CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-08Epub Date: 2025-06-09DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001341
Mariann R Piano, Gregory M Marcus, Dawn M Aycock, Jennifer Buckman, Chueh-Lung Hwang, Susanna C Larsson, Kenneth J Mukamal, Michael Roerecke
{"title":"Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.","authors":"Mariann R Piano, Gregory M Marcus, Dawn M Aycock, Jennifer Buckman, Chueh-Lung Hwang, Susanna C Larsson, Kenneth J Mukamal, Michael Roerecke","doi":"10.1161/CIR.0000000000001341","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIR.0000000000001341","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alcohol is one of the most commonly consumed substances in the world, exhibiting complex relationships with multiple aspects of cardiovascular health and disease. The majority of the research on the topic is observational and therefore prone to bias and confounding. The available evidence suggests no risk to possible risk reduction when alcohol is consumed in low amounts (such as no more than 1 to 2 drinks a day) in regard to coronary artery disease, stroke, sudden death, and possibly heart failure. The risk associated with consuming 1 to 2 drinks a day on atrial fibrillation remains unknown. More randomized trials of low to moderate alcohol consumption are needed for more definitive conclusions. In stark contrast, heavier alcohol consumption such as binge drinking or consuming on average ≥3 drinks a day is consistently associated with worse outcomes in every cardiovascular disease entity studied. Considering the level of evidence, it remains unknown whether drinking is part of a healthy lifestyle and therefore clinicians should reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors such as regularly engaging in physical activity, avoiding tobacco use, and maintaining healthy body weight.</p>","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":" ","pages":"e7-e21"},"PeriodicalIF":35.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144246684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-08Epub Date: 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073086
Sooji Lee, Seung Ha Hwang, Seoyoung Park, Yejun Son, Soeun Kim, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jaeyu Park, Hyesu Jo, Kyeongmin Lee, Jiyeon Oh, Min Seo Kim, Damiano Pizzol, Lee Smith, Jinseok Lee, Ho Geol Woo, Hayeon Lee, Dong Keon Yon
{"title":"Burden of Cardiovascular Outcomes After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in South Korea and Japan: A Binational Population-Based Cohort Study.","authors":"Sooji Lee, Seung Ha Hwang, Seoyoung Park, Yejun Son, Soeun Kim, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jaeyu Park, Hyesu Jo, Kyeongmin Lee, Jiyeon Oh, Min Seo Kim, Damiano Pizzol, Lee Smith, Jinseok Lee, Ho Geol Woo, Hayeon Lee, Dong Keon Yon","doi":"10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073086","DOIUrl":"10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.073086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite the significant global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, limited studies have investigated the long-term cardiovascular sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly among Asian populations. This large-scale, population-based binational cohort study with long-term follow-up aimed to investigate the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of cardiovascular events.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used binational, large-scale, and population-based cohorts, including a Korean nationwide cohort (K-CONV-N [Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency-COVID-19-National Health Insurance Service cohort]; discovery cohort; n=18 989 129) and a Japanese nationwide cohort (Japan Medical Data Center; validation cohort; n=12 218 680). Individuals aged 20 years or older were included from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022. We assessed the long-term risk of incident cardiovascular outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The primary outcome was the risk of cardiovascular diseases based on <i>International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision</i> code diagnosis. After propensity score-based overlap weighting, Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios for cardiovascular outcomes. We assessed the time attenuation effect of cardiovascular outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Multiple subgroup analyses were conducted by 16 cardiovascular outcomes, COVID-19 severity, vaccination, and SARS-CoV-2 strain.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the overlap-weighted discovery cohort, 7 960 357 individuals were included (mean age, 48.52 years [SD, 9.33]; men, 4 283 878 [53.82%]). SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a long-term increased risk of overall cardiovascular outcomes (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.62 [95% CI, 1.60-1.64]), particularly ischemic heart disease (1.81 [95% CI, 1.77-1.84]), heart failure (1.79 [95% CI, 1.73-1.85]), cerebrovascular disorders (1.65 [95% CI, 1.60-1.69]), major adverse cardiovascular events (1.65 [95% CI, 1.60-1.70]), inflammatory heart diseases (1.53 [95% CI, 1.31-1.80]), dysrhythmia (1.44 [95% CI, 1.42-1.46]), and thrombotic disorders (1.42 [95% CI, 1.35-1.48]). The increased risk persisted up to 18 months, with the highest association observed for 1 to 6 months after infection. The risk of cardiovascular diseases was pronounced with COVID-19 severity; however, it decreased with the administration of complete vaccination and subsequent booster doses. A similar risk of cardiovascular outcomes existed across every SARS-CoV-2 era (pre-delta, delta, and omicron). Similar patterns were observed in the validation cohort. The absolute risk of cardiovascular disease events after SARS-CoV-2 infection remained remarkably low (2.12% versus 1.31% in the noninfected population), particularly stroke (0.24% versus 0.13%) and ischemic heart disease (0.73% versus 0.39%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This binational study observed associations between SARS-CoV-","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":" ","pages":"11-23"},"PeriodicalIF":35.