Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-17DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2524233
Bernhard L Gerber, Ines Kyungu Mande, Sergio Rizzi, Christian Brohet, Erwin Schröder, Patrick Chenu, Annie Robert
{"title":"30-year trends in incidence of acute STEMI and NSTEMI in the Belgian Province of Luxembourg. A long-term follow-up of the MONICA-BELLUX registry.","authors":"Bernhard L Gerber, Ines Kyungu Mande, Sergio Rizzi, Christian Brohet, Erwin Schröder, Patrick Chenu, Annie Robert","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2524233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2025.2524233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We sought to evaluate the temporal changes in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using a 30-year continuation of the WHO MONICA registry in Luxembourg, applying modern MI definitions (STEMI and NSTEMI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reanalysed clinical records, biomarkers, ECGs, and angiograms of all suspected Type I and III AMI cases from 1985 to 2014 in the MONICA-BELLUX registry. Cases were classified according to modern criteria as STEMI, NSTEMI, or ischaemic sudden cardiac death. Statistical analyses assessed trends in AMI incidence by sex, age group, and AMI type.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 6,786 AMI cases were identified, including 4,361 STEMI, 1,507 NSTEMI confirmed by coronary thrombosis, 616 suspected NSTEMI, and 394 type III infarcts. The overall AMI incidence decreased by 5.3 events per 100,000 inhabitants annually, from 314 per 100,000 in 1986 to 116 per 100,000 in 2014. This decline was driven mainly by a 3.8-fold reduction in STEMI. NSTEMI incidence initially decreased, then stabilised after 2004, with the STEMI-to-NSTEMI ratio converging by 2009. While women had 3.8 times lower incidence of AMI, trends were similar across both sexes and all age groups. Survival rates, lower in women and NSTEMI, improved with increased use of coronary angiography and revascularization.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Over 30 years, AMI incidence, particularly STEMI, decreased threefold across all age groups and genders, while NSTEMI incidence initially declined but increased after 2000 due to improved diagnostic sensitivity with troponins, and survival rates improved with greater use of angiography and revascularization.</p>","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648228","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2530285
Cameron Haskoy, Nils De Marneffe, Patrizio Lancellotti
{"title":"Complete heart block due to extensive leukemic endocardial infiltration.","authors":"Cameron Haskoy, Nils De Marneffe, Patrizio Lancellotti","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2530285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2025.2530285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144635904","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-10DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2530286
Thibault Bourgeois, Wouter Snoeck, Karl Dujardin
{"title":"Careful cardiovascular risk assessment and management is essential in patients receiving bevacizumab.","authors":"Thibault Bourgeois, Wouter Snoeck, Karl Dujardin","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2530286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2025.2530286","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144599080","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-06DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2528001
Nimisha Chitroda, Arwa Mithaiwala, Angel Godad
{"title":"Inflammatory cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive review of biomarkers and future therapeutic perspectives.","authors":"Nimisha Chitroda, Arwa Mithaiwala, Angel Godad","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2528001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2025.2528001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Myocardial inflammation is a hallmark of inflammatory cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that impairs heart function. This condition encompasses a variety of aetiologies including viral infections, autoimmune disorder, toxin exposures, etc which collectively contribute to its heterogeneity. The classification of ICM varies including Hypertrophic, inflammatory, dilated, left ventricular non-compaction, diabetic, restrictive, etc which are its notable subtypes central to the progression of ICM are inflammatory mechanisms such as cytokine release, immune cell activates, activation of Signalling pathways like NF-κB, NLRP3 inflammasome, etc. These pathways exacerbate inflammatory response & cause cardiac damage. Biomarkers like cardiac troponin- c reactive protein, etc are used for diagnosis &prognosis however, they possess some limitations including specificity & predictive value complicating their chemical utility. Emerging therapies after promising avenues for improved treatment outcomes clinical implications understand the necessity of timely diagnosis & personalised treatment approaches, emphasis the balance between immunosuppression & antiviral therapy. Future perspectives emphasise integrating omics technologies & advanced imaging for more precise diagnostics, alongside developing innovative treatments aimed at modulating inflammation without compromising cardiac function ongoing CT & research on novel molecular targets will likely expand the therapeutic landscape, offering hope for better management & prognosis of ICM.</p>","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144574672","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2511523
Cemal Köseoğlu, Ali Çoner, Can Ramazan Öncel
{"title":"The protective role of dapagliflozin on the noreflow phenomenon in type 2 diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.","authors":"Cemal Köseoğlu, Ali Çoner, Can Ramazan Öncel","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2511523","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2511523","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"534"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144148790","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-01-30DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2453799
Arthur Sá Ferreira, Gabriel Parisotto
{"title":"Rethinking methodologies in nocturnal blood pressure dipping research: insights from Lopez et al.","authors":"Arthur Sá Ferreira, Gabriel Parisotto","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2453799","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2453799","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"529-530"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143063087","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-06-04DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2500889
Cristian Castillo-Rodriguez, Jesus Davalos, Douglas Andre Salguero-Lopez, Sameh Girgis
{"title":"Cardiac arrest in a young female: the potentially fatal synergy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and recreational marijuana use.","authors":"Cristian Castillo-Rodriguez, Jesus Davalos, Douglas Andre Salguero-Lopez, Sameh Girgis","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2500889","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2500889","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"521-522"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144223931","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2024.2396747
Jie Wang, Chen Chen, Ping Hu, Yu-Hang Wang, Juan Xia
{"title":"Urgent cardiac surgery for aortic dissection in a 3-year-old: the role of 3D printing.","authors":"Jie Wang, Chen Chen, Ping Hu, Yu-Hang Wang, Juan Xia","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2024.2396747","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015385.2024.2396747","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"516-517"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103298","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}
Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2025.2480940
Guy De Backer
{"title":"Prediction of cardiovascular disease using blood pressure indices: more than just the level?","authors":"Guy De Backer","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2480940","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00015385.2025.2480940","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"527-528"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143690682","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}