARESS-HF).

AbouEzzeddine, OF; Anstrom, Kevin J; Bart, BA; DeVore, Adam David; Dunlay, SM; Felker, G Michael; Goldsmith, SR; ... (15 authors) (Circ Heart Fail, 2015-07)

BACKGROUND: Congestion is the most frequent cause for hospitalization in acute decompensated heart failure. Although decongestion is a major goal of acute therapy, it is unclear how the clinical components of congestion ...

Torsemide versus furosemide in heart failure patients: insights from Duke University Hospital.

Anstrom, Kevin J; Buggey, J; DeVore, Adam David; Eisenstein, EL; Ersbøll, MK; Fiuzat, M; Mentz, Robert John; ... (10 authors) (J Cardiovasc Pharmacol, 2015-05)

Furosemide has historically been the primary loop diuretic in heart failure patients despite data suggesting potential advantages with torsemide. We used the Duke Echocardiography Lab Database to investigate patients admitted ...