Xiaoqiang Sun, Zhuqing Li, Li Wang, Yanxin Wang, Chengzhi Lu
{"title":"Berberine Ameliorates Diabetic Cardiomyopathy in Mice by Decreasing Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress","authors":"Xiaoqiang Sun, Zhuqing Li, Li Wang, Yanxin Wang, Chengzhi Lu","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2023.0064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2023.0064","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a multifaceted complication of diabetes that lacks effective treatments. Berberine (BBR), a bioactive compound from Rhizoma coptidis , has potential therapeutic implications, but its precise role in diabetic cardiomyopathy remains to be defined. Methods: In this study, a diabetic cardiomyopathy model was established by administration of a high-fat diet and streptozotocin injection to C57BL/6J mice. Concurrently, the mice received BBR treatment daily for a duration of 8 weeks. After the treatment period, myocardial injury, cardiac function, and the levels of oxidative stress and apoptosis were assessed. Results: BBR significantly ameliorated cardiac dysfunction and histopathological damage caused by diabetic cardiomyopathy. This treatment also elevated serum superoxide dismutase levels while decreasing malondialdehyde levels. The anti-apoptotic activity of BBR was evidenced by a decrease in TUNEL-positive cells and the percentage of apoptotic cells, as determined by flow cytometry, in conjunction with diminished levels of BCL2-associated X protein/B cell lymphoma 2 (BAX/BCL2) in heart tissues. Mechanistically, BBR was found to ameliorate diabetic cardiomyopathy by upregulating the expression of myocardial methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) and concurrently suppressing cardiac CaMKII oxidation. Conclusions: BBR alleviates diabetic cardiomyopathy by inhibiting myocardial apoptosis and oxidative stress through the MsrA and CaMKII signaling pathways.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135444950","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":"Expert Consensus on ECG Identification Applied in the Insurance Industry✰","authors":"Zhongjian Li, Kangyin Chen, Shifeng Li, Tong Liu","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2023.0061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2023.0061","url":null,"abstract":"Electrocardiograms (ECGs) have the potential to be used as a reliable source of information for human identity recognition due to their universality, portability, and unique and stable biological identification features. This method enriches and refines existing biometric identification techniques, and is suitable for customer identity identification in the insurance industry. This article has the following objectives: 1) to introduce biometric identification techniques commonly used in the insurance industry, including ECG biometric identification techniques, and their advantages; 2) to discuss major aspects of ECG biometric identification techniques; 3) to systematically review the most recent advances in ECG identification and extraction characteristics from research in China and other countries; 4) to outline the technical aspects of using ECGs for recognizing client identity in the insurance industry; and 5) to discuss the future of ECGs in identity recognition. This article is aimed at further promoting the application of living personal ECG identification techniques in the insurance industry, and extending it to areas including medical insurance, banking, justice, public security, military, government, enterprises, and other departments and areas in which identification is needed to promote social stability and national security.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135846121","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}
Dobrin Vassilev, Niya Mileva, Panayot Panayotov, Krasimir Kostov, Kenan Yumerov, Nikolay Petkov, Carlos Collet, Gianluca Rigatelli, Robert J. Gil, Thach Nguyen
{"title":"Intracoronary Electrocardiography-guided Strategy for the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions","authors":"Dobrin Vassilev, Niya Mileva, Panayot Panayotov, Krasimir Kostov, Kenan Yumerov, Nikolay Petkov, Carlos Collet, Gianluca Rigatelli, Robert J. Gil, Thach Nguyen","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2023.0055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2023.0055","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Revascularization of bifurcation lesions remains an interventional challenge. Intracoronary electrocardiograms can predict the functional significance of side branch stenosis after bifurcation stenting. Aim: This study was aimed at evaluating the effects of an intracoronary ECG electrocardiography (icECG)-guided revascularization strategy, compared with the currently accepted standard of care, on the clinical outcomes of patients after coronary bifurcation stenting. Methods: Patients with coronary bifurcation lesions who underwent percutaneous revascularization were enrolled in a prospective all-comers’ registry. Clinical outcomes were compared between patients who underwent icECG-guided revascularization versus the current standard of care (SOC), provisional stenting. Results: A total of 768 patients were included in the analysis: 349 were treated with an icECG-guided strategy, and 419 received SOC. The overall all-cause death rate was 23.2%, and the cardiovascular death rate was 15.9%. Patients with icECG guidance had significantly lower all-cause mortality (20.3% vs. 25.5% for icECG vs. SOC, log-rank P = 0.006) and cardiovascular mortality (12.6% vs. 18.6% for icECG vs. SOC, log-rank P = 0.004). The decrease in mortality was most pronounced in patients with no increase or a moderate increase in troponin post-PCI, or with higher-than-normal baseline troponin concentrations. Conclusion: An icECG-guided strategy for coronary bifurcation PCI led to lower patient mortality than the provisional stenting strategy.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136259078","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":"Inappropriate Activation of TLR4/NF-κB is a Cause of Heart Failure","authors":"Jiedong Zhou, Hui Lin, Tingting Lv, Jinjin Hao, Hanlin Zhang, Shimin Sun, Juntao Yang, J. Chi, Hangyuan Guo","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0020","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Significance: Heart failure, a disease with extremely high incidence, is closely associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) pathway plays an important role in the occurrence and development of heart failure.