{"title":"Severe angulation of the descending aorta with a kink: Buddy wire is key for a successful transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement.","authors":"Sarah Mauler-Wittwer, Marc Arcens, Stephane Noble","doi":"10.5603/cj.100462","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.100462","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":"31 5","pages":"778-779"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11544408/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Michał Gawlik, Dawid Tomasik, Krzysztof Lamparski, Katarzyna Jama, Tomasz Jakimowicz
{"title":"Impella-supported endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aorta dissection.","authors":"Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Michał Gawlik, Dawid Tomasik, Krzysztof Lamparski, Katarzyna Jama, Tomasz Jakimowicz","doi":"10.5603/cj.99067","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.99067","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":"31 4","pages":"643-644"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11374329/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2022-03-04DOI: 10.5603/CJ.a2022.0010
Dongfeng Zhang, Nan Nan, Yuguo Xue, Mingduo Zhang, Jinfan Tian, Changzhe Chen, Min Zhang, Xiantao Song
{"title":"Comparison of successful versus failed percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Dongfeng Zhang, Nan Nan, Yuguo Xue, Mingduo Zhang, Jinfan Tian, Changzhe Chen, Min Zhang, Xiantao Song","doi":"10.5603/CJ.a2022.0010","DOIUrl":"10.5603/CJ.a2022.0010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The optimal treatment strategy of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is currently debated. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of CTO.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electronic databases were searched for studies comparing long-term outcomes between successful PCI in patients with CTO using drug-eluting stents and failed procedures. Meta-analysis was conducted with major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and all-cause mortality during the longest follow-up as endpoints. The combined hazard ratios (HRs) were applied to assess the correlation between successful CTO PCI and MACE/all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight studies consisting of 6,211 patients published between 2012 and 2020 met our inclusion criteria, and the CTO PCI success rate was 81.2%. Patients in the failed group were much older, and more likely to have morbidities (hypertension and prior myocardial infarction), reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and severe lesion characteristics (multivessel disease and moderate/severe calcification). Pooled results indicated that successful CTO PCI was significantly associated with prognosis. Compared to failed recanalization, patients receiving successful procedures had an improved MACE (HR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.40-0.61, p < 0.001). Subgroup analyses further revealed the prognostic value of successful CTO PCI. However, no difference was observed regarding all-cause mortality (HR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.61-1.02, p = 0.074).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The present study showed that CTO recanalization was associated with improved long-term outcomes. However, randomized trials are needed to confirm the results due to the mismatch of baseline characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10919558/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47455539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-15DOI: 10.5603/cj.90744
Weili Pan, Wenjuan Wei, Yumeng Hu, Li Feng, Yongkui Ren, Xinsheng Li, Changling Li, Jun Jiang, Jianping Xiang, Xiaochang Leng, Da Yin
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy of a novel optical coherence tomography-based fractional flow reserve algorithm for assessment of coronary stenosis significance.","authors":"Weili Pan, Wenjuan Wei, Yumeng Hu, Li Feng, Yongkui Ren, Xinsheng Li, Changling Li, Jun Jiang, Jianping Xiang, Xiaochang Leng, Da Yin","doi":"10.5603/cj.90744","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.90744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to introduce a novel optical coherence tomography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) computational approach and assess the diagnostic performance of the algorithm for assessing physiological function.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The fusion of coronary optical coherence tomography and angiography was used to generate a novel FFR algorithm (AccuFFRoct) to evaluate functional ischemia of coronary stenosis. In the current study, a total of 34 consecutive patients were included, and AccuFFRoct was used to calculate the FFR for these patients. With the wire-measured FFR as the reference standard, we evaluated the performance of our approach by accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Per vessel accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV for AccuFFRoct in identifying hemodynamically significant coronary stenosis were 93.8%, 94.7%, 92.3%, 94.7%, and 92.3%, respectively, were found. Good correlation (Pearson's correlation coefficient r = 0.80, p < 0.001) between AccuFFRoct and FFR was observed. The Bland-Altman analysis showed a mean difference value of -0.037 (limits of agreement: -0.189 to 0.115). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC) of AccuFFRoct in identifying physiologically significant stenosis was 0.94, which was higher than the minimum lumen area (MLA, AUC = 0.91) and significantly higher than the diameter stenosis (%DS, AUC = 0.78).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This clinical study shows the efficiency and accuracy of AccuFFRoct for clinical implementation when using invasive FFR measurement as a reference. It could provide important insights into coronary imaging superior to current methods based on the degree of coronary artery stenosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"381-389"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11229798/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107593126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-05-20DOI: 10.5603/cj.96477
