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Landmesser U, Skurk C, Tzikas A, Falk V, Reddy VY, Windecker S. Left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: current status and perspectives. Eur Heart J 2024:ehae398. [PMID: 39027946 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of stroke and systemic embolism, and the left atrial appendage (LAA) has been identified as a principal source of thromboembolism in these patients. While oral anticoagulation is the current standard of care, LAA closure (LAAC) emerges as an alternative or complementary treatment approach to reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with AF. Moderate-sized randomized clinical studies have provided data for the efficacy and safety of catheter-based LAAC, largely compared with vitamin K antagonists. LAA device iterations, advances in pre- and peri-procedural imaging, and implantation techniques continue to increase the efficacy and safety of LAAC. More data about efficacy and safety of LAAC have been collected, and several randomized clinical trials are currently underway to compare LAAC with best medical care (including non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants) in different clinical settings. Surgical LAAC in patients with AF undergoing cardiac surgery reduced the risk of stroke on background of anticoagulation therapy in the LAAOS III study. In this review, we describe the rapidly evolving field of LAAC and discuss recent clinical data, ongoing studies, open questions, and current limitations of LAAC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ulf Landmesser
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite (DHZC), Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Friede Springer Cardiovascular Prevention Center@Charité, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK Partner Site Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite (DHZC), Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK Partner Site Berlin, Germany
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- Second Department of Cardiology, Hippocratic University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Department of Cardiology, Interbalkan Medical Center, Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite (DHZC), Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
- Friede Springer Cardiovascular Prevention Center@Charité, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK Partner Site Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite (DHZC), Berlin, Germany
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- Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Ordoñez S, Chu MWA, Diamantouros P, Valdis M, Chaumont G, Vila RCB, Teefy P, Bagur R. Next-Day Discharge After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With the ACURATE neo/neo2 Self-Expanding Aortic Bioprosthesis. Am J Cardiol 2024:S0002-9149(24)00511-3. [PMID: 38996897 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
Abstract
Previous studies have shown the safety of early discharge pathways in selected patients and using selected transcatheter heart valves. Hence, we sought to evaluate the safety of next-day discharge (NDD) in patients who underwent transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) with the ACURATE neo/neo2 (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts) self-expanding aortic bioprosthesis. Patients who underwent TF-TAVI between January 2018 and April 2023 were prospectively included. Patients were stratified into 3 groups according to discharge times within 24 hours (NDD), between 24 and 48 hours, and those discharged >48 hours after TAVI. The primary outcome was the first unplanned readmission at 30 days after TAVI. Log-rank test was used to assess the differences in the outcome of interest between the groups. A total of 368 all-comers were included in this study. According to discharge times, 204 patients followed NDD, 69 patients 24 to 48 hours discharge, and 95 patients >48 hours discharge after TAVI. The mean age was 84 ± 6.3 years and 61% were women, without differences between the groups. The mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons score was lower in those with NDD versus 24 to 48 hours and >48 hours (2.9 ± 1.0, 3.2 ± 1.2, and 3.4 ± 1.4, respectively, p = 0.014). There were no differences between the groups in terms of preprocedural right bundle branch block or pacemaker. The need for new permanent pacemaker implantation was the leading postprocedural complication; it occurred more frequently in the >48 hours group than the 24 to 48 hours, and <24 hours groups (24% vs 8.6% and 2.2%, p <0.001). There were 5 strokes (1.4%) and all of them occurred in the >48 hours group (p = 0.005). At 30 days after discharge, there were no deaths and no differences in all-cause readmissions (9.3% in <24 hours, 8.6% in 24 to 48 hours, and 19% in >48 hours, log-rank p = 0.087). The readmission rates for new permanent pacemaker implantation requirement were 3.3% (n = 6) in NDD, 0% in 24 to 48 hours, and 1.6% (n = 5) in the >48 hours groups (p = 0.27). In conclusion, in unselected patients who underwent TF-TAVI with the ACURATE neo/neo2 self-expanding bioprosthesis, the NDD pathway is feasible and appears to be safe, without an increased risk of death or all-cause rehospitalization through 30 days after hospital discharge.
