AngiologyPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2023-06-28DOI: 10.1177/00033197231186493
Lin Lyu, Yuxin Miao, Xuequan Liu, He Dong, Haichen Chu, Xiaoyu Wang
{"title":"Effect of Serum Bilirubin Levels on Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Evaluation and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Lin Lyu, Yuxin Miao, Xuequan Liu, He Dong, Haichen Chu, Xiaoyu Wang","doi":"10.1177/00033197231186493","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231186493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is an important complication following the use of iodinated contrast media. Bilirubin has a protective effect but may also aggravate CI-AKI. The purpose of this systematic review was to assess whether bilirubin is a risk factor for CI-AKI. We searched the databases PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Ovid Medline, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), VPCS (Vip Paper Check System), Wanfang, and CBM (Chinese BioMedical Literature Database) from the initial date to May 6, 2023. We summarized the results by directly combining the effect-size odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) and identified sources of heterogeneity through subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and meta-regression analysis. A total of 10 studies (14 data sets) were included: 7 retrospective studies (10 data sets) and 3 prospective studies (4 data sets), involving 12776 participants. The incidence of CI-AKI of 16% (95% CI: 14-19%). Total bilirubin was positively associated with the occurrence of CI-AKI (OR = 1.80; 95% CI: 1.36-2.38). Both low and high bilirubin concentrations were risk factors for CI-AKI. The incidence of CI-AKI was higher in the low bilirubin group than in the high bilirubin group.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9695463","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 Sarcopenia on Coronary Atherosclerotic Burden, Lesion Complexity, and Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A 1-year Follow-up Study.","authors":"Merve Erkan, İsmet Zengin, Süleyman Bekircavuşoğlu, Dursun Topal, Turhan Bulut, Hakan Erkan","doi":"10.1177/00033197231187230","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231187230","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sarcopenia is accepted as an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis. However, its effects on clinical coronary atherosclerotic burden and lesion complexity and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in elderly patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are unknown. Therefore, we evaluated these possible effects. Coronary artery disease (CAD) burden and complexity were assessed using the Gensini and TAXus and cardiac surgery (SYNTAX) score, respectively. MACE involving nonfatal myocardial infarction, rehospitalization, ischemic stroke, and total mortality were evaluated after 1 year of the index NSTEMI event. The study included 240 elderly patients; of these, 60 (25%) patients had sarcopenia. The SYNTAX score and Gensini score were similar in both groups (16.8 ± 8.7 vs 17.3 ± 9.2, <i>P</i> = .63 and 67.7 ± 43.9 vs 73.9 ± 45.5, <i>P</i> = .31, respectively). The total MACE rate was significantly higher in patients with sarcopenia than in those without sarcopenia (31.7 vs 14.4%, <i>P</i> = .003). In the multivariate model, age [odds ratio (OR) 1.112, 95% CI: 1.006-1.228, <i>P</i> = .04)], ejection fraction (OR: .923, 95% CI: .897-.951, <i>P</i> < .001), and sarcopenia (OR: 2.262, 95% CI: 1.039-4.924, <i>P</i> = .04) were independently associated with MACE. Sarcopenia was independently associated with MACE but not with CAD burden or complexity in elderly patients with NSTEMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9690187","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 : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1177/00033197231201924
De-Gang Mo
{"title":"Letter: The Value of Systemic-Immune Inflammatory Response Index in Predicting Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"De-Gang Mo","doi":"10.1177/00033197231201924","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231201924","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10168902","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":"Prognostic Nutritional Index as a Predictor of No-Reflow Occurrence in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Ozgen Safak, Tarik Yildirim, Volkan Emren, Eyup Avci, Onur Argan, Zihni Aktas, Seda Elcim Yildirim, Didar Elif Akgun, Halil Lutfi Kisacik","doi":"10.1177/00033197231193223","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231193223","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nutritional status and its index (Prognostic Nutritional Index, PNI) is an important prognostic factor for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The present study investigated whether PNI it is associated with no-reflow in patients with STEMI. In this retrospective study, 404 patients with STEMI and underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) were