Article
Surgery
Aluisio Andrade-Lima, Natan Silva Junior, Marcel Chehuen, Roberto Miyasato, Rodrigo W. A. Souza, Anthony S. Leicht, Patricia C. Brum, Edilamar M. de Oliveira, Nelson Wolosker, Claudia L. M. Forjaz
Summary: The study found that submaximal walking training can improve nitric oxide bioavailability, reduce systemic and local oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with intermittent claudication. The proposed training protocol may contribute to cardiovascular health improvement in these patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Aline Taoum, Segolene Chaudru, Pierre-Yves De Mullenheim, Florian Congnard, Mathieu Emily, Benedicte Noury-Desvaux, Sandrine Bickert, Guy Carrault, Guillaume Mahe, Alexis Le Faucheur
Summary: The study aimed to determine and compare the accuracy of different activity monitors in assessing intermittent outdoor walking in both healthy and clinical populations. Results showed that GPS receivers and ActiGraph demonstrated high performance in assessing intermittent outdoor walking in both healthy and clinical populations, with StepWatch3 showing significant differences in estimating walking/stopping duration. The performance of the activity monitors and processing methodologies were validated in a clinical population with functional limitations during outdoor walking sessions.
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Maj Siercke, Lise P. Jorgensen, Malene Missel, Lau C. Thygesen, Sanne P. Moller, Henrik Sillesen, Selina K. Berg
Summary: This study examined the effects of a community-based cardiac rehabilitation program for patients with intermittent claudication and found significant improvements in walking ability, physical activity, quality of life, and healthy diet. The intervention showed a positive impact on maximum walking distance compared to usual care, but had no significant effect on pain-free walking distance and smoking.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Farhad Rezvani, Martin Haerter, Joerg Dirmaier
Summary: The study tested the psychometric properties of the German version of the Walking Estimated-Limitation Calculated by History (WELCH) questionnaire, finding it to be a feasible, reliable, and valid patient-reported outcome measure for assessing walking impairment in peripheral artery disease patients. WELCH scores showed moderate to strong correlations with related measures and were able to distinguish well among patients with different quality of life. Additionally, the WELCH demonstrated responsiveness to changes in walking impairment and showed potential for detecting intervention effects, although further studies are needed to confirm this.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Achini K. Vidanapathirana, Jarrad M. Goyne, Anna E. Williamson, Benjamin J. Pullen, Pich Chhay, Lauren Sandeman, Julien Bensalem, Timothy J. Sargeant, Randall Grose, Mark J. Crabtree, Run Zhang, Stephen J. Nicholls, Peter J. Psaltis, Christina A. Bursill
Summary: This study demonstrates the uptake and detection capacity of a ruthenium-based fluorescent NO sensor (Ru-NO) in macrophages, plasma, and atherosclerotic plaques, suggesting its potential utility as a sensor of atherosclerosis.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Shirling Tsai, Yulun Liu, Mohamad Amer Alaiti, Jorge Antonio Gutierrez, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Subhash Banerjee
Summary: This study found no benefit of vorapaxar in patients with IC in terms of improving walking performance and quality of life. Future drug therapy studies need to further expand the benefits of supervised exercise therapy in patients with IC.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Shang Xian Bo, Wang Yan Jie, Cai De Chao, Ma Sai, Wang Zhe, Zhu Ya Kun, Guo Hui Hui, Wang Chen, Ma Xiao, Hu Zhong Yao, Yu Hao Ran, Zhang Ji Sen, Cheng Wen Dan
Summary: The study demonstrated that compound 22o effectively inhibited the inflammatory response and catabolism of chondrocytes, reducing articular cartilage injury in a rat OA model induced by ACLT. The compound showed potential as a disease-modifying OA drug.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Quentin Tollenaere, Antoine Metairie, Estelle Le Pabic, Alexis Le Faucheur, Guillaume Mahe
Summary: The accuracy and optimal threshold of the WIQ and WELCH questionnaires in identifying patients with a maximal walking distance (MWD) below or equal to 250 m were assessed. The study found that a WIQ score <= 64% and a WELCH score <= 22 can help predict a walking distance of <= 250 m. Additionally, a new 4-item score could be used for rapid evaluation of walking distance among patients with lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD).
