EHJ - Acute Cardiovascular Care

Topic(s):

Ischemic Heart Disease and Acute Cardiac Care

Addresses acute coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmias and acute heart failure

The European Heart Journal - Acute Cardiovascular Care (EHJ-ACVC) offers a unique integrative approach by combining the expertise of the different subspecialties of cardiology, emergency and intensive care medicine in the management of patients with acute cardiovascular syndromes.

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The journal has a strong educational focus. In addition to research papers, ample space is devoted to educational materials such as reviews, illustrative clinical cases, practical tips & tricks and how-to articles.

In particular, the following topics are covered:

Acute ischaemic heart disease
Acute heart failure syndromes
Acute valvular heart disease
Cardiac arrhythmias
Acute pericardial disease
Aortic dissection
Acute pulmonary embolism
Acute cardiac care in pregnancy and postpartum
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Scientific contributions related to all aspects of Acute Cardiac Care: education, research, patient care or organisational aspects are welcome.

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Christiaan Vrints, FESC (BE)

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ISSN: 2047-4873
Volume 6 - 2017
8 issues + 6 online only

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Date: 17 Mar 2016

Title: The influence of chronic kidney disease and age on revascularization rates and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction – a cohort study
Date: 10 Mar 2017

Title: Challenges in secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction: A call for action
Date: 21 Feb 2016

Title: European Society of Cardiology – Acute Cardiovascular Care Association position paper on safe discharge of acute heart failure patients from the emergency department
Date: 12 Jan 2016

Title: Will sacubitril-valsartan diminish the clinical utility of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in acute cardiac care?
Date: 16 Feb 2016

Title: Intravenous nicorandil for treatment of the urgent phase acute heart failure syndromes: A randomized, controlled trial
Date: 12 Apr 2016

Title: Prognostic value of decreased peripheral congestion detected by Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA) in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure: BIVA prognostic value in acute heart failure
Date: 02 Mar 2016

Title: Activated protein C levels and outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction
Date: 16 Oct 2015

Title: Current knowledge and recent development on management of peripartum cardiomyopathy
Date: 19 Jun 2017

Title: Relationship between community hospital versus pre-hospital location of randomisation and clinical outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients: insights from the Stream study
Date: 19 Jun 2017

Title: Short-term prognostic effect of prior cerebrovascular and peripheral artery disease in patients with acute coronary syndrome: Can we do better?
Date: 15 Jun 2017

Title: Predictors of acute kidney injury in patients admitted with ST-elevation myocardial infarction – results from the Bremen STEMI-Registry
Date: 15 Jun 2017

Title: Complete atrioventricular block in acute coronary syndrome: prevalence, characterisation and implication on outcome
Date: 15 Jun 2017

Title: Relation of subclinical serum creatinine elevation to adverse in-hospital outcomes among myocardial infarction patients
Date: 08 Jun 2017

Title: Prevalence and outcome of patients with cancer and acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a BleeMACS substudy
Date: 08 Jun 2017

Title: Use of copeptin for rapid rule-out of acute myocardial infarction
Date: 08 Jun 2017

Title: Renal dysfunction indicative of outcomes in hospitalized patients with takotsubo syndrome
Date: 02 Jun 2017

Title: Practical considerations for cangrelor use in patients with acute coronary syndromes
Date: 02 Jun 2017

Title: Intra-aortic balloon pump protects against hydrostatic pulmonary oedema during peripheral venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Date: 30 May 2017

Title: Clinical outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and moderate or severe chronic anaemia undergoing coronary angiography or intervention
Date: 23 May 2017

Title: The HEART score for early rule out of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Date: 23 May 2017

Title: The mitochondria-targeting peptide elamipretide diminishes circulating HtrA2 in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Date: 11 May 2017

Title: Prehospital triage of patients suffering severe dyspnoea using N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, the PreBNP trial: a randomised controlled clinical trial
Date: 09 May 2017

