AngiologyPub Date : 2025-08-03DOI: 10.1177/00033197251365008
Cihan Aydın, Aykut Demirkıran, Hüseyin Orta
{"title":"Letter: Relationship Between Carotid Artery Plaque and Cholesterol Values in Ischemic Stroke Patients According to Gender and Age Distribution.","authors":"Cihan Aydın, Aykut Demirkıran, Hüseyin Orta","doi":"10.1177/00033197251365008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197251365008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197251365008"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144774558","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 : 2025-08-03DOI: 10.1177/00033197251365426
Mustafa Candemir, Emrullah Kızıltunç, Betül Ayça Yamak
{"title":"Replying to the Letter Entitled \"C-Reactive Protein-Albumin-Lymphocyte (CALLY) Index and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients With Heart Failure\".","authors":"Mustafa Candemir, Emrullah Kızıltunç, Betül Ayça Yamak","doi":"10.1177/00033197251365426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197251365426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"33197251365426"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144774559","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-02-13DOI: 10.1177/00033197241233054
Kulsum Madani, Hamide Sena Ozbay, Farhan Ahmed, Mustafa Bilal Ozbay
{"title":"Endocan and Endothelial Dysfunction in Obese Women.","authors":"Kulsum Madani, Hamide Sena Ozbay, Farhan Ahmed, Mustafa Bilal Ozbay","doi":"10.1177/00033197241233054","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241233054","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"704"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139721357","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1177/00033197241239688
Kexin Wang, Wenjie Wang, Jialong Niu, Xiaoli Liu, Hongya Han, Hua Shen, Yan Sun, Wen Gao, Hailong Ge
{"title":"Elevated Plasma Lipoprotein(a) Level and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risks: A Large Clinical Retrospective Study.","authors":"Kexin Wang, Wenjie Wang, Jialong Niu, Xiaoli Liu, Hongya Han, Hua Shen, Yan Sun, Wen Gao, Hailong Ge","doi":"10.1177/00033197241239688","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241239688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with well-controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels still suffer from the progress of the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and can develop adverse outcomes. We conducted this study to analyze the relationship between elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and ASCVD risk. We enrolled 8070 patients in the ASCVD group and 440 participants in the non-ASCVD group [median age of 60 years; 6376 (74.9%) were male]. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the relationships between the lipids and ASCVD. These models showed that the Lp(a) level was a significant independent risk factor for ASCVD [odds ratio (OR) = 1.025, confidence interval (CI) = 1.020-1.029, <i>P</i> < .001]. The different categories analysis showed the OR of the high Lp(a)/low LDL-C group was 9.612 [CI = 6.206-14.887], <i>P</i> < .001. Our study demonstrated that elevated Lp(a) levels were associated with the increased ASCVD risk. Also, the patients with low LDL-C but high Lp(a) levels still had a higher risk of developing ASCVD than the low Lp(a)/high LDL-C group. In addition, elevated Lp(a) levels were associated with a higher ASCVD risk in males, hypertensive, and diabetic patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"656-665"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140118618","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-01-30DOI: 10.1177/00033197241230716
Adrian Rojas Murguia, Fernando Segovia, Fatih Ayvali, Michael Brockman, Swathi Prakash, Vishwajeet Singh, Alok Kumar Dwivedi, Manu Rajachandran, Debabrata Mukherjee, Nils P Nickel
{"title":"Evaluation of Four Validated Risk Scores to Predict Outcomes in Hispanic Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism.","authors":"Adrian Rojas Murguia, Fernando Segovia, Fatih Ayvali, Michael Brockman, Swathi Prakash, Vishwajeet Singh, Alok Kumar Dwivedi, Manu Rajachandran, Debabrata Mukherjee, Nils P Nickel","doi":"10.1177/00033197241230716","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241230716","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Risk stratification plays an essential role in the management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Several risk scores have been studied to support risk stratification and management. While ethnic differences in acute PE risk factors exist, current risk scores lack validation for Hispanic patients. Therefore, the present study retrospectively investigated the performance of the pulmonary embolism severity index (PESI), simplified PESI (sPESI), the European Society of Cardiology risk assessment (ESC), and the Bova score, to predict 30-day mortality in Hispanic patients presenting with an acute PE. Among 437 patients admitted with acute PE, 30-day mortality was 10.8%; 30-day mortality in low-risk groups ranged from 0% (sPESI, ESC) to 0.2% (PESI, Bova), and 3.0% (Bova) to 5.7% (PESI) in the highest risk groups, respectively. All four scores produced statistically significant discrimination between different risk strata. However, no single scoring system was able to identify all patients with 30-day mortality. The findings of the present study suggest that PESI, sPESI, ESC, and Bova scores provide important information about 30-day mortality in Hispanic in-patients presenting with acute PE. However, additional clinical information could further improve predictability that is not provided by a single scoring system.