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Hossameldin A. Aziz, Gamal A. I. Moustafa, Gamal El-Din A. Abuo-Rahma, Safwat M. Rabea, Glenn Hauk, Vagolu S. Krishna, Dharmarajan Sriram, James M. Berger, Samar H. Abbas
Summary: A new series of nitric oxide-donating fluoroquinolone/oximes were synthesized, showing higher activity in antitubercular and antibacterial evaluations. Mycobacterial DNA cleavage and molecular modeling were used to explain the bioactivity observed. Oximes3c-e were highly potent against Klebsiella pneumoniae, while ketone2c and oxime4c were more active against Staphylococcus aureus than ciprofloxacin.
ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Joshua T. Slysz, Lu Tian, Lihui Zhao, Dongxue Zhang, Mary M. McDermott
Summary: Supervised exercise therapy (SET) has been shown to improve cardiovascular health in people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), with significant reductions in systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure, and heart rate. The degree of improvement in cardiovascular health is closely related to the improvement in walking performance in PAD patients.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ziping Yao, Bihui Zhang, Guochen Niu, Ziguang Yan, Xiaoqiang Tong, Yinghua Zou, Min Yang
Summary: This study investigates the molecular mechanisms mediating the progression from intermittent claudication (IC) to chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) through a quantitative bioinformatic analysis of a public RNA-sequencing database. The results suggest that the complement activation pathway is associated with IC progression to CLTI, and C1QB, C1QA, C1QC, C4A, and C1R are potential early biomarkers for CLTI.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Barbara Terroni, Luis Henrique Oliveira de Moraes, Aline Renata Pavan, Gerson Jhonatan Rodrigues, Jean Leandro Dos Santos
Summary: The study found that Lapdesf-4c can induce vasodilation and counteract endothelial dysfunction, showing great potential as a new drug candidate.
Article
Oncology
Chung-Yen Li, Gangga Anuraga, Chih-Peng Chang, Tzu-Yang Weng, Hui-Ping Hsu, Hoang Dang Khoa Ta, Pei-Fang Su, Pin-Hsuan Chiu, Shiang-Jie Yang, Feng-Wei Chen, Pei-Hsuan Ye, Chih-Yang Wang, Ming-Derg Lai
Summary: This study explored the effects of three different nitric oxide-releasing compounds on tumor progression in immune-competent mouse models and found that low doses of nitric oxide donors can inhibit tumor growth by regulating T cells and macrophages. Furthermore, low-dose nitric oxide donors may be combined with chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer therapy in the future.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Rino Migliacci, Giuseppe Guglielmini, Chiara Busti, Emanuela Falcinelli, Pietro Minuz, Paolo Gresele
Summary: The study found that a post-exercise reduction of brachial FMD > 1.3% was predictive for cardiovascular events in patients with intermittent claudication. This suggests that maximal exercise-induced endothelial dysfunction can be used as a predictor for cardiovascular events in this patient population.
