{"title":"Sarcopenia : a new cardiovascular risk factor ?","authors":"Olivier Hanon","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf282","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to \"Oral Formulation and SGLT2i Interaction: Key Nuances in Semaglutide's Effect on Atrial Fibrillation\".","authors":"Arturo Cesaro, Vincenzo Acerbo, Paolo Calabrò","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144093250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bradley Tucker, William J Tucker, Ji Soo Chung, Gemma A Figtree, Anthony Keech, Sanjay Patel
{"title":"The efficacy and safety of low dose colchicine in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Bradley Tucker, William J Tucker, Ji Soo Chung, Gemma A Figtree, Anthony Keech, Sanjay Patel","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Colchicine has recently been approved for the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Since then, three large trials of colchicine in ASCVD have failed to reach their primary endpoints.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A systematic search of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was performed (PROSPERO registration: CRD42024616378). The primary endpoint of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) was defined as a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular death. The key secondary endpoint of extended MACE (eMACE) was defined as MACE plus coronary revascularisation. Pooled estimates were calculated using a random-effects model and are presented as risk ratio (95% confidence interval).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>1624 articles were screened. 12 met inclusion criteria, yet one trial reported zero endpoint events in both arms. As such, 11 trials were included in the meta-analysis, with a total of 1983 primary endpoint events across 30,808 participants. Colchicine was associated with a 17% reduction in the incidence of MACE (0.83 [0.73, 0.95]; p=0.006) and 23% reduction in the incidence of eMACE (0.77 [0.63, 0.94]; p=0.01). This reduction was driven by a lower rate of myocardial infarction (0.78 [0.63, 0.95]; p=0.02) and coronary revascularisation (0.73 [0.55, 0.97]; p=0.03). There were also numerically fewer strokes in the colchicine treated population (0.81 [0.63, 1.04]; p=0.11). Colchicine had no effect on cardiovascular (0.96 [0.79, 1.15]; p=0.64) or non-cardiovascular mortality (1.04 [0.76, 1.41]; p=0.81).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Colchicine reduces the risk of non-fatal ischaemic events in patients with ASCVD. Further studies are required to identify a population(s) who stands to benefit most from this promising therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Depression and Cardiovascular risk assessment: a multi-layered issue of equity and need?","authors":"Caroline A Jackson","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcel Ballin, Anna Nordström, Peter Nordström, Viktor Hugo Ahlqvist
{"title":"Cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence and premature mortality: widespread bias identified using negative control outcomes and sibling comparisons.","authors":"Marcel Ballin, Anna Nordström, Peter Nordström, Viktor Hugo Ahlqvist","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf267","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva Soler-Espejo, María Pilar Ramos-Bratos, Eduardo González-Lozano, Gregory Y H Lip, Francisco Marín, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, Vanessa Roldán
{"title":"Association between baseline adherence to a healthy lifestyle with ischemic and major cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation.","authors":"Eva Soler-Espejo, María Pilar Ramos-Bratos, Eduardo González-Lozano, Gregory Y H Lip, Francisco Marín, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, Vanessa Roldán","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Managing modifiable risk factors and adherence to a healthy lifestyle are key in the holistic integrated care management of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study examines the relationship between a baseline healthy lifestyle and adverse clinical outcomes in AF patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included AF patients starting oral anticoagulation (OAC) between January 2016 and November 2021. Adherence to a healthy lifestyle was assessed at baseline using five modifiable lifestyle factors and patients were categorized into three groups based on points of adherence to modifiable factors: poor (0-8 points); moderate (9-12 points); high (13-17 points). The primary outcome was a composite of ischemic events, over a 2-years follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>3,266 AF patients were included (median age 77 [IQR 70-83] years), 52.8% female), and of these, 906 (27.7%) had high adherence. Incidence rate ratios were significantly lower in both the moderate adherence group (0.61; 95% CI 0.46-0.80) and the high adherence group (0.59; 95% CI 0.42-0.81) compared to the poor adherence group. Cox regression analyses adjusted for OAC type showed that high adherence to a healthy lifestyle significantly reduced the risk of composite ischemic events (aHR 0.58; 95% CI 0.42-0.79; p<0.001). After adjusting for additional risk factors, high adherence remained associated with lower risk of ischemic events (aHR 0.59; 95% CI 0.42-0.81; p=0.001). Similar results were observed for the secondary endpoints of MACE and ischemic stroke/TIA/systemic embolism; and in competing risk regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>High baseline adherence to a healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of ischemic and major cardiovascular events in AF patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A whisper from the endothelium: Can we hear it?","authors":"Martin Bahls, Nicolle Kränkel","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143974766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison between the 6-minute walking test and gait speed during outpatient cardiac rehabilitation.","authors":"Duccio Rossini, Elio Venturini, Massimo Piepoli","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf284","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meryem Mikou, Niki Procopi, Mathieu Kerneis, Johanne Silvain, Lise Legrand, Jacky Nizard, Gilles Montalescot, Michel Zeitouni
{"title":"Cardiovascular and Obstetric Safety of Pregnancy In Women With Premature Coronary Artery Disease.","authors":"Meryem Mikou, Niki Procopi, Mathieu Kerneis, Johanne Silvain, Lise Legrand, Jacky Nizard, Gilles Montalescot, Michel Zeitouni","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf290","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Valerio, Thomas Grochtdreis, Anna C Mavromanoli, Ioannis T Farmakis, Christina Abele, Thomas Neusius, Katharina Mohr, Konstantinos C Christodoulou, Lukas Hobohm, Karsten Keller, Alexander Konnopka, Stefano Barco, Stavros V Konstantinides
{"title":"Burden and Long-term Impact of Pulmonary Embolism on Health-related Quality of Life: a Matched Cohort Study.","authors":"Luca Valerio, Thomas Grochtdreis, Anna C Mavromanoli, Ioannis T Farmakis, Christina Abele, Thomas Neusius, Katharina Mohr, Konstantinos C Christodoulou, Lukas Hobohm, Karsten Keller, Alexander Konnopka, Stefano Barco, Stavros V Konstantinides","doi":"10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf307","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>It has not been conclusively established whether and to what extent pulmonary embolism (PE) affects health-related quality of life (HrQoL). We aimed to assess the long-term independent association of PE with HrQoL to provide reference values for interventional studies and support quantification of the burden of PE in terms of quality- or disability-adjusted life years (QALYs and DALYs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 1005 patients from a prospective multicenter study, followed 3 and 12 months after PE, were successfully matched to 3058 individuals from the general population of the same country based on age, sex, and key comorbidities. Differences between acute PE survivors and matched controls in the ordinal EQ-5D-5L HrQoL dimensions were assessed using multivariable ordinal regression, in the HrQoL index (reflecting overall HrQoL) using multivariable-adjusted mixed linear regression. Both multiple imputation and complete case analysis were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with controls, patients reported worse HrQoL in the dimensions self-care, usual activities, and anxiety/depression, and worse HrQoL index at both 3 (adjusted difference -0.04 [95% CI: -0.06, -0.039] in a range from 0 to 1) and 12 months (-0.02 [95% CI: -0.04, -0.01]) in the imputation analysis. Complete case analysis showed similar results. The annual disability weight of PE for DALY calculation was conservatively estimated at 0.03 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>PE was independently associated with a moderate decrease in HrQoL, which persisted 12 months after the acute episode despite partial recovery over time. This degree of impairment is comparable to that imposed by several other cardiopulmonary diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":12051,"journal":{"name":"European journal of preventive cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.4,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144076650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}