Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 27, 2025
Abstract
Intravascular
ultrasound
(IVUS)
provides
precise
anatomic
information
in
coronary
arteries
including
quantitative
measurements
and
morphological
assessment.
To
standardize
the
IVUS
analysis
current
era,
this
updated
expert
consensus
document
summarizes
methods
of
assessment
images
clinical
evidence
use
percutaneous
intervention.
European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
The
global
prevalence
of
obesity
has
more
than
doubled
over
the
past
four
decades,
currently
affecting
a
billion
individuals.
Beyond
its
recognition
as
high-risk
condition
that
is
causally
linked
to
many
chronic
illnesses,
been
declared
disease
per
se
results
in
impaired
quality
life
and
reduced
expectancy.
Notably,
two-thirds
obesity-related
excess
mortality
attributable
cardiovascular
disease.
Despite
increasingly
appreciated
link
between
broad
range
manifestations
including
atherosclerotic
disease,
heart
failure,
thromboembolic
arrhythmias,
sudden
cardiac
death,
underrecognized
sub-optimally
addressed
compared
with
other
modifiable
risk
factors.
In
view
major
repercussions
epidemic
on
public
health,
attention
focused
population-based
personalized
approaches
prevent
weight
gain
maintain
healthy
body
from
early
childhood
throughout
adult
life,
well
comprehensive
loss
interventions
for
persons
established
obesity.
This
clinical
consensus
statement
by
European
Society
Cardiology
discusses
current
evidence
epidemiology
aetiology
obesity;
interplay
obesity,
factors
conditions;
management
patients
strategies
lifestyle
changes,
interventional
procedures,
anti-obesity
medications
particular
focus
their
impact
cardiometabolic
outcomes.
document
aims
raise
awareness
factor
provide
guidance
implementing
evidence-based
practices
prevention
optimal
within
context
primary
secondary
prevention.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
BackgroundInflammation
is
associated
with
adverse
cardiovascular
events.
Data
from
recent
trials
suggest
that
colchicine
reduces
the
risk
of
events.MethodsIn
this
multicenter
trial
a
2-by-2
factorial
design,
we
randomly
assigned
patients
who
had
myocardial
infarction
to
receive
either
or
placebo
and
spironolactone
placebo.
The
results
are
reported
here.
primary
efficacy
outcome
was
composite
death
causes,
recurrent
infarction,
stroke,
unplanned
ischemia-driven
coronary
revascularization,
evaluated
in
time-to-event
analysis.
C-reactive
protein
measured
at
3
months
subgroup
patients,
safety
also
assessed.ResultsA
total
7062
104
centers
14
countries
underwent
randomization;
time
analysis,
vital
status
unknown
for
45
(0.6%),
information
most
likely
missing
random.
A
primary-outcome
event
occurred
322
3528
(9.1%)
group
327
3534
(9.3%)
over
median
follow-up
period
years
(hazard
ratio,
0.99;
95%
confidence
interval
[CI],
0.85
1.16;
P=0.93).
incidence
individual
components
appeared
be
similar
two
groups.
least-squares
mean
difference
levels
between
months,
adjusted
according
baseline
values,
−1.28
mg
per
liter
(95%
CI,
−1.81
−0.75).
Diarrhea
higher
percentage
than
(10.2%
vs.
6.6%;
P<0.001),
but
serious
infections
did
not
differ
groups.ConclusionsAmong
treatment
colchicine,
when
started
soon
after
continued
years,
reduce
(death
revascularization).
(Funded
by
Canadian
Institutes
Health
Research
others;
CLEAR
ClinicalTrials.gov
number,
NCT03048825.)
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
The
global
prevalence
of
obesity
has
more
than
doubled
over
the
past
four
decades,
currently
affecting
a
billion
individuals.
Beyond
its
recognition
as
high-risk
condition
that
is
causally
linked
to
many
chronic
illnesses,
been
declared
disease
per
se
results
in
impaired
quality
life
and
reduced
expectancy.
Notably,
two-thirds
obesity-related
excess
mortality
attributable
cardiovascular
disease.
Despite
increasingly
appreciated
link
between
broad
range
manifestations
including
atherosclerotic
disease,
heart
failure,
thromboembolic
arrhythmias,
sudden
cardiac
death,
underrecognized
sub-optimally
addressed
compared
with
other
modifiable
risk
factors.
In
view
major
repercussions
epidemic
on
public
health,
attention
focused
population-based
personalized
approaches
prevent
weight
gain
maintain
healthy
body
from
early
childhood
throughout
adult
life,
well
comprehensive
loss
interventions
for
persons
established
obesity.
