AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-19DOI: 10.1177/00033197241264956
Mustafa Oguz, Tayyar Akbulut, Faysal Saylik, Abdulcabbar Sipal, Emrah Erdal
{"title":"Response to Comments on the Association of Coronary Artery Severity and Late In-Stent Restenosis: An Angiographic Imaging Study.","authors":"Mustafa Oguz, Tayyar Akbulut, Faysal Saylik, Abdulcabbar Sipal, Emrah Erdal","doi":"10.1177/00033197241264956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197241264956","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141726809","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":"Validation and Comparison of the Prognosis Predicting Ability of Inflammation-Based Scores Following Endovascular Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease.","authors":"Tadashi Itagaki, Soichiro Ebisawa, Tamon Kato, Takashi Miura, Yushi Oyama, Naoto Hashizume, Daisuke Yokota, Minami Taki, Keisuke Senda, Yoshiteru Okina, Tadamasa Wakabayashi, Kouki Fujimori, Kenichi Karube, Takahiro Sakai, Fumika Nomoto, Toshifumi Takamatsu, Kiu Tanaka, Tomoaki Mochidome, Tatsuya Saigusa, Hirohiko Motoki, Toshio Kasai, Uichi Ikeda, Koichiro Kuwahara","doi":"10.1177/00033197231161394","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231161394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We assessed the prognostic ability of several inflammation-based scores and compared their long-term outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) following endovascular treatment (EVT). We included 278 patients with PAD who underwent EVT and classified them according to their inflammation-based scores (Glasgow prognostic score [GPS], modified GPS [mGPS], platelet to lymphocyte ratio [PLR], prognostic index [PI], and prognostic nutritional index [PNI]). Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 5 years were examined, and C-statistics in each measure were calculated to compare their MACE predictive ability. During the follow-up period, 96 patients experienced MACE. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that higher scores of all measures were associated with a higher MACE incidence. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis showed that GPS 2, mGPS 2, PLR 1, and PNI 1, compared with GPS 0, mGPS 0, PLR 0, and PNI 0, were associated with an increased risk of MACE. C-statistics for MACE for PNI (.683) were greater than those for GPS (.635, <i>P</i> = .021), mGPS (.580, <i>P</i> = .019), PLR (.604, <i>P</i> = .024), and PI (.553, <i>P</i> < .001). PNI is associated with MACE risk and has a better prognosis-predicting ability than other inflammation-scoring models for patients with PAD following EVT.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10867111","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1177/00033197231164433
Michaela Veselá, Michal Beneš, Gabriela Dostálová, Aleš Linhart, David Kachlík
{"title":"Variations of the Saphenopopliteal Junction: An Ultrasonography Study in a Young Population, A Systematic Review and A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Michaela Veselá, Michal Beneš, Gabriela Dostálová, Aleš Linhart, David Kachlík","doi":"10.1177/00033197231164433","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231164433","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Saphenopopliteal junction classification has been developing, but still the precise knowledge of junction type is crucial for proper surgical treatment. We examined the saphenopopliteal junction by duplex venous scanning in 244 extremities in healthy volunteers (median age: 23.0 years, 83 females, 39 male) and performed a meta-analysis of 13 studies focusing on structural types of the junction. According to Schweighoffer's classification we distinguished 5 types of the junction and we subdivided type A according to Cavezzi's classification of gastrocnemial veins termination into two. We added type F (small saphenous vein-SSV terminates into popliteal vein-PV), described especially in cadaveric studies. In our study, the most frequent type was A1 (96 cases), followed by C (70), B (48), A2 (20), E (6), D (3) and F (0). The pooled prevalence estimate for types A + B + D + E was 54.7% (95% CI 40.9-69.6%) and for type C 24.4% (95% CI 19.3-29.5%), whereas in 17.1% (95% CI 6.3-27.9%) of cases, the SSV terminated in the PV with no cranial extension present. The knowledge of the saphenopopliteal junction and its variations prevalence can help clinicians to quickly identify the real type of the junction during routine examination. In mid-European population, the main type is A1 and worldwide type A.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9492013","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-06-08DOI: 10.1177/00033197231183087
Amir Hossein Behnoush, Amirmohammad Khalaji, Nikan Amirkhani, Parmida Sadat Pezeshki
