Coronary artery diseasePub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-04-01DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001363
Yingxia Che, Shenglan Huang, Wei Zhou, Shunyi Shi, Fei Ye, Yuan Ji, Jun Huang
{"title":"Association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and outcomes in hospitalized patients with left ventricular thrombus.","authors":"Yingxia Che, Shenglan Huang, Wei Zhou, Shunyi Shi, Fei Ye, Yuan Ji, Jun Huang","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001363","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001363","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is a severe cardiovascular complication occurring in approximately 10% of patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. This study aimed to evaluate the association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) in patients with LVT.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This multicenter retrospective study was conducted between January 2000 and June 2022 in hospitalized patients with LVT. The outcome included in-hospital MACCE. The association between NLR and in-hospital MACCE was measured by odds ratios (ORs). The restricted cubic spline model was used for dose-response analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 197 LVT patients from four centers were included for analysis in this study. MACCE occurred in 13.7% (27/197) of the patients. After adjusting for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), D-dimer, and age, the OR for MACCE comparing first to the third tertile of NLR was 13.93 [95% confidence interval: 2.37-81.77, P = 0.004, P -trend = 0.008]. When further adjusting for etiology and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the association remained statistically significant. Spline regression models showed an increasing trend in the incidence of MACCEs with NLR both in crude and adjusted models. Subgroup analyses showed that a high NLR may be correlated with poorer outcomes for LVT patients older than 65 years, or with hypertension, dyslipidemia, low ejection fraction, liver, and renal dysfunctions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In conclusion, these findings suggested that higher NLR may be associated with an increased risk of in-hospital MACCE in patients with LVT.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"397-404"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11198952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140335076","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 : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001343
Wojciech Nowak, Ilona Kowalik, Janina Stępińska
{"title":"'Evaluation of beta-2-microglobulin and neuron-specific enolase as prognostic factors in patients over 65 years of age with frailty syndrome hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome'.","authors":"Wojciech Nowak, Ilona Kowalik, Janina Stępińska","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001343","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of the study is to assess the value of beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) as prognostic factors in the population of patients over 65 years of age with frailty hospitalized due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients aged ≥65 years with ACS were included. Assessment of frailty was carried out using the FRAIL scale. The measurement of NSE and B2M was carried out three times during hospitalization: (1) at the time of admission, (2) on the second day of hospitalization, (3) on the seventh day of hospitalization, or the day of discharge if it was before the seventh day. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality, and the secondary endpoint was unscheduled rehospitalization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 127 patients, frailty was identified in 39.3%. Multivariate analysis of variance showed significantly higher levels of NSE ( P = 0.012) and B2M ( P < 0.001) in patients with frailty compared to the nonfrail group and significant changes in marker levels during hospitalization - decreased NSE ( P < 0.001) and increased B2M levels ( P < 0.001). Elevated B2M-1 level was an independent marker of the occurrence of frailty [odds ratio (OR), 1.98 (1.09-4.00); P = 0.044], and the optimal cutoff point for the diagnosis of frailty was 2.85 mg/l [area under the curve (AUC), 0.718 (0.632-0.795)] with sensitivity 52% and specificity 84.4% ( P < 0.001). Elevated NSE-3 level was associated with all-cause mortality, and each 1 ng/ml increase in NSE-3 increased the risk of death by 1.07-fold [OR, 1.07 (1.03-1.10]). Meanwhile, elevated B2M-3 level was associated with unscheduled rehospitalization, and each 1 mg/l increase in B2M-3 increased the risk of unscheduled rehospitalization by 1.21-fold [OR, 1.21 (1.03-1.42)]. The Harrell's C-index for all-cause mortality was higher for NSE-3 [0.820 (95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.706-0.934)] compared to frailty assessed by the FRAIL scale [0.715 (95% CI, 0.580-0.850)], which means that additional NSE-3 assessment may improve the prediction of all-cause mortality. However, Uno's C-Statistic analysis showed that the difference was not statistically significant (Pr>chi-square 0.556). Harrell's C-index for unscheduled rehospitalization was higher for frailty assessed by the FRAIL scale compared to B2M-3.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Monitoring NSE and B2M marker levels in patients over 65 years of age with frailty and ACS does not provide additional benefits in terms of prognostic ability compared to tests assessing frailty. B2M, assessed upon hospital admission and monitoring NSE and B2M levels during hospitalization may be considered in the diagnosis of frailty and risk stratification in a group of patients for whom currently available frailty diagnostic tools cannot be used.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"353-359"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971242","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}
Vinicius Bittar, Thierry Trevisan, Mariana R C Clemente, Guilherme Pontes, Nicole Felix, Wilton F Gomes
