BACKGROUND:Calcified coronary lesions present challenges during percutaneous coronary intervention, often impeding successful stent delivery and expansion. Rotational atherectomy (RA) facilitates plaque modification in such cases. However, clinical performance of a novel RA system remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:This noninferiority study evaluated the safety and efficacy of the novel system. METHODS:This trial included 2 prospective phases, a first-in-human (FIH) study and a pivotal randomized controlled trial. In the FIH study, 15 patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with the novel RA system, and clinical success was assessed. In pivotal trial, 224 patients with calcified lesions were randomized to receive RA using either the novel (n = 111) or established (n = 113) system, followed by stenting. The primary endpoint was freedom from major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization, at 30 days. Secondary endpoints included MACEs at 12 months and quantitative imaging analyses. RESULTS:All FIH patients achieved clinical success. In pivotal study, the median follow-up time was 349.5 (IQR: 343, 359) days. Freedom from MACEs at 30 days was 97.3% (108 of 111 vs 110 of 113; 95% CI: 92.3%-99.4% vs 92.4%-99.5%) in both groups (P for noninferiority <0.0001). At 12 months, MACEs remained low in both groups (2.7%; 95% CI: 0.9%-8.1% vs 2.7%; 95% CI: 0.9%-8.0%; P = 1.0000). Postprocedural minimal stent area was similar on intravascular ultrasound between the 2 groups (5.29 ± 1.20 vs 5.29 ± 1.47 mm2, P = 0.9921). CONCLUSIONS:The novel RA system demonstrated noninferior safety and efficacy to established system, offering an effective alternative for the treatment of complex calcified coronary lesions. (CorOnary atheRectomy system in patiEnts with Coronary arTery calcification (CORECT); NCT05447585).

BACKGROUND:In 2012, the randomised trial IABP SHOCK II demonstrated that IABP did not reduce 30-day mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock (CS). However, SCAI proposed a new standardised classification of cardiogenic shock in 2019. It is reasonably hypothesised that the use of IABP may have different benefits for patients in different stages of CS. METHODS:AMI patients ≥18 years who had received treatment of implantation of IABP during emergency setting in Beijing Chaoyang Hospital between December 2010 and July 2021 were enrolled in this study. CS stages were classified at admission for all eligible cases. During the same period, AMI patients without implantation of IABP were matched with each stage of CS above using propensity score matching (PSM). Data were as follows: Stage B (n = 302), Stage C (n = 290), Stage D (n = 68), and Stage E (n = 32). In-hospital mortality was compared between using and without using IABP at each stage. RESULTS:In stage C, the in-hospital mortality was significantly lower in the IABP group (31/145, 21.4%) than in the group without IABP (47/145, 32.4%) (OR 0.567, 95% CI, p = .034). In-hospital mortality had no significant difference between use and no-use of IABP in stage B (16.6% vs 14.6%, p = .634), stage D (47.1% vs 38.2%, p = .462), and in stage E (81.3%vs 68.8%, p = .414). CONCLUSIONS:For patients with acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock, IABP has no effect on in-hospital mortality in SCAI stages B, D, and E. However, in SCAI stage C, IABP can reduce in-hospital mortality.

This study aimed to identify causes of in-hospital death in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in the Beijing metropolitan area. A total of 56,763 PPCIs were performed at 56 eligible hospitals between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018, among which 1,278 patients died. Causes of death were analyzed and finally adjudicated by a review board. The overall in-hospital mortality rate was 2.25%, ranging annually from 1.96% to 2.48% over the study period. Of these, 1,069 (83.6%) deaths were attributed to disease severity-related causes, mainly cardiogenic shock of 44.4%, mechanical complications of 15.2%, malignant arrhythmia of 8.1% and heart failure of 6.2%. Another 209 (16.4%) patients died from PPCI-related complications, including coronary no-reflow of 8.5%, stent thrombosis of 3.5%, and PPCI-related bleeding of 2.4%. The incidence of PPCI-related death has decreased from 1.02% in 2010 to 0.15% in 2018 (p <0.001). Hospitals in the highest quartile PPCI volume (>130 PPCI annually) had lower incidence of in-hospital death (1.97% vs 2.62%, 2.99%, and 2.56%, p <0.001), disease severity-related death (1.66% vs 2.13%, 2.4%, and 2.17%, p <0.001) and PPCI-related death (0.31% vs 0.48%, 0.59%, and 0.39%, p = 0.003), as compared to those with the first, second and third quartiles of annual PPCI volume. In conclusion, among patients with STEMI and treated with PPCI, in-hospital mortality keeps at a relatively low level in Beijing area. Most deaths are due to pathophysiological deteriorations following STEMI. Hospital PPCI volume remains serve as an important indicator for quality of care.

