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Item Diaphragmatic Function in Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week(Elsevier, 2022-10-25) Salah, Husam M.; Goldberg, Lee R.; Molinger, Jeroen; Felker, G. Michael; Applefeld, Willard; Rassaf, Tienush; Tedford, Ryan J.; Mirro, Michael; Cleland, John G. F.; Fudim, Marat; BioHealth Informatics, School of Informatics and ComputingIn addition to the diaphragm's role as the primary respiratory muscle, it also plays an under-recognized role in cardiac function. It serves as a pump facilitating venous and lymph return, modulating left ventricular afterload hemodynamics and pericardial pressures, as well as regulating autonomic tone. Heart failure (HF) is associated with diaphragmatic changes (ie, muscle fiber atrophy and weakness, increased ratio of type I to type II muscle fibers, and altered muscle metaboreflex) that lead to diaphragmatic dysfunction with subsequent symptomatic manifestations of HF. Herein, it is proposed that targeting the diaphragm in patients with HF via inspiratory muscle training or device-based stimulation can provide a novel treatment pathway for HF. Reviewed are several potential mechanisms through which therapies targeting the diaphragm can be beneficial in HF (ie, improving preload reserve, atrial and ventricular synchrony, and metaboreflex activity; reducing pericardial restraint; and restoring diaphragm strength).Item The degree of permanent pacemaker dependence and clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: implications for procedural technique(Oxford University Press, 2023-12-04) Dykun, Iryna; Mahabadi, Amir Abbas; Jehn, Stefanie; Kalra, Ankur; Isogai, Toshiaki; Wazni, Oussama M.; Kanj, Mohamad; Krishnaswamy, Amar; Reed, Grant W.; Yun, James J.; Totzeck, Matthias; Jánosi, R. Alexander; Lind, Alexander Y.; Kapadia, Samir R.; Rassaf, Tienush; Puri, Rishi; Medicine, School of MedicineAims: Conduction abnormalities necessitating permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain the most frequent complication post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), yet reliance on PPM function varies. We evaluated the association of right-ventricular (RV)-stimulation rate post-TAVI with 1-year major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (all-cause mortality and heart failure hospitalization). Methods and results: This retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing TAVI in two high-volume centers included patients with existing PPM pre-TAVI or new PPM post-TAVI. There was a bimodal distribution of RV-stimulation rates stratifying patients into two groups of either low [≤10%: 1.0 (0.0, 3.6)] or high [>10%: 96.0 (54.0, 99.9)] RV-stimulation rate post-TAVI. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated comparing MACE in patients with high vs. low RV-stimulation rates post-TAVI. Of 4659 patients, 408 patients (8.6%) had an existing PPM pre-TAVI and 361 patients (7.7%) underwent PPM implantation post-TAVI. Mean age was 82.3 ± 8.1 years, 39% were women. A high RV-stimulation rate (>10%) development post-TAVI is associated with a two-fold increased risk for MACE [1.97 (1.20, 3.25), P = 0.008]. Valve implantation depth was an independent predictor of high RV-stimulation rate [odds ratio (95% CI): 1.58 (1.21, 2.06), P=<0.001] and itself associated with MACE [1.27 (1.00, 1.59), P = 0.047]. Conclusion: Greater RV-stimulation rates post-TAVI correlate with increased 1-year MACE in patients with new PPM post-TAVI or in those with existing PPM but low RV-stimulation rates pre-TAVI. A shallower valve implantation depth reduces the risk of greater RV-stimulation rates post-TAVI, correlating with improved patient outcomes. These data highlight the importance of a meticulous implant technique even in TAVI recipients with pre-existing PPMs.