AngiologyPub Date : 2026-04-30DOI: 10.1177/00033197261447976
Jiarui Li, Na Zhang
{"title":"Letter: Interpreting Beta-Blocker-Related Care Gaps After NSTEMI in Obstructive Airways Disease.","authors":"Jiarui Li, Na Zhang","doi":"10.1177/00033197261447976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261447976","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261447976"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760635","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 : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1177/00033197261447329
Erkan Alpaslan
{"title":"Letter: Comment on: Uric Acid/Albumin Ratio and Carotid Atherosclerosis.","authors":"Erkan Alpaslan","doi":"10.1177/00033197261447329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261447329","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261447329"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760564","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 : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1177/00033197261447026
Aykut Demirkıran, Cihan Aydın, Hüseyin Orta
{"title":"<i>Letter</i>: Interpreting the Benefit of Dual Antithrombotic Therapy After Iliac Vein Stenting: Signal or Selection Bias?","authors":"Aykut Demirkıran, Cihan Aydın, Hüseyin Orta","doi":"10.1177/00033197261447026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261447026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261447026"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760621","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 : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1177/00033197261443814
Yingying Su, Yaping Li
{"title":"Effect of Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring on the Outcomes of Cardiogenic Shock in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"Yingying Su, Yaping Li","doi":"10.1177/00033197261443814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261443814","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261443814"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760648","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 : 2026-04-27DOI: 10.1177/00033197261447328
Mesut Engin, Gürcan Güler, Hakan Demirci
{"title":"Letter: Coronary Artery Disease and Carotid Artery Disease Are the Most Important Predictors of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events.","authors":"Mesut Engin, Gürcan Güler, Hakan Demirci","doi":"10.1177/00033197261447328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261447328","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261447328"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147760599","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 : 2026-04-19DOI: 10.1177/00033197261435395
Xueyan Lv, Sha Lv, Xiangling Zhou
{"title":"Carotid Ultrasound for Predicting Vascular Cognitive Impairment in Cardiovascular Patients: A Retrospective Study.","authors":"Xueyan Lv, Sha Lv, Xiangling Zhou","doi":"10.1177/00033197261435395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261435395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) affects 20% to 40% of cardiovascular patients, yet early identification remains challenging. This retrospective study evaluated the predictive value of carotid ultrasound parameters for VCI in 412 patients with cardiovascular risk factors who underwent carotid ultrasound and cognitive assessment between January 2019 and December 2023. Patients were categorized into normal cognition (n = 156), mild cognitive impairment (n = 184), and vascular dementia (n = 72) based on Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores. Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) progressively increased from normal cognition (0.89 ± 0.15 mm) to vascular dementia (1.18 ± 0.24 mm, <i>P</i> < .001). After multivariable adjustment, cIMT >1.0 mm (Odds Ratio [OR]: 2.84, 95% CI: 1.76-4.58), carotid stenosis ≥50% (OR: 4.92, 95% CI: 2.31-10.47), and resistive index >0.75 (OR: 3.15, 95% CI: 1.89-5.24) were independently associated with VCI. A combined model incorporating multiple carotid parameters achieved an area under the curve of 0.82 for VCI detection. These findings suggest that carotid ultrasound parameters may help identify cardiovascular patients at elevated risk for cognitive impairment, though external validation is needed before clinical implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261435395"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715795","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":"Predictors and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.","authors":"Ankit Agrawal, Umesh Bhagat, Akash Sharma, Saumya Nanda, Akshat Banga, Akiva Rosenzveig, Keshav Garg","doi":"10.1177/00033197261436916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261436916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a life-threatening complication following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the impact of PE on short-term outcomes such as readmission and mortality remains poorly characterized. The Nationwide Readmission Database 2016 to 2021 was queried to identify patients with isolated CABG who were readmitted with PE within 30 days. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10th Revision Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System codes were used to identify the cohort. Rates and patient characteristics were compared between post-CABG patients with and without PE. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify risk factors for PE within 30 days of isolated CABG, as well as risk factors for mortality in these patients. Patients with PE had a higher prevalence of female sex (32.7% vs 30.7%, <i>P</i> = .04) and obesity (25.7% vs 22.3%, <i>P</i> < .001), but lower rates of hypertension and diabetes. Thirty-day mortality was higher in PE patients in univariable (Odds ratio (OR) 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16-2.05, <i>P</i> = .002) and multivariable analyses (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.00-2.11, <i>P</i> = .04). PE following CABG is associated with increased 30-day readmission and mortality. These findings underscore the need for improved risk stratification, early detection, and targeted prevention strategies in the postoperative period.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261436916"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147715775","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 : 2026-04-15DOI: 10.1177/00033197261441995
Dongliang Ye, Jiagan Xu
{"title":"A Comparison of Carotid Ultrasound and Coronary Optical Coherence Tomography in Assessing Plaque Morphology in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome.","authors":"Dongliang Ye, Jiagan Xu","doi":"10.1177/00033197261441995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261441995","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261441995"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147687387","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 : 2026-04-10DOI: 10.1177/00033197261441900
Bedirhan Bugra Bayici, Fatih Kizilyel
{"title":"Letter: Association Between Achilles Tendon Thickness as Assessed by Ultrasound and Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Bedirhan Bugra Bayici, Fatih Kizilyel","doi":"10.1177/00033197261441900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261441900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261441900"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147653439","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 : 2026-04-10DOI: 10.1177/00033197261441899
Emir Muzurović, Ksenija Zečević, Christos S Mantzoros
{"title":"Letter: Integrating Noninvasive Liver Indices into Risk Stratification of Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries.","authors":"Emir Muzurović, Ksenija Zečević, Christos S Mantzoros","doi":"10.1177/00033197261441899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197261441899","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197261441899"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147653476","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}