BACKGROUND First-generation bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) increased risks of stent thrombosis and adverse events. The Bioheart scaffold is a new poly-L-lactic acid-based BRS. OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the BRS in patients with coronary artery disease. METHODS This was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial comparing the Bioheart BRS with a cobalt-chromium everolimus-eluting stent (CoCr-EES) in patients with coronary artery disease. Angiography was planned at 12 months in all patients. The primary endpoint was 12-month in-segment late loss. The key secondary endpoint was the 12-month proportion of covered struts assessed on optical coherence tomography. Three-year clinical follow-up was completed. RESULTS A total of 434 patients from 22 Chinese sites were included (Bioheart BRS, n =218; CoCr-EES, n = 216). Oneyear in-segment late loss was 0.17 +/- 0.38 mm with the Bioheart BRS vs 0.14 +/- 0.24 mm with CoCr-EES; the 1-sided 97.5% upper confidence limit of the difference was 0.10 mm (P for noninferiority < 0.0001). The proportion of covered struts was 97.9% in the Bioheart BRS and 98.5% in the CoCr-EES (difference 0.02%; 95% CI:-0.3% to 0.26%; P for noninferiority < 0.0001; P for superiority = 0.91). Clinical outcomes at 3 years were similar in the 2 groups, as were the rates of target lesion failure (5.6% vs 5.2%; P = 0.84). CONCLUSIONS In this multicenter randomized trial, the Bioheart BRS was noninferior to the CoCr-EES for 1-year in-segment late loss, and resulted in a comparable 3-year clinical outcome. (Bioheart Rapamycin Drug-Eluting Bioresorbable Coronary Stent System Clinical Study; NCT03284255) (c) 2025 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

BACKGROUND:The optimal revascularization strategy for non-culprit vessels is still up for debate nowadays, particularly when it comes to individuals with different Killip classes. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate whether multivessel revascularization, as compared with infarct-related artery (IRA) alone revascularization, improves long-term prognosis in patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and have multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data from 646 patients who presented with AMI and multivessel CAD at Beijing Chaoyang hospital between November 2014 and November 2020. Based on various revascularization strategies, patients were categorised into two groups: IRA-only revascularization (n = 416) and multivessel revascularization (n = 230). The primary endpoint was cardiovascular death. RESULTS:In the following 60.6 months (60.6 ± 23.9), the primary endpoint occurred in 3% of the multivessel revascularization group versus 9.6% in the IRA-only revascularization group (HR 0.284, CI 0.120-0.669, p = 0.002). For the Killip I-II patients (n = 533), the primary endpoint occurred in 2.6% of the multivessel revascularization group versus 9.5% in the IRA-only revascularization group (HR 0.236, CI 0.083-0.667, p = 0.003). For Killip III-IV patients (n = 113), there was no significance differences in the primary endpoint. After using the inverse probability weighted method, the benefit of complete revascularization was consistently observed. CONCLUSIONS:Multivessel revascularization significantly reduced the incidence of cardiovascular death for patients presenting with AMI and multivessel CAD, particularly for Killip I-II patients. There were no significant differences in the primary outcome across the groups of patients with Killip III-IV.

Background: Reperfusion injury often persists even with successful primary percutaneous catheterization intervention (PPCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Therefore, we developed volume-controlled reperfusion (VCR), a method combined with accurate gentle reperfusion for active protection against unstable plaque formation. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of VCR as an adjunct for PPCI in patients with STEMI.Methods: The STEMI VCR trial (http://www.chictr.org.cn; Unique identifier: ChiCTR2100052856) was a single-center prospective, interventional, randomized controlled trial. Sixty patients were randomized to the VCR (n = 30, VCR + routine PCI) or control (n = 30, routine PCI only) groups. In-hospital late gadolinium enhancement-cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-cMRI) was subsequently performed, with follow-up patient evaluation after 12 months.Results: No differences were observed in the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) between the two groups. Similarly, there was no procedure failure in the VCR group. In-hospital echocardiographic left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) revealed significant differences between the VCR and control groups, with similar results observed in the anterior subgroups. However, LGE-cMRI and CMR-LVEF revealed no significant differences in infarct size, microvascular obstruction (MVO) mass, or MVO mass/infarct mass ratio in the anterior subgroup. Follow-up echocardiographic LVEF revealed significant differences between the two groups and the anterior subgroups.Conclusions: VCR was feasible and clinically safe in patients with STEMI undergoing PPCI, indicating that this adjunctive therapy might attenuate reperfusion injury.Trial Registration: ChiCTR2100052856.Funding: The trial was sponsored by the Clinical Research Incubation Fund (CYFH202204), Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University.Declaration of Interest: None.Ethical Approval: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University (CYFH202204).