{"title":"Distal versus traditional radial access in patients undergoing emergency coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Vinicius Bittar, Thierry Trevisan, Mariana R C Clemente, Guilherme Pontes, Nicole Felix, Wilton F Gomes","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Distal radial access (DRA) is a well-tolerated and effective alternative to traditional radial access (TRA) for coronary procedures. However, the comparative value of these modalities remains unknown in the emergency setting, particularly in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare DRA versus TRA for emergency coronary procedures through a meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases to identify studies comparing DRA versus TRA in patients undergoing emergency coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). All statistical analyses were performed using R software version 4.3.1 with a random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included four studies comprising 543 patients undergoing emergency CAG or PCI, of whom 447 (82.3%) had STEMI. As compared with TRA, DRA was associated with lower radial artery occlusion rates (RR, 0.21; 95% CI, 0.06-0.72) and shorter hemostasis time (MD, -4.23 h; 95% CI, -6.23 to 2.13). There was no significant difference between modalities in terms of puncture failure (RR, 1.38; 95% CI, 0.31-6.19), crossover access (RR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.42-4.44), puncture time (SMD, 0.33; 95% CI, -0.16 to 0.81), procedure time (MD, 0.97 min; 95% CI, -5.19 to 7.13), or rates of cannulation success (RR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.83-1.06). In terms of other periprocedural complications, there were no differences between both groups. These findings remained consistent in a subgroup analysis of patients with STEMI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this meta-analysis, DRA was superior to TRA in terms of radial artery occlusion and hemostasis time, with similar rates of periprocedural complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854961","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}
{"title":"Anomalous left main coronary artery originating from right coronary artery.","authors":"Xingzhou Zhao, Zhanwen Xu","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001404","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001404","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141316833","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}
André Luiz Carvalho Ferreira, Luanna Paula Garcez de Carvalho Feitoza, Ana Yasmin Cáceres Lessa, Juliana Chaves de Oliveira, Lucas Chierici Pereira, Maria Esther Benitez Gonzalez, Ana Emanuela Coelho Pessoa Lima, Henrique Alexsander Ferreira Neves, Camila Mota Guida
{"title":"Complete versus partial revascularization for older adults with acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis and systematic review of randomized and multivariable adjusted data.","authors":"André Luiz Carvalho Ferreira, Luanna Paula Garcez de Carvalho Feitoza, Ana Yasmin Cáceres Lessa, Juliana Chaves de Oliveira, Lucas Chierici Pereira, Maria Esther Benitez Gonzalez, Ana Emanuela Coelho Pessoa Lima, Henrique Alexsander Ferreira Neves, Camila Mota Guida","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MCA.0000000000001397","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evidence from randomized studies support complete over culprit-only revascularization for patients with acute coronary artery syndrome (ACS) and multivessel coronary artery diseases (MVD). Whether these findings extend to elderly patients, however, has not been thoroughly explored.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing clinical outcomes of elderly individuals (defined as age ≥75 years) with ACS and MVD submitted to complete vs partial-only percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched. We computed pooled hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) to preserve time time-to-event data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 7 studies, of which 2 were RCT and 5 were multivariable adjusted cohorts, comprising a total 10 147, of whom 43.8% underwent complete revascularization. As compared with partial-only PCI, complete revascularization was associated with a lower all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 0.71; 95% CI 0.60-0.85; P < 0.01), cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio 0.64; 95% CI 0.52-0.79; P < 0.01), and recurrent myocardial infarction (hazard ratio 0.65; 95% CI 0.50-0.85; P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between groups regarding the risk of revascularizations (hazard ratio 0.80; 95% CI 0.53-1.20; P = 0.28).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among elderly patients with ACS and multivessel CAD, complete revascularization is associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and recurrent myocardial infarction.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141198577","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 : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001340
Tarek A Abdelaziz, Randa H Mohamed, Ashraf A Dwedar, Mohey Eldeen A Eldeeb, Abdelrahman A Abdelfattah, Sara F Saadawy
{"title":"Association of the interleukine-6 polymorphism with catheter-induced coronary artery spasm in Egyptians.","authors":"Tarek A Abdelaziz, Randa H Mohamed, Ashraf A Dwedar, Mohey Eldeen A Eldeeb, Abdelrahman A Abdelfattah, Sara F Saadawy","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001340","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The role of coronary artery spasm (CAS) was extended beyond variant angina to ischemic heart disease in general, including effort angina, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden death. It is difficult and cumbersome to examine CAS during coronary angiography. Risk factors for CAS include smoking and genetic polymorphisms.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>We aimed to investigate the association of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) polymorphism with catheter-induced CAS in Egyptian patients who undergo coronary angiography.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a case-control study. Two hundred patients with chronic coronary artery disease who underwent elective coronary angiography were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: the non-CAS group (100 patients) and the CAS group (100 patients). The subjects were genotyped to the -572 C>G (rs 1800796) polymorphism of the IL-6 gene by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that patients with CAS have more risk factors for atherosclerosis compared to those without CAS. Smoking, the IL-6 GG genotype, and the G allele were independent risk factors for CAS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We concluded that the GG genotype and G allele of the IL-6 gene are associated with CAS. Smoking, the GG genotype, and the G allele of the IL-6 gene are independent predictors of catheter-induced CAS.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"309-313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971236","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 : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-02-20DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001339