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144215018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.072482
Hao Chen,Yunan Xu
{"title":"Letter by Chen and Xu Regarding Article, \"Effects of Sedentary Behavior Reduction on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers: Results From the RESET-BP Randomized Clinical Trial\".","authors":"Hao Chen,Yunan Xu","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.124.072482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.124.072482","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"93 1","pages":"e1-e2"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.073381
Siqi Zhang,Tielong Chen
{"title":"Letter by Zhang and Chen Regarding Article, \"Effects of Sedentary Behavior Reduction on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers: Results From the RESET-BP Randomized Clinical Trial\".","authors":"Siqi Zhang,Tielong Chen","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.124.073381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.124.073381","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"13 1","pages":"e3-e4"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.125.075340
Nicholas S Hendren,Enrico Ammirati
{"title":"Cardiovascular Effects of COVID-19: Legacy and Future Insights.","authors":"Nicholas S Hendren,Enrico Ammirati","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.125.075340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.125.075340","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"72 1","pages":"24-26"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.070875
Katherine G Phillips,Imad Aljabban,Daniel H Wolbrom,Adam Griesemer,Marzia Leacche,Christopher McGregor,Nader Moazami
{"title":"Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Current State and Future Directions.","authors":"Katherine G Phillips,Imad Aljabban,Daniel H Wolbrom,Adam Griesemer,Marzia Leacche,Christopher McGregor,Nader Moazami","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.124.070875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.124.070875","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing demand for donor hearts presents both a critical challenge and a significant opportunity for innovation in cardiac transplantation. Advancements in immunosuppressive regimens and genetic engineering have reignited recent interest in xenotransplantation. Notably, 2 human patients have received genetically modified pig hearts under expanded-access authorization. They survived for 40 and 60 days, with xenograft failure preceding death in both cases. Concurrently, decedent studies have focused on monitoring the short-term physiological function of genetically modified cardiac xenografts in legally brain-dead recipients, representing a novel experimental paradigm for preclinical testing to help bridge the gap between nonhuman primate studies and clinical trials. These contemporary achievements build on a large body of exploratory efforts in cardiac xenotransplantation in nonhuman primates. Despite significant progress in overcoming hyperacute rejection, adaptive cellular and humoral immunological barriers remain. This review aims to critically evaluate the current advancements in xenotransplantation, to explore ongoing challenges, and to discuss the future potential of this innovative approach in addressing the growing demand for donor organs in cardiac transplantation.","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"106 1","pages":"58-73"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.124.071776
Cecilia Cuevas,Pedro Kikushima-Alcantara,J Jaime Miranda
{"title":"The State of Cardiovascular Care in Peru: Needs for System Strengthening.","authors":"Cecilia Cuevas,Pedro Kikushima-Alcantara,J Jaime Miranda","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.124.071776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.124.071776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"81 1","pages":"7-10"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CirculationPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.125.074584
Bethany Barone Gibbs,Subashan Perera,Molly B Conroy,John M Jakicic,Matthew F Muldoon
{"title":"Response by Barone Gibbs et al to Letters Regarding Article, \"Effects of Sedentary Behavior Reduction on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers: Results From the RESET-BP Randomized Clinical Trial\".","authors":"Bethany Barone Gibbs,Subashan Perera,Molly B Conroy,John M Jakicic,Matthew F Muldoon","doi":"10.1161/circulationaha.125.074584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.125.074584","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10331,"journal":{"name":"Circulation","volume":"12 1","pages":"e5-e6"},"PeriodicalIF":37.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}