Article
Management
Chee Yew Wong
Summary: This article celebrates the 50th anniversary of IJPDLM, reflects on the contribution of the journal to logistics and supply chain management, and discusses future directions. The analysis highlights key issues addressed by the journal and the expansion of research methods. Invited articles provide historical reflections and new guidance for theories development in LSCM field.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pavan Manoj, Jitae A. Kim, Stephanie Kim, Tingting Li, Maham Sewani, Mihail G. Chelu, Na Li
Summary: The sinoatrial node (SAN) is important for maintaining proper cardiac rhythm and contraction, but abnormalities within it can cause sinus node dysfunction (SND), leading to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Current treatment for SND is limited to pacemaker implantation, but emerging evidence on genetic abnormalities associated with SND may lead to the development of more effective therapies. This review article examines the anatomy and pathophysiology of the SAN, the epidemiology of SND, and discusses the most common genetic mutations correlated with SND, as well as future research and therapeutic opportunities in this field.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Simon Schoechlin, Martin Eichenlaub, Bjoern Mueller-Edenborn, Franz-Josef Neumann, Thomas Arentz, Dirk Westermann, Amir Jadidi
Summary: Patients with pre-existing RBBB undergoing TAVI have a high risk of PPI. Within this subgroup, female patients, male patients treated with self-expandable valve types, patients with high load/degree of non-coronary LVOT calcification, and patients with atrial fibrillation need enhanced surveillance for CD after the procedure.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Alberto Alperi, Josep Rodes-Cabau, Matheus Simonato, Didier Tchetche, Gaetan Charbonnier, Henrique B. Ribeiro, Azeem Latib, Matteo Montorfano, Marco Barbanti, Sabine Bleiziffer, Bjorn Redfors, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Abdelhakim Allali, Giuseppe Bruschi, Massimo Napodano, Marco Agrifoglio, Anna Sonia Petronio, Cristina Giannini, Albert Chan, Ran Kornowski, Nili Schamroth Pravda, Matti Adam, Alessandro Iadanza, Stephane Noble, Andrew Chatfield, Magdalena Erlebach, Joerg Kempfert, Timm Ubben, Harindra Wijeysundera, Moritz Seiffert, Thomas Pilgrim, Won-Keun Kim, Luca Testa, David Hildick-Smith, Roberto Nerla, Claudia Fiorina, Christina Brinkmann, Lars Conzelmann, Didier Champagnac, Francesco Saia, Henrik Nissen, Hafid Amrane, Brian Whisenant, Jasmin Shamekhi, Lars Sondergaard, John G. Webb, Danny Dvir
Summary: In a large series of ViV-TAVR procedures, the incidence of periprocedural PPI was relatively low and decreased with the use of new-generation THV systems. Older age, larger THV size, and previous right bundle branch block were associated with an increased risk of PPI. Although there were no significant differences in 30-day mortality between the PPI and no-PPI groups, PPI patients exhibited a trend toward higher mortality risk at follow-up.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Irena Ilic, Milena Ilic
Summary: In 1972, Yugoslavia faced the largest smallpox outbreak in Europe since World War II. The infection was believed to have originated from a pilgrim who visited the Middle East. The country implemented measures from the smallpox eradication program, including active surveillance, vaccination, and quarantine, leading to the successful elimination of smallpox.
TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Guan-Yi Li, Fa-Po Chung, Tze-Fan Chao, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Lin Chang, Li-Wei Lo, Yu-Feng Hu, Ta-Chuan Tuan, Jo-Nan Liao, Ting-Yung Chang, Ling Kuo, Cheng- Wu, Chih-Min Liu, Shin-Huei Liu, Wen-Han Cheng, Shih-Ann Chen
Summary: This study investigates the characteristics and predictors of acute and delayed sinus node dysfunction (SND) after ablation of atrial flutter (AFL). The majority of patients with acute SND still require pacemaker implantation despite initial improvement. Close monitoring of patients for at least one year after AFL ablation is reasonable.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Juli G. Pausas, Jon E. Keeley
Summary: The idea of fire acting as an evolutionary force in shaping species traits was initially proposed a century ago but only recently gained recognition. The role of fire in evolutionary ecology has slowly permeated mainstream ecological and evolutionary biology, but is still rarely mentioned in textbooks. It is now widely accepted that the biodiversity of our planet cannot be understood fully without considering the evolutionary role of fire.