In Sook Kang, Mi-Seung Shin, Hye Ah Lee, Mi-Na Kim, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Hyun-Ju Yoon, Seong-Mi Park, Kyung-Soon Hong, Myung-A Kim
{"title":"Differences in coronary angiographic findings and outcomes between men and postmenopausal women with stable chest pain.","authors":"In Sook Kang, Mi-Seung Shin, Hye Ah Lee, Mi-Na Kim, Hack-Lyoung Kim, Hyun-Ju Yoon, Seong-Mi Park, Kyung-Soon Hong, Myung-A Kim","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001339","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite the significant increase in cardiovascular events in women after menopause, studies comparing postmenopausal women and men are scarce.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from a nationwide, multicenter, prospective registry and enrolled 2412 patients with stable chest pain who underwent elective coronary angiography. Binary coronary artery disease (b-CAD) was defined as the ≥50% stenosis of epicardial coronary arteries, including the left main coronary artery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the men, postmenopausal women were older (66.6 ± 8.5 vs. 59.5 ± 11.4 years) and had higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (49.0 ± 12.8 vs. 43.6 ± 11.6 mg/dl, P < 0.01). The prevalence of diabetes did not differ significantly ( P = 0.40), and smoking was more common in men than in postmenopausal women ( P ≤ 0.01). At enrollment, b-CAD and revascularization were more common in men than in postmenopausal women (50.3% vs. 41.0% and 14.4% vs. 9.7%, respectively; both P < 0.01). However, multivariate analyses revealed that revascularization [odds ratio (OR): 0.72; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.49-1.08] was not significantly related to sex and a similar result was found in age propensity-matched population (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.52-1.24). During the follow-up period, the secondary composite cardiovascular outcomes were lower in postmenopausal women than in men (OR: 0.55; 95% CI: 0.31-0.98), also consistent with the result using the age propensity-mated population (OR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.13-0.85).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Postmenopausal women experienced coronary revascularization comparable to those in men at enrollment, despite the average age of postmenopausal women was 7 years older than that of men.Postmenopausal women exhibit better clinical outcomes than those of men if optimal treatment is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"314-321"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11045394/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971239","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 : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-12-29DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000001314
Dae Yong Park, Shreyas Singireddy, Sridhar Mangalesh, Emily Fishman, Alexander Ambrosini, Yasser Jamil, Aviral Vij, Nikhil V Sikand, Yousif Ahmad, Jennifer Frampton, Michael G Nanna
{"title":"The association of timing of coronary artery bypass grafting for non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and clinical outcomes in the contemporary United States.","authors":"Dae Yong Park, Shreyas Singireddy, Sridhar Mangalesh, Emily Fishman, Alexander Ambrosini, Yasser Jamil, Aviral Vij, Nikhil V Sikand, Yousif Ahmad, Jennifer Frampton, Michael G Nanna","doi":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001314","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MCA.0000000000001314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In contrast to the timing of coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention, the optimal timing of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) has not been determined. Therefore, we compared in-hospital outcomes according to different time intervals to CABG surgery in a contemporary NSTEMI population in the USA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified all NSTEMI hospitalizations from 2016 to 2020 where revascularization was performed with CABG. We excluded NSTEMI with high-risk features using prespecified criteria. CABG was stratified into ≤24 h, 24-72 h, 72-120 h, and >120 h from admission. Outcomes of interest included in-hospital mortality, perioperative complications, length of stay (LOS), and hospital cost.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 147 170 NSTEMI hospitalizations where CABG was performed were assessed. A greater percentage of females, Blacks, and Hispanics experienced delays to CABG surgery. No difference in in-hospital mortality was observed, but CABG at 72-120 h and at >120 h was associated with higher odds of non-home discharge and acute kidney injury compared with CABG at ≤24 h from admission. In addition to these differences, CABG at >120 h was associated with higher odds of gastrointestinal hemorrhage and need for blood transfusion. All 3 groups with CABG delayed >24 h had longer LOS and hospital-associated costs compared with hospitalizations where CABG was performed at ≤24 h.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CABG delays in patients with NSTEMI are more frequently experienced by women and minority populations and are associated with an increased burden of complications and healthcare cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":10702,"journal":{"name":"Coronary artery disease","volume":" ","pages":"261-269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11042982/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139073571","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}