Few studies investigated the implications of post-PCI QFR and post-PCI ΔQFR (absolute increase of QFR) in de novo lesions of small coronary disease after drug-coated balloon (DCB). We sought to investigate the prognostic implications of post-PCI QFR and post-PCI ΔQFR in patients who received DCB only. Patients were divided according to the optimal cutoff value of the post-PCI QFR and the post-PCI ΔQFR. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including target vessel revascularization (TVR), cardiac death, and myocardial infarction (MI). The optimal cutoff values of QFR and ΔQFR for the MACE rate were 0.86 and 0.57, respectively. There were 175 patients (61.2

Background:Recent studies have focused on the association between thyroid function within normal range and cardiovascular diseases, especially on free triiodothyronine (FT3) levels. This study aims to evaluate the effects of normal FT3 level on new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with surgical coronary revascularization. Methods:The patients who underwent surgical coronary revascularization were enrolled in the retrospective study. Thyroid function was tested after an overnight fast on the first morning of hospitalization. Serum FT3 level was divided into quartile groups within the normal range. Hazards ratios (HRs) of FT3 level for AF were analyzed by COX proportional hazard model. Results:This study included 503 patients with a mean [standard deviation (SD)] age of 63 (±9) years, and 396 (78.73%) were male. Post-operative AF (POAF) occurred in 120 (23.86%) patients at a median of two days after surgical coronary revascularization. The cumulating incidence of AF was significantly higher in the FT3 quartile 1 (Q1) group especially in older patients as evidenced by Kaplan-Meier analysis. Additionally, the patients who experienced AF had longer hospital stays, the same result was also found in the FT3 Q1 group. Further study demonstrated that low-normal FT3 was an independent predictor of POAF [HR =1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 2.28, P=0.045]. Conclusions:Low-normal FT3 is associated with an increased risk of POAF and is an independent predictor of POAF. Patients who experienced AF have longer hospital stays. The findings may help to identify patients with surgical coronary revascularization at a higher risk for the development of AF.

Introduction: Non-high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) is a secondary therapeutic target in cardiovascular diseases and is used for residual risk assessment in patients with coronary artery syndrome (ACS). This study was designed to determine the association between non-HDL-C in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with ACS and clinical outcomes.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 468 patients with prior CABG with ACS and categorized them into two groups based on the median non-HDL-C level. The primary endpoints were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including cardiovascular death and recurrent myocardial infarction. Kaplan-Meier curves, Cox proportional-hazard regressions, and restricted cubic splines were used to determine the association between non-HDL-C and MACEs. The discrimination and reclassification of the nomogram based on nonHDL-C were assessed using time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and net reclassification improvement (NRI).Results: During the average follow-up time of 744.5 days, non-HDL-C was independently associated with the occurrence of MACEs (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.01, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.65-15.24; p = 0.005) after adjusting for other lipid parameters. The spline curves indicated a linear relationship between non-HDL-C and MACEs (p-nonlinear: 0.863). The time-dependent areas under the ROC curves of prior-CABG-ACS nomograms containing non-HDL regarding MACEs in two consecutive years were 91.7 (95% CI: 85.5- 97.9) and 91.5 (95% CI: 87.3-95.7), respectively. The NRI analysis indicated that the prior-CABG-ACS model improved the reclassification ability for 1-and 2-year MACEs (22.4% and 7%, p < 0.05, respectively).Discussion: Non-HDL is independently associated with the risk of MACEs in patients with prior CABG with ACS. The prior-CABGACS nomogram based on non-HDL-C and five convenient variables generates valid and stable predictions of MACE occurrence. Keywords: non-HDL cholesterol, major adverse cardiovascular events, prior coronary artery bypass grafting, GRACE score

