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Rehan R, Kempler E, McMaster K, Larnach G, Amos D, Elder A, Arnold R, Juergens C, Patel S, Weaver J, Ng M, Roy P, Yong A, Brieger D, Kritharides L, Adams M, Lowe HC. In Hospital Outcomes for High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Patients Referred From a Rural Centre to Metropolitan Sites. Heart Lung Circ 2021; 31:224-229. [PMID: 34391688 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) guidelines recommend elective high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not performed in sites greater than 1 hour from cardiac surgery. METHODS In hospital outcomes for all patients from Orange Health Service (OHS) from January 2017 to January 2020 who were transferred electively to tertiary centres in Sydney for high risk PCI were examined. RESULTS One hundred and fourteen (114) patients were identified, with 1,259 PCIs performed at OHS over the same period without transfer. The mean age of these 114 patients was 71 years, with 74.6% male. Receiving hospitals were Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW (66.7%), Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW (19.3%) and Strathfield Private Hospital, Strathfield, NSW (14%). The definition of high risk and indication for transfer included at least one of: moderate or greater calcification of the target lesion or proximal segment (34%), single or multiple target lesions that in aggregate jeopardised over 50% of remaining viable myocardium (27%), degenerated saphenous vein grafts (14.8%), chronic total occlusions (7.0%) and severe left ventricular (LV) impairment (3.9%). American Heart Society/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) lesion types were A (1%), B1 (4.2%), B2 (40.2%), and C (54.6%). PCI was performed via the femoral route in 96.2%. The mean procedure duration was 72 minutes, mean combined fluoroscopy time was 19 minutes and mean radiation dose as defined by Reference Air Kerma was 1,630 mGy. Complications occurred in 13 patients and were: acute vessel dissection requiring stenting (4), perforation (2), acute vessel closure (4), puncture site related (1), and life-threatening arrhythmia (2). There were no cases of emergent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or death. CONCLUSION This contemporary cohort of high-risk patients transferred electively from a regional PCI centre to a tertiary cardiac unit underwent lengthy PCI procedures, with high radiation doses, and a modest rate of peri-procedural complications, but had otherwise excellent procedural and clinical outcomes.
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- Rajan Rehan
- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; The Southwest Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Strathfield Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Strathfield Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Strathfield Private Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Cardiology Departments, Orange Health Service, Orange, NSW, Australia; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Wilkinson-Berka JL, Tan G, Binger KJ, Sutton L, McMaster K, Deliyanti D, Perera G, Campbell DJ, Miller AG. Aliskiren reduces vascular pathology in diabetic retinopathy and oxygen-induced retinopathy in the transgenic (mRen-2)27 rat. Diabetologia 2011; 54:2724-35. [PMID: 21755314 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-011-2239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM/HYPOTHESIS We examined whether the renin inhibitor, aliskiren, provides similar or greater protection than ACE inhibition from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and from the proliferative neoangiogenesis of oxygen-induced retinopathy. METHODS Transgenic (mRen-2)27 rats, which overexpress mouse renin and angiotensin in extra-renal tissues, were studied. For diabetic studies, non-diabetic, diabetic (streptozotocin, 55 mg/kg), diabetic + aliskiren (10 mg kg(-1) day(-1), pump), or diabetic + lisinopril (10 mg kg(-1) day(-1), drinking water) rats were evaluated over 16 weeks. For oxygen-induced retinopathy studies, rats were exposed to 80% oxygen (22 h/day) from postnatal days 0 to 11, and then room air from postnatal days 12 to 18. Aliskiren (10 or 30 mg kg(-1) day(-1), pump) or lisinopril (10 mg kg(-1) day(-1), drinking water) was administered during retinopathy development between postnatal days 12 and 18. RESULTS Systolic BP in diabetic (mRen-2)27 rats was reduced with 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) aliskiren, but only lisinopril normalised systolic blood pressure. In diabetic (mRen-2)27 rats, 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) aliskiren and lisinopril reduced retinal acellular capillaries and leucostasis to non-diabetic levels. In oxygen-induced retinopathy, neoangiogenesis and retinal inflammation (leucostasis, ED-1 immunolabelling) were partially reduced by 10 mg kg(-1) day(-1) aliskiren and normalised by 30 mg kg(-1) day(-1) aliskiren, whereas lisinopril normalised neoangiogenesis and reduced leucostasis and ED-1 immunolabelling. Aliskiren and lisinopril normalised retinal vascular endothelial growth factor expression; however, only aliskiren reduced intercellular adhesion molecule-1 to control levels. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Aliskiren provided similar or greater retinal protection than ACE inhibition and may be a potential treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
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- J L Wilkinson-Berka
- Department of Immunology, Monash University, Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP), Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004 Victoria, Australia.
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Hoskins R, Tobin J, McMaster K, Quinn T. Roll-out of a nurse-led welfare benefits screening service throughout the largest Local Health Care Co-operative in Glasgow: an evaluation study. Public Health 2005; 119:853-61. [PMID: 16054178 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 01/31/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the roll-out of a nurse-led Attendance Allowance (AA) screening programme in 24 general practices located within the largest Local Health Care Co-operative in Glasgow. STUDY DESIGN Evaluation study METHODS Six hundred and thirty participants aged over 64 years who, in the nurses' clinical judgement, appeared to have care needs were recruited opportunistically by community nurses over a 15-month period. A money advice worker contacted all potential underclaimers offering a home visit to assess for unclaimed benefits. The main outcome measured was the total amount of unclaimed AA, linked benefits and grants. RESULTS Three hundred and sixty-three participants and 13 relatives were awarded a total of 1,136,424.10 pounds. Of this, 1,016,908.70 pounds was on a recurrent annual basis and 119,515.44 pounds was awarded as lump sums. CONCLUSIONS This method of benefits assessment (community-nurse-led pre-AA screening followed by a home visit from a money advice worker) would appear to be an efficient and effective method of income maximization that could be rolled out nationally within primary care settings located in deprived areas.
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- R Hoskins
- Nursing & Midwifery School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, 59 Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LW, UK.
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