Zhenlin Li, Ekaterina Belozertseva, Ara Parlakian, Rümeyza Bascetin, Huguette Louis, Yuki Kawamura, Jocelyne Blanc, Jacqueline Gao-Li, Florence Pinet, Adam Lacy-Hulbert, Pascal Challande, Jay D Humphrey, Veronique Regnault, Patrick Lacolley
{"title":"Smooth muscle α<sub>v</sub> integrins regulate vascular fibrosis via CD109 downregulation of TGF-β signalling.","authors":"Zhenlin Li, Ekaterina Belozertseva, Ara Parlakian, Rümeyza Bascetin, Huguette Louis, Yuki Kawamura, Jocelyne Blanc, Jacqueline Gao-Li, Florence Pinet, Adam Lacy-Hulbert, Pascal Challande, Jay D Humphrey, Veronique Regnault, Patrick Lacolley","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>α<sub>v</sub> integrins are implicated in fibrosis in a number of organs through their ability to activate TGF-β. However their role in vascular fibrosis and collagen accumulation is only partially understood. Here we have used α<sub>v</sub> conditional knockout mice and cell lines to determine how α<sub>v</sub> contributes to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) function in vascular fibrosis and the role of TGF-β in that process.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Angiotensin II (Ang II) treatment causes upregulation of α<sub>v</sub> and β<sub>3</sub> expression in the vessel wall, associated with increased collagen deposition. We found that deletion of α<sub>v</sub> integrin subunit from VSMCs (α<sub>v</sub> <sup>SMKO</sup>) protected mice against angiotensin II-induced collagen production and assembly. Transcriptomic analysis of the vessel wall in α<sub>v</sub> <sup>SMKO</sup> mice and controls identified a significant reduction in expression of fibrosis and related genes in α<sub>v</sub> <sup>SMKO</sup> mice. In contrast, α<sub>v</sub> <sup>SMKO</sup> mice showed prolonged expression of CD109, which is known to affect TGF-β signalling. Using cultured mouse and human VSMCs, we showed that overexpression of CD109 phenocopied knockdown of α<sub>v</sub> integrin, attenuating collagen expression, TGF-β activation, and Smad2/3 signalling in response to angiotensin II or TGF-β stimulation. CD109 and TGF-β receptor were internalized in early endosomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We identify a role for VSMC α<sub>v</sub> integrin in vascular fibrosis and show that α<sub>v</sub> acts in concert with CD109 to regulate TGF-β signalling.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/20/55/oead010.PMC9998030.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9099934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seung-Hwa Lee, Dahee Hyun, Jungmin Choi, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Kwang Soo Cha, SeokKyu Oh, In-Whan Seong, Myung Ho Jeong, Jin-Ho Choi
{"title":"Adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy and 3-year clinical outcome following acute myocardial infarction.","authors":"Seung-Hwa Lee, Dahee Hyun, Jungmin Choi, Chang-Hwan Yoon, Kwang Soo Cha, SeokKyu Oh, In-Whan Seong, Myung Ho Jeong, Jin-Ho Choi","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Despite the well-established clinical benefits and strong recommendations in clinical guidelines, adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) is known to be insufficient. We investigated the adherence to GDMT and its impact on the 3-year clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Source data were obtained from KAMIR-NIH, a Korean multi-centre observational registry. GDMT was defined according to the ACC/AHA Class I recommendations. Adherence to GDMT was assessed at discharge and every year thereafter. The differences in clinical characteristics between patients receiving and those not receiving GDMT were adjusted using propensity score matching (PSM) or inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which was a composite of all-cause death and non-fatal MACE, including myocardial infarction (MI), revascularization, or stroke. Of 12 815 patients, GDMT adherence was 70.2% at discharge, and decreased gradually into 54.6% at 3-year. GDMT at discharge was associated with lower MACE risk in the unadjusted analysis [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.51, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 0.47-0.55, <i>P</i> < 0.001] and also in the PSM- or IPTW-adjusted analyses (HR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.69-0.86; HR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.72-0.86; <i>P</i> < 0.001, all). These findings were replicated in the 1-year or 2-year landmark analyses (HR = 0.58 to 0.82, <i>P</i> < 0.01, all).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adherence to GDMT was sub-optimal among patients with AMI in Korea. As the adherence to GDMT was associated with a lower incidence of MACE during 3-year follow-up, the maintenance of long-term GDMT might be crucial for patients with AMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d7/03/oead029.PMC10114289.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9756137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benjamin Marchandot, Kensuke Matsushita, Adrien Carmona, Antonin Trimaille, Olivier Morel