\u0000\u0000Recent advances: Previous studies have shown that TLR4/NF-κB causes heart failure by inducing oxidative stress and inflammation; damaging the endothelia; promoting fibrosis; and inducing myocardial hypertrophy, apoptosis, pyroptosis, and autophagy.\u0000\u0000Critical issues: Understanding the pathogenesis of heart failure is essential for the treatment of this disease. In this review, we outline the mechanisms underlying TLR4/NF-κB pathway-mediated heart failure and discuss drugs that alleviate heart failure by regulating the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.\u0000\u0000Future directions: During TLR4/NF-κB overactivation, interventions targeting specific receptor antagonists may effectively alleviate heart failure, thus providing a basis for the development of new anti-heart failure drugs.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42803145","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":"Corrigendum to: Staged Revascularization for Chronic Total Occlusion in the Non-IRA in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis","authors":"Yu Geng, Yintang Wang, Lianfeng Liu, Guobin Miao, Ou Zhang, Yajun Xue, Ping Zhang","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0022","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of staged revascularization with concomitant chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the non-infarct-associated artery (non-IRA) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (p-PCI). Methods: Various electronic databases were searched for studies published from inception to June, 2021. The primary endpoint was all-cause death, and the secondary endpoint was a composite of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs). Odds ratios (ORs) were pooled with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dichotomous data. Results: Seven studies involving 1540 participants were included in the final analysis. Pooled analyses revealed that patients with successful staged revascularization for CTO in non-IRA with STEMI treated with p-PCI had overall lower all-cause death (OR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.23–0.95), cardiac death (OR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.20–0.91), MACEs (OR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.32–0.69) and heart failure (OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.37–0.89) compared with the occluded CTO group. No significant differences were observed between groups regarding myocardial infarction and re-peated revascularization. Conclusions: Successful revascularization of CTO in the non-IRA was associated with better outcomes in patients with STEMI treated with p-PCI.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48490238","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 33rd Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology Asian Heart Society Congress 2022","authors":"","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46856074","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":"In Memoriam: C. Richard Conti, MD (1934 ‐ 2022), Founding Editor-in-Chief of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","authors":"","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45652602","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}
G. Feng, Guoyou Qin, Tao Zhang, Zheng Chen, Yang Zhao
{"title":"Common Statistical Methods and Reporting of Results in Medical Research","authors":"G. Feng, Guoyou Qin, Tao Zhang, Zheng Chen, Yang Zhao","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0001","url":null,"abstract":"Statistical analysis is critical in medical research. The objective of this article is to summarize the appropriate use and reporting of commonly used statistical methods in medical research, on the basis of existing statistical guidelines and the authors’ experience in reviewing\u0000 manuscripts, to provide recommendations for statistical applications and reporting.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46672010","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 Clinical Value of Syntax Scores in Predicting Coronary Artery Disease Outcomes","authors":"Lutfu Askin","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0002","url":null,"abstract":"The Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery (SYNTAX) score (SS) hassignificantly improved angiographic risk stratification. By analyzing angiographic variables, this score characterizescoronary artery disease qualitatively and quantitatively. To date, combining this score with other non-angiographic clinicalscores has broadened perspectives regarding risk estimation, and future research on this topic appears promising.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67305203","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":"Termination of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation by Superior Vena Cava Isolation: A Case Report","authors":"Dechun Yin","doi":"10.15212/cvia.2022.0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15212/cvia.2022.0017","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation can be triggered by non-pulmonary vein foci, such as the superior venacava. Here, we report the case of a patient with a 6-year history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who received cryoballoon ablation in 2012 but relapsed in 2014. He then received cardiac radiofrequency ablation, which successfully isolated the left pulmonary vein and superior vena cava, but the arrhythmia recently relapsed again. The tachycardia wasfinally successfully terminated by ablation on the free wall without recurrence during a 2-year following up.Conclusion: Superior vena cava isolation may not require ablation isolation with a full circle way and can be ccomplishedby ablating several connection points between the superior vena cava and the right atrium.","PeriodicalId":41559,"journal":{"name":"Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications","volume":"27 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67305743","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}