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"629-636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139641541","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":"Association of Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Acute Cerebral Infarction Patients.","authors":"Libing Liang, Jingjuan Chen, Chengguo Zhang, Baigui Luo, Tianen Zhou, Xiaofeng Wang, Yukai Wang","doi":"10.1177/00033197241233774","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241233774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is an inflammatory marker associated with atherosclerotic and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to explore the association of Lp-PLA2 with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and explore a threshold level to predict the risk of vulnerable plaques. This retrospective observational study included patients with AIS in the Neurology Department of our Hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. The study included 293 patients aged 65.29 ± 12.11 years, including 212 males, of whom 124 had carotid intima-media thickening (42.32%). Multivariable logistic regression showed that Lp-PLA2 level was an independent risk factor for cIMT (odds ratio [OR] = 1.004, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.001-1.008, <i>P</i> = .008). Threshold effect analysis showed that the risk of vulnerable carotid plaque occurrence increased by 2% for every 1 ng/mL increase in Lp-PLA2 level with serum Lp-PLA2 levels between 157 and 279 ng/mL; this increase was statistically significant (OR = 1.02, 95% CI 1.01-1.03, <i>P</i> < .001). Serum Lp-PLA2 is an independent risk factor for increased cIMT in patients with AIS, and a threshold Lp-PLA2 level between 157 and 279 ng/mL showed a higher risk of carotid plaque rupture.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"648-655"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139995422","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-02-08DOI: 10.1177/00033197241232567
Konstantinos A Papathanasiou, Stylianos L Rallidis, Stylianos Armylagos, Georgios Kotrotsios, Loukianos S Rallidis
{"title":"Gender Differences Among Very Young Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Long-Term Follow-Up of the STAMINA Study.","authors":"Konstantinos A Papathanasiou, Stylianos L Rallidis, Stylianos Armylagos, Georgios Kotrotsios, Loukianos S Rallidis","doi":"10.1177/00033197241232567","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241232567","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rate of hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among young patients is increasing. Healthcare disparities remain unsolved among female patients. We explored gender differences regarding risk factors, clinical presentation, in-hospital treatment, and long-term outcomes among ACS patients. A total of 445 patients with very early ACS (men ≤ 35 years and women ≤ 40 years of age) were followed for a median of 5 years. Primary clinical endpoint was the composite of cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization. Women accounted for 16% of cases. Smoking was the most prevalent risk factor, 56% and 60% of the females and males, respectively, continued to smoke after ACS. Chest pain was typical in 85% and 83% of the female and male patients, respectively. In-hospital treatment (pharmacological and reperfusion) as well as the composite clinical endpoint during follow-up did not differ between female and male patients. Lipid-lowering therapy was suboptimal in both genders, and persistence of smoking was the sole predictor for the composite clinical endpoint (hazard ratio: 2.30 [95% CI: 1.26-4.20]; <i>P</i> = .007). In conclusion, in-hospital treatment was similar between male and female patients. However, the majority of them continued smoking, and this was an independent predictor for future adverse outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"666-673"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139705941","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-19DOI: 10.1177/00033197241265253
Xueqian Shen, Wen Jian, Jinghua Liu
{"title":"Reply to Letter: The Use of Routine Blood Values as Diagnostic Parameters in Cardiovascular Diseases.","authors":"Xueqian Shen, Wen Jian, Jinghua Liu","doi":"10.1177/00033197241265253","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241265253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"710"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141726726","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":"Effect of Missed Post-Procedure Creatinine Measurement on Sub-Acute Kidney Injury Following Coronary Angiography.","authors":"Xiaozhao Lu, Qiang Li, Weihua Chen, Jingru Deng, Shanshan Shi, Haozhang Huang, Guoxiao Liang, Zhidong Huang, Xueqin Lin, Jiayi Deng, Jiyan Chen, Jin Liu, Yong Liu","doi":"10.1177/00033197241233048","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197241233048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Serum creatinine (SCr) levels are essential for the diagnosis of kidney disease after coronary angiography (CAG). However, the influence of missed post-procedure SCr measurement in this situation is unclear. The present study included 14,127 patients undergoing CAG as part of the Cardiorenal ImprovemeNt registry II. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether a post-procedure SCr was measured within 3 days. The primary endpoint was acute kidney disease (AKD). Logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between post-procedure SCr and AKD. Of the 14,127 patients (61.6 ± 9.8 years, 34.2% females), 55.4% (<i>n</i> = 7822) did not have a post-procedure SCr measurement. The incidence of AKD was higher in the missed post-procedure SCr group (15.7 vs 11.9%; median follow-up 6.54 years). Multivariate logistic regression showed that missed post-procedure SCr measurement was associated with significantly higher risk of AKD (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.10-1.45, <i>P</i> < .001). The results were more significant in patients with normal renal function at baseline (aOR: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.16-1.60, <i>P</i> < .001). In our study, over half of the patients undergoing CAG missed their post-procedure SCr measurement. The missed post-procedure SCr group had a significantly higher risk of developing AKD compared with those with a post-procedure SCr measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":" ","pages":"681-689"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139711375","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}