J. Yamaguchi, T. Matoba, M. Kikuchi, Y. Minami, S. Kojima, H. Hanada, T. Mano, T. Nakashima, Katsutaka Hashiba, Takeshi Yamamoto, A. Tanaka, K. Matsuo, Naoki Nakayama, Osamu Nomura, Y. Tahara, H. Nonogi
{"title":"Effects of Door-In to Door-Out Time on Mortality Among ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Transferred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ― Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ―","authors":"J. Yamaguchi, T. Matoba, M. Kikuchi, Y. Minami, S. Kojima, H. Hanada, T. Mano, T. Nakashima, Katsutaka Hashiba, Takeshi Yamamoto, A. Tanaka, K. Matsuo, Naoki Nakayama, Osamu Nomura, Y. Tahara, H. Nonogi","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0160","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is now widely accepted. Recent guidelines have focused on total ischemic time, because shorter total ischemic time is associated with a more favorable prognosis. The door-in to door-out (DIDO) time, defined as time from arrival at a non-PCI-capable hospital to leaving for a PCI-capable hospital, may affect STEMI patient prognosis. However, a relevant meta-analysis is lacking. Methods and Results: We searched PubMed for clinical studies comparing short-term (30-day and in-hospital) mortality rates of STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI with DIDO times of ≤30 vs. >30 min. Two investigators independently screened the search results and extracted the data. Random effects estimators with weights calculated by the inverse variance method were used to determine pooled risk ratios. The search retrieved 1,260 studies; of these, 2 retrospective cohort studies (15,596 patients) were analyzed. In the DIDO time ≤30 and >30 min groups, the primary endpoint (i.e., in-hospital or 30-day mortality) occurred for 51 of 1,794 (2.8%) and 831 of 13,802 (6.0%) patients, respectively. The incidence of the primary endpoint was significantly lower in the DIDO time ≤30 min group (odds ratio 0.45; 95% confidence interval 0.34–0.60). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a DIDO time ≤30 min is associated with a lower short-term mortality rate. However, further larger systematic reviews and meta-analyses are needed to validate our findings.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87180565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Different Positions of the Impella Device Between the Axillary and Femoral Approaches","authors":"Y. Nishimoto, K. Okayama, M. Toma, Yukihito Sato","doi":"10.1253/circrep.cr-21-0164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.cr-21-0164","url":null,"abstract":"Received January 6, 2022; accepted February 8, 2022; J-STAGE Advance Publication released online February 19, 2022 Time for primary review: 33 days Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki (Y.N., M.T., Y.S.); Department of Cardiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka (K.O.), Japan Mailing address: Yuji Nishimoto, MD, Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77 Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki 660-8550, Japan. E-mail: yuji.nishimoto@gmail.com All rights are reserved to the Japanese Circulation Society. For permissions, please e-mail: cr@j-circ.or.jp ISSN-2434-0790 Different Positions of the Impella Device Between the Axillary and Femoral Approaches","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81645318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Hirashiki, A. Shimizu, Noriyuki Suzuki, K. Nomoto, M. Kokubo, Kakeru Hashimoto, Kenji Sato, I. Kondo, T. Murohara, H. Arai
{"title":"Composite Biomarkers for Assessing Frailty Status in Stable Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease","authors":"A. Hirashiki, A. Shimizu, Noriyuki Suzuki, K. Nomoto, M. Kokubo, Kakeru Hashimoto, Kenji Sato, I. Kondo, T. Murohara, H. Arai","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0143","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The relationship between frailty status and laboratory measurements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. We investigated which laboratory measurements indicated frailty in stable older CVD patients. Methods and Results: One-hundred thirty-eight stable older CVD patients were evaluated by laboratory measurements, with frailty assessed using the Kihon Checklist (KCL). Laboratory measurements were compared between frail and non-frail groups. Across the entire cohort, mean age was 81.7 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 57.8%, and mean plasma B-type natriuretic peptide was 182 pg/mL. KCL scores were used to divide patients into non-frail (n=43; KCL <8) and frail (n=95; KCL ≥8) groups. Serum iron was significantly lower in the frail than non-frail group (mean [±SD] 61.2±30.3 vs. 89.5±26.1 μg/dL, respectively; P<0.001). Blood urea nitrogen (BUN; 27.3±16.5 vs. 19.7±8.2 mg/dL; P=0.013) and C-reactive protein (CRP; 1.05±1.99 vs. 0.15±0.21 mg/dL; P=0.004) were significantly higher in the frail than non-frail group. Multivariate analysis revealed that serum iron, CRP, and BUN were significant independent predictors of frailty (β=−0.069, 0.917, and 0.086, respectively). Conclusions: Frailty status was significantly associated with iron, CRP, and BUN in stable older CVD patients. Composite biomarkers (inflammation, iron deficiency, and renal perfusion) may be useful for assessing frailty in these patients.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89135559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nobuaki Itoh, M. Maruyama, I. Tsuboi, Tsuyoshi Nohara, S. Ishihara, W. Shimizu
{"title":"Arrhythmogenic Triggers of Atrial Fibrillation Arising From the Common Trunk of the Inferior Pulmonary Veins","authors":"Nobuaki Itoh, M. Maruyama, I. Tsuboi, Tsuyoshi Nohara, S. Ishihara, W. Shimizu","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0154","url":null,"abstract":"Received January 10, 2022; accepted January 11, 2022; J-STAGE Advance Publication released online January 26, 2022 Time for primary review: 1 day Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki (N.I., M.M., I.T., T.N., S.I.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo (W.S.), Japan Mailing address: Mitsunori Maruyama, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugi-machi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan. E-mail: maru@nms.ac.jp All rights are reserved to the Japanese Circulation Society. For permissions, please e-mail: cr@j-circ.or.jp ISSN-2434-0790 Arrhythmogenic Triggers of Atrial Fibrillation Arising From the Common Trunk of the Inferior Pulmonary Veins","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72676501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masataka Suzuki, Yu Izawa, T. Toba, A. Kono, K. Hirata
{"title":"Late Iodine Enhancement and Extracellular Volume Fraction in Cardiac Amyloidosis by Computed Tomography","authors":"Masataka Suzuki, Yu Izawa, T. Toba, A. Kono, K. Hirata","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0162","url":null,"abstract":"vated at 43% (Figure C,D). Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was performed using a 256-detector row scanner. Equilibrium phase imaging was acquired 5 min after injection of 100 mL of iodine contrast agent (370 mgI/mL). The ECV was measured with the subtraction method using the precontrast and equilibrium phase images. Cardiac CT showed no coronary artery stenosis. Equilibrium phase imaging showed late iodine enhancement co-located with LGE (Figure E,F). The ECV by CT was 44%, as high as on CMR (Figure G,H). Per histopathology, the patient had A 72-year-old man was referred to hospital because of abnormal ECG, showing poor R wave progression in the precordial leads. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, and speckle tracking showed an apical-sparing pattern. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) revealed late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in the entire subendocardium, which was transmurally exhibited in the hypertrophic septum (Figure A,B). The extracellular volume fraction (ECV) by T1 mapping was remarkably ele-","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83166467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyohei Marume, S. Ogata, Ryota Kaichi, M. Nakai, M. Ishii, Takayuki Mori, S. Komaki, Hiroaki Kusaka, Reiko Toida, Kazumasa Kurogi, Y. Iwanaga, Y. Miyamoto, N. Yamamoto
{"title":"Incidence Rate of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in a Japanese City ― An Updated Reference for Japan’s Aging Society ―","authors":"Kyohei Marume, S. Ogata, Ryota Kaichi, M. Nakai, M. Ishii, Takayuki Mori, S. Komaki, Hiroaki Kusaka, Reiko Toida, Kazumasa Kurogi, Y. Iwanaga, Y. Miyamoto, N. Yamamoto","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0142","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in aging societies, such as Japan. The current incidence rate (IR) of HF hospitalization in Japan is unknown. Methods and Results: We conducted a regional population-based study assessing the IR of HF hospitalization in Nobeoka City. Data were collected over a period of 3 years from all patients with HF admitted for the first time to hospitals and clinics. 