CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.043
L.-M. Maukel, T. Coutinho, S. Mulvagh, D. So 1, M. Madan, K. Bouchard, C. Pacheco, J. Saw, J. Reed, S. Liu, L. Sun, G. Wells, H. Robert, N. Lappa, H. Tulloch
{"title":"β-Blockers in Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)—Easing Angina, But Not Anxiety","authors":"L.-M. Maukel, T. Coutinho, S. Mulvagh, D. So 1, M. Madan, K. Bouchard, C. Pacheco, J. Saw, J. Reed, S. Liu, L. Sun, G. Wells, H. Robert, N. Lappa, H. Tulloch","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Page S10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144177740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.036
C.-A. Blanchette, F. Besnier, E.G. Dupuy, C. Gagnon, T. Vincent, J.-L. Rouleau, N. Bouabdallaoui, J. Iglesies-Grau, N. Racine, F. Tournoux, F.J. Apullan, P. Vitali, S. Belleville, L. Bherer
{"title":"Cognitive Functioning and Biological Differences in Heart Failure: A Matter of Sex or Disease?","authors":"C.-A. Blanchette, F. Besnier, E.G. Dupuy, C. Gagnon, T. Vincent, J.-L. Rouleau, N. Bouabdallaoui, J. Iglesies-Grau, N. Racine, F. Tournoux, F.J. Apullan, P. Vitali, S. Belleville, L. Bherer","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages S7-S8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144177772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.039
N. Elias, N. Parast, Z. Koopman, A. Charlebois, L. MacArthur, J. Harris, B. Quinlan
{"title":"Women@Heart Inpatient Support Program: Bedside Support Initiative for Women With Heart Disease","authors":"N. Elias, N. Parast, Z. Koopman, A. Charlebois, L. MacArthur, J. Harris, B. Quinlan","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages S8-S9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144177775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.026
C. Menzies, M. Tomczyk, B. Xiang, S. Kereliuk, R. Leduc, V. Dolinsky
{"title":"Sex-Specific Differences in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Altered Mitochondrial Protein Acetylation in the Offspring Heart and the Protective Role of SIRT3","authors":"C. Menzies, M. Tomczyk, B. Xiang, S. Kereliuk, R. Leduc, V. Dolinsky","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Page S4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144178064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.054
K.D. Cobey, M.A. Albert, K. MacKinnon, S. Gariepy, H. Robert, A.-M. Julien, A.C. Vieira Armond, E. Xu, F. Almoli, B. Almoli, A. Gulati, N.Y. Barnes, S.G. Nicholls, S. Visintini, D. Moher
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.005
Luis Paiva MD , Enrique Gutiérrez MD , Maria João Ferreira MD, PhD , Lino Gonçalves MD, PhD
{"title":"Microcirculation Function in Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction After the Index Event and at Follow-Up Assessment","authors":"Luis Paiva MD , Enrique Gutiérrez MD , Maria João Ferreira MD, PhD , Lino Gonçalves MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The assessment of coronary physiology is seldom considered in cases of non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). This study aimed to characterize coronary physiology and determine the incidence of microvascular dysfunction in the myocardial infarction (MI) culprit coronary artery during the acute phase of NSTEMI and subsequent follow-up evaluation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study included 30 patients hospitalized for NSTEMI. A physiological assessment of the MI culprit coronary artery was performed using fractional flow reserve, coronary flow reserve (CFR), and index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR). At a median of 7 months after MI, patients underwent repeated physiological assessment of the same coronary artery.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Microvascular dysfunction identified using CFR (< 2.0) was frequently present (60%) during the acute phase of NSTEMI, whereas severe microcirculatory dysfunction (IMR > 40) was uncommon (17%). Over time, a significant reduction occurred in the prevalence of abnormal CFR values (< 2.0; 60% vs 26%, <em>P</em> = 0.013) and extensive microvascular resistance (IMR > 40; 17% vs 4%, <em>P</em> = 0.03) at the follow-up evaluation. Patients were categorized according to their CFR and IMR results. In patients with abnormal CFR (< 2.0) and normal IMR (< 25), reduced CFR is attributable to elevated resting coronary blood flow rather than diminished hyperemic flow.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In the acute phase of NSTEMI, reduced CFR was commonly observed in the MI culprit coronary artery, whereas severe microcirculatory dysfunction was infrequent.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 709-718"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144263038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.066
G. Ceolin, G. Veenstra, N.A. Khan, R. Madani Civi, S. Mehranfar, A.I. Conklin
{"title":"Adverse Changes in Social Ties Are a Risk of Developing Central Obesity Over 6 Years Among Aging Women and Men in Canada","authors":"G. Ceolin, G. Veenstra, N.A. Khan, R. Madani Civi, S. Mehranfar, A.I. Conklin","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.066","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Page S19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144177779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.028
G. Crichlow, S.L. Sibbald
{"title":"Getting to the Heart of the Matter—Social Determinants of Health, Behaviour Change, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Phenomenological Study","authors":"G. Crichlow, S.L. Sibbald","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages S4-S5"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144177966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CJC OpenPub Date : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.055
K. Bali, B. Eckert, Z. Liu, E.A. Martin, C. Job-McIntosh, A. Metcalfe, J. Negre, K. Nix, A. Shahid, D. Southern, T.L.A. Hawkins, M. Vlasschaert, K.A. Nerenberg
{"title":"Incidence of Cardiometabolic-Associated Reproductive Events (CARE) Over 2010-2020 in Alberta, Canada","authors":"K. Bali, B. Eckert, Z. Liu, E.A. Martin, C. Job-McIntosh, A. Metcalfe, J. Negre, K. Nix, A. Shahid, D. Southern, T.L.A. Hawkins, M. Vlasschaert, K.A. Nerenberg","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.055","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.04.055","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages S14-S15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144178070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship Between Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype and Degeneration of Elastin in the Aortic Media in Patients With Acute Aortic Dissection","authors":"Atsushi Harada MD, PhD , Yuya Denda MD, PhD , Yutaka Koyama MD, PhD , Sayaka Shimodai-Yamada MSc , Mayumi Suzuki BSc , Guillame van Eys PhD , Masashi Tanaka MD, PhD , Hiroyuki Hao MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.03.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjco.2025.03.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening disease with no known detailed pathogenesis in a certain percentage of patients. Although phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and degeneration of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are known to occur in AAD, the relationship between the VSMC phenotype and ECM degeneration is unclear. We designed this study to identify the relationship between the VSMC phenotype and ECM disorders in dissected aortic media.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The tunica media of the ascending aorta was collected from 24 patients with AAD and 17 control autopsy cases. Immunostaining and immunoblotting were performed using antibodies against the contractile phenotypic markers, smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC) and smoothelin, and the synthetic marker, S100A4.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Immunostaining and immunoblotting demonstrated that the expression levels of both SM-MHC and smoothelin were significantly decreased, whereas S100A4 expression levels were elevated, in the tunica media from patients with AAD. The expression level of elastin, a major component of the ECM, was significantly decreased in patients with AAD. There were significant positive correlations between the expression levels of contractile markers, such as SM-MHC, smoothelin, and elastin.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Phenotypic modulation of VSMCs and matrix degeneration in the tunica media of patients with AAD may interact and this phenomenon may contribute to the pathogenesis of AAD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36924,"journal":{"name":"CJC Open","volume":"7 6","pages":"Pages 788-794"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144262916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}