Background: The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the younger population has been increasing gradually in recent years. The objective of the present study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of drug-eluting balloons (DEBs) in young patients with AMI. Methods: All consecutive patients with AMI aged ≤ 45 years were retrospectively enrolled. The primary endpoint was a device-oriented composite endpoint (DOCE) of cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (MI), or target lesion revascularization (TLR). The secondary study endpoints included heart failure and major bleeding events. Results: A total of 276 young patients presenting with AMI were finally included. The median follow-up period was 1155 days. Patients treated with DEBs had a trend toward a lower incidence of DOCEs (3.0% vs. 11.0%, p = 0.12) mainly driven by the need for TLR (3.0% vs. 9.1%, p = 0.19) than those treated with DESs. No significant differences between the two groups were detected in the occurrence of cardiac death (0.0% vs. 0.5%, p = 0.69), MI (0.0% vs. 1.4%, p = 0.40), heart failure (0.0% vs. 1.9%, p = 0.39), or major bleeding events (1.5% vs 4.8%, p = 0.30). Multivariate regression analysis showed that DEBs were associated with a trend toward a lower risk of DOCEs (HR 0.13, 95% CI [0.02, 1.05], p = 0.06). Conclusions: The findings of the present study suggested that DEBs might be a potential treatment option in young patients with AMI. A larger scale, randomized, multicenter study is required to investigate the safety and effectiveness of DEBs in this setting.

Background:Few studies have explored the relationship between air pollution and arrhythmia onset at the hourly level. We aimed to examine the association of exposure to air pollution with the onset of acute symptomatic arrhythmia at an hourly level. Methods:We conducted a nationwide, time-stratified, case-crossover study in China between 2015 and 2021. We obtained hourly information on the onset of symptomatic arrhythmia (including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial and ventricular premature beats and supraventricular tachycardia) from the Chinese Cardiovascular Association Database - Chest Pain Center (including 2025 certified hospitals in 322 cities). We obtained data on hourly concentrations of 6 air pollutants from the nearest monitors, including fine particles (PM2.5), coarse particles (PM2.5-10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone. For each patient, we matched the case period to 3 or 4 control periods during the same hour, day of week, month and year. We used conditional logistic regression models to analyze the data. Results:We included a total of 190 115 patients with acute onset of symptomatic arrhythmia. Air pollution was associated with increased risk of onset of symptomatic arrhythmia within the first few hours of exposure; this risk attenuated substantially after 24 hours. An interquartile range increase in PM2.5, NO2, SO2 and CO in the first 24 hours after exposure (i.e., lag period 0-24 h) was associated with significantly higher odds of atrial fibrillation (1.7%-3.4%), atrial flutter (8.1%-11.4%) and supraventricular tachycardia (3.4%-8.9%). Exposure to PM2.5-10 was associated with significantly higher odds of atrial flutter (8.7%) and supraventricular tachycardia (5.4%), and exposure to ozone was associated with higher odds of supraventricular tachycardia (3.4%). The exposure-response relationships were approximately linear, without discernible concentration thresholds. Interpretation:Exposure to air pollution was associated with the onset of symptomatic arrhythmia shortly after exposure. This finding highlights the importance of further reducing air pollution and taking prompt protective measures for susceptible populations during periods of elevated levels of air pollutants.

Background:The accurate placement of stents for treatment of coronary aorto-ostial lesions (AOLs) is technically challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a stent positioning system with a dedicated nitinol device and compare them with those of the conventional approach for stenting of coronary AOLs.Methods:In this prospective, multi-center, open-label, randomized study, conducted from November 2015 to April 2019, patients with coronary AOLs that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were randomly allocated (allocation ratio 1:1) using block randomization method to either a stent positioning system group or a conventional technique group. The primary endpoint was the range of stent slippage when positioning. The following secondary endpoints were applied: (I) the extent of swing of the guiding catheters during stent positioning; (II) the rate of accurate stent placement; (III) the procedure time; and (IV) the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) including cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, and stent thrombosis.Results:During the study period, 139 patients with aorto-ostial coronary artery stenosis were included at 5 centers. A total of 69 patients were allocated to the stent positioning system group and 70 patients to the conventional technique group. Angiographic and clinical success were achieved in 100% of the patients included in both groups. The range of stent slippage was significantly shorter in the stent positioning system group than it was in the conventional technique group [0.64 (0.22; 1.35) vs. 1.11 (0.48; 1.72) mm, P=0.01]. The rate of accurate placement of stents was higher in the stent positioning system group than it was in the conventional technique group (74.6% vs. 57.1%, P=0.03). The extent of guiding catheter swing during the stent positioning [0.24 (0.19; 0.53) vs. 0.23 (0.19; 0.53) mm; P=0.95] and the MACEs rates (1.4% vs. 2.9%, P>0.99) were similar between the 2 groups. The procedural time of the stent positioning system was longer than that of the conventional approach [1.00 (0.50; 1.50) vs. 0.80 (0.50; 1.50) min, P=0.09].Conclusions:The dedicated stent positioning system was is safer and provides more accurate placement of stents for coronary AOLs than the conventional approach, and the associated prolongation of procedure time is insignificant.Trial Registration:Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR), Unique identifier: ChiCTR2100053869. URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=133280.

