Circulation
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Abstract 4367611: Large Language Model (LLM) Applications for Assessing Patient Health Communication Proficiency
Introduction: Health communication ability is a potent predictor of patient outcomes; assessing this ability is crucial for ensuring clinical consultations, health education, and l...
Abstract 4370100: Trends in Cardiac Arrest Mortality in Adults With Substance Use Disorders: A Demographic and Geographic Analysis.
Background: Cardiac arrest frequently co-occurs with substance use disorders, yet national trends and disparities in this population remain underexplored....
Abstract 4362944: Murine Colon Cancer Models Exhibit Vascular Remodeling, Arterial Stiffness, and Physiologic Dysfunction
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and survivors, irrespective of treatment received, have increased rates of hypertension and diseases of vascular remodeling compared to...
Abstract 4347641: Impact of Mitral Valve Intervention and Frailty on Outcomes of Severe Mitral Regurgitation due to Severe Mitral Annular Calcification
Background: Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is the degenerative deposition of calcium in the fibrous mitral annulus, and is increasingly associated with cardiovascular morbidity...
Abstract 4364264: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Premature Cardiovascular Disease in a Diverse Population of Young US Women
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the US. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), ar...
Abstract 4364600: Non-Severe Aortic Stenosis with Reduced LVEF: Role of Dobutamine Stress Echo
Background: Patients with low gradient non-severe aortic stenosis (AS) at rest, in the context of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (less than 50%), occasionally un...
Abstract 4343302: Increasing Mortality Trends of Hypertension (HTN) induced Heart Failure (HF) among the older population (≥75 years) in the US from 1999 to 2020, and forecasts up to 2030
Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is a common cardiovascular disorder and a significant risk factor for heart failure (HF). While the detrimental relationship between HTN and HF is...
Abstract 4368684: Comparative Trends and Characteristics in the Use of Catheter-Directed Therapies for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Introduction/Background: Catheter-based therapies for the treatment of acute pulmonary embolus (PE), including catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT), which delivers fibrinolytics to...
Abstract 4362887: Effect of Medical-Grade Mask Use on Exercise Physiology in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Crossover Study
Background: Respirator masks are widely used in East Asia for air pollution and, since COVID-19, in public health. However, their physiological impact during exercise remains poorl...
Abstract 4369281: Demographic Disparities in Tafamidis Treatment and Clinical Outcomes Across the United States
Introduction: Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a progressive, often fatal disease. A better understanding of demographic disparities in diagnosis and treatment is...
Abstract 4369506: Superior Venous Approach Catheter Ablation of Atrial Flutter with Intracardiac Echocardiography Guidance from the Azygous Vein in a Patient with Inferior Vena Cava Interruption
Background: Catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter (AFL) typically relies on femoral venous access. Inferior vena cava (IVC) interruption is a congenital anomaly that complica...
Abstract Sun105: Effects of a Flow Modulation Valve on Manual Ventilation Performance and Hemodynamics During Hemorrhagic Shock Resuscitation
Background: Hemorrhagic shock, precipitated by rapid blood loss, is highly lethal. Successful treatment requires rapid stabilization to prevent mortality. Ventilatory support may b...
Abstract 4343086: Characteristics of hospitals participating in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model
Objective: U.S. healthcare spending is rising, driven in large part by spending on cardiovascular disease. In response, the Centers for Medicare&Medicaid Services (CMS) is impl...
Abstract 4359624: Automated Frailty Evaluation Using Machine Learning in Elderly Patients with Heart Failure
Background: Although frailty affects clinical outcomes and complicates management in elderly patients with heart failure (HF), its evaluation remains inconsistent due to the lack o...
Abstract 4367619: Assessing the Role of Charlson Comorbidity Index in Predicting Mortality Among Patients Requiring Rapid Response Team within 24 Hours of Admission
Introduction: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is a validated tool for estimating mortality risk based on comorbid conditions in the general medicine population. Whether CCI ha...
Abstract 4363893: Association of Serum Creatine Kinase with Incidence of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Japanese Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The Fushimi AF Registry
Introduction: Obesity is one of the main causes of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), respectively. Sarcopenic obesity is prevalent in patients with HF and is associa...
Abstract 4362712: Beyond the Beat: Mobile Health Technology Reveals Hidden Sleep-Activity-Mood Connections in Community-Dwelling Heart Failure Patients
Sleep problems are common among heart failure patients. In recent years, the increased accessibility of mobile devices has made them valuable tools for collecting objective sleep data. The objective o...
Abstract 4370036: Short Term Heart Failure Readmission Risk Prediction from Single Lead ECG-AI Driven BNP Estimation
Background: Heart failure (HF) accounts for the highest hospital readmission rates in the United States, with its annual direct medical costs projected to exceed $50 billion by 203...
Abstract 4363815: Identifiable Penetrance in Patients with Secondary Findings Associated with Mendelian Cardiovascular Disease
Introduction: Pathogenic and likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants in 52 cardiovascular genes identified as secondary findings (SF) in clinical sequencing are considered reportable by...
Abstract 4373640: Early Intervention in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Showed Better Clinical Outcomes Compared to Late Intervention; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Introduction: Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) in patients presenting with pulmonary embolism (PE) is suggested to improve in-hospital outcomes. We aimed to compare the effect...
Abstract 4370890: Cardiorenal Benefits of SGLT2 Inhibitors in HFrEF Patients with ESRD Requiring Dialysis
Background: Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have demonstrated robust cardiorenal benefits in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)....
Abstract 4360629: DASH Diet Adherence Decreased Among US Adults with Hypertension from 2013 to 2023
Introduction: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is the most effective diet for lowering bl...
Abstract 4369549: MEPS&the Money Trail: Mapping a Decade of Trends in Heart Failure Expenditures
Background: Heart failure (HF) is an expensive condition to live with and treat. By the year 2030 it is estimated that the US will spend over $70 billion annually on the care of pa...
Abstract 4367305: Adult heart transplant practice changes: Early and late impact of the current organ allocation system in the United States
Introduction: After the current allocation system was implemented in 2018, dynamic changes have occurred around heart transplant (HTx) practice such as new donor heart management s...
Abstract 4370974: Post-Exercise Heart Rate Recovery Phenotypes in Congenital Heart Disease
Background: Heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise, a measure of autonomic function, is associated with adverse outcomes in adults with heart disease. However, HRR phenotypes in...