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- Santiago Ordoñez
- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Heart Team, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Sparrow RT, Sposato LA, Alkhouli MA, García S, Elgendy IY, Kuchtaruk AA, Jneid H, Alraies MC, Tzemos N, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Readmissions After Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Patients With Previous Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. CJC Open 2023; 5:950-964. [PMID: 38204857 PMCID: PMC10774085 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Background We examined the frequency and risk factors associated with readmission after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in patients with and without previous ischemic stroke and/or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Methods Hospitalizations for LAAC were identified from the US National Readmission Database, 2016-2018. The primary outcome was the first unplanned readmission after LAAC, with readmission times stratified into those occurring within 0 to 30 days vs within 31 to 180 days. Patients were stratified based on the history of previous stroke and/or TIA. Results Of 12,901 discharges after LAAC, 28% had previous stroke and/or TIA, and 8.2% had a readmission within 30 days while 18% had a readmission within 31 to 180 days. The rates of in-hospital complications and readmissions at both periods were not significantly different between individuals with vs without previous stroke and/or TIA. Cardiac causes accounted for 28% of readmissions within 30 days and 32% of those within 31 to 180 days, and congestive failure, bleeding, and infections were the most common readmission diagnoses. New stroke and/or TIA accounted for 4% and 6% of the total noncardiac readmissions within 30 days and 31 to 180 days, respectively, and the incidence was higher among those with previous stroke and/or TIA. Female sex and index hospitalization length of stay (LOS) > 1 day were factors independently associated with readmission within 30 days, whereas LOS, diabetes, renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and anemia were among the factors associated with readmissions within 31 to 180 days. Conclusions Unplanned rehospitalizations were common after LAAC and had similar frequency for patients with vs without previous ischemic stroke and/or TIA. Female sex and index hospitalization LOS > 1 day were among the strongest factors that were independently associated with readmission within 30 days.
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- Robert T. Sparrow
- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Stroke, Dementia & Heart Disease Laboratory, Kathleen and Dr Henry Barnett Chair in Stroke Research, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Kuchtaruk AA, Sparrow RT, Azzalini L, García S, Villablanca PA, Jneid H, Elgendy IY, Alraies MC, Sanjoy SS, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Unplanned readmissions after Impella mechanical circulatory support. Int J Cardiol 2023; 379:48-59. [PMID: 36893855 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early readmissions significantly impact on patient-wellbeing, burden the health-care system, and are important quality metrics. Data on 30-day readmission following Impella mechanical circulatory support (MCS) are unknown. We aimed to assess the rates, causes and clinical outcomes associated with 30-day unplanned readmissions after Impella mechanical circulatory support (MCS). METHODS Discharged patients who underwent Impella MCS between 2016 and 2019 in the U.S. Nationwide Readmission Database were analyzed. Incidence, causes, and outcomes associated with 30-day unplanned readmissions were assessed. RESULTS Of 22,055 patients who received Impella MCS, 2685 (12.2%) experienced 30-day readmissions. Cardiac readmissions accounted for 51.7% compared to 48.3% of non-cardiac readmissions, and most (70%) patients were readmitted back to the index hospital. Heart failure was the leading cause of cardiac readmissions accounting for 25% of them, whereas infections were the most common cause among non-cardiac readmissions. Patients who were readmitted were significantly older (median age 71 versus 68 years), more likely to be female (31% versus 26%) and had a shorter length-of-stay (index hospitalization, median 8 versus 9 days) compared to those who were not readmitted. Factors independently associated with 30-day readmissions were chronic renal (aOR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.35-1.57), pulmonary (aOR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.15-1.33), and liver disease (aOR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.17-1.63), anemia (aOR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.26-1.46), female sex (aOR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.12-1.30), index admission on weekends (aOR: 1.23, 95% CI: 1.13-1.34), STEMI diagnosis (aOR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.02-1.31), major adverse event during index hospitalization (aOR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.00-1.24), prolonged length-of-stay (median 9 vs. 8 days, P < 0.001), and discharge against medical advice (aOR: 2.06, 95% CI: 1.37-3.09). Significantly higher mortality rates were overserved during readmissions to a hospital different than the MCS implanting hospital (12% versus 5.9%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Thirty-day readmissions after Impella MCS are relatively common and relate to sex, baseline comorbidities, presentation, expected primary payer, discharge destination and initial length of hospital stay. Heart failure was the leading cause of cardiac readmissions, whereas infections were the most common cause among non-cardiac readmissions. Most patients were readmitted to the same hospital as their index admission for MCS. Higher mortality rates were observed when patients were readmitted to a different hospital.
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- Adrian A Kuchtaruk
- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Research Department, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Science and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, University of Keele, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Applied Clinical Science and Centre for Prognosis Research, Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, University of Keele, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom..