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Alana C. Szkodny, Kelvin H. Lee
Summary: This review highlights the key milestones in the production of biopharmaceuticals and emphasizes the maturity of the technologies used and the importance of understanding the interaction between product quality and processing conditions.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jing Zheng, Xiao-Ming Tu, Zhen-Yan Gao
Summary: This article reports a case of pseudoaneurysm and hematoma formation during pacemaker implantation. Timely transcatheter arterial embolizations were effective in avoiding severe complications.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Philipp Lauten, Lisa C. Costello-Boerrigter, Bjoern Goebel, David Gonzalez-Lopez, Matthias Schreiber, Thomas Kuntze, Mahmoud Al Jassem, Harald Lapp
Summary: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a safe and effective therapy for severe aortic stenosis, and its indications have expanded. Post-TAVI conduction abnormalities remain a concern, and careful planning and measurements are needed to optimize the procedure and minimize the risk of cardiac conduction system damage. This review discusses important factors such as pre- and post-procedural conduction blocks, telemetry and ambulatory device monitoring, predictors for PPI, and techniques to optimize TAVI planning.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thomas G. Middour, John H. Chen, Mikhael F. El-Chami
Summary: Leadless pacemakers (LPs) have significantly reduced complications by miniaturizing pacemakers and making them intracardiac, but first generation LPs may have a higher risk of myocardial perforation, warranting further research and improvement.
PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Review
Microbiology
Mark R. Alderson, Jo Anne Welsch, Katie Regan, Lauren Newhouse, Niranjan Bhat, Anthony A. Marfin
Summary: Globally, efforts are being made to control meningitis through vaccination, but challenges still exist in prevention, such as restrictions, incomplete coverage, and unaffordable vaccines.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elena Elchinova, Nikolas Nozica, Joanna Bartkowiak, Christoph Ryffel, Benedikt Bernhard, Mamdouh Elsmaan, Babken Asatryan, Mattia Branca, Taishi Okuno, Jonas Lanz, Fabien Praz, Stefan Stortecky, Stephan Windecker, Tobias Reichlin, Thomas Pilgrim, Laurent Roten
Summary: The study found that the incidence of PPM implantation late after TAVI is low, with most patients undergoing implantation due to AV conduction impairment. Some patients experienced symptoms such as syncope, presyncope, and dyspnea.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hirokazu Miyashita, Noriaki Moriyama, Yoichi Sugiyama, Mikko Jalanko, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Tommi Vahasilta, Tiina Vainikka, Juho Viikila, Mika Laine
Summary: Membranous septum (MS) length and implantation depth (ID) are determinants of conduction disturbance (CD) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This study investigated the different impacts of ID and MS length on new-onset CD between ACURATE neo and SAPIEN 3. The results showed that deep implantation was associated with new-onset CD after TAVI with SAPIEN 3 but not with ACURATE neo.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Francesco Bruno, Isabel Munoz Pousa, Francesco Saia, Matteo Pio Vaira, Enrico Baldi, Pier Pasquale Leone, Pilar Cabanas-Grandio, Nicola Corcione, Enrico Guido Spinoni, Gianmarco Annibali, Caterina Russo, Matteo Ziacchi, Carlo Alberto Caruzzo, Marco Ferlini, Giuseppe Lanzillo, Ovidio De Filippo, Veronica Dusi, Guglielmo Gallone, Davide Castagno, Giuseppe Patti, Michele La Torre, Giuseppe Musumeci, Arturo Giordano, Giulio Stefanini, Stefano Salizzoni, Federico Conrotto, Mauro Rinaldi, Roberto Rordorf, Emad Abu-Assi, Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, Mauro Biffi, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the impact of high degree of right ventricular pacing on adverse outcomes in patients with permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The study found that high degree of right ventricular pacing was associated with increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death. Therefore, in TAVR patients, opportunities to minimize right ventricular pacing could be explored to improve prognosis and cardiac function.