Title: What to do when you question cardiac troponin values
Date: 09 May 2017

Title: Assessment of early treatment response by rapid cardiothoracic ultrasound in acute heart failure: Cardiac filling pressures, pulmonary congestion and mortality
Date: 28 Apr 2017

Title: Medical treatment or revascularisation as the best approach for spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Date: 28 Apr 2017

Title: Risk factors of late cardiogenic shock and mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients
Date: 28 Apr 2017

Title: Activation of the innate immune system in the pathogenesis of acute heart failure
Date: 21 Apr 2017

Title: Utility of simplicity for low-risk chest pain patients
Date: 20 Apr 2017

Title: Thrombus aspiration in acute coronary syndromes: prevalence, procedural success, change in serial troponin T levels and clinical outcomes in a contemporary Swiss cohort
Date: 13 Apr 2017

Title: Altered mental status predicts mortality in cardiogenic shock – results from the CardShock study
Date: 13 Apr 2017

Title: Direct factor IXa inhibition with the RNA-aptamer pegnivacogin reduces platelet reactivity in vitro and residual platelet aggregation in patients with acute coronary syndromes
Date: 31 Mar 2017

Title: HEART score performance in Asian and Caucasian patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected acute coronary syndrome
Date: 31 Mar 2017

Title: Heterogeneous impact of body mass index on in-hospital mortality in acute heart failure syndromes: An analysis from the ATTEND Registry
Date: 30 Mar 2017

Title: An intriguing case of acute myocardial ischaemia in a patient with severe respiratory failure with veno-venous extracorporeal support
Date: 30 Mar 2017

Title: Pulse pressure in acute coronary syndromes: Comparative prognostic significance with systolic blood pressure
Date: 30 Mar 2017

Title: Pneumonia and inflammation in acute decompensated heart failure: a registry-based analysis of 1939 patients
Date: 27 Mar 2017

Title: Reperfusion ventricular arrhythmia bursts identify larger infarct size in spite of optimal epicardial and microvascular reperfusion using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Date: 27 Mar 2017

Title: Implant of permanent pacemaker during acute coronary syndrome: Mortality and associated factors in the ARIAM registry
Date: 27 Mar 2017

Title: Coronary spasm secondary to cefuroxime injection, complicated with cardiogenic shock – a manifestation of Kounis syndrome: case report and literature review
Date: 20 Mar 2017

Title: High sensitivity cardiac troponins: Can they help in diagnosing myocardial ischaemia?
Date: 20 Mar 2017

Title: Frailty and acute coronary syndrome: A structured literature review
Date: 16 Mar 2017

Title: Long-term prognostic value of delirium in elderly patients with acute cardiac diseases admitted to two cardiac intensive care units: a prospective study (DELIRIUM CORDIS)
Date: 15 Mar 2017

Title: Prognostic comparison between creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate formulas for the prediction of 10-year outcome in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome treated by percutaneous coronary intervention
Date: 13 Mar 2017

Title: Factors modifying performance of a novel citizen text message alert system in improving survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Date: 01 Mar 2017

Title: Outcome after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with congenital heart disease
Date: 01 Feb 2017

Title: New or presumed new left bundle branch block in patients with suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Date: 01 Feb 2017

Title: Complement activation products in acute heart failure: Potential role in pathophysiology, responses to treatment and impacts on long-term survival
Date: 01 Feb 2017

Title: The cardiovascular implications of sedatives in the cardiac intensive care unit
Date: 01 Feb 2017

Title: Women have a worse prognosis and undergo fewer coronary angiographies after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than men
Date: 31 Jan 2017

Title: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: challenges of coronary computed tomography angiography
Date: 31 Jan 2017

Title: The value of predischarge exercise ECG testing in chest pain patients in the era of high-sensitivity troponins
Date: 31 Jan 2017

Title: Plasma volume status predicts prognosis in patients with acute heart failure syndromes
Date: 20 Jan 2017