{"title":"ChatGPT: the next frontier in academic writing for cardiologists or a pandora's box of ethical dilemmas.","authors":"Benjamin Marchandot, Kensuke Matsushita, Adrien Carmona, Antonin Trimaille, Olivier Morel","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/92/22/oead007.PMC10006694.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9112788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anne Sophie Overgaard Olesen, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen
{"title":"'Remote dielectric sensing to detect acute heart failure in patients with dyspnoea: a prospective observational study in the emergency department'-commentary.","authors":"Anne Sophie Overgaard Olesen, Olav Wendelboe Nielsen","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead006","url":null,"abstract":"the usefulness of","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a2/39/oead006.PMC9991592.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9435187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alf Inge Larsen, Charlotte Sæland, Johnny Vegsundvåg, Mette Storebø Skadberg, Jorunn Nilsen, Noreen Butt, Anastasia Ushakova, Torstein Valborgland, Peter Scott Munk, Kjetil Isaksen
{"title":"Aerobic high-intensity interval exercise training in patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease: feasibility and physiological effects.","authors":"Alf Inge Larsen, Charlotte Sæland, Johnny Vegsundvåg, Mette Storebø Skadberg, Jorunn Nilsen, Noreen Butt, Anastasia Ushakova, Torstein Valborgland, Peter Scott Munk, Kjetil Isaksen","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Patients with chest pain and normal coronary angiogram [angina with normal coronary arteries (ANOCA)] constitute a therapeutic problem with considerable functional limitation and reduced quality of life. The aims of the current pilot study were to (i) explore if a structured aerobic high-intensity interval training (HIT) program for 12 weeks was feasible in patients with ANOCA, and (ii) to assess mechanisms related to symptoms in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Sixteen patients with ANOCA underwent a 3-month aerobic HIT program with one-to-one monitored exercise sessions on treadmill in a 4 min × 4 manner, three times a week. Four patients served as controls. Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) transthoracic Doppler, flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and VO<sub>2max</sub> was measured at baseline and after 12 weeks. The average attendance to training sessions was 82.3% ± 10.1 (56-94). CFVR in the training group increased from 2.50 ± 0.48 to 3.04 ± 0.71 (<i>P</i> < 0.001) whereas FMD increased from 4.19 ± 2.42% to 8.28 ± 2.85% (<i>P</i> < 0.001). Improvement in CFVR correlated with the relative improvement in FMD (<i>R</i> = 0.45, <i>P</i> = 0.047). This was associated with an increase in VO<sub>2max</sub> from 28.75 ± 6.51 mL/kg/min to 31.93 ± 6.46 mL/kg/min (<i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A 3-month program of monitored HIT was feasible, with high adherence resulting in improved functional capacity in patients with ANOCA. CFVR improved and this improvement was associated with improved FMD.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrialsgov identifier: </strong>NCT02905630.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/cc/fc/oead030.PMC10127938.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9357111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdulla Ahmed, Salaheldin Ahmed, Daniel Kempe, Göran Rådegran
{"title":"Evaluation of the European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society derived three- and four-strata risk stratification models in pulmonary arterial hypertension: introducing an internet-based risk stratification calculator.","authors":"Abdulla Ahmed, Salaheldin Ahmed, Daniel Kempe, Göran Rådegran","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oead012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Estimation of prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been influenced by that various risk stratification models use different numbers of prognostic parameters, as well as the lack of a comprehensive and time-saving risk assessment calculator. We therefore evaluated the various European Society of Cardiology (ESC)-/European Respiratory Society (ERS)-based three- and four-strata risk stratification models and established a comprehensive internet-based calculator to facilitate risk assessment.