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jose E. Exaire, Timothy A. Mixon
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Giuseppe Di Gioia, Federica Coletti, Lorenzo Buzzelli, Viviana Maestrini, Sara Monosilio, Andrea Segreti, Maria Rosaria Squeo, Erika Lemme, Antonio Nenna, Antonio Pelliccia
Summary: Dyslipidemia is common in Paralympic athletes, with lipid levels influenced by the type of disability and sporting discipline.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Esra Donmez, Sevgi Ozcan, Irfan Sahin, Murat Ziyrek, Ertugrul Okuyan
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the GRACE risk score in acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients for 30-day mortality and the need for thrombolytic treatment. The study found that the GRACE risk score, along with the PESI score, were independent risk factors associated with 30-day mortality and the need for thrombolytic treatment. The GRACE risk score showed high sensitivity and specificity in predicting mortality, and its combination with the PESI score helped define high-risk PE patients and predict poor prognosis.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Tom Kai Ming Wang, Reza Reyaldeen, Kevser Akyuz, Zoran B. Popovic, A. Marc Gillinov, Bo Xu, Brian P. Griffin, Milind Y. Desai
Summary: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is commonly used to evaluate isolated tricuspid regurgitation (TR), but there is limited research comparing its quantification with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this study, a novel TTE algorithm was developed to identify severe TR based on TTE parameters. The algorithm had a higher accuracy than the current guidelines' criteria in detecting severe TR by MRI.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Enkhtsogt Sainbayar, Ramzi Ibrahim, Hoang Nhat Pham, Wisam Beauti, Mahek Shahid, Natalie Hickerson, Mohammed Salih, Joao Paulo Ferreira, Mamas A. Mamas
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Richard E. Casazza, Hymie Chera, Carlos Adolfo Rodriguez, Sergey Ayzenberg
Summary: This article presents a case of a patient with known situs inversus who underwent cardiac catheterization and was found to have chronic total occlusion in the right coronary artery. Situs inversus is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by the inverted position of chest and abdominal organs. Cardiac catheterization is uncommon in patients with this particular abnormality, highlighting the importance of customizing techniques to engage coronary arteries and optimize guide support for percutaneous coronary intervention if needed.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Georgiana Pintea Bentea, Brahim Berdaoui, Sophie Samyn, Marielle Morissens, Philippe van de Borne, Jose Castro Rodriguez
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bulbul Ahmed, Melissa G. Farb, Shakun Karki, Sophia D'Alessandro, Niloo M. Edwards, Noyan Gokce
Summary: This study evaluated the angiogenic capacity of adipose tissue in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries and found that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) had reduced angiogenic capacity in their pericardial adipose tissue. Gene expression analysis revealed upregulated expression of the anti-angiogenic gene TSP-1 in CAD patients, with no significant differences in other angiogenic factors. Additionally, inhibiting TSP-1 expression significantly improved angiogenic deficiency in CAD patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Moshe Rav-Acha, Orli Wube, Oholi Tovia Brodie, Yoav Michowitz, Michael Ilan, Tal Ovdat, Robert Klempfner, Mahmud Suleiman, Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Glikson
Summary: The current guidelines recommend prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) and low left ventricular ejection fraction. However, not all patients will benefit from ICD treatment. This study evaluated the feasibility of using the MADIT-II-based Risk Stratification Score (MRSS) to predict the survival benefit of prophylactic ICDs in patients with HF. The results showed that different risk subgroups had varying levels of ICD survival benefit.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ariel Banai, Rachel Retsky, Lior Lupu, Erez Levi, David Zahler, Omri Feder, Roei Merin, Yan Topilsky, Raphael Rosso, Shmuel Banai, Sami Viskin, Ehud Chorin
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the association between electromechanical window (EMW) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). The study found that TTS patients had a lower EMW value, which was associated with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Harun Kundi, Kobina Hagan, Tamer Yahya, Garima Sharma, Sadeer Al-Kindi, Zulqarnain Javed, Khurram Nasir
Summary: Using latent class analysis (LCA), the study identified clinical, demographic, and social subphenotypes in ASCVD population and assessed the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality across different socioclinical classes. The results showed that the younger, female, non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic individuals with a high burden of co-morbidities and unfavorable social determinants of health had the highest risk of mortality in the identified latent classes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Moises A. Vasquez, Mina Iskander, Mohammed Mustafa, Juan A. Quintero-Martinez, Antonio Luna, Joel Mintz, Jose Noy, Juan Uribe, Ivan Mijares, Eduardo de Marchena, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis
Summary: The benefits of pericardiocentesis (PC) in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pericardial effusions are unclear. The study found that PC in PH patients is associated with higher in-hospital mortality and rates of cardiovascular complications.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ken Kuwajima, Mana Ogawa, Irving Ruiz, Hiroko Hasegawa, Nobuichiro Yagi, Florian Rader, Robert J. Siegel, Takahiro Shiota
Summary: After cardiac surgery, the longitudinal function of the right ventricle and left ventricle is reduced, despite preserved global functions. In particular, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) remains decreased after surgery.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Min -Jung Kim, Robert H. Aseltine Jr, Sara R. Tabtabai
Summary: This study evaluated the rates and causes of 30-day readmissions after discharge for heart failure (HF) as a primary and secondary diagnosis. The findings indicate that efforts to reduce readmission rates should include patients with secondary HF diagnosis, and surveillance should extend to 2 weeks postdischarge to identify at-risk patients.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ya He, Jianzhong Zhou
Summary: This study aimed to examine the relation between reverse septal curvature (RSC) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The study found that patients with RSC were younger and had a higher incidence of NSVT, and RSC was identified as a strong independent risk factor for NSVT.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2024)