Title: Impact of mobile intensive care unit use on total ischemic time and clinical outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients – real-world data from the Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey
Date: 13 Jan 2017

Title: Fast assessment and management of chest pain patients without ST-elevation in the pre-hospital gateway (FamouS Triage): ruling out a myocardial infarction at home with the modified HEART score
Date: 06 Jan 2017

Title: Effective treatment with a new protocol using tissue-type plasminogen activator thrombolysis for pump thrombosis with the HVAD device
Date: 06 Jan 2017

Title: Echocardiography is useful to predict postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing isolated coronary bypass surgery: A prospective study
Date: 06 Jan 2017

Title: CHA2DS2-VASc score risk factors as predictors of stroke after acute coronary syndrome: Can we really be sure there is no atrial fibrillation?
Date: 03 Jan 2017

Title: Hyperglycaemia in comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Date: 03 Jan 2017

Title: Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia in out of hospital cardiac arrest survivors
Date: 03 Jan 2017

Title: Systolic mitral annulus velocity is a sensitive index for changes in left ventricular systolic function during inotropic therapy in patients with acute heart failure
Date: 01 Jan 2017

Title: Impact of acute infarct-related artery patency before percutaneous coronary intervention on 30-day outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the EUROMAX trial
Date: 28 Dec 2016

Title: Diagnosis, management and mortality in acute aortic syndrome: results of the Spanish Registry of Acute Aortic Syndrome (RESA-II)
Date: 28 Dec 2016

Title: Improved risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes using a combination of hsTnT, NT-proBNP and hsCRP with the GRACE score
Date: 22 Dec 2016

Title: Early increase in serum fatty acid binding protein 4 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Date: 19 Dec 2016

Title: Electrocardiographic characteristics associated with in-hospital outcome in patients with left main acute coronary syndrome: For contriving a new risk stratification score
Date: 14 Dec 2016

Title: Baseline serum bicarbonate levels independently predict short-term mortality in critically ill patients with ischaemic cardiogenic shock
Date: 30 Nov 2016

Title: Patient delay in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Time patterns and predictors for a prolonged delay
Date: 18 Nov 2016

Title: Epicardial adipose tissue and cardiovascular outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Date: 17 Nov 2016

Title: A consensus statement on lipid management after acute coronary syndrome
Date: 16 Nov 2016

Title: Clinical presentations and outcomes of Takotsubo syndrome in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Date: 24 Oct 2016

Title: Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia: a rare, but not to be missed, cause of cardiogenic shock in adults
Date: 14 Oct 2016

Title: Percutaneous balloon atrial septostomy on top of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation results in safe and effective left heart decompression
Date: 13 Oct 2016

Title: Superiority of wall motion score index over left ventricle ejection fraction in predicting cardiovascular events after an acute myocardial infarction
Date: 05 Oct 2016

Title: Long-term clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock due to acute pump failure
Date: 05 Oct 2016

Title: CHA2DS2-VASc risk factors as predictors of stroke after acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Date: 30 Sep 2016

Title: Heart rate at admission is a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Results from 58 European hospitals: The European Hospital Benchmarking by Outcomes in acute coronary syndrome Processes study
Date: 26 Sep 2016

Title: Epicardial potentials computed from the body surface potential map using inverse electrocardiography and an individualised torso model improve sensitivity for acute myocardial infarction diagnosis
Date: 21 Sep 2016

Title: Impact of immediate multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention versus culprit lesion intervention on 1-year outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: Results of the randomised IABP-SHOCK II trial
Date: 13 Sep 2016

Title: Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes among patients with acute coronary syndromes
Date: 29 Aug 2016

Title: Impact of initial hospital diagnosis on mortality for acute myocardial infarction: A national cohort study
Date: 02 Aug 2016