Article
Rehabilitation
Asger Jacobsen, Kim Christian Houlind, Amrit Rai
Summary: The study demonstrated that the combination of SET and lifestyle counseling can significantly improve walking distance and quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication (IC), showing positive therapeutic effects in the treatment of IC.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stefania Momi, Emanuela Falcinelli, Eleonora Petito, Giulia Ciarrocca Taranta, Alice Ossoli, Paolo Gresele
Summary: Platelets containing and releasing MMP-2 play a crucial role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Targeting platelet MMP-2 may provide a new approach for preventing atherosclerosis.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Emanuela Falcinelli, Giacomo Isernia, Giuseppe Guglielmini, Andrea Baccolo, Stefano Pasquino, Francesco Paciullo, Massimo Lenti, Paolo Gresele
INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pavel Poredos, Renata Cifkova, Jeanette Anne Marie Maier, Janos Nemcsik, Miso Sabovic, Borut Jug, Mateja Kaja Jezovnik, Gerit Holger Schernthaner, Pier Luigi Antignani, Mariella Catalano, Zlatko Fras, Clemens Hobaus, Andrew N. Nicolaides, Kosmas I. Paraskevas, Zeljko Reiner, Peter Wohlfahrt, Peter Poredos, Ales Blinc
Summary: Atherosclerosis in its preclinical phase poses a high risk of cardiovascular events in asymptomatic individuals. Conventional risk factors are not precise enough in predicting events in these individuals. Indicators including endothelial dysfunction, carotid intima-media thickness, atherosclerotic plaques, coronary calcium, arterial stiffness, and ankle-brachial index have varying levels of predictive value in different populations. Novel biomarkers have limited ability to improve risk stratification at present.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Francesco Violi, Vittoria Cammisotto, Simona Bartimoccia, Pasquale Pignatelli, Roberto Carnevale, Cristina Nocella
Summary: This article reviews the role of low-grade endotoxaemia in atherothrombosis, focusing on mechanisms such as gut dysbiosis and changes in gut permeability, as well as the relationship between low-grade endotoxaemia and cardiovascular events, and potential therapeutic tools.
NATURE REVIEWS CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pasquale Pignatelli, Francesco Violi, Vittoria Cammisotto
CIRCULATION RESEARCH
(2023)
Letter
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Francesco Violi, Pasquale Pignatelli, Vittoria Cammisotto
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Hematology
Eleonora Petito, Paolo Gresele
Summary: Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare but life-threatening complication of adenoviral vector vaccines, which was recognized around 2 years ago at the beginning of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign. Despite the abandonment of VITT-provoking vaccines in most high-income countries, it is still important to study VITT due to the unvaccinated population in low/middle-income countries and the use of adenoviral vector platform for other vaccines. This review aims to provide an overview of VITT, including its clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management strategies, and future research needs.
THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
(2023)
Review
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Endre Kolossvary, Katalin Farkas, Oguz Karahan, Jonathan Golledge, Gerit-Holger Schernthaner, Thomas Karplus, Jonathan James Bernardo, Sascha Marschang, Maria Teresa Abola, Monica Heinzmann, Michael Edmonds, Mariella Catalano
Summary: Socio-economic determinants of health (SDoH) are nonmedical factors in the socio-economic sphere that significantly affect health outcomes, mediated by behavioral characteristics, physical environment, psychosocial circumstances, access to care, and biological factors. Research on the impact of SDoH on peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurrence and care is limited compared to cardiovascular diseases. This review explores the multifaceted nature of SDoH in PAD and their association with occurrence and care, while addressing methodological issues and the potential for interventions.
Review
Oncology
Navid Sobhani, Giuseppina Mondani, Giandomenico Roviello, Martina Catalano, Marianna Sirico, Alberto D'Angelo, Bruna Scaggiante, Daniele Generali
Summary: Since 2019, the world has faced a severe challenge from the outbreak of a novel beta-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) known as COVID-19. The rapid spread of this virus has led to a high death rate, causing millions of infections and deaths worldwide. Patients with cancer are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 due to the suppression of their immune systems caused by cancer treatments. Therefore, it is crucial to have proper management and treatment strategies for cancer patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2.
CANCER IMMUNOLOGY IMMUNOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Antonio Guerrero, Laura del Campo, Fabio Piscaglia, Bernhard Scheiner, Guohong Han, Francesco Violi, Carlos-Noronha Ferreira, Luis Tellez, Thomas Reiberger, Stefania Basili, Javier Zamora, Agustin Albillos
Summary: This study used an individual patient data meta-analysis to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of anticoagulation in the recanalization of portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis. Anticoagulation reduces all-cause mortality, but at the expense of increasing non-portal hypertension-related bleeding.
