International journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Sinus rhythm versus atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with chronic heart failure--insight from the Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study in Elderly.
It has been suggested that patients with chronic HF and atrial fibrillation (AF) may respond differently to beta-blockers than those in sinus rhythm (SR). ⋯ Elderly patients with chronic HF and AF derive comparable clinical benefits from beta-blocker titration as those in SR. Patients with AF tolerate higher beta-blocker doses than those in SR, which appears to be related to higher baseline HR.
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Most percutaneous recanalizations of coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) are not attempted because of the skepticism on their long-term clinical benefit. We assessed the effect of percutaneous CTO recanalization procedures on long-term cardiac survival, freedom from MACE and angina-related quality of life (AQL). ⋯ Patients with successful CTO recanalization had a trend towards better cardiac survival and significant lower risk of MACE and improvement of AQL compared to patients with failed procedures.