Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000082
{"title":"Retraction: Characteristics of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for chronically total occluded arteries: a single-center observational study in India.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/CP9.0000000000000082","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CP9.0000000000000082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000061.].</p>","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"9 2","pages":"156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11213492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141472536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000075
Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Guodong He, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang
{"title":"Association between cheese intake and risk of atherosclerosis: a two-sample Mendelian randomization phenome-wide study","authors":"Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Guodong He, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000075","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Previous observational studies have yielded conflicting results regarding the association between cheese intake and atherosclerosis. Also, relative contribution to each subtype (coronary atherosclerosis, peripheral atherosclerosis, cerebral atherosclerosis, and arterial stiffness) remains unclear. The primary objective of this investigation was to assess the causal association between cheese intake and atherosclerosis.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study was conducted based on summary statistics from published genome-wide associations of cheese intake (n = 451,486 individuals), coronary atherosclerosis (n = 14,334 cases, 346,860 controls), peripheral atherosclerosis (n = 6,631 cases, 162,201 controls), arterial stiffness (n = 151,053 individuals, no available cases/controls), cerebral atherosclerosis (n = 104 cases, 218,688 controls), and atherosclerosis (excluding cerebral, coronary, and peripheral arterial disease [PAD]) (n = 6,599 cases, 212,193 controls). Primary analysis was conducted using an inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method. Sensitivity analyses included weighted median, MR Egger, and weighted mode analyses. Results are shown as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 In the IVW analysis, genetically predicted cheese intake was inversely associated with coronary atherosclerosis (OR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–0.99; P = 0.002), peripheral atherosclerosis (OR: 0.56, 95% CI: 0.37–0.84; P = 0.006), arterial stiffness (OR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.81–0.94; P = 0.001), and atherosclerosis (excluding cerebral, coronary, and PAD) (OR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.43–0.98; P = 0.037), but not with cerebral atherosclerosis (OR; 0.91, 95% CI: 0.07–11.28: P = 0.941). The sensitivity analyses supported an association of cheese intake with coronary atherosclerosis, peripheral atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness, and atherosclerosis (excluding cerebral, coronary, and PAD), but not cerebral atherosclerosis.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study suggested that cheese intake is inversely associated with coronary atherosclerosis, peripheral atherosclerosis, arterial stiffness, and atherosclerosis (excluding cerebral, coronary, and PAD), but not cerebral atherosclerosis. These findings support dietary interventions, especially increasing cheese intake, in subjects with high risk to cardiovascular diseases.\u0000","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":" 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140392933","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2024-03-08DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000072
Kai Hu, G. Ertl
{"title":"Technical challenges in small animal models for mimicking human ischemic cardiovascular diseases","authors":"Kai Hu, G. Ertl","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000072","url":null,"abstract":"Animal models are essential for exploring pathophysiology and testing novel therapy options of human metabolic cardiovascular diseases. Several small animal models have been developed during the last decades to study effects on myocardial infarct size, healing or cardiac remodeling and thus outcome after ligation of a left coronary artery. The present review describes the value and limitations of small animal models mimicking human ischemic myocardial insult and offers technical tips for using them. A perspective on future improved small animal models mimicking human cardiovascular diseases is also given.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"29 28","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140396835","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2024-01-04DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000069
Tarek Nafee, Areeb Shah, Michael Forsberg, Jingsheng Zheng, Jiafu Ou
{"title":"State-of-art review: intravascular imaging in percutaneous coronary interventions","authors":"Tarek Nafee, Areeb Shah, Michael Forsberg, Jingsheng Zheng, Jiafu Ou","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000069","url":null,"abstract":"The history of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) reflects the relentless pursuit of innovation in interventional cardiology. These intravascular imaging technologies have played a pivotal role in our understanding of coronary atherosclerosis, vascular pathology, and the interaction of coronary stents with the vessel wall. Two decades of clinical investigations demonstrating the clinical efficacy and safety of intravascular imaging modalities have established these technologies as staples in the contemporary cardiac catheterization lab’s toolbox and earning their place in revascularization clinical practice guidelines. In this comprehensive review, we will delve into the historical evolution, mechanisms, and technical aspects of IVUS and OCT. We will discuss the expanding evidence supporting their use in complex percutaneous coronary interventions, emphasizing their crucial roles in optimizing patient outcomes and ensuring procedural success. Furthermore, we will explore the substantial advances that have propelled these imaging modalities to the forefront of contemporary interventional cardiology. Finally, we will survey the latest developments in the field and explore the promising future directions that have the potential to further revolutionize coronary interventions.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"66 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139450309","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2024-01-01DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2023.27