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Han S, Jia R, Zhao S, Chan J, Bai Y, Cui K. Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly >75 Years Old: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12123174. [PMID: 36553181 PMCID: PMC9777302 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an established therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF); however, there is a limited understanding of LAAC in elderly patients (≥75 years old). We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the procedural complications and long-term outcomes after LAAC in the elderly versus the non-elderly. Methods: We screened PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. Procedural endpoints of interest included successful implantation LAAC rates, in-hospital mortality, major bleeding events, pericardial effusion/tamponade, stroke, and vascular access complications related to LAAC. Long-term outcomes included all-cause mortality, major bleeding events, and stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) during follow-up. Results: Finally, 12 studies were included in the analysis; these included a total of 25,094 people in the elderly group and 36,035 people in the non-elderly group. The successful implantation LAAC rates did not differ between the groups, while the elderly patients experienced more periprocedural mortality (OR 2.62; 95% CI 1.79−3.83, p < 0.01; I2 = 0%), pericardial effusion/tamponade (OR 1.39; 95% CI: 1.06−1.82, p < 0.01; I2 = 0%), major bleeding events (OR 1.32; 95% CI 1.17−1.48, p < 0.01; I2 = 0%), and vascular access complications (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.16−1.55, p < 0.01; I2 = 0%) than the non-elderly patients. The long-term stroke/TIA rates did not differ between the elderly and the non-elderly at least one year after follow-up. Conclusions: Even though successful implantation LAAC rates are similar, elderly patients have a significantly higher incidence of periprocedural mortality, major bleeding events, vascular access complications, and pericardial effusion/tamponade after LAAC than non-elderly patients. The stroke/TIA rates did not differ between both groups after at least one-year follow-up.
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Incidence and Predictors of Early Death in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022; 8:1093-1102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sanjoy SS, Choi YH, Sparrow RT, Jneid H, Dawn Abbott J, Nombela-Franco L, Azzalini L, Holmes DR, Alraies MC, Elgendy IY, Baranchuk A, Mamas MA, Bagur R. Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Left Atrial Appendage Closure. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e021973. [PMID: 34558289 PMCID: PMC8649147 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Elderly patients have a higher burden of comorbidities that influence clinical outcomes. We aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes in patients ≥80 years old to younger patients, and to determine the factors associated with increased risk of major adverse events (MAE) after left atrial appendage closure. Methods and Results The National Inpatient Sample was used to identify discharges after left atrial appendage closure between October 2015 and December 2018. The primary outcome was in-hospital MAE defined as the composite of postprocedural bleeding, vascular and cardiac complications, acute kidney injury, stroke, and death. A total of 6779 hospitalizations were identified, of which, 2371 (35%) were ≥80 years old and 4408 (65%) were <80 years old. Patients ≥80 years old experienced a higher rate of MAE compared with those aged <80 years old (6.0% versus 4.6%, P=0.01), and this difference was driven by a numerically higher rate of cardiac complications (2.4% versus 1.8%, P=0.09) and death (0.3% versus 0.1%, P=0.05) among individuals ≥80 years old. In patients ≥80 years old, higher odds of in-hospital MAE were observed in women (1.61-fold), and those with preprocedural congestive heart failure (≈2-fold), diabetes (≈1.5-fold), renal disease (≈2.6-fold), anemia (≈2.7-fold), and dementia (≈5-fold). In patients <80 years old, a higher risk of in-hospital MAE was encountered among women (≈1.4-fold) and those with diabetes (≈1.3-fold), renal disease (≈2.6-fold), anemia (≈2-fold), and dyslipidemia (≈1.2-fold). Conclusions Patients ≥80 years old had higher rates of in-hospital MAE compared with patients aged <80 years old. Female sex and the presence of heart failure, diabetes, renal disease, and anemia were factors associated with in-hospital MAE among both groups.
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- Shubrandu S Sanjoy
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada
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- London Health Science Centre Western University London Ontario Canada
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- Division of Cardiology Baylor School of Medicine and the Michael E DeBakey VAMC Houston TX
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- Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence RI
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- Division of Cardiology VCU Pauley Heart CenterVirginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases Mayo Clinic Rochester MN
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- Division of Cardiology Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar Doha Qatar
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Kingston General HospitalQueen's University Kingston Ontario Canada
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- Keele Cardiovascular Research Group Centre for Prognosis Research Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences Keele University Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Western University London Ontario Canada.,London Health Science Centre Western University London Ontario Canada.,Keele Cardiovascular Research Group Centre for Prognosis Research Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences Keele University Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom
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