Bartosz Rolek, Ewelina Błażejowska, Grzegorz Procyk, Jakub Michał Zimodro, Aleksandra Gąsecka
{"title":"Dedicated devices for non-invasive cardiovascular risk assessment - the future of cardiovascular prevention.","authors":"Bartosz Rolek, Ewelina Błażejowska, Grzegorz Procyk, Jakub Michał Zimodro, Aleksandra Gąsecka","doi":"10.5603/cj.96477","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.96477","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"496-498"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11229805/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-22DOI: 10.5603/cj.98650
Zofia Rudnicka, Agnieszka Pręgowska, Kinga Glądys, Mark Perkins, Klaudia Proniewska
{"title":"Advancements in artificial intelligence-driven techniques for interventional cardiology.","authors":"Zofia Rudnicka, Agnieszka Pręgowska, Kinga Glądys, Mark Perkins, Klaudia Proniewska","doi":"10.5603/cj.98650","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.98650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper aims to thoroughly discuss the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on clinical practice in interventional cardiology (IC) with special recognition of its most recent advancements. Thus, recent years have been exceptionally abundant in advancements in computational tools, including the development of AI. The application of AI development is currently in its early stages, nevertheless new technologies have proven to be a promising concept, particularly considering IC showing great impact on patient safety, risk stratification and outcomes during the whole therapeutic process. The primary goal is to achieve the integration of multiple cardiac imaging modalities, establish online decision support systems and platforms based on augmented and/or virtual realities, and finally to create automatic medical systems, providing electronic health data on patients. In a simplified way, two main areas of AI utilization in IC may be distinguished, namely, virtual and physical. Consequently, numerous studies have provided data regarding AI utilization in terms of automated interpretation and analysis from various cardiac modalities, including electrocardiogram, echocardiography, angiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography as well as data collected during robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention procedures. Thus, this paper aims to thoroughly discuss the impact of AI on clinical practice in IC with special recognition of its most recent advancements.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"321-341"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11076027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139514385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.5603/cj.93684
Klaudia Pacia, Magdalena Kaźnica-Wiatr, Marta Hat, Katarzyna Pragnący, Monika Noga, Piotr Podolec, Maria Olszowska
{"title":"Effect of alcohol abuse on selected markers of inflammation, hemostasis, and endothelial function.","authors":"Klaudia Pacia, Magdalena Kaźnica-Wiatr, Marta Hat, Katarzyna Pragnący, Monika Noga, Piotr Podolec, Maria Olszowska","doi":"10.5603/cj.93684","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.93684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alcohol consumption, even in moderate amounts, is associated with complex changes in blood biochemistry, involving abnormalities of many markers affecting cardiovascular risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 100 patients with documented alcohol abuse were included in the study. Demographic data and information on alcohol consumption were collected using a standardized questionnaire. All patients underwent biochemical tests. The following parameters were evaluated: PAI-1, vWF, TNF-α, VCAM-1, adiponectin, fibrinogen, lipid profile, and hsCRP. The results were compared with a control group of 25 healthy subjects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant adverse effect of alcohol abuse was observed for markers such as PAI-1, TNF-α, VCAM-1, adiponectin, and fibrinogen. Moreover, most of the subjects showed elevated TC, LDL-C, and TG levels. There was a significant relationship between vWF and average daily alcohol consumption, a positive relationship between adiponectin levels and age, and between fibrinogen and the number of cigarettes smoked. No significant correlations were observed between the other markers and age, gender, place of residence, daily alcohol consumption, and total time of alcohol abuse.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Several abnormalities in most of the analyzed markers were observed in persons abusing alcohol, with no significant correlation with the daily amount of alcohol consumed and the total time of alcohol abuse, which may indicate permanent and irreversible damage to many tissues and organs as a result of chronic alcohol consumption. Further studies in this area with a larger group of patients are necessary to clarify the mechanisms leading to cardiovascular damage in the course of alcohol abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"877-884"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11706267/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142514619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-20DOI: 10.5603/cj.99136