A Garland, T Mutter, O Ekuma, C Papadimitropolous
{"title":"The Effect of Frailty on Independent Living After Surgery: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"A Garland, T Mutter, O Ekuma, C Papadimitropolous","doi":"10.14283/jfa.2023.27","DOIUrl":"10.14283/jfa.2023.27","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Most people value quality of life over mere duration. At least 50% of people are extremely averse to ever living in a nursing home (NH).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Assess whether pre-operative frailty is associated with new, post-operative NH placement.</p><p><strong>Design, setting: </strong>Retrospective, population-based cohort study in the Canadian province of Manitoba, 2000-2017.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>7408 persons ≥65 years undergoing any of 16 specific, elective, noncardiac surgeries of varying Operative Surgical Stress (OSS).</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>The primary outcome was new admission to a NH, or being placed on a waiting list for a NH, within 180 days of index hospital admission, among index hospital survivors. Frailty was assessed from administrative data by the Preoperative Frailty Index (pFI), which ranges 0-1. Other outcomes were 30-day and 90-180 day mortality, and post-hospital medical resource use to 180 days. Analyses used multivariable regression models, adjusted for age, sex, OSS, year of surgery, anesthetic technique, and socioeconomic status. P-values were adjusted for the six outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Subjects had mean age (±SD) of 74±7 yrs; 61% were male. pFI ranged 0-0.68, with a mean±SD of 0.21±0.09. All six outcomes were significantly associated with greater frailty. Each additional 0.1 unit increase in pFI was associated with a hazard ratio for new NH admission or wait-listing of 3.01 (p<0.0006).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While our study agrees with prior work indicating that greater frailty is associated with higher probability of post-operative discharge to a NH, it overcomes a number of limitations of all prior work. Strong arguments follow that prospective surgical candidates be evaluated for their degree of frailty, and that their informed consent include discussion of the possibility of survival with loss of independence.</p>","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"5 1","pages":"57-63"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82006288","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":"Acute myocardial infarction in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report and literature review","authors":"Feng Hu, Mengjia Chen, Xun Yuan, Yunling Lin, Lianglong Chen","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000068","url":null,"abstract":"Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) induced by thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has been previously reported, but comorbidity with autoimmune hemolytic anemia is rare. The index patient, a 55-year-old woman, presented with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A diagnosis of TTP was established on the presence of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, acute kidney injury, fever, and neurologic symptoms (ischemic stroke); autoimmune hemolytic anemia was established based on Comboost test. Percutaneous coronary intervention and dual antiplatelet therapy were not initiated due to elevated risk of bleeding. Instead, the patient was treated with glucocorticosteroid and plasmapheresis. Despite the treatment, the patient suffered a watershed acute cerebral infarction, and finally died of gastrointestinal bleeding. This case highlights the challenges in managing STEMI in TTP patients.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006543","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2023-12-08DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000067
Rong Yang, Jian-Gao Fan
{"title":"Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of cardiovascular diseases: clinical association, pathophysiological mechanisms, and management","authors":"Rong Yang, Jian-Gao Fan","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000067","url":null,"abstract":"Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a fatty liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction in genetically susceptible individuals due to over-nutrition and lack of exercise. With the prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, NAFLD has become the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. NAFLD shares many risk factors with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). NAFLD is associated with increased risk of major cardiovascular events and other cardiac complications even after adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The primary pathology of NAFLD is within the liver, but the most common cause of deaths in patients with NAFLD is CVDs. This review summarizes the epidemiological evidence for the association between NAFLD and CVD risk and the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this association. Current treatment strategies for NAFLD and their potential impact on CVD risk are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"79 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139011310","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2023-10-05DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000061
Abhijit Khadtare, Chandrashekhar Makhale, Shrish Hiremath, Purvez Grant