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Between 1 January 2000 and 26 July 2021, 773 clinical assessments on 169 incident PAH patients were evaluated at diagnosis and follow-ups. Risk scores were calculated using the original Swedish Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Registry (SPAHR)/Comparative, Prospective Registry of Newly Initiated Therapies for Pulmonary Hypertension (COMPERA) three-strata model, the updated SPAHR three-strata model with divided intermediate risk, and the simplified three-parameter COMPERA 2.0 four-strata model. The original SPAHR/COMPERA and the updated SPAHR models were tested for both 3-6 and 7-11 available parameters, respectively. Prognostic accuracy [area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC)] and Uno's cumulative/time-dependent C-statistics (uAUC) were calculated for 1-, 3-, and 5-year mortality. At baseline, both the original SPAHR/COMPERA and the updated SPAHR models, using up to six parameters, provided the highest accuracy (uAUC = 0.73 for both models) in predicting 1-, 3-, and 5-year mortality. At follow-ups, the updated SPAHR model with divided intermediate risk (7-11 parameters) provided the highest accuracy for 1-, 3-, and 5-year mortality (uAUC = 0.90), followed by the original SPAHR/COMPERA model (7-11 parameters) (uAUC = 0.88) and the COMPERA 2.0 model (uAUC = 0.85).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present study facilitates risk assessment in PAH by introducing a comprehensive internet-based risk score calculator (https://www.svefph.se/risk-stratification). At baseline, utilizing the original or the updated SPAHR models using up to six parameters was favourable, the latter model additionally offering sub-characterization of the intermediate risk group. Our findings support the 2022 ESC/ERS pulmonary hypertension guidelines' strategy for risk stratification suggesting the utilization of a three-strata model at baseline and a simplified four-strata model at follow-ups. Our findings furthermore support the utility of the updated SPAHR model with divided intermediate risk, when a more comprehensive assessment is needed at follow-ups, complementing the three-parameter COMPERA 2.0 model. Larger multi-centre studies are encouraged to validate the utility of the updated SPAHR model.</p><p><strong>Take home message: </strong>By introducing an internet-based risk score calculator (https://www.svefph.se/risk-stratification), risk assessment is facilitated. ","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ab/a6/oead012.PMC10027577.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9538614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
George Makavos, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Vaia Lambadiari, Georgia-Angeliki Koliou, George Pavlidis, John Thymis, Pinelopi Rafouli-Stergiou, Gavriella Kostelli, Konstantinos Katogiannis, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Aikaterini Kountouri, Emmanouil Korakas, Kostas Theodoropoulos, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Pelagia Katsimbri, Evangelia Papadavid
{"title":"Additive prognostic value of longitudinal myocardial deformation to SCORE2 in psoriasis.","authors":"George Makavos, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Vaia Lambadiari, Georgia-Angeliki Koliou, George Pavlidis, John Thymis, Pinelopi Rafouli-Stergiou, Gavriella Kostelli, Konstantinos Katogiannis, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Aikaterini Kountouri, Emmanouil Korakas, Kostas Theodoropoulos, Alexandra Frogoudaki, Pelagia Katsimbri, Evangelia Papadavid","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead016","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Psoriasis has been associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. We investigated whether markers of CV function and their change after treatment have a prognostic value for adverse outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>In a prospective study, at baseline and after 6 months of treatment with biological agents, we assessed in 298 psoriasis patients (i) left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) and (ii) carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), to evaluate their prognostic value for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including coronary artery disease, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, and all-cause death over a 4-year follow-up period. During follow-up, 26 (8.7%) MACEs were recorded. By univariate analysis, decreasing absolute GLS values [hazard ratio (HR): 0.73, <i>P</i> < 0.001], decreasing GLS change after treatment (HR: 0.53, <i>P</i> = 0.008), and increasing PWV values (HR: 1.16, <i>P</i> = 0.049) were associated with adverse outcomes. Baseline GLS and its change post-treatment remained independent predictors of adverse events after adjusting for several confounders (<i>P</i> < 0.05). The addition of baseline GLS and its absolute change post-treatment to SCORE2 increased Harrell's <i>C</i> from 0.882 to 0.941. By multivariable analysis, for each 1% increase in absolute baseline GLS values, the risk of MACE decreased by 33% and for each 1% absolute increase of GLS post-treatment compared with the baseline value, the risk of MACE decreased by 58%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Global longitudinal strain has an independent and additive prognostic value to SCORE2 for adverse CV events in psoriasis, providing timely decision-making for intensive anti-inflammatory treatment and aggressive modification of risk factors to reduce CV risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10023827/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9524910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel Seitler, Mohamed Zuhair, Aamir Shamsi, Jonathan J H Bray, Alexandra Wojtaszewska, Atif Siddiqui, Mahmood Ahmad, Jonathan Fairley, Rui Providencia, Abid Akhtar
