{"title":"The Role of Scoring Systems in Predicting Success With Mechanical Support in Cardiogenic Shock.","authors":"Abdullah AlJohani, Elie Ganni, Sonya K Hui","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966615","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}
Laura Sanchis, Eduardo Flores-Umanzor, Andrea Ruberti, Pedro Cepas-Guillen, Ander Regueiro, Marta Sitges, Xavier Freixa
{"title":"Modulation of Left Atrial Pressure in Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Impact on Sizing.","authors":"Laura Sanchis, Eduardo Flores-Umanzor, Andrea Ruberti, Pedro Cepas-Guillen, Ander Regueiro, Marta Sitges, Xavier Freixa","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143977385","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":"Author Corrections to \"Optimal Timing of Pulmonary Valve Replacement - The Holy Grail in Tetralogy of Fallot [Canadian Journal of Cardiology 40 (2024) 2473-2475]\".","authors":"Giulia Pula, Kevin C Harris","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143708714","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}
François Dérimay, Ranny Issa, Justine Fort, Daniel Grinberg, Salim Si-Mohamed, Gilles Rioufol
{"title":"Occlusion of Ventricular Septal Rupture With an Amulet Left Appendage Atrial Occluder.","authors":"François Dérimay, Ranny Issa, Justine Fort, Daniel Grinberg, Salim Si-Mohamed, Gilles Rioufol","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143802616","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":"Advancing Risk Stratification With a Troponin-based Universal Algorithm for Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Are We Ready for a C Change?","authors":"Kenneth Gin, Graham C Wong, Dina N Greene","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143794527","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}
Kevin E Boczar, Shihab Sarwar, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Yousef Abumustafa, Yoshito Kadoya, D Ian Paterson
{"title":"Multimodality Imaging to Understand Mechanisms of Right Ventricular Disease.","authors":"Kevin E Boczar, Shihab Sarwar, Ramtin Hakimjavadi, Yousef Abumustafa, Yoshito Kadoya, D Ian Paterson","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Right ventricular (RV) disease is commonly encountered in patients with cardiovascular conditions and is associated with adverse prognosis. The principal pathogenic mechanisms giving rise to RV pathology include RV pressure overload, RV volume overload, and RV myocardial diseases. Noninvasive cardiac imaging is commonly used to detect the conditions associated with RV disease and ultimately guide therapeutic decisions. Transthoracic echocardiogram is usually the first-line test in patients with suspected RV disease and it provides relevant information on biventricular size and function, valvular abnormalities, and cardiac hemodynamics including pulmonary pressures. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is considered the reference standard noninvasive imaging test for quantifying ventricular size and function and cardiac shunts and has a secondary role for assessing valvular disease when echocardiography is nondiagnostic. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging also provides insight into RV myocardial diseases such as inflammation, infarction, and infiltration. Nuclear cardiology and cardiac computed tomography imaging can also be used to inform on specific RV disease mechanisms originating from lung disease and pulmonary vasculature disorders. In this review, we discuss the role and utility of cardiac imaging in characterizing RV mechanisms of disease and provide a suggested framework for clinicians to appropriately utilize imaging in these clinical scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143794541","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":"Common Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Issues Encountered by Cardiology Trainees.","authors":"Vincent Kent Le, Erkan Ilhan","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143794536","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}
Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, Madeleine P McKenzie, Ganesh Shanmugam, William D T Kent
{"title":"A Primer on the Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.","authors":"Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, Madeleine P McKenzie, Ganesh Shanmugam, William D T Kent","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2025.03.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787981","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":"Definition, Classification, and Management of Primary Noncardiac Causes of Cardiogenic Shock","authors":"Tiffany Yuen MD, FRCPC, Janek M. Senaratne MD, MSc, FRCPC, FCCS, FACC, FESC","doi":"10.1016/j.cjca.2024.12.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cjca.2024.12.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex syndrome, presenting with a critical state of cardiac output insufficient to support end-organ perfusion requirements. Contemporary CS classification recognizes broad categories of primary cardiac etiologies of CS, such as acute myocardial infarction and heart failure. Primary noncardiac etiologies of CS, however, are poorly described in literature and have not been captured by any contemporary classification, leading to challenges in diagnosing and managing these cases.</div><div>In this review, we propose that primary noncardiac causes of CS be recognized as its own category that builds on the original Shock Academic Research Consortium classification with its own additional modifiers. We present a detailed framework that groups each noncardiac cause by its underlying disease mechanism (vascular, infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, toxic, cancer related, endocrine, metabolic) and review available literature on their respective management strategies. We expect that the ability to classify primary noncardiac causes of CS will help with early identification and targeted management of the primary noncardiac insult, support patients through their shock state, and may lead to improvement of in-hospital CS mortality rates in clinical practice. Moreover, this new framework can further assist clinical trial classifications to properly phenotype CS for clinical research purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9555,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Cardiology","volume":"41 4","pages":"Pages 587-604"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827533","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}