{"title":"Characteristics of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for chronically total occluded arteries: a single-center observational study in India","authors":"Abhijit Khadtare, Chandrashekhar Makhale, Shrish Hiremath, Purvez Grant","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000061","url":null,"abstract":"Background and purpose: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the gold standard for managing chronic total occlusion (CTO), but data on characteristics of the patients undergoing PCI for CTO are scarce. The present study was designed to evaluate the clinical profile of the patients who underwent PCI to CTO. Methods: This single-center, prospective, and observational study included consecutive patients who successfully underwent PCI for angiographically confirmed CTO at author’s center from March 2017 to March 2019. Follow-up was conducted at 6 and 12 months. Results: The final analysis included a total of 108 patients. The mean age was 64.5 ± 8.2 years. Majority of the patients (72.2%) were men. The most common morbid risk factors were diabetes mellitus (56.5%), hypertension (53.7%), and dyslipidemia (52.8%). Mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 51% ± 0.0% and 73% had New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II. The most common site of CTO was the right coronary artery (34.3%). PCI was conducted using an antegrade approach, 75.9% of the cases. The majority of patients underwent wire escalation PCI technique (52.8%) followed by adverse drug reaction (34.3%), reverse-controlled antegrade and retrograde tracking (CART) (8.3%) and CART (4.6%). Stress test was negative in 63% and 64.8% of the patients at 6 and 12 months, respectively. The 6-month symptom-free survival rate was higher in patients without hypertension. Symptom-free survival rate was 96.9%, 95.9% and 88.9% in patients with Japanese Multicenter CTO Registry (J-CTO) score of 0, 1 and >3, respectively. The rate of abnormal electrocardiogram at 12 months was higher in patients with J-CTO score of 0 or 1 versus >3. Conclusion: PCI is a viable option for patients who are not willing to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting, particularly in those with low J-CTO score.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135546026","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}
Cardiology PlusPub Date : 2023-07-25DOI: 10.1097/cp9.0000000000000057
M. Maimaitiming, A. Kakunze, Yikai Feng, Minmin Wang, Na Li, Junyi Shi, Kepei Huang, Yinzi Jin, Zhijie Zheng
{"title":"Contribution of cardiovascular disease to the burden of non-communicable diseases in Africa: an analysis of data from Global Burden of Disease database, 1990–2019","authors":"M. Maimaitiming, A. Kakunze, Yikai Feng, Minmin Wang, Na Li, Junyi Shi, Kepei Huang, Yinzi Jin, Zhijie Zheng","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000057","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Disease burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been increasing in low- and middle-income countries, especially in African countries. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common NCDs and the leading cause of death in Africa. Yet, evidence on the contribution of CVD to the total NCDs burden is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of CVD to the total disease burden caused by NCDs in Africa between 1990 and 2019.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Data on NCDs, including CVD, were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. Disease burden was measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and deaths.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 From 1990 to 2019, the share of CVD in the total NCDs burden increased and remained as the first contributor. In 2019, NCDs caused 204 million DALYs and over 2.18 million deaths in the Africa Union, among which 49.1% of the total DALYs and 66.0% of deaths were caused by the traditional five NCDs, including CVD that accounted for the largest burden of NCDs (20.5% of DALYs and 35.2% of deaths). The proportion of CVD to the total NCDs burden was most considerable, reaching up to 32.4% and 52.4% in Northern Africa for DALYs and deaths, respectively. CVD were important contributors to NCDs burden in Africa, including ischemic heart disease (1334 DALYs per 100,000 and 27.79 deaths per 100,000) and intracerebral hemorrhage (632 DALYs per 100,000 and 13.53 deaths per 100,000) that were the top two causes of NCDs in 2019.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 CVD has been the biggest contributor to NCDs burden in the Africa Union over the thirty years. Given the increase in the share of NCDs burden attributable to CVD, it demands a close attention to implementing cost-effective policies and interventions for CVD to achieve an improvement in population health and reduction of health loss from NCDs.\u0000","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49229856","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":"A transcatheter “sandwich” valve-in-valve implantation for pure aortic regurgitation: a report of 2 cases","authors":"Shasha Chen, Dawei Lin, Yiming Qi, Daxin Zhou, Wenzhi Pan, Junbo Ge","doi":"10.1097/cp9.0000000000000059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/cp9.0000000000000059","url":null,"abstract":"The application of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe pure native aortic valve regurgitation (PNAR) remains limited. TAVR for PNAR using an off-label device is associated with acceptable procedural success but increased early mortality. For performing TAVR for PNAR patients, appropriate anatomy, especially a relatively small aortic annulus, is a necessary condition for successful procedure, and large aortic annulus is generally excluded. Here, we report using a new transcatheter “sandwich” valve-in-valve implantation technique with commercially available devices for treating two cases of PNAR, including one with a extremely large aortic annulus (namely aortic annulus perimeter over 91.1 mm, respectively, according to the industry instructions VitaFlow®). The conditions of both patients improved, and there were no complications during the follow-up periods. The new transcatheter “sandwich” valve-in-valve implantation technique using the commercially available self-expanding devices could be an option for treating PNAR patients with an extremely large annulus at high risk for surgery. This technique can also be an effective remedy for the first valve to be placed too high and jump up to the ascending aorta.","PeriodicalId":52908,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology Plus","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135804980","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}