consecutively included, between January 2016 and December 2018. No-reflow phenomenon (NRP) was detected in 103 (25.4%) patients. In multivariate logistic regression analysis C-reactive protein (CRP) (odds ratio (OR): 1.693, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.126-2.547, <i>P</i> = .011), left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) (OR: 0.777, 95% CI: 0.678-0.891, <i>P</i> < .001), SYNTAX score (OR: 1.114, 95% CI: 1.050-1.183, <i>P</i> = .001), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (OR: 1.033, 95% CI: 1.013-1.055, <i>P</i> = .002), hemoglobin level (OR: 0.572, 95% CI: 0.395-0.827, <i>P</i> = .003), PNI (OR: 0.554, 95% CI: 0.448-0.686, <i>P</i> < .001) were associated with NRP. The area under curve of PNI was significantly higher than albumin (z = 4.747, <i>P</i> < .001) and lymphocyte values (z = 3.481 <i>P</i> < .001). PNI was associated with no-reflow occurrence and mortality. So, PNI may be useful to predict NRP risk in patients with STEMI before pPCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9951069","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 : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2023-05-17DOI: 10.1177/00033197231176985
Rabiaa Hakem, Simon Soudet, Momar Diouf, Marie Antoinette Sevestre
{"title":"Venous Thrombosis Recurrence After Catheter-Related Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.","authors":"Rabiaa Hakem, Simon Soudet, Momar Diouf, Marie Antoinette Sevestre","doi":"10.1177/00033197231176985","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00033197231176985","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long-term indwelling central venous catheters (CVC) are frequently used to secure vascular access to deliver injectable treatment. Catheter-related thrombosis (CRT) occurs in approximately 2-6% of cancer patients. We conducted a single-center retrospective study to assess the rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence in cancer patients; 200 patients were included. Mean age was 56 ± 15.15 years, median follow-up duration was 16.5 [range: 10-36] months. The incidence of recurrence was estimated using Gray's method for competing risk with death as the competing event of VTE. Recurrent VTE occurred in 25.5% of patients with a median occurrence time of 6.5 [range: 5-11.25] months. In case of recurrence, 94.6% of patients were treated for cancer and 80.4% of them received anticoagulants; 4 major bleeds and 17 non-major bleeds occurred during follow-up. In multivariate analysis, previous VTE (Hazard Ratio (HR) 2.48 (95% CI 1.42-4.32) and presence of CVC (HR 5.56 (95% CI 1.96-15.75) were significant recurrence risk factors. After a first episode of CRT, 25.5% of patients experienced VTE recurrence as UEDVT in 30 cases (55.5%), PE in 17 cases (31.5%), and DVT in 7 cases (13%), mostly during anticoagulation therapy. Anticoagulation therapy does not avoid CRT in case of cancer and must be balanced with hemorrhagic risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9531400","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 : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1177/00033197241265252
Atsushi Sugiura, Leonard Taube, Arthur Hartmann, Christian Schaefer, Marwan Hamiko, Sebastian Zimmer, Georg Nickenig, Nadjib Schahab
{"title":"Reply Letter to: Carotid Artery Stenosis as a Predictor for Stroke Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.","authors":"Atsushi Sugiura, Leonard Taube, Arthur Hartmann, Christian Schaefer, Marwan Hamiko, Sebastian Zimmer, Georg Nickenig, Nadjib Schahab","doi":"10.1177/00033197241265252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197241265252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141747325","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 : 2024-07-21DOI: 10.1177/00033197241264948
Sotirios A Koupidis
{"title":"Letter: Sociodemographic/Environmental Determinants of Health Associated With Stroke and Mental Disorders.","authors":"Sotirios A Koupidis","doi":"10.1177/00033197241264948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197241264948","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8264,"journal":{"name":"Angiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141733352","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 : 2024-07-19DOI: 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":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197241265253","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":"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}
AngiologyPub Date : 2024-07-19DOI: 10.1177/00033197241263719
Lanhua Wang, Peijian Wang, Zhanwei Tang
{"title":"Letter: Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score as a New Biomarker for the Prognosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients.","authors":"Lanhua Wang, Peijian Wang, Zhanwei Tang","doi":"10.1177/00033197241263719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00033197241263719","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":"141722960","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}