{"title":"Cardiac imaging in rheumatic heart disease and future developments.","authors":"Samuel Seitler, Mohamed Zuhair, Aamir Shamsi, Jonathan J H Bray, Alexandra Wojtaszewska, Atif Siddiqui, Mahmood Ahmad, Jonathan Fairley, Rui Providencia, Abid Akhtar","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oeac060","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjopen/oeac060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common cause of valvular heart disease worldwide, affecting millions, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Multiple imaging modalities such as cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, and three-dimensional echocardiography may be utilized in diagnosing, screening, and managing RHD. However, two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography remains the cornerstone of imaging in RHD. Criteria developed by the World Heart Foundation in 2012 sought to unify the diagnostic imaging criteria for RHD, but concerns remain regarding their complexity and reproducibility. In the intervening years, further measures have been developed to find a balance between simplicity and accuracy. Nonetheless, there remain significant unresolved problems within imaging in RHD, including the development of a practical and sensitive screening tool to identify patients with RHD. The emergence of handheld echocardiography has the potential to revolutionize RHD management in resource-poor settings, but its role as a screening or diagnostic tool is yet to be fully established. The dramatic evolution of imaging modalities over the last few decades has not addressed RHD compared to other forms of structural heart disease. In this review, we examine the current and latest developments concerning cardiac imaging and RHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/88/62/oeac060.PMC9981871.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9142045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos, Neha Sekhri, Muhunthan Thillai, Julie Sanders
{"title":"Health-related quality of life in cardiac sarcoidosis: a systematic review.","authors":"Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos, Neha Sekhri, Muhunthan Thillai, Julie Sanders","doi":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead009","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ehjopen/oead009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People living with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) are likely to have worse clinical outcomes and greater impairment on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than other sarcoidosis manifestations. CS can result in a constellation of intrusive symptoms (such as palpitations, dizziness, syncope/pre-syncope, chest pain, dyspnoea, orthopnoea, or peripheral oedema) and/or life-threatening episodes, requiring consideration of invasive cardiac procedures for diagnosis and for the management of acute events. Additionally, the presence of multisystemic involvement and persistent non-specific sarcoidosis symptoms negatively affect HRQoL. A systematic review was undertaken to explore the impact of CS on HRQoL in adults with CS. Multiple bibliographic databases were searched for studies with HRQoL as primary or secondary outcomes in CS (PROSPERO registration: CRD42019119752). Data extraction and quality assessments were undertaken independently by two authors. From the initial 1609 identified records, only 11 studies included CS patients but none specifically reported HRQoL scores for CS patients. The average representation of CS patients was 14.5% within these cohorts (range 2-22%). The majority (73%) was conducted in single-centre tertiary care settings, and only one study (9%) included longitudinal HRQoL data. CS patients were among those sarcoidosis patients with impaired HRQoL and worse outcomes, requiring higher doses of sarcoidosis-specific therapy which contribute to further deterioration of HRQoL. Sarcoidosis studies do not incorporate stratified HRQoL scores for CS patients. While there is a need for longitudinal and multicentre studies assessing HRQoL outcomes in CS cohorts, the development of CS-specific tools is also needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":11973,"journal":{"name":"European Heart Journal Open","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039618/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9336856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}