{"title":"The HALP score predicts no-reflow phenomenon and long-term prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.","authors":"Huiliang Liu, Feifei Zhang, Yingxiao Li, Litian Liu, Xuelian Song, Jiaqi Wang, Yi Dang, Xiaoyong Qi","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001446","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001446","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objective: </strong>Despite recent advances in the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the clinical outcome of some patients is still unsatisfactory. Therefore, early evaluation to identify high-risk individuals in STEMI patients is essential. The hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) score, as a new indicator that can reflect both nutritional status and inflammatory state of the body, can provide prognostic information. In this context, the present study was designed to investigate the relationship between HALP scores assessed at admission and no-reflow as well as long-term outcomes in patients with STEMI.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A total of 1040 consecutive STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI were enrolled in this retrospective study. According to the best cutoff value of HALP score of 40.11, the study samples were divided into two groups. The long-term prognosis was followed up by telephone.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Long-term mortality was significantly higher in patients with HALP scores lower than 40.11 than in those higher than 40.11. The optimal cutoff value of HALP score for predicting no-reflow was 41.38, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.727. The best cutoff value of HALP score for predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was 40.11, the AUC was 0.763. The incidence of MACE and all-cause mortality was higher in the HALP score <40.11 group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HALP score can independently predict the development of no-reflow and long-term mortality in STEMI patients undergoing PCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"273-280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12043261/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001441
Valeria Martínez Pereyra, Andreas Seitz, Peter Ong
{"title":"Artificial or not?: spontaneous and acetylcholine-induced coronary spasm during coronary angiography.","authors":"Valeria Martínez Pereyra, Andreas Seitz, Peter Ong","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001441","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001441","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"362-364"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142521238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-29DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001479
Ali Salman, Muhammad Saad, Ruqiat Masooma Batool, Zainab Siddiqua Ibrahim, Saad Ahmed Waqas, Syed Zaeem Ahmed, Syed Ibad Ahsan, Eliza Aisha, Haiqa Aamer, Muhammad Umer Sohail, Ifrah Ansari, Muhammad Khalid Afridi, Fatima Aman Makda, Jazza Aamir
{"title":"Obesity paradox in coronary artery disease: national inpatient sample analysis.","authors":"Ali Salman, Muhammad Saad, Ruqiat Masooma Batool, Zainab Siddiqua Ibrahim, Saad Ahmed Waqas, Syed Zaeem Ahmed, Syed Ibad Ahsan, Eliza Aisha, Haiqa Aamer, Muhammad Umer Sohail, Ifrah Ansari, Muhammad Khalid Afridi, Fatima Aman Makda, Jazza Aamir","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001479","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although existing literature highlights obesity as a significant predictor for coronary artery disease (CAD), the impact of BMI on hospital outcomes among CAD patients remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We extracted data from the National Inpatient Sample database for adult patients with CAD from 2018 to 2020. The study cohort was stratified into six BMI categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, class I obesity, class II obesity, and class III obesity. Using multivariable logistic and linear regression, we assessed the impact of BMI on in-hospital mortality, length of stay (LOS), and inflation-adjusted total charges.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified a total of 3 693 570 hospitalizations (mean age: 69 ± 12 years). Underweight individuals had the highest in-hospital mortality rate (6.8%), followed by normal weight (5.2%), overweight (3.2%), class III obese (2.5%), class I obese (1.9%), and class II obese (1.8%) individuals. After adjusting for covariates, underweight patients had higher odds of in-hospital mortality compared to normal-weight individuals [odds ratio (OR), 1.38; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.31-1.45; P < 0.001], while overweight or obese individuals had lower odds: overweight (OR, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.70-0.79; P < 0.001), obese class I: (OR, 0.54; 95% CI, 0.51-0.57; P < 0.001), obese class II: (OR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.53-0.59; P < 0.001), obese class III: (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.74-0.82; P < 0.001). Normal weight and underweight patients had the longest median LOS [5 days (3.0-9.0)]. Overweight patients incurred the highest total charges [$53 730 (28 587-105 184)].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Underweight patients experienced higher, while overweight and obese patients experienced lower in-hospital mortality than normal-weight patients, suggesting a protective effect of higher BMI against mortality in CAD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":"36 4","pages":"294-302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143971673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001451
Ahmed Mazen Amin, Ubaid Khan, Yehya Khlidj, Basant E Katamesh, Hossam Elbenawi, Abdelrahman Ewis, Amer Hammad
