AngiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-06DOI: 10.1177/00033197241238513
Kenan Toprak, Mustafa Kaplangoray, Mehmet Inanır, Ayten Dursun, Mustafa Begenc Tascanov, Ibrahim Halil Altıparmak, Asuman Biçer, Recep Demirbag
{"title":"Reply to Letter: HbA1c/C-Peptide Ratio is a Potential Biomarker Used to Predict No-Reflow Phenomenon in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"Kenan Toprak, Mustafa Kaplangoray, Mehmet Inanır, Ayten Dursun, Mustafa Begenc Tascanov, Ibrahim Halil Altıparmak, Asuman Biçer, Recep Demirbag","doi":"10.1177/00033197241238513","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241238513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"302-303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140038664","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.1177/00033197231218331
Panagiotis Theofilis, Panayotis K Vlachakis, Emmanouil Mantzouranis, Athanasios Sakalidis, Christina Chrysohoou, Ioannis Leontsinis, George Lazaros, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Maria Drakopoulou, Aikaterini Vordoni, Evangelos Oikonomou, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis
{"title":"Acute Coronary Syndromes in Women: A Narrative Review of Sex-Specific Characteristics.","authors":"Panagiotis Theofilis, Panayotis K Vlachakis, Emmanouil Mantzouranis, Athanasios Sakalidis, Christina Chrysohoou, Ioannis Leontsinis, George Lazaros, Kyriakos Dimitriadis, Maria Drakopoulou, Aikaterini Vordoni, Evangelos Oikonomou, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis","doi":"10.1177/00033197231218331","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231218331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) encompass a spectrum of life-threatening cardiovascular conditions, including unstable angina (UA) and myocardial infarction. While significant progress has been made in the understanding and management of ACS over the years, it has become increasingly evident that sex-based differences play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology, presentation, and outcomes of these conditions. Despite this recognition, the majority of clinical research in the field has historically focused on male populations, leading to a significant knowledge gap in understanding the unique aspects of ACS in women. This review article aims to comprehensively explore and synthesize the current body of literature concerning the sex-specific characteristics of ACS, shedding light on the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, treatment strategies, and prognosis in women. By elucidating the distinct aspects of ACS in women, this review intends to foster greater awareness and improved clinical management, ultimately contributing to enhanced cardiovascular care for female patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"209-224"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138298154","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-10-17DOI: 10.1177/00033197231206234
Abdullah Al-Kasasbeh, Ahmad Abdalmajeed Alghzawi, Mohamad Jarrah, Muhannad Ababneh, Hanna Al-Makhamreh, Joud Shehadeh, Afnan Migdadi, Mohammad Jum'ah, Anas Ahmad, Daria Ja'arah, Anwar Y Al Omary, Ayman Hammoudeh
{"title":"Clinical Profiles and One-Year Outcome in Middle Eastern Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Analysis From the Jordan Atrial Fibrillation Study.","authors":"Abdullah Al-Kasasbeh, Ahmad Abdalmajeed Alghzawi, Mohamad Jarrah, Muhannad Ababneh, Hanna Al-Makhamreh, Joud Shehadeh, Afnan Migdadi, Mohammad Jum'ah, Anas Ahmad, Daria Ja'arah, Anwar Y Al Omary, Ayman Hammoudeh","doi":"10.1177/00033197231206234","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231206234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies on the impact of hypertension (HTN) on the outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Middle East are scarce. The aim of this contemporary multicenter study is to evaluate the effect of the coexisting HTN on the baseline clinical profiles and 1-year prognosis in a cohort of Middle Eastern patients with AF. Consecutive AF patients in 29 hospitals and cardiology clinics were enrolled in the Jordan AF study (May 2019-December 2020). Patients were prospectively followed up for 1 year, and the study had no influence on their treatment, which was at the discretion of the treating physician. We compared clinical features, use of medications, and 1-year prognosis in patients with AF/HTN compared with AF/no HTN. Among 1849 non-valvular AF patients, 76.4% had HTN, with higher prevalence of diabetes, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease, stroke, and left ventricular hypertrophy in HTN patients. There was a higher thromboembolic and bleeding risk among HTN patients. At 1 year, HTN patients had significantly higher rates of stroke and systemic embolism (SSE) (4.5%), acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (2.4%), rehospitalization (27.9%), and major bleeding events (3.0%) compared with non-HTN patients. In this cohort, the coexistence of HTN was associated with worse baseline clinical profile and 1-year outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"249-256"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41231981","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1177/00033197231225294
De-Gang Mo, Meng-Meng Wang
