Heart and VesselsPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2025-11-25DOI: 10.1007/s00380-025-02637-0
Mai Katsura, Yu Horiuchi, Kengo Tanabe
{"title":"Reply to letter to the editor: Pericoronary adipose tissue in cardiac remodeling: a bystander or participant?","authors":"Mai Katsura, Yu Horiuchi, Kengo Tanabe","doi":"10.1007/s00380-025-02637-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-025-02637-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"713-714"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145603848","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":"Diagnostic value of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and its impact on detecting patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.","authors":"Yudai Tanaka, Shunichi Yoda, Katsunori Fukumoto, Tokio Nishiwaki, Takumi Hatta, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Naoya Matsumoto, Yasuo Okumura","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02665-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-026-02665-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"653-662"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146207020","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}
Heart and VesselsPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2026-03-15DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02666-3
Mohammad Abdelghani, Mahmoud Abdelshafy, Mohamed Elbadawi, Sheref Mohey, Ahmed M Elnahas, Mostafa Elrefay Soltan, Mohamed Hamdy Elsisi, Hazem Awad Eltawela, Mohamed Muharram, Wael Attia
{"title":"Tricuspid annulus dilatation in secondary tricuspid regurgitation: impact of the echocardiographic view and the cardiac-cycle phase of measurement.","authors":"Mohammad Abdelghani, Mahmoud Abdelshafy, Mohamed Elbadawi, Sheref Mohey, Ahmed M Elnahas, Mostafa Elrefay Soltan, Mohamed Hamdy Elsisi, Hazem Awad Eltawela, Mohamed Muharram, Wael Attia","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02666-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-026-02666-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"685-694"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147467825","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}
Heart and VesselsPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2025-11-25DOI: 10.1007/s00380-025-02636-1
Jiaolian Yuan
{"title":"Pericoronary adipose tissue in cardiac remodeling: a bystander or participant?","authors":"Jiaolian Yuan","doi":"10.1007/s00380-025-02636-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-025-02636-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"712"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145603852","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":"Late-systolic to early-diastolic hemodynamic force analysis in ischemic heart disease using vector flow mapping and invasive pressure measurement.","authors":"Takushi Sugiyama, Naoyuki Otani, Haruka Noma, Harunori Takahashi, Takanori Yasu, Yasuhiro Maejima","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02664-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-026-02664-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hemodynamic force (HDF) analysis using vector flow mapping (VFM) enables noninvasive assessment of intraventricular pressure differences (IVPDs). In this study, we evaluated the apical suction from late systole to early diastole in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) with or without left ventricular aneurysm (LVA), validated against simultaneous left atrial-LV pressure measurements. A total of 37 participants were evaluated: 11 healthy controls, 11 patients with IHD without LVA, and 15 with LVA. VFM-derived IVPDs were quantified as IVPD recoil (late systole) or IVPD RF (early diastole). Patients with LVA showed markedly reduced IVPD recoil and the combined parameter (IVPD<sub>VFM</sub> recoil + RF) compared with those with IHD, indicating impaired apical suction. IVPD RF and the combined parameter (IVPD<sub>VFM</sub> recoil + RF) correlated with transmitral E-wave (r = 0.54, P < 0.01 and r = 0.45, P = 0.03); the combined parameter (IVPD<sub>VFM</sub> recoil + RF) showed significant correlation with catheter-derived simultaneous pressure differences (r = 0.40, P < 0.05). These findings demonstrate that VFM identifies loss of apical suction in LVA and reflects impaired LA-LV driving force. VFM offers a practical noninvasive tool for evaluating diastolic suction beyond Doppler indices and may improve physiological assessment in post-infarction LV remodeling.</p>","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"641-652"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13588891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146207045","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}