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of coronary sinus reducer for refractory angina: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Ahmed Mazen Amin, Ubaid Khan, Yehya Khlidj, Basant E Katamesh, Hossam Elbenawi, Abdelrahman Ewis, Amer Hammad","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001451","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Refractory angina affects patients' quality of life around the world. Coronary sinus reducer (CSR) is a new therapeutic approach that has been investigated in recent years. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of CSR for refractory angina. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and CENTRAL searches until May 2024. Dichotomous data were pooled using risk ratio (RR), and continuous data were pooled using mean difference (MD), both with a 95% confidence interval (CI), using (R version 4.3). With the inclusion of three RCTs, our cohort comprised a total of 180 patients. Compared with the control group, after 6 months, CSR was significantly associated with a decreased mean change of Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class [MD: -0.54 with 95% CI (-0.80 to -0.27), P < 0.01], a decreased number of patients in the CCS class III/IV [RR: 0.56 with 95% CI (0.38-0.84), P < 0.01], and increased exercise time [MD: 50.46 with 95% CI (9.47-91.45), P = 0.02]. However, there was no significant difference between CSR and the control group in double products, all Seattle Angina Questionnaire domains, and safety outcomes. CSR has been shown to reduce angina severity by lowering CCS class scores and increasing exercise time. Large-scale RCTs are needed to confirm its effectiveness in patients with refractory angina.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"337-347"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001436
Rachelle Bishay, Srikanth Krishnan, Matthew J Budoff
{"title":"Calcified aneurysm in the left anterior descending artery.","authors":"Rachelle Bishay, Srikanth Krishnan, Matthew J Budoff","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001436","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001436","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"360-361"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142459926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-04-29DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001481
Tae Shik Park, Woo Jin Ahn, Seung-Woon Rha, Se Yeon Choi, Jinah Cha, Sujin Hyun, Markz Rmp Sinurat, Soohyung Park, Cheol Ung Choi, Chang Gyu Park, Dong Joo Oh, Byoung Geol Choi
{"title":"Coronary vasomotor response incidence to intracoronary acetylcholine provocation test according to the severity of insignificant coronary artery stenosis in Korean population.","authors":"Tae Shik Park, Woo Jin Ahn, Seung-Woon Rha, Se Yeon Choi, Jinah Cha, Sujin Hyun, Markz Rmp Sinurat, Soohyung Park, Cheol Ung Choi, Chang Gyu Park, Dong Joo Oh, Byoung Geol Choi","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001481","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coronary artery spasm (CAS) is a cause of variant angina. However, the understanding of CAS patterns in the presence of mild-to-moderate coronary artery stenosis is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and patterns of CAS in patients with insignificant coronary artery stenosis using intracoronary acetylcholine (ACH) provocation test.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this study, 6513 patients without significant coronary artery stenosis who underwent intracoronary ACH provocation test were enrolled. Patients were divided into three groups, based on the severity of coronary artery stenosis: the non group (stenosis <30%, n = 2833), the mild group (30-49%, n = 3278) and the moderate group (50-69%, n = 402). Vasomotor responses were observed among three different groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The baseline characteristics of the patients in the mild and moderate groups were worse than in the non group. They were older, had higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and smoking habit. During the ACH test, CAS was observed in 58.1% of the overall population. The mild group (60.1%) and the moderate group (60.9%) showed a higher incidence than the non group (55.3%, P < 0.001). In addition, among cases of CAS, the mild group (3.2%) and the moderate group (8.5%) responded more at a lowest dose of ACH than the non group (3.1%, P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In patients with chest pain without significant coronary artery stenosis, CAS was observed in over half of the cases. Furthermore, CAS was found to be more frequent and more susceptible in patients with mild-to-moderate coronary artery stenosis compared with those without fixed stenosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"287-293"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142834438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cheol Hyun Lee, Seonhwa Lee, Jongmin Hwang, In-Cheol Kim, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur
{"title":"Late stent strut apposition and coverage after drug-eluting stent implantation by optical coherence tomography in patients with acute myocardial infarction.","authors":"Cheol Hyun Lee, Seonhwa Lee, Jongmin Hwang, In-Cheol Kim, Yun-Kyeong Cho, Hyuck-Jun Yoon, Hyungseop Kim, Chang-Wook Nam, Seung-Ho Hur","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001536","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although drug-eluting stents (DES) are effective, stent thrombosis (ST) remains a major concern in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who undergo DES implantation. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of late stent malapposition (SM) and uncovered struts 12 months after implantation of a bioabsorbable polymer everolimus-eluting stent (BP-EES) or a durable polymer zotarolimus-eluting stent (DP-ZES) in patients with AMI using optical coherence tomography (OCT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-nine patients with AMI were randomly assigned 2:1 to the BP-EES (46 patients) or DP-ZES (23 patients) groups. The coprimary endpoints were the incidences of late SM and uncovered stent struts in OCT strut-level analysis at 12 months postimplantation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The 51 patients who completed the 12-month follow-up OCT (BP-EES, 36 patients, 39 lesions; DP-ZES, 15 patients, 18 lesions) showed no intergroup differences in the incidence of acute SM (BP-EES vs. DP-ZES; 12.25 ± 14.27% vs. 12.35 ± 10.55%, P = 0.981) at the index procedure. The incidence of late SM (0.12 ± 0.42% vs. 0.14 ± 0.25%, P = 0.873) and uncovered struts (1.69 ± 3.44% vs. 2.45 ± 3.23%, P = 0.532) also did not differ between the two DES groups at 12-month postimplantation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Twelve-month OCT measurements showed no significant differences in late SM and uncovered struts between the BP-EES and DP-ZES stents. Thus, contemporary second-generation DES show a very low rate of late SM and uncovered struts after 12 months in AMI, regardless of stent polymer type.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>Late stent strut apposition and coverage after drug-eluting stent implantation by OCT in patients with AMI (APPOSITION AMI-II) (NCT02770651).</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144149745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}