{"title":"HbA1c/C-Peptide Ratio Is a Potential Biomarker Used to Predict No-Reflow Phenomenon in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"De-Gang Mo, Meng-Meng Wang","doi":"10.1177/00033197231225294","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231225294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this letter, we discussed that HbA1c/C-peptide ratio is a potential biomarker used to predict no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"300-301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139039425","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":"Exploring the Associations Between Non-Traditional Lipid Parameters and Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume.","authors":"Junli Ren, Guang Yao, Lichen Ren, Yiran Wang, Jianbo Gao, Yonggao Zhang","doi":"10.1177/00033197231207264","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231207264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the relationship between non-traditional lipid parameters and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). A total of 770 patients with coronary computed tomography angiography examinations were included. The non-traditional lipid parameters included the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP), the atherogenic coefficient (AC), monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (MHR), and lipoprotein combined index (LCI). To investigate the association between non-conventional lipid markers and the EAT-volume (EAT-v), a univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to compare the predictive ability among the four non-traditional lipid parameters. In the univariate analysis, we identified factors that might have effects on EAT-v (all <i>P</i><.05) and adjusted for these in the multivariate analysis. We found that except for MHR, other non-traditional lipid parameters were still associated with high EAT-v after adjustment (all <i>P</i><.05). In the ROC analysis, the area under the curve (AUC) of AIP was greater than that of other non-traditional lipid parameters and lipid profiles. There was an association between both non-traditional lipid parameters and EAT-v. After adjustment, the AIP remained an independent predictor of EAT-v and it outperformed other non-traditional lipid parameters.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"239-248"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41231982","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-01-05DOI: 10.1177/00033197231219836
Yifang Liu, Chao Wang, Pu Zhang, Wenning Fu, Jun Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Mao, Yang Yang, Li Zou
{"title":"Association Between the Frequency of Tooth Brushing and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Yifang Liu, Chao Wang, Pu Zhang, Wenning Fu, Jun Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Mao, Yang Yang, Li Zou","doi":"10.1177/00033197231219836","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231219836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several epidemiological studies suggested that frequency of tooth brushing may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but the results remain inconclusive. Therefore, the aim of this study was to synthesize frequency of tooth brushing and CVD risk using meta-analysis. Science Direct, PubMed, CINAHL, and OVID were searched through October 15, 2022. The random-effects model was used to quantitatively assess the combined risk estimation. In addition, we performed the sensitivity analysis to evaluate the robustness of the study results by excluding the included studies one by one. A total of 9 cohort studies containing 10 reports with 803,019 individuals were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled results showed that compared with the lowest brushing frequency, the highest brushing frequency (relative risk = 0.85, 95% confidence interval: 0.80-0.90) significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease. There was moderate heterogeneity among included studies (<i>P</i> = .002, I<sup>2</sup> = 65.4%). The exclusion of any one study did not materially change the combined risk estimates. Our meta-analysis supported the hypothesis that higher frequency of tooth brushing can reduce the risk of CVD, which may have important implications for conducting research on the prevention strategies of CVD.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"225-234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139097190","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-10-20DOI: 10.1177/00033197231209584
Fatih Sivri, Ismail Türköz, Mehtap Şencan, Yahya Kemal İçen, Fatih Aksoy, Banu Öztürk Ceyhan
{"title":"Does COVID-19 Cause Non-Dıpper Hypertension?","authors":"Fatih Sivri, Ismail Türköz, Mehtap Şencan, Yahya Kemal İçen, Fatih Aksoy, Banu Öztürk Ceyhan","doi":"10.1177/00033197231209584","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231209584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a health problem worldwide. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of blood pressure (BP) on the circadian pattern and prevalence of new-onset non-dipper hypertension in the post-COVID period in patients with known hypertension. This prospective single-center study included 722 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection. Ambulatory BP (ABP) data were collected during their initial hospitalization. The ABP data were reassessed 1 month after the patients were discharged. The results were compared with a healthy control group with known hypertension but without COVID-19 infection. After exclusion criteria were applied, the study included 187 patients with COVID-19 and 136 healthy hypertensive controls. Post-COVID ABP showed that patients with COVID-19 had significantly higher mean 24-h systolic and diastolic BP, mean nighttime systolic and diastolic BP, and mean daytime diastolic BP than the control group. In addition, new-onset non-dipper hypertension was significantly higher in patients with COVID-19. This study demonstrated for the first time that the circadian pattern is disturbed and a non-dipper pattern develops in individuals with known hypertension during the post-COVID period.