Title: Implications of different criteria for percutaneous coronary intervention-related myocardial infarction on study results of three large phase III clinical trials: The CHAMPION experience
Date: 02 Aug 2016

Title: Sex differences in young patients with acute myocardial infarction: A VIRGO study analysis
Date: 20 Jul 2016

Title: Relation of inflammatory markers with myocardial and microvascular injury in patients with reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Date: 19 Jul 2016

Title: Practical challenges regarding in-hospital telemetry monitoring require the development of European practice standards
Date: 07 Jul 2016

Title: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays and unstable angina
Date: 30 Jun 2016

Title: Relationship of renal insufficiency and clinical features or comorbidities with clinical outcome in patients hospitalised for acute heart failure syndromes
Date: 29 Jun 2016

Title: Report of the European Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular Round Table regulatory workshop update of the evaluation of new agents for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome: Executive summary
Date: 20 Jun 2016

Title: Type III Kounis syndrome after administration of an echocardiography contrast agent
Date: 17 Jun 2016

Title: Subarachnoid haemorrhage mimicking a STEMI
Date: 10 Jun 2016

Title: Utility of post-procedural anticoagulation after primary PCI for STEMI: insights from a pooled analysis of the HORIZONS-AMI and EUROMAX trials
Date: 08 Jun 2016

Title: Percutaneous coronary intervention under temporary peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Date: 08 Jun 2016

Title: Prognostic implications of fluid balance in ST elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
Date: 31 May 2016

Title: Emergency transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic regurgitation and a left ventricle assist device: A case report and systematic review
Date: 26 May 2016

Title: The impact of a failing right heart in patients supported by intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
Date: 24 May 2016

Title: Allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and accelerated atherosclerosis: An intriguing association needing targeted surveillance. Lessons from a rare case of acute anterior myocardial infarction
Date: 19 May 2016

Title: Long-term serial kinetics of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide and carbohydrate antigen 125 for mortality risk prediction following acute heart failure
Date: 10 May 2016

Title: Long-term outcomes in patients with rheumatologic disorders undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a BAsel Stent Kosten-Effektivitäts Trial-PROspective Validation Examination (BASKET-PROVE) sub-study
Date: 06 May 2016

Title: Acute versus subacute angiography in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction – the NONSTEMI trial phase I
Date: 06 May 2016

Title: Severe Torsades de Pointes with acquired QT prolongation
Date: 03 May 2016

Title: Excess mortality and guideline-indicated care following non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Date: 03 May 2016

Title: Systematic review of the clinical impact of dual antiplatelet therapy discontinuation after acute coronary syndromes
Date: 11 Apr 2016

Title: Platelet counts on admission affect coronary flow, myocardial perfusion and left ventricular systolic function after primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Date: 08 Apr 2016

Title: Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by multiple shocks in electrical storm
Date: 04 Apr 2016

Title: Outcomes after planned invasive or conservative treatment strategy in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome and a normal value of high sensitivity troponin at randomisation: A Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial biomarker substudy
Date: 01 Apr 2016

Title: Admission plasma glucose levels within the normal to mildly impaired range and the outcome of patients with acute coronary syndrome
Date: 24 Feb 2016

Title: Obesity paradox disappears in coronary artery bypass graft patients during 20-year follow-up
Date: 15 Feb 2016

Title: Coronary flow improvement following unsuccessful primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction with diffuse ectatic coronary artery
Date: 10 Feb 2016

Title: If worst comes to horrible – sealing an iatrogenic coronary perforation with a polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent in a patient with aspirin intolerance
Date: 08 Feb 2016

Title: Reply to the letter regarding the article “Incidence, determinants and prognostic relevance of cardiogenic shock in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy”
Date: 08 Feb 2016

Title: Surgical management of an anomalous right coronary artery
Date: 27 Jan 2016

Title: Does cardiac rhythm monitoring in patients with elevated troponin levels lead to changes in management?
Date: 21 Jan 2016

