Acta cardiologicaPub Date : 2026-08-11DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2714628
Yalcin Velibey, Erkan Kahraman, Edibe Betul Borklu, Mehmet Baran Karatas, Tolga Sinan Guvenc, Osman Bolca
{"title":"Delayed ejection fraction recovery in the era of contemporary guideline-directed medical therapy: Is the conventional 3-month waiting period for device therapy still enough?","authors":"Yalcin Velibey, Erkan Kahraman, Edibe Betul Borklu, Mehmet Baran Karatas, Tolga Sinan Guvenc, Osman Bolca","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2026.2714628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2026.2714628","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704805","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 : 2026-08-10DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2714586
Salih Topal
{"title":"What does the Albumin-Bilirubin score truly reflect in infective endocarditis?","authors":"Salih Topal","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2026.2714586","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2026.2714586","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148704791","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 : 2026-08-03DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2712724
Ebru Şahin, İsa Ardahanlı
{"title":"A twin model deserves a twin-aware explanation: reflections on the genetic substrate proposed for Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome.","authors":"Ebru Şahin, İsa Ardahanlı","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2026.2712724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2026.2712724","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148663328","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 : 2026-08-03DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2712715
Francesco Sbrana, Beatrice Dal Pino
{"title":"Monthly vs. biweekly alirocumab in clinical practice.","authors":"Francesco Sbrana, Beatrice Dal Pino","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2026.2712715","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2026.2712715","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148663348","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 : 2026-08-01DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2026.2704733
Ayse Huseyinoglu Aydin, Fatih Aydın
{"title":"Intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis and valve progression in adults with mild rheumatic heart disease: a propensity score-matched cohort study.","authors":"Ayse Huseyinoglu Aydin, Fatih Aydın","doi":"10.1080/00015385.2026.2704733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00015385.2026.2704733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evidence supporting intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is largely derived from paediatric populations, and its role in adults with mild disease remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate its impact on valve progression in adults with early-stage RHD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study included 312 adults with World Heart Federation (WHF) Stage A or B RHD. Patients were stratified according to receipt of intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis. The primary outcome was a composite of valve progression or new valve disease. Baseline imbalances were assessed using standardised mean differences (SMD), and propensity score matching (1:1) was applied. Outcomes were compared using relative risks (RR), and time-to-event analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier estimates.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over a follow-up period of 8-12 years (median 10.1 years), event rates were low. Valve progression occurred in 2.0% of patients without prophylaxis and in 1.7% of patients with prophylaxis (RR 0.84; 95% CI 0.16-4.54; <i>p</i> = 1.000). New valve disease developed in 2.0% and 2.6% of patients, respectively (RR 1.27; 95% CI 0.29-5.56; <i>p</i> = 0.714). The composite outcome occurred in 4.1% of the no-prophylaxis group and 4.3% of the prophylaxis group (RR 1.06; 95% CI 0.35-3.15; <i>p</i> = 1.000). After propensity score matching (<i>n</i> = 116 per group), baseline characteristics were well balanced across all covariates, and prophylaxis was not associated with the composite outcome (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.22-2.28; <i>p</i> = 0.555).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In adults with mild RHD, intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis was not associated with reduced valve progression or new valve disease. Careful clinical and echocardiographic follow-up may be a reasonable strategy in selected patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":6979,"journal":{"name":"Acta cardiologica","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148652796","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}