Magdalene Au, Satoshi Higuchi, Edward P Gerstenfeld, Christopher C Cheung
{"title":"Keep Your Finger On the Pulse: Emerging Technology of Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.","authors":"Magdalene Au, Satoshi Higuchi, Edward P Gerstenfeld, Christopher C Cheung","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144768392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristian Ujka, Alessandra Pizzuto, Carmine Perna, Giovanni Salomone, Francesca Valeria Contini, Giuseppe Santoro
{"title":"Atrial Septal Fistula: a Rare Cause of Paradoxical Embolism Mimicking Patent Foramen Ovale.","authors":"Kristian Ujka, Alessandra Pizzuto, Carmine Perna, Giovanni Salomone, Francesca Valeria Contini, Giuseppe Santoro","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144768391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond the Skinfolds: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Hope for the Obese & Formerly Obese.","authors":"D Douglas Miller","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144759192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with Takayasu arteritis: A real-world Study.","authors":"Shiping He, Jing Li, Xiaofeng Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144759194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael D Elfassy, Kyle Runeckles, Nicole Simms, Geoffrey M Anderson, Anne Simard, Darshan H Brahmbhatt, Emily Seto, Augusta Lipscombe, Farid Faroutan, Fiona A Miller, Heather J Ross
{"title":"Carbon and Travel Cost Reduction from Remote Medication Titration for Advanced Heart Failure: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Michael D Elfassy, Kyle Runeckles, Nicole Simms, Geoffrey M Anderson, Anne Simard, Darshan H Brahmbhatt, Emily Seto, Augusta Lipscombe, Farid Faroutan, Fiona A Miller, Heather J Ross","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Optimization of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) often requires frequent in-person visits, contributing to patient burden and healthcare-related carbon emissions. Remote patient management (RPM) may offer a lower-carbon and cost alternative while maintaining care quality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a secondary analysis of the Medly Titrate randomized controlled trial comparing RPM-based remote GDMT titration with usual care. Carbon emissions and patient travel costs were estimated using the CASCADES Virtual Care Carbon Accounting Tool. A 1:1 nearest-neighbor matching analysis based on median one-way travel distance was conducted to mitigate geographic confounding. Bootstrap analyses were used to estimate confidence intervals for group differences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Remote optimization resulted in more patients reaching GDMT targets (98% vs. 85%) and 62-day faster titration. Patients in the remote arm traveled a median of 140 km versus 213 km in usual care. Matched analysis showed significant reductions in total carbon emissions (-8.50 tonnes; 95% CI -34.58 to -1.84), travel distance (-41,923.53 km; 95% CI -170,491.85 to -9,064.21), and travel costs (-$12,258.78 CAD; 95% CI -49,806.33 to -2,661.51). A folded F test confirmed greater variance in one-way trip distances (P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Remote GDMT titration reduced travel, carbon emissions, and costs while maintaining care quality. This study is the first to quantify environmental and financial savings from remote HF medication titration using an integrated carbon calculator.</p>","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144759193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jani Rankinen, Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros, Kjell Nikus
{"title":"De Winter pattern and transient prominent anterior forces in a patient with left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis.","authors":"Jani Rankinen, Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros, Kjell Nikus","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is growing awareness that a considerable proportion of patients with acute coronary syndrome, who potentially benefit from emergent coronary intervention, do not present with persistent ST elevation. Subtle ECG changes can provide valuable diagnostic clues. We describe a case in which a de Winter-like ECG pattern was followed by unexplained prominent anterior forces. One possible explanation is a transient left septal fascicular block, a phenomenon previously reported in association with myocardial ischemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144717617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting Pacing After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Cracking the Right Bundle Code.","authors":"Mattia Pagnoni, Stephane Fournier, David Meier","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144706422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aortic Valve Replacement in Women with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Still Left Behind?","authors":"Aurelia Zimmerli, David Meier, Baris Gencer","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.07.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144706421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulmonary Artery Intramural Hematoma Associated with Type B Aortic Dissection and Ductus Diverticulum.","authors":"Zhongze Cao, Kun Fang, Mingyao Luo, Chang Shu","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.06.073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.06.073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary artery (PA) intramural hematoma (IMH) is a rare but clinically critical complication of type B aortic dissection (TBAD), which might contribute to respiratory symptoms. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with TBAD complicated by PA-IMH who presented with dyspnea and low blood oxygen saturation. The TBAD originated from a ductus diverticulum, which connected the descending aorta to the PA, resulting in IMH formation. Thoracic endovascular aortic repair was successfully performed; 5-year follow-up results were favorable. This report underscores an infrequent cause of dyspnea in patients with TBAD and the need for careful PA evaluation in such cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144697721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}