Title: Cytotoxin-associated gene antigen-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori and recurring acute coronary syndromes
Date: 29 Dec 2015

Title: Extreme QT prolongation in elderly women after non-ST elevation myocardial infarct
Date: 21 Dec 2015

Title: The impact of delirium on outcomes in acute, non-intubated cardiac patients
Date: 21 Dec 2015

Title: Impact of multivessel coronary artery disease on reperfusion success in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: A substudy of the AIDA STEMI trial
Date: 18 Dec 2015

Title: Percutaneous coronary intervention of an iatrogenic occlusion of the circumflex coronary artery after mitral valve replacement
Date: 17 Dec 2015

Title: Five-year evolution of reperfusion strategies and early mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in France
Date: 04 Dec 2015

Title: The use and impact of 12-lead electrocardiograms in acute stroke patients: A systematic review
Date: 13 Nov 2015

Title: Spontaneous coronary artery rupture presenting as an acute coronary syndrome evolved in pseudoaneurysm and cardiac tamponade
Date: 15 Sep 2015

Title: Letter to the Editor regarding triggering of acute coronary occlusion by episodes of anger
Date: 27 Aug 2015

Title: Pre-hospital management of patients with chest pain and/or dyspnoea of cardiac origin. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the ESC.
Date: 13 Aug 2015

Title: Field triage in the ambulance versus referral via non-percutaneous coronary intervention centre in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: A systematic review
Date: 11 Aug 2015

Title: The role of the emergency department in the management of acute heart failure: An international perspective on education and research
Date: 11 Aug 2015

Title: White blood cell and platelet count as adjuncts to standard clinical evaluation for risk assessment in patients at low probability of acute aortic syndrome
Date: 06 Aug 2015

Title: ST-segment resolution with bivalirudin versus heparin and routine glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors started in the ambulance in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients transported for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: The EUROMAX ST-segment resolution substudy
Date: 16 Jul 2015

Title: Accuracy of a diagnostic strategy combining aortic dissection detection risk score and D-dimer levels in patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome
Date: 10 Jul 2015

Title: Diagnostic role and prognostic implications of D-dimer in different classes of acute aortic syndromes
Date: 02 Jul 2015

Title: Early invasive versus early conservative strategy in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: An outcome research study
Date: 02 Jul 2015

Title: Incidence and predictors of in-hospital non-cardiac death in patients with acute heart failure
Date: 29 Jun 2015

Title: Clinical impact of delirium and antipsychotic therapy: 10-Year experience from a referral coronary care unit
Date: 29 Jun 2015

Title: Is routine post-procedural anticoagulation warranted after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction? Insights from the HORIZONS-AMI trial
Date: 05 May 2015

Title: Impact of preoperative use of P2Y12 receptor inhibitors on clinical outcomes in cardiac and non-cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Date: 05 May 2015

Title: The use of discharge haemoglobin and NT-proBNP to improve short and long-term outcome prediction in patients with acute heart failure
Date: 06 Nov 2014

Title: The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
Date: 30 Jul 2014

Title: Early serum creatinine changes and outcomes in patients admitted for acute heart failure: the cardio-renal syndrome revisited
Date: 16 Jun 2014

Title: Risk and benefit of dual antiplatelet treatment among non-revascularized myocardial infarction patients in different age groups
Date: 04 Mar 2014

Title: Temporal trends in epidemiology, clinical presentation and management of acute heart failure: results from the Greek cohorts of the Acute Heart Failure Global Registry of Standard Treatment and the European Society of Cardiology-Heart Failure pilot survey
Date: 21 Oct 2013

Title: Postoperative takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an illustration of the electrocardiographic features that raise suspicion for takotsubo
Date: 29 Jul 2013

Title: IL-18 stimulates B-type natriuretic peptide synthesis by cardiomyocytes in vitro and its plasma levels correlate with B-type natriuretic peptide in non-overloaded acute heart failure patients

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