Alberto Piserra López Fernández de Heredia , Martín Ruiz Ortiz , Javier Torres Llergo , Magdalena Carrillo Bailen , María Sánchez de Castro , Margarita Fernández de la Mata , Arancha Díaz Exposito , Alejandro I Pérez Cabeza , Mónica Delgado Ortega , María García Fortes , Inmaculada Fernández Valenzuela , Marinela Chaparro Muñoz , Alicia Rodríguez Fernández , Ana María Rodríguez Almodóvar , Inara Alarcón de la Lastra Cubiles , Fátima Esteban Martínez , Francisco Javier Capote Huelva , José Javier Sánchez Fernandez , Dolores Mesa Rubio , Working Groups of Atrial Fibrillation and Cardio-Onco-Hematology of the Andalusian Society of Cardiology
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Clinical profile and cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation and hematologic malignancies with recent initiation of targeted therapy: real-life data from CANAC-FA registry” [Current Problems in Cardiology 50(2025):102974]","authors":"Alberto Piserra López Fernández de Heredia , Martín Ruiz Ortiz , Javier Torres Llergo , Magdalena Carrillo Bailen , María Sánchez de Castro , Margarita Fernández de la Mata , Arancha Díaz Exposito , Alejandro I Pérez Cabeza , Mónica Delgado Ortega , María García Fortes , Inmaculada Fernández Valenzuela , Marinela Chaparro Muñoz , Alicia Rodríguez Fernández , Ana María Rodríguez Almodóvar , Inara Alarcón de la Lastra Cubiles , Fátima Esteban Martínez , Francisco Javier Capote Huelva , José Javier Sánchez Fernandez , Dolores Mesa Rubio , Working Groups of Atrial Fibrillation and Cardio-Onco-Hematology of the Andalusian Society of Cardiology","doi":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103131","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 11","pages":"Article 103131"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144765780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0146-2806(25)00156-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0146-2806(25)00156-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 9","pages":"Article 103136"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum to “Selexipag in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials” [Current Problems in Cardiology 48(2023) 101466]","authors":"Jinlv Qin , Guizuo Wang , Dong Han","doi":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103127","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103127","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 10","pages":"Article 103127"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144735155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guidelines for Authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0146-2806(25)00162-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0146-2806(25)00162-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 9","pages":"Article 103142"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bilal Hussain MD , Sanchit Duhan MBBS , Bansari Patel MD , Yu-Chun Chang MS3 PhD , Mohammad Hamza MD , Maria Najam MD , Mustafa Sajjad Cheema MD , Mubashar Karamat MD , Junaid Mir MD , Bijeta Keisham MD , M. Chadi Alraies MD , Yasar Sattar MD
{"title":"Tafamidis: A game changer in transthyretin cardiomyopathy? A systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and efficacy","authors":"Bilal Hussain MD , Sanchit Duhan MBBS , Bansari Patel MD , Yu-Chun Chang MS3 PhD , Mohammad Hamza MD , Maria Najam MD , Mustafa Sajjad Cheema MD , Mubashar Karamat MD , Junaid Mir MD , Bijeta Keisham MD , M. Chadi Alraies MD , Yasar Sattar MD","doi":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103129","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103129","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Tafamidis was FDA-approved for Transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) due to its demonstrated reduction in mortality and hospitalizations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>976 studies from PubMed and Embase were screened. Seven studies were included that compared tafamidis treatment with no tafamidis for ATTR-CM. The mantel-Haenszel method was used for binary outcomes, and Hedges’ g was used for continuous outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Tafamidis was associated with decreased odds of mortality (OR 0.55, 95 % CI 0.42-0.73, I<sup>2</sup>=41 %, p<0.0001) and reduced CHF exacerbations (OR 0.71, 95 % CI 0.51-0.99, I<sup>2</sup>= 0 %, p= 0.04). While, CHF related hospitalizations (OR 0.35, 95 % CI 0.07-1.67, I2= 87 %, p= 0.19), atrial arrhythmias (OR 0.98, 95 % CI 0.67-1.42, I<sup>2</sup>= 0 %, p= 0.9), change in left ventricular ejection fraction (SMD 0.87, 95 % CI -0.37-2.11, I<sup>2</sup>=98 %, p= 0.17), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter from baseline (SMD -0.12, 95 % CI -0.41-0.18, I<sup>2</sup>= 0 %, p= 0.4), interventricular septal thickness from baseline (SMD -0.7, 95 % CI -1.57-0.17, I<sup>2</sup>= 96 %, p= 0.11) were not statistically different for tafamidis compared to no tafamidis for ATTR-CM.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Tafamidis treatment in ATTR-CM is associated with reduced all-cause mortality and a lower incidence of CHF exacerbations. These observations are consistent with the ATTRACT trial, which supports the efficacy of tafamidis in treating ATTR-CM.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 9","pages":"Article 103129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144676408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Silvio Nunes Augusto Jr , Rochell Issa MD , David Kaelber MD PhD MPH , W.H. Wilson Tang MD
{"title":"Heart failure with microvascular dysfunction: Insights from a propensity-matched analysis of diabetic retinopathy in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction","authors":"Silvio Nunes Augusto Jr , Rochell Issa MD , David Kaelber MD PhD MPH , W.H. Wilson Tang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Diabetic retinopathy, a microvascular complication of diabetes, is a significant marker of systemic vascular damage, which has been linked to increased cardio-renal disease risks. This study investigates the impact of diabetic retinopathy on all-cause mortality and adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with established heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) using real-world data.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using data from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021, we conducted a propensity-matched analysis of two cohorts of patients with HFrEF and diabetes without chronic kidney disease (CKD, estimated glomerular filtration rate >60 mL/min/1.73 m²), differentiated by the presence or absence of diabetic retinopathy diagnosis in the TriNetX platform. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, with secondary outcomes including acute HF, CKD progression, major adverse cardiovascular events, stroke, in-patient hospitalizations, venous thromboembolism (VTE), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Following propensity score matching across demographics and clinical variables, each cohort included 15,218 patients. Acute HF was more common in the retinopathy vs non-retinopathy cohort (HR: 1.13, 95 % CI: 1.06–1.20). Results also showed significant increased risks for CKD progression (HR: 1.39, 95 % CI: 1.30–1.50), stroke (HR: 1.18, 95 % CI: 1.08–1.28), as well as PAD (HR: 1.58, 95 % CI: 1.42–1.76) for patients with diabetic retinopathy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Diabetic retinopathy is associated with an increased risk of adverse cardio-renal outcomes in patients with established HFrEF.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 10","pages":"Article 103128"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144676407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammed Khanjary MSc, Shokoh Varaei PhD, Haitham Ibrahim Faris PhD
{"title":"Effect of implementation of follow-up care model on self-management in patient with chronic heart failure disease","authors":"Mohammed Khanjary MSc, Shokoh Varaei PhD, Haitham Ibrahim Faris PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2025.103120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51006,"journal":{"name":"Current Problems in Cardiology","volume":"50 11","pages":"Article 103120"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}