Lei Yi , Weiwei Quan , Min Zhang , Tianqi Zhu , Zhengbin Zhu , Run Du , Yingqi Jia , Biao Li , Ruiyan Zhang , Xiaoxiang Yan
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Potential of68Ga-FAPI-04 PET/MR to predict worsening renal function after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction” [International journal of cardiology vol. 414 (2024): 132425]","authors":"Lei Yi , Weiwei Quan , Min Zhang , Tianqi Zhu , Zhengbin Zhu , Run Du , Yingqi Jia , Biao Li , Ruiyan Zhang , Xiaoxiang Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133086","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133086","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"426 ","pages":"Article 133086"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EDITORIAL: 30-day hospitalization before an admission for STEMI. What can we do to prevent infarction?","authors":"Cosme Garcia-Garcia","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133090","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"427 ","pages":"Article 133090"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143531463","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":"Combination of colchicine and omega-3 fatty acids for reducing the recurrence of atrial fibrillation: A promising approach?","authors":"Zhi-Xing Fan , Xiao-Fei Xu , Chao-Jun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"426 ","pages":"Article 133100"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518993","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":"Comment on: “Prognostic Impact of Hypertension and Diabetes in Patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis”","authors":"Rabiah Javaid","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"426 ","pages":"Article 133102"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143518994","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}
Fernando Alfonso , Alexander Marschall , Islam Y. Elgendy
{"title":"Mechanical circulatory support for cardiogenic schock. The heart is not pumping … Let's pump the heart!","authors":"Fernando Alfonso , Alexander Marschall , Islam Y. Elgendy","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133091","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"427 ","pages":"Article 133091"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143531465","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}
Geert H.D. Voordes, Adriaan A. Voors, Kevin Damman
{"title":"Response to “Regarding clinical profiles of chronic kidney disease in heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction”","authors":"Geert H.D. Voordes, Adriaan A. Voors, Kevin Damman","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133096","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"426 ","pages":"Article 133096"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143512734","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":"High education level as a risk factor for cardiomyopathy in pregnancy: Controversy or reality?","authors":"Lijuan He, Juan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"427 ","pages":"Article 133097"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143523380","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":"25-year follow-up on marked ventricular repolarization abnormalities in athletes: Long-term outcomes and cardiovascular prognosis","authors":"Mario Salido , Carles Moliner , Lucila Zoratti , Teresa Puig , Francesc Carreras-Costa , Ricard Serra-Grima","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133060","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133060","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The presence of ventricular repolarization abnormalities (VRA) in young asymptomatic athletes is rare and may represent initial expression of underlying ongoing cardiomyopathy, increasing risk of sudden cardiac death. This study aims to evaluate the long-term prognosis of VRAs in this specific population.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cohort of 28 young asymptomatic Caucasian male athletes with VRA on 12‑leads electrocardiogram (ECG), initially underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and treadmill test between1990–2000 which excluded cardiac diseases. The same tests where repeated between 2021 and 2023, after a 25-year follow-up period. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was also prescribed in 6 selected cases. VRA were described as T-wave inversion (TWI) and it was categorized into three different patterns based on the distribution of TWI on ECG.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After 25-years follow-up, all subjects remained alive without major cardiac adverse events. Among them, 11 % developed significant structural changes suggestive of underlying cardiomyopathy, including 3 (11 %) cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. All pathological cases exhibited VRA Type 2 pattern (isolated TWI in left precordial leads) or Type 3 patterns (diffuse TWI in precordial leads ± some or all limb leads). However, the most common VRA pattern observed at the beginning of the study was characterized by isolated right precordial leads TWI (type 1) associated with ST-segment elevation, which was characterized by an uneventful follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Marked abnormal repolarization in young asymptomatic athletes with Type 1 pattern, in the absence of structural abnormalities, is highly associated with benign outcomes during long-term follow-up. The presence of diffuse or left precordial TWI (VRA Type 2 or 3) should be carefully evaluated, as it is related with cardiomyopathy development.</div></div><div><h3>Summary</h3><div>A follow-up of 28 young Caucasian male athletes initially identified with VRA on routine ECG, without evidence of structural heart disease. The study delineates the incidence of cardiomyopathy development and assesses cardiovascular outcomes over an extended period of 25 years follow-up.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"427 ","pages":"Article 133060"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143515609","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}
Muhammad Zain Ameer , Aqeeb Ur Rehman , Zunaira Amjad , Shajia Khan , Fatima Ameer , Hamid A.K. Shirwany , Syed Anas Hyder , Aleenah Mohsin , Ata Ul Haiy , Khawaja Hassan Akhtar , Afzal Ur Rehman
{"title":"Cardiovascular outcomes with SGLT-2 inhibitors in individuals with diabetes and co-existing atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Muhammad Zain Ameer , Aqeeb Ur Rehman , Zunaira Amjad , Shajia Khan , Fatima Ameer , Hamid A.K. Shirwany , Syed Anas Hyder , Aleenah Mohsin , Ata Ul Haiy , Khawaja Hassan Akhtar , Afzal Ur Rehman","doi":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133083","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133083","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and atrial fibrillation. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) have demonstrated benefit in reducing T2DM-related morbidity and mortality, but their effects in individuals with concomitant T2DM and atrial fibrillation remain unclear. This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate impact of SGLT-2i in this patient population.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and reference lists of the included articles were systematically searched. Results were pooled using a random-effects model and outcomes were reported as risk ratios (RR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). Meta-regression analyses based on baseline patient characteristics were conducted to assess potential sources of heterogeneity.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seven retrospective cohort studies and one randomized controlled trial corresponding to 37,229 patients were included, of whom 13,030 received SGLT-2i and 24,199 received other oral anti-diabetic drugs. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 5 years. SGLT-2i use was associated with decreased risk of all-cause mortality (RR = 0.37; 95 % CI: 0.28–0.50), heart failure (RR = 0.66; 95 % CI: 0.53–0.83), stroke (RR = 0.76; 95 % CI: 0.66–0.88), and cardiovascular mortality (RR = 0.57; 95 % CI: 0.44–0.74). No significant difference was observed for myocardial infarction (RR = 0.94; 95 % CI: 0.78–1.12). Results were largely consistent across shorter (<3 years) and longer (≥3 years) follow-up durations. Meta-regression demonstrated no significant associations with baseline patient characteristics (age, gender, prior MI, or prior stroke).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>SGLT-2i reduced all-cause mortality, heart failure, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality in individuals with T2DM and atrial fibrillation. Large-scale, randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these findings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13710,"journal":{"name":"International journal of cardiology","volume":"426 ","pages":"Article 133083"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143487864","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}