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jeanette A. Maier, Vicente Andres, Sara Castiglioni, Alessandro Giudici, Emily S. Lau, Janos Nemcsik, Francesca Seta, Paola Zaninotto, Mariella Catalano, Naomi M. Hamburg
Summary: Vascular aging predicts cardiovascular events and mortality, early assessment allows identification of at-risk individuals, and more studies are needed to develop strategies for prevention and treatment.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Giuseppe Di Stolfo, Michele Antonio Pacilli, Davide Seripa, Giovanni De Luca, Maria Urbano, Carlo Coli, Carolina Gravina, Antonio Greco, Domenico Rosario Potenza, Mauro Pellegrino Salvatori, Gerit-Holger Schernthaner, Pavel Poredos, Mariella Catalano, Sandra Mastroianno
Summary: This study aims to investigate the relationship between APOE genotypes and peripheral revascularization in patients with advanced peripheral arterial disease (PAD) at a prolonged follow-up. The results showed that compared to epsilon 3/epsilon 3, epsilon 4 patients had a significantly higher incidence of carotid and lower limb revascularizations, as well as a higher incidence of total peripheral revascularizations.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Agata Stanek, Giovanni Mosti, Temirov Surat Nematillaevich, Eva Maria Valesky, Tanja Planinsek Rucigaj, Malika Boucelma, George Marakomichelakis, Aaron Liew, Bahar Fazeli, Mariella Catalano, Malay Patel
Summary: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are serious complications of chronic venous insufficiency, with a high incidence and significant economic burden. To reduce the occurrence, it is important to identify high-risk patients at an early stage of chronic venous disease and implement preventive measures.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Bahare Fazeli, Pavel Poredos, Matija Kozak, Zsolt Pecsvarady, Mariella Catalano, Mussaad M. Al Salman, Louay Altarazi, Abrar A. Ali, Abul H. Bashar, Kursat Bozkurt, Daniel Cacione, Benjamin Chua, Ivan Cvjetko, Sanjay Desai, Dilek Erer, Katalin Farkas, Phaniraj Gaddikeri, Georgios Geroulakos, Orkut Guclu, Emad Hussein, Mihai Ionac, Takehisa Iwai, Oguz Karahan, Daniel Kashani, Albert Kota, Knut Kroger, Emre Kubat, Prabhu P. Kumar, Werner Lang, Kirill Lobastov, Rafal Malecki, Antonella Marcoccia, Alper Ozbakkaloglu, Sandeep R. Pandey, Malay Patel, Adil Polat, Angampally Rajeev, Hassan Ravari, Vimalin Samuel, Gerit Schernthaner, Dheepak Selvaraj, Umut S. Sanri, Nuttawut Sermsathanasawadi, Hiva Sharebiani, Agata Stanek, Edwin Stephen, Andrzej Szuba, Wassila Taha, Hossein Taheri, Jean-Claude Wautrecht, Hendro S. Yuwono, Mustafa H. Zor, Aaron Liew
Summary: Buerger's disease (BD) is a debilitating condition and early diagnosis is crucial for its management. However, there is no universally accepted gold standard diagnostic criteria for BD. To address this issue, expert committees have proposed practical recommendations based on the findings of a recent international Delphi Consensus Study, aiming to facilitate the universal use of diagnostic criteria for BD.
INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Hematology
Francesco Violi, Job Harenberg, Pasquale Pignatelli, Vittoria Cammisotto
Summary: COVID-19 is a pandemic characterized by severe lung disease and thrombotic events. The interactions of COVID-19 with ACE2, toll-like receptors, and infection-induced cytokine storm may contribute to clotting activation. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet treatments have shown benefits in acute and long COVID-19, but further research is needed.
THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
(2023)