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Filter by:The goal of this prospective cohort study is to investigate cardiac comorbidity in a random sample of approximately 1200 patients from a population of outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis referred to collectively as inflammatory arthritis (IA). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Using conventional echocardiography, the investigators aim to determine the prevalence of overt and asymptomatic cardiac dysfunction in a large random sample of outpatients with IA. Cardiac dysfunction will be evaluated by echocardiography and cardiac biomarkers (NT-pro-BNP, hs-TNT and hs-CRP). - In patients without known heart disease: Using 2, 5 and 10 year follow-up, the investigators aim to examine if advanced echocardiography can be used to detect early signs of heart disease by investigating the clinical significance of adding deformation measures - alone and in combination with selected biomarkers - to conventional risk factors in the cardiac risk assessment of patients with IA Participants will undergo an echocardiographic examination in combination with a general health assessment including obtainment of cardiac biomarkers and a electrocardiogram. Using advanced echocardiography - Tissue Doppler Imaging, 2- dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography, 3D-echocardiography and 3-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography - the investigators also aim to compare myocardial deformation parameters of patients with IA to a gender and age matched control group without IA from the Copenhagen City Heart Study.
Study Title: A real-world study of valvular heart disease in Jiangxi Province Research Objectives: ① Main objectives: To examine the current incidence of valvular heart disease in Jiangxi Province, to establish a "Formal treatment model" for patients with valvular heart disease, and to manage the collection of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic data on patients. ② Secondary objective: To investigate the composite of all-cause mortality, disabling stroke, permanent pacemaker implantation, and moderate or greater valve regurgitation in the "Formal treatment model" group and the "Conventional treatment model" group. The Conventional group was matched to patients who were not in the " Formal treatment model " during the same period. Design type: a prospective, observational, real-world study (at least 1.5 years). No pre-established fixed treatment protocols, only a Formal treatment model,with all treatment choices made entirely by clinicians following relevant textbooks, expert consensus on clinical guidelines, and based on the patient's condition. Subjects: All patients with moderate to severe heart valve disease were collected from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University and hospitals at all levels in Jiangxi Province from September 2022 to September 2023.
Regent China Post-Market Clinical Follow-Up (RC-PMCF): this clinical study is to confirm the safety and performance of Abbott's Regent MHV for replacement of native or prosthetic aortic valves in a Chinese population.
Prosthetic paravalvular leaks (PVL) leading to heart failure and/or haemolysis can be treated by interventional cardiology or open-heart surgery. Predictors of clinical success of transcatheter closure remains little known and should be identified to help choose between these two options.Patient selection criteria for the best option are needed. The investigators aimed to identify predictors of clinical success after transcatheter PVL closure. Consecutive patients referred to 24 European centres for transcatheter PVL closure in 2017-2019 were included in a prospective registry (Fermeture de Fuite ParaProthétique, FFPP) and followed over 2 years
The objective of this registry is the characterization of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and/ or atrial flutter (AFL) with confirmed VHD who are prescribed edoxaban in a real life clinical setting.
Pre-habilitation programs that combine physical training, nutritional support and emotional reinforcement have demonstrated efficacy as presurgical optimization strategies in the context of digestive surgery. The experience in patients at risk for cardiac surgery, one of those associated with higher morbidity and mortality, is anecdotal. Main objective: to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a pre-habilitation program for the improvement of preoperative functional capacity in high-risk and intermediate risk groups for cardiac surgery and its impact on the reduction of postoperative complications (primary endpoint). Secondary objectives: (i) in-hospital stay; (ii) symptoms, quality of life, (iii) evaluation of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a support for the pre-habilitation, and (iv) design and validation of indicators for a future large-scale implementation of this type of intervention. Design: Subproject: #1: Prospective study of the efficacy of prehabilitation in heart transplant candidates during the study period. The results will be compared with historical records; #2: Randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 ratio to assess the efficacy of prehabilitation in patients undergoing elective coronary revascularization or valve replacement surgery. Subjects: Subproject #1: 40 patients candidates for heart transplantation. Subproject #2: 80 patients in the prehabilitation group and 80 controls in which a conventional treatment will be performed. Intervention: (i) personalized supervised resistance training, and (ii) program to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles. The overall duration of the intervention is estimated to be at least 4-6 weeks (variable in each subproject). The support with ICTs will be a significant aspect of the program in which the adaptation of the personal health folder of Catalonia (Cat@SalutLaMevaSalut) will be fundamental.