BACKGROUND Reperfusion injury is associated with larger infarct size and drawback of long-term outcome in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Volume-Controlled Reperfusion (VCR) is our original reperfusion method combined with accurate gentle reperfusion and active protection for unstable plaque. A single center, prospective, randomized clinical trial was conducted to demonstrate the feasibility, clinical safety, and potential effects of VCR in STEMI patients during PPCI. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 60 patients with STEMI presenting within 12 h of symptom onset undergoing PPCI were randomized enrolled to VCR group (n=30) or control group (n=30). Patients in VCR group recanalized with VCR followed by routine PCI. Patients in control group recanalized with routine PCI procedure only. The primary endpoint was all-cause death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during hospitalization and followed up, the main second endpoints were MVO extent measured 5-7 days post PPCI and left ventricular function. Baseline characteristics were well matched between two groups. No MACE from in-hospital to 1 year followed up in VCR group. In-hospital echocardiography based left ventricular eject fraction (LVEF) in VCR group compared with control group was (57.6 ± 6.2) % vs (52.9 ± 8.5) %, p = 0.018; especially in anterior STEMI VCR subgroup (55.1 ± 6.3) % v (s 48.6 ± 6.4) %, p = 0.003. There was no significant difference in infarct size, MVO mass or MVO mass/infarct mass ratio by late gadolinium enhancement-cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-CMR). In hospital CMR based LVEF in anterior STEMI VCR subgroup was (50.55 ± 7.55) % vs (40.53 ± 7.39) %, p = 0.002. Follow up echocardiography based LVEF were (64.12 ± 6.35) % vs (59.44 ± 8.20) %, p = 0.025 between two groups and (62.07 ± 7.06) % vs (55.94 ± 6.70) %, p = 0.016 between anterior STEMI subgroups. CONCLUSIONS This is the pilot RCT study demonstrated that VCR method was feasibility and clinical safe among patients with acute STEMI during PPCI to 12-month follow-up, indicated potential attenuate effect in reperfusion injury as well. Staged II RCT is needed to verify clinical benefit. REGISTRATION URL: . Unique identifier: ChiCTR00052856 ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Clinical Trial REGISTRATION: URL: . Unique identifier: ChiCTR00052856 ### Funding Statement This research project is funded by the Clinical Incubation Program of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital (CYFH202204) and Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals (XXZ0607). ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the protocol was approved by the ethics committee in Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University. I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines, such as any relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material, if applicable. Yes All the data mentioned in the manuscript are available to public.

Background: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) remains a major problem in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We have developed a novel reperfusion strategy for PCI and named it “volume-controlled reperfusion (VCR)”. The aim of the current study was to assess the safety and feasibility of VCR in patients with STEMI. Methods: Consecutive patients admitted to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital with STEMI were prospectively enrolled. The feasibility endpoint was procedural success. The safety endpoints included death from all causes, major vascular complications, and major adverse cardiac event (MACE), i.e., a composite of cardiac death, myocardial reinfarction, target vessel revascularization (TVR), and heart failure. Results: A total of 30 patients were finally included. Procedural success was achieved in 28 (93.3%) patients. No patients died during the study and no major vascular complications or MACE occurred during hospitalization. With the exception of one patient (3.3%) who underwent TVR three months after discharge, no patient encountered death (0.0%), major vascular complications (0.0%), or and other MACEs (0.0%) during the median follow-up of 16 months. Conclusion: The findings of the pilot study suggest that VCR has favorable feasibility and safety in patients with STEMI. Further larger randomized trials are required to evaluate the effectiveness of VCR in STEMI patients.

Background: Some individuals who maintain desirable low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels still experience the progression of atherosclerosis, which may eventually lead to cardiovascular events. Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels are quantified to assess residual risk in statin-treated patients with coronary heart disease. The study aimed to estimate the predictive performance of discordance between non