{"title":"Diagnostic Role of Circulating Endocan Levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Amir Hossein Behnoush, Amirmohammad Khalaji, Nikan Amirkhani, Parmida Sadat Pezeshki","doi":"10.1177/00033197231183087","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231183087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endocan, as an endothelial cell damage marker, plays role in several cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the role of endocan as a potential diagnostic or prognostic biomarker for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). International databases including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched for relevant studies assessing endocan levels in OSA patients compared with healthy controls or within different severities or comorbidities of OSA. Random-effect meta-analysis was performed in order to calculate the standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of serum/plasma endocan in all comparisons. A total of 10 studies were included in our systematic review, among which seven were used in meta-analysis. Meta-analysis showed that endocan levels were significantly higher in patients with OSA compared with healthy controls (SMD 1.29, 95% CI 0.64-1.93, P < .001) and this was not different between serum and plasma subgroups. However, there was no statistical difference between severe and non-severe OSA patients (SMD .64, 95% CI -.22 to 1.50, P = .147). Considerably, higher endocan levels in patients with OSA in comparison with non-OSA individuals might have clinical implications. This association warrants further research due to its potential use as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9967386","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1177/00033197231163358
Shang-Xiong Chen, Bin Zhang, Ying-Xue Hao, Hang Xiao
{"title":"Comparison of Distal Transradial and Femoral Access in Endovascular Treatment of Non-coronary Arterial Disease.","authors":"Shang-Xiong Chen, Bin Zhang, Ying-Xue Hao, Hang Xiao","doi":"10.1177/00033197231163358","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231163358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compared the efficacy and safety of distal transradial access (dTRA) and common femoral artery access (CFA) for endovascular treatment of non-coronary arterial disease. 102 interventions were divided into dTRA (<i>n</i> = 51) and CFA (<i>n</i> = 51) groups; the puncture success rate was 100% in both groups. The mean number of punctures and puncture time were greater in the dTRA than CFA group (1.86 vs 1.04 and 3.96 vs ≤1.00 min, <i>p</i> < .001 for both), whereas the access-related complication rate was comparable. The surgical success rate was higher in the CFA than dTRA group (98.0 vs 84.3, <i>p</i> = .036), and the operative time was longer in the dTRA than CFA group (99.09 vs 84.10 min, <i>p</i> = .017). The postoperative adverse event rate was not different between the dTRA and CFA groups. dTRA is a safe and feasible access for non-coronary arterial disease and is comparable to CFA in terms of puncture success, access-related complications, and major adverse events. The dTRA is inferior to CFA in the treatment of lower extremity arterial disease. Due to the increase in the operation time and the contrast medium volume in the dTRA, it is necessary to be vigilant about contrast nephropathy and late radiological random side effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9169414","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-03-10DOI: 10.1177/00033197231162721
Łukasz Znaniecki, Jakub Brzeziński, Joanna Halman, Piotr Marciniuk, Paweł Michalski, Jacek Wojciechowski
{"title":"Early and Mid-Term Results of Native and Abdominal Aortic Graft Infection Treatment <i>via</i> Surgeon-Constructed Porcine Pericardial Aortic Tubes.","authors":"Łukasz Znaniecki, Jakub Brzeziński, Joanna Halman, Piotr Marciniuk, Paweł Michalski, Jacek Wojciechowski","doi":"10.1177/00033197231162721","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231162721","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The search for optimal material for aortic infection reconstruction is ongoing. Our study presents the early and mid-term results of surgeon-constructed porcine pericardial tubes in the in-situ reconstruction of abdominal aortic infections, focusing on the safety as well as the durability of surgeon-created tubes. We performed a retrospective analysis of 8 patients treated for native aortic (<i>n</i> = 3) and aortic graft infections (<i>n</i> = 5) with surgeon-created tubes made of porcine pericardium patch (8 × 14 cm NO-REACT Ⓡ, BioIntegral Surgical Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada). There were 7 males and 1 female, aged 68.5 (±4.8 years). Three patients had an aorto-enteric fistula. Technical success was obtained in all patients. Thirty-day mortality was 12.5% (<i>n</i> = 1). Mid-term follow-up was 12 months (2-63 months). One-year mortality was 37.5% (<i>n</i> = 3). Reintervention rate was 28.5% (<i>n</i> = 2). False aneurysm rate in the follow-up was 14.2% (<i>n</i> = 1). Surgeon-constructed porcine pericardial tubes seem to be a promising alternative as a replacement for native as well as graft-related abdominal aortic infections. The mid-term durability is encouraging, once the infection is controlled in cases with successful fistula repair and in native aortic infections patients. Further observations on larger groups, in longer follow-ups are necessary to confirm these preliminary observations.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9454839","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-07-17DOI: 10.1177/00033197231190513