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"257-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49673737","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":"Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio and Glucose Metabolic States in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.","authors":"Xu Wang, Ruiying Guo, Mengnan Huang, Zhu Li, Ziqin Lai, Rongrong Yang, Lin Li, Shan Gao, Chunquan Yu","doi":"10.1177/00033197231206235","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231206235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the relationship between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) and glucose metabolic state in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). A total of 52,062 patients were enrolled in this study. Patients were classified according to FAR tertiles (T1: FAR < 0.0073; T2: 0.0073 ≤ FAR ≤ 0.0886; T3: FAR ≥ 0.0887). Patients were also classified into the normal glucose regulation (NGR) and elevated blood glucose (EBG) groups. The relationship between FAR and EBG was analyzed using logistic regression, and the association was evaluated according to sex and age. Among the participants, 32,471 (62.4%) had EBG, which was positively associated with FAR (odds ratio [OR], 1.19; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.15-1.23). The OR of the FAR for EBG in males was higher than that in females (1.25; 95% CI 1.18-1.33 vs 1.15; 95% CI 1.10-1.20). Moreover, the OR of FAR for EBG was greater in patients aged 60 or younger (OR: 1.25; 95% CI 1.18-1.33) than in the elderly patients (over 60 years of age) (OR: 1.15; 95% CI 1.10-1.20). The results indicated a significant relationship between FAR and EBG and this association was higher in males and middle-aged patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"271-280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71520302","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 : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2023-09-20DOI: 10.1177/00033197231203575
Maïmouna Sow, David Saadoun, Patrice Cacoub, Alexandre Le Joncour
{"title":"Screening for Lung Cancer by Chest Computed Tomography During Thromboangiitis Obliterans.","authors":"Maïmouna Sow, David Saadoun, Patrice Cacoub, Alexandre Le Joncour","doi":"10.1177/00033197231203575","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231203575","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Buerger's disease or thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) is a non-atherosclerotic inflammatory arteritis strongly associated with smoking exposure. This tobacco use would expose patients to lung cancer. The French-speaking thoracic cancer intergroup recommends screening for lung cancer with a chest computed tomography (CT). Our study aims to evaluate lung cancer screening using chest CT during TAO. Ninety-seven TAO patients were included. The mean age of onset of TAO symptoms was 36.5 ± 10 years, and 73 (75%) were male. The mean follow-up was 8.5 ± 14 years. Overall, at least one chest CT was performed during follow-up in 32 (33%) patients. Twenty-three of the thirty-four (68%) patients who were over 50 at follow-up did not have a CT. An abnormality was found in 15 of the 32 (47%) patients who had a CT: lung nodules 6/15, lung mass 1/15, emphysema 6/15, and others 2. Two cases of lung adenocarcinoma were diagnosed. None died during 2 years follow-up. In conclusion, two-third of the TAO patients over 50 years of age did not receive the routine screening recommended in the general smoking population. Two cases of lung cancer have been diagnosed. Improving screening practices for lung cancer in this high-risk population is crucial.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"235-238"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41112282","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 : 2025-02-27DOI: 10.1177/00033197251322935
Mingyang Li, Yan Zhang, Xiaodong Cui, Jiachun Lang, Yuecheng Hu
{"title":"Hs-CRP/ALB Levels Are Associated With Poor Long-term Prognosis in Patients With STEMI Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Mingyang Li, Yan Zhang, Xiaodong Cui, Jiachun Lang, Yuecheng Hu","doi":"10.1177/00033197251322935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197251322935","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research has explored the relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and cardiovascular diseases, highlighting the potential prognostic significance of the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)/albumin (ALB) ratio. However, it remains unclear whether this ratio is associated with adverse prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This retrospective cohort study included 752 STEMI patients undergoing PCI at Tianjin Chest Hospital between January 2017 and December 2018. During a median follow-up of 52 months, 183 cases (24.0%) experienced major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) events and 75 cases (10.0%) died. Cox regression analysis demonstrated that hs-CRP/ALB was independently associated with MACE as both a continuous (hazard ratio [HR] 1.152, 95% CI 1.097-1.210, <i>P</i> < .001) and categorical variable (HR 1.257, 95% CI 1.084-1.458, <i>P</i> = .027). Similar findings were observed for all-cause mortality (HR 1.119, 95% CI 1.058-1.183, <i>P</i> < .001; HR 2.228, 95% CI 1.009-4.920, <i>P</i> = .032). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve indicated that hs-CRP/ALB levels have predictive capability for overall mortality in patients (the area under the curve [AUC] = 0.68). hs-CRP/ALB levels independently correlate with poor long-term prognosis in STEMI patients with prior PCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197251322935"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143522564","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}