Clinical Cardiology Alert – November 1, 2014

November 1, 2014

• Outcomes with Worsening Renal Function in Patients with Diastolic Heart Failure

  Worsening renal function and outcome in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction and the impact of angiotensin receptor blocker treatment.

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• Risk of Non-Cardiac Surgery with Severe Aortic Stenosis

  Perioperative risk of major non-cardiac surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a reappraisal in contemporary practice.

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• Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusions After Successful Primary PCI Shows Mortality Benefit in Registry Study

  Impact of chronic total occlusion revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

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• Aortic Prosthetic Valve Type and Survival

  Survival and long-term outcomes following bioprosthetic vs mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged 50 to 69 years.

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• Is it Time to Consider Catheter Ablation for Asymptomatic WPW?

  The authors prospectively collected data from a single center in Italy including symptomatic and asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White ([WPW]pre-excited) patients.

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