{"title":"Editorial commentary: Breaking the silence: Transforming aortic aneurysm screening to save lives","authors":"Ting Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2024.12.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2024.12.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"Pages 230-231"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142924014","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":"Editorial commentary: Cardiovascular-liver-metabolic health: Time to integrate liver assessment into cardiology practice?","authors":"Luan C.V. Lima , Lubna Al-Sharif , Matheus Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.01.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.01.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"Pages 266-268"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048636","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":"Editorial commentary: The relationship between alcohol intake and cardiovascular health: Gaps in knowledge","authors":"Zain S. Ali , Adrian Baranchuk","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 4","pages":"Pages 254-257"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143124102","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}
Brett M Montelaro , Travis M Wilson , Noah Newman , Edward “Trey” Woods , Muzamil Khawaja , Hafeez Hassan Virk , Johao Escobar , Mahboob Alam , Hani Jneid , Samin K Sharma , Chayakrit Krittanawong
{"title":"Calcium modification techniques in complex percutaneous coronary intervention: State-of-the-art review","authors":"Brett M Montelaro , Travis M Wilson , Noah Newman , Edward “Trey” Woods , Muzamil Khawaja , Hafeez Hassan Virk , Johao Escobar , Mahboob Alam , Hani Jneid , Samin K Sharma , Chayakrit Krittanawong","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As patients increase in age and medical complexity, coronary artery calcification<span> is frequently encountered and its presence portends worse outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - negatively impacting procedural success and long-term outcomes. This review paper explores available imaging techniques and calcium modification technique that can identify, characterize and modify these lesions to facilitate stent implantation. The data supporting these techniques are explored and an algorithm for decision-making during lesion modification is presented. Current barriers and future directions are additionally discussed.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 7","pages":"Pages 430-439"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038476","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}
S.D. Haas , A.E. van der Hulst , C. Adel , A. Malekzadeh , N.A. Blom , M. Königs , J.G. van den Aardweg , I.M. Kuipers , J. Oosterlaan
{"title":"Cardiorespiratory fitness in children with surgically corrected congenital heart disease: A meta-analysis and meta-regression","authors":"S.D. Haas , A.E. van der Hulst , C. Adel , A. Malekzadeh , N.A. Blom , M. Königs , J.G. van den Aardweg , I.M. Kuipers , J. Oosterlaan","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect, and despite advancements in medical care, children with surgically corrected CHD often experience reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, which is associated with negative long-term health outcomes. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify peak oxygen consumption (̇VO<sub>2peak</sub>) impairments in children with surgically corrected CHD, examine isolated diagnosis-specific impairments, and explore the relationship between clinical variables and cardiorespiratory fitness. A total of 45 studies encompassing 2,536 children with CHD and 3,108 healthy controls were included in the meta-analysis, revealing that children with CHD had significantly lower ̇VO<sub>2peak</sub> (standardized mean difference = 1.13, 95 % CI 0.98 to 1.28), with those having univentricular hearts being most affected (standardized mean difference = 1.61, 95 % CI 1.34 to 1.87). Reduced saturation during exercise, chronotropic impairment and early onset of anaerobic threshold are likely to play a role in this impairment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 7","pages":"Pages 417-426"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038812","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":"Editorial Commentary: Spotlight on ATTR cardiomyopathy: the unexpected journey of a once considered “orphan disease”","authors":"Selim R. Krim","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 363-364"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144051329","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}
Victoria Catalán , Javier Gómez-Ambrosi , Gema Frühbeck
{"title":"Editorial Commentary: Medical versus surgically-induced weight loss differences on cardiovascular outcomes","authors":"Victoria Catalán , Javier Gómez-Ambrosi , Gema Frühbeck","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 382-383"},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144031386","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}
Takahiro Higuchi , Xinyu Chen , Maximilian Scheifele , Maximilian Fischer , Sebastian Clauss , Konrad Klimek , Rudolf A Werner
{"title":"18F labeled myocardial perfusion PET: New precision in cardiac imaging","authors":"Takahiro Higuchi , Xinyu Chen , Maximilian Scheifele , Maximilian Fischer , Sebastian Clauss , Konrad Klimek , Rudolf A Werner","doi":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.03.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tcm.2025.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rising global burden of coronary artery disease (CAD) underscores the need for advanced diagnostic tools. While single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has been the cornerstone for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), it is increasingly being supplemented by positron emission tomography (PET) due to superior spatial resolution, sensitivity, and the ability to quantify myocardial blood flow. However, current PET tracers, including Rubidium-82, <sup>13</sup>N-Ammonia, and <sup>15</sup>O-Water, face limitations due to their short half-lives and logistical challenges. The advent of <sup>18</sup>F labeled PET tracers, such as Flurpiridaz F18, promises a new era in cardiac imaging by offering a longer half-life (110 minutes), compatibility with exercise stress testing, and high diagnostic accuracy. This review explores the current landscape of MPI, evaluates the clinical performance of novel <sup>18</sup>F tracers, and discusses their transformative potential in expanding access to PET imaging and improving CAD diagnostics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51199,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine","volume":"35 7","pages":"Pages 407-414"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057639","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}