The Canadian journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Sex And Prognostic Significance of Self-Reported Frailty in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the TRILOGY ACS Trial.
The effect of sex on self-reported frailty in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is unclear. We examined the prevalence of self-reported frailty and its association with all-cause death among men and women. ⋯ Self-reported frailty was similar among men and women with ACS. Frailty increased with age only among men, in whom it added more prognostic information. Patient-reported frailty may identify elderly patients with ACS, particularly men, at high-risk of mortality.
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Observational Study
The Natural and Unnatural History of Congenital Aortic Arch Abnormalities Evaluated in an Adult Survival Cohort.
This study describes the different types of congenital vascular rings according to their anatomy, symptoms, and age at clinical onset and reports the surgical outcomes. ⋯ The low incidence of vascular rings, their anatomic heterogeneity, and a wide range of common symptoms often lead to misdiagnosis. Clinical awareness is warranted as a large subset of patients could benefit from surgery, even at an adult age.