Hai-Ling Hu, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Da-Tan Jing, Fu Zhu
{"title":"Galectin-3 as a Novel Biomarker of Predicting Prognosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.","authors":"Hai-Ling Hu, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Da-Tan Jing, Fu Zhu","doi":"10.1177/00033197231190513","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231190513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9830038","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-06-11DOI: 10.1177/00033197231183231
Meng Du, Yueyu Hu, Deyuan Zhu, Wei Cao, Peng Li, Dayong Qi, Chao Wu, Juanling He, Shifei Ye, Suya Li, Yibin Fang
{"title":"Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Transradial Access for Carotid Artery Stenting.","authors":"Meng Du, Yueyu Hu, Deyuan Zhu, Wei Cao, Peng Li, Dayong Qi, Chao Wu, Juanling He, Shifei Ye, Suya Li, Yibin Fang","doi":"10.1177/00033197231183231","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231183231","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an increasing number of studies on the transradial approach (TRA) for carotid artery stenting. We aimed to summarize the published data on TRA vs the transfemoral approach (TFA). We searched Science Direct, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases for the relevant literature. Primary outcomes included surgical success and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complication rates; secondary outcomes included the rates of vascular access-related and other complications. We also compared the crossover rate, success rate, and complications between TRA and TFA carotid stenting. This is the first such meta-analysis regarding TRA and TFA. Twenty studies on TRA carotid stenting were included (n = 1300). Among 19 studies, the success rate of TRA carotid stenting was .951 (95% confidence interval [CI]: .926-.975); death rate was .022 (.011-.032); stroke rate was .005 (.001-.008); radial artery occlusion rate was .008 (.003-.013); and forearm hematoma rate was .003 (-.000 to .006). Among 4 studies comparing TRA and TFA, the success rate was lower (odds ratio: .02; 95% CI: .00-.23) and crossover rate was higher (odds ratio: 40.16; 95% CI: 4.41-365.73) with TRA. Thus, transradial neuro-interventional surgery has a lower success rate than TFA.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9969474","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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2023-03-08DOI: 10.1177/00033197231161922
Suleyman Karakoyun, Metin Cagdas, Aziz Inan Celik, Tahir Bezgin, Ibrahim H Tanboga, Ali Karagoz, Tufan Cınar, Remziye Dogan, Mehmet Saygi, Vecih Oduncu
{"title":"Predictive Value of the Naples Prognostic Score for Acute Kidney Injury in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Suleyman Karakoyun, Metin Cagdas, Aziz Inan Celik, Tahir Bezgin, Ibrahim H Tanboga, Ali Karagoz, Tufan Cınar, Remziye Dogan, Mehmet Saygi, Vecih Oduncu","doi":"10.1177/00033197231161922","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231161922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this investigation was to investigate whether there was an association between the Naples prognostic score and the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients following primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI). The study comprised 2901 consecutive STEMI patients who had pPCI. For each patient, the Naples prognostic score was determined. To evaluate the predictive performance of the Naples score (which included either continuous and categorical variables), we developed a Nested model and a nested model combined with the Naples score. The Naples prognostic score was the most significant predictor of AKI occurrence after admission creatinine, age, and contrast volume. The continuous Naples prognostic score model provided the best prediction performance and discriminative ability. The C-index of the Nested and full models with continuous Naples prognostic score were significantly higher than that of the Nested model. The decision curve analysis found that the overall model had a higher full range of probability of clinical net benefit than the baseline model, with a 10% AKI likelihood. The present study found that the Naples prognostic score may be useful to predict the risk of AKI in STEMI patients undergoing pPCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9430002","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}