{"title":"Impact of short membranous septal length on overall survival after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.","authors":"Hiroyuki Tsurumi, Yuichiro Toma, Haruno Nagata, Ayane Miyagi, Shinya Shiohira, Hidekazu Ikemiyagi, Takaaki Nagano, Takeshi Sasaki, Masashi Iwabuchi, Kojiro Furukawa, Kenya Kusunose","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02668-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-026-02668-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an established therapy for severe aortic stenosis, although conduction disturbances, especially atrioventricular block and new-onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) remain associated with adverse outcomes. Short membranous septal length (MSL) has been linked to post-TAVR conduction abnormalities, but its prognostic significance is unclear. We retrospectively analyzed 258 patients who underwent transfemoral TAVR. MSL was measured on contrast-enhanced CT, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was assessed at baseline, 1 week, and 1 year. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality; secondary was a composite of mortality or heart failure hospitalization. Patients were classified by MSL ≤ 6 mm or > 6 mm. The short MSL group had higher rates of new-onset LBBB (p = 0.047), mortality (p = 0.046), and the composite endpoint (p = 0.039). MSL ≤ 6 mm independently predicted mortality (HR 3.66, 95% CI 1.52-16.2, p = 0.0012) and the composite outcome (HR 2.56, 95% CI 1.32-6.69, p = 0.0025). LVEF recovery at 1 year was significantly impaired (p = 0.035), and these findings persisted after excluding patients with LBBB or pacemaker implantation. Incorporating MSL ≤ 6 mm into a model with established risk factors improved discrimination for mortality (AUC 0.72 vs 0.67, p = 0.042; cfNRI 0.33). Short MSL was associated with impaired LVEF recovery and adverse outcomes after TAVR. MSL may serve as a simple CT-based marker for preprocedural risk stratification.</p>","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"695-708"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147283395","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}
Heart and VesselsPub Date : 2026-10-01Epub Date: 2025-12-06DOI: 10.1007/s00380-025-02622-7
Norimasa Haijima
{"title":"Response to the letter by Daungsupawong and Wiwanitkit regarding \"Incidence and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with preoperative sinus rhythm undergoing cardiac or aortic surgery\".","authors":"Norimasa Haijima","doi":"10.1007/s00380-025-02622-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00380-025-02622-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":"711"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145695792","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":"The ARCADIA-ZERO registry: two-year outcomes of complex versus non-complex PCI with resolute onyx zotarolimus-eluting stent.","authors":"Hiroyoshi Mori, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideki Okayama, Takuma Aoyama, Hirofumi Kurokawa, Tsunekazu Kakuta, Yoshio Kazuno, Satoru Otsuji, Daitarou Kanno, Takuo Nakagami, Yuji Oikawa, Kenya Nasu","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02762-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-026-02762-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drug-eluting stents (DES) have significantly advanced in the twenty-first century, enabling percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to treat increasingly complex coronary lesions. However, real-world data regarding outcomes of complex PCI remain limited. We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes between complex and non-complex PCI using a zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) registry in Japan. ARCADIA-ZERO is a multi-center registry of ZES from 65 Japanese institutions. Complex PCI was defined as chronic total occlusion (CTO), left main disease, bifurcation lesion requiring a 2-stent technique, lesions requiring a debulking device, use of ≥3 stents, and a total stent length of >60 mm. Device-oriented composite endpoints (DoCE) included cardiac death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, and target lesion revascularization, and were followed for 2 years. Patient characteristics, procedural characteristics, and DoCE were compared between complex and non-complex PCI groups. We analyzed 794 patients, including 257 with complex PCI and 537 with non-complex PCI. The most frequent reason for complex PCI was long stenting (41%), followed by CTO (36%), the need for an atherectomy device (28%), and left main disease (12%). Intravascular imaging was used in > 99% of all patients. The cumulative incidence of DoCE at 2 years was similar between complex and non-complex PCI (crude hazard ratio [HR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.56-2.30; P=0.72; adjusted HR 1.09; 95% CI, 0.53-2.26; P=0.82). ZES demonstrated favorable clinical outcomes in both complex and non-complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this Japanese multi-center registry.</p>","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149074534","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}
Heart and VesselsPub Date : 2026-09-29DOI: 10.1007/s00380-026-02765-1
Mina Tsukuda, Hidekazu Tanaka
{"title":"Authors' Reply to Choudhry on \"Clinical characteristics and outcomes of isolated severe functional tricuspid regurgitation in a real-world setting\".","authors":"Mina Tsukuda, Hidekazu Tanaka","doi":"10.1007/s00380-026-02765-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-026-02765-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12940,"journal":{"name":"Heart and Vessels","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149074517","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}