Seok Oh, Ju Han Kim, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Seung-Won Lee, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong
{"title":"Differential statin intensity and outcomes in patients following myocardial infarction with very low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.","authors":"Seok Oh, Ju Han Kim, Kyung Hoon Cho, Min Chul Kim, Doo Sun Sim, Young Joon Hong, Seung-Won Lee, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong","doi":"10.5603/cj.99136","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.99136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite increasing evidence on the benefits of statin therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), differential outcomes in accordance with statin intensity have not been evaluated in patients with AMI and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels < 55 mg/dL. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of high- and moderate-intensity statin therapy in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 752 participants with AMI and LDL-C levels < 55 mg/dL from a Korean nationwide multicenter observational cohort (2016-2020) were included and categorized into two groups: high-intensity statin group (n = 384) and moderate-intensity statin group (n = 368). The primary outcome was 1-year major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). Propensity score matching (PSM) and Cox models were used to determine whether statin intensity independently influenced the primary outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to the moderate-intensity statin group, the high-intensity statin group had a comparable risk of MACCE in all Cox models and PSM-adjusted analyses. The cumulative incidence of MACCE was comparable between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Statin intensity appeared to have no significant impact on clinical outcomes in AMI patients with LDL-C levels < 55 mg/dL. These results underscore the need for further investigations aimed at refining treatment strategies for this specific patient cohort, potentially reducing treatment-related burdens without compromising clinical effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"802-813"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11706264/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cardiology journalPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-15DOI: 10.5603/cj.93926
Min Gyu Kong, Jon Suh, Bora Lee, Hyun Woo Park, Su Yeong Park, Inki Moon, Hyung Oh Choi, Hye-Sun Seo, Yoon Haeng Cho, Nae-Hee Lee, Ho-Jun Jang, Tae-Hoon Kim, Sung Woo Kwon, Sang-Don Park, Pyung Chun Oh, Jeonggeun Moon, Kyounghoon Lee, Woong Chol Kang
{"title":"Hemo-metabolic impairment in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Data from the INTERSTELLAR registry.","authors":"Min Gyu Kong, Jon Suh, Bora Lee, Hyun Woo Park, Su Yeong Park, Inki Moon, Hyung Oh Choi, Hye-Sun Seo, Yoon Haeng Cho, Nae-Hee Lee, Ho-Jun Jang, Tae-Hoon Kim, Sung Woo Kwon, Sang-Don Park, Pyung Chun Oh, Jeonggeun Moon, Kyounghoon Lee, Woong Chol Kang","doi":"10.5603/cj.93926","DOIUrl":"10.5603/cj.93926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Not only hemo-dynamic (HD) factors but also hemo-metabolic (HM) risk factors reflecting multi-organ injuries are considered as important prognostic factors in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, studies regarding HM risk factors in STEMI patients are currently limited.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Under analysis were 1,524 patients with STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the INTERSTELLAR registry. Patients were divided into HM (≥ 2 risk factors) and non-HM impairment groups. The primary outcome was in-hospital all-cause mortality, and the secondary outcome was 1-year all-cause mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 1,524 patients, 214 (14.0%) and 1,310 (86.0%) patients were in the HM and non-HM impairment groups, respectively. Patients with HM impairment had a higher incidence of in-hospital mortality than those without (24.3% vs. 2.7%, p < 0.001). After adjusting for confounders, HM impairment was independently associated with in-hospital mortality (inverse probability of treatment weighting [IPTW]-adjusted odds ratio: 1.81, 95% confidence interval: 1.08-3.14). In the third door-to-balloon (DTB) time tertile (≥ 82 min), HM impairment was strongly associated with in-hospital mortality. In the first DTB time tertile ( < 62 min), indicating relatively rapid revascularization, HM impairment was consistently associated with increased in-hospital mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Hemo-metabolic impairment is significantly associated with increased risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality in patients with STEMI. It remains a significant prognostic factor, regardless of DTB time.</p>","PeriodicalId":93923,"journal":{"name":"Cardiology journal","volume":" ","pages":"434-441"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11229799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107593127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}