Louise Y. Sun, MD, SM; Mario Gaudino, MD; Robert J. Chen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):631-641. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0239
This cohort study compares long-term outcomes in patients undergoing revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention vs coronary artery bypass grafting.
Marat Fudim, MD, MHS; Fatima Ali-Ahmed, MD; Craig S. Parzynski, MS; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):643-651. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0391
This cohort study using data from Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries enrolled in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Registry assesses utilization rates, patient characteristics, and outcomes of ICD and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator placement in patients with advanced or nonadvanced heart failure.
Anuradha Lala, MD; John C. Rowland, MS; Bart S. Ferket, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):652-659. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0631
This national registry-based cohort study assesses whether left ventricular assist device destination therapy is associated with survival benefit comparable to wait-listing for heart transplant with or without left ventricular assist device therapy for bridge to transplant indication among patients with advanced heart failure.
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Anticipating a New Era in Heart Transplantation
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc; Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
JAMA Cardiol
Ashley Y. Choi, BA; Michael S. Mulvihill, MD; Hui-Jie Lee, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):660-668. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0659
This cohort study examines mortality among US patients on the heart transplant waitlist among transplant centers with varying allograft acceptance rates.
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Editorial
Anticipating a New Era in Heart Transplantation
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc; Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
JAMA Cardiol
Joe X. Xie, MD, MSCR; Jon A. Kobashigawa, MD; Kevin F. Kennedy, MS; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):669-676. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0586
This study assesses the rate of rarely appropriate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures in heart transplant recipients and its association with hospital PCI appropriateness metrics and pay-for-performance scorecards.
Xiao-Jian Wang, PhD; Xi-Qi Xu, MD; Kai Sun, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):677-684. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0479
This genetic association study assesses novel susceptibility genes other than BMPR2 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Austin A. Robinson, MD; Cory R. Trankle, MD; Grayson Eubanks, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):685-692. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0652
This cohort study compares the outcomes associated with direct oral anticoagulant use and warfarin use for the treatment of left ventricular thrombi.
Hao Yu Chen, MSc; Benjamin J. Cairns, PhD; Aeron M. Small, MD; et al.
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JAMA Cardiol. 2020;5(6):694-702. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0246
This genome-wide association study identifies genetic loci and pathways associated with aortic stenosis.