This
clinical
consensus
statement
by
European
Society
Cardiology
discusses
current
evidence
epidemiology
aetiology
obesity;
interplay
obesity,
factors
conditions;
management
patients
strategies
lifestyle
changes,
interventional
procedures,
anti-obesity
medications
particular
focus
their
impact
cardiometabolic
outcomes.
document
aims
raise
awareness
factor
provide
guidance
implementing
evidence-based
practices
prevention
optimal
within
context
primary
secondary
prevention.
Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(1), P. 135 - 135
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic
syndrome,
introduced
by
the
American
Heart
Association
in
2023,
represents
a
complex
and
interconnected
spectrum
of
diseases
driven
shared
pathophysiological
mechanisms.
However,
this
framework
notably
excludes
liver-an
organ
fundamental
to
metabolic
regulation.
Building
on
concept,
Cardiovascular-Renal-Hepatic-Metabolic
(CRHM)
syndrome
incorporates
liver's
pivotal
role
disease
spectrum,
particularly
through
its
involvement
via
dysfunction-associated
steatotic
liver
(MASLD).
Despite
increasing
prevalence
CRHM
unified
management
strategies
remain
insufficiently
explored.
This
review
addresses
following
critical
question:
How
can
novel
anti-diabetic
agents,
including
sodium-glucose
cotransporter-2
inhibitors
(SGLT2is),
glucagon-like
peptide-1
receptor
agonists
(GLP-1RAs),
dual
gastric
inhibitory
polypeptide
(GIP)/GLP-1RA,
offer
an
integrated
approach
managing
beyond
boundaries
traditional
specialties?
By
synthesizing
evidence
from
landmark
clinical
trials,
we
highlight
paradigm-shifting
potential
these
therapies.
SGLT2is,
such
as
dapagliflozin
empagliflozin,
have
emerged
cornerstone
guideline-directed
treatments
for
heart
failure
(HF)
chronic
kidney
(CKD),
providing
benefits
that
extend
glycemic
control
are
independent
diabetes
status.
GLP-1RAs,
e.g.,
semaglutide,
transformed
obesity
enabling
weight
reductions
exceeding
15%
improving
outcomes
atherosclerotic
cardiovascular
(ASCVD),
diabetic
CKD,
HF,
MASLD.
Additionally,
tirzepatide,
GIP/GLP-1RA,
enables
unprecedented
loss
(>20%),
reduces
risk
over
90%,
improves
HF
with
preserved
ejection
fraction
(HFpEF),
MASLD,
obstructive
sleep
apnea.
moving
organ-specific
approach,
propose
integrates
agents
into
holistic
syndrome.
paradigm
shift
moves
away
fragmented,
organ-centric
toward
more
fostering
collaboration
across
specialties
marking
progress
precision
cardiometabolic
medicine.
EuroIntervention,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
21(3), P. e161 - e170
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Safe
deferral
of
revascularisation
is
a
key
aspect
physiology-guided
percutaneous
coronary
intervention
(PCI).
While
recent
evidence
gathered
in
the
FAVOR
III
Europe
trial
showed
that
quantitative
flow
ratio
(QFR)
guidance
did
not
meet
non-inferiority
to
fractional
reserve
(FFR)
guidance,
it
remains
unknown
if
QFR
might
have
specific
value
deferral.
We
aimed
evaluate
safety
based
on
as
compared
with
FFR.
Patients
randomised
whom
PCI
was
deferred
at
least
one
artery,
or
FFR>0.80,
were
included
present
substudy.
The
primary
outcome
1-year
rate
major
adverse
cardiac
events
(MACE),
results
reported
for
two
subsets
patients:
(1)
any
study
lesion
and
(2)
complete
A
total
523
patients
(55.2%)
group
599
(65.3%)
FFR
had
Of
these,
433
(82.8%)
511
(85.3%)
patients,
respectively,
In
"complete
deferral"
patient
group,
occurrence
MACE
significantly
higher
QFR-deferred
FFR-deferred
(24
[5.6%]
vs
14
[2.8%],
adjusted
hazard
[HR]
2.07,
95%
confidence
interval
[CI]:
1.07-4.03;
p=0.03).
subgroup
"any
deferral",
5.6%
3.6%
(QFR
FFR),
HR
1.55,
CI:
0.88-2.73;
p=0.13.
QFR-based
artery
resulted
incidence
FFR-based
European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Journal
Article
Functional
coronary
assessment
in
angina
with
intermediate
stenosis:
the
#FullPhysiology
approach
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access
Antonio
Maria
Leone,
Leone
Center
of
Excellence
Cardiovascular
Sciences,
Ospedale
Isola
Tiberina—Gemelli
Isola,
Via
di
Ponte
Quattro
Capi
39,
00186
Rome,
ItalyUniversità
Cattolica
del
Sacro
Cuore,
Largo
Agostino
Gemelli
1,
00168
Italy
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author.
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[email
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1276-9883
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Burzotta,
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ehae926,
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2025
history
Received:
11
July
2024
Revision
received:
06
October
Accepted:
17
December