406 HF hospitalizations were registered (54% female; mean age 82 years). The IR of HF hospitalization was 129/100,000 person-years. The difference in the IR between women and men was not significant (131 vs. 127/100,000 person-years, respectively; P=0.767). The age-adjusted IR in the 2015 Japanese population was 105/100,000 person-years. According to 5-year age bands, the IR of HF hospitalization gradually increased up to 60–70 years of age, then increased rapidly in those aged ≥95 years for both sexes. The IR ratio compared with age <65 years was higher in women than men in each older age group. Conclusions: In this population-based study, the current IR of HF hospitalization in a region of Japan was higher than the IR from another study conducted in a different region in early 2000. By presenting detailed age-related data, the research findings will contribute to estimating the number of HF hospitalizations in other areas of Japan.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87780698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gallbladder Wall Thickness-Based Assessment of Organ Congestion in Patients With Heart Failure.","authors":"Takahiro Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Uchida, Akihiro Endo, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Kazuaki Tanabe","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0155","DOIUrl":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Diffuse gallbladder (GB) wall thickening is caused by elevated systemic venous pressure, such as heart failure (HF). This study investigated the relationship between GB wall thickness (WT) and HF, and the prognostic impact of GBWT. <b><i>Methods and Results:</i></b> This prospective study included 116 patients with HF and 11 healthy controls. Among the 116 patients, 30 with GBWT measurements in the postprandial state or a history and/or signs of GB disease were excluded. The remaining 86 patients had significantly higher GBWT than the controls (median [interquartile range {IQR}] 2.0 [1.7-2.4] vs. 1.3 [1.1-1.6] mm, respectively; P<0.001). GBWT was significantly correlated with B-type natriuretic peptide (r=0.386, P<0.001), left atrial volume index (r=0.452, P<0.001), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (r=-0.311, P=0.006). GBWT also exhibited a stepwise increasing relationship with increasing HF stage (Stage B, 22 patients, median [IQR] 1.8 [1.7-2.1] mm; Stage C, 60 patients, 2.0 [1.8-2.5] mm; and Stage D, 4 patients: 4.0 [3.5-4.5] mm). In Stage C or D HF patients, 11 hospitalizations for HF were observed over a median follow-up of 303 days (IQR 125-394 days). Furthermore, the rate of hospitalization events for HF was significantly higher in the high (≥3 mm) than low GBWT group (P=0.007). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> GBWT can be used to assess organ congestion in patients with HF.</p>","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8977193/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79550222","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}
{"title":"Launching Circulation Reports ― A New Era of Challenge in Cardiovascular Science ―","authors":"Y. Yonemitsu","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0006","url":null,"abstract":"as difficulties in publishing papers, have caused this imbalance between clinical and basic cardiovascular sciences in our Journals, and particularly in scientific activity in Japan. The limitless publishing space of Circulation Reports and the seamless exchange of manuscripts with Circulation Journal will therefore help to increase your motivation for basic cardiovascular science. Also, this Editorial policy of course applies to cardiovascular scientists all over the world.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72690765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Circulation Reports (Circ Rep) Vol. 1 Message From the Editor-in-Chief","authors":"M. Sata","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-66-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-66-0001","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to Circulation Reports (Circ Rep). As reported by the Editor-in-Chief of the Circulation Journal (Vol. 81, Issue 1, 2017), the inaugural issue of Circulation Reports (Circ Rep), a new on-line only, Open Access Journal, was published on January 10, 2019. Circulation Reports (Circ Rep) is a sister journal of the Circulation Journal, an official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society. In this preparation issue, I will describe how and why the new journal is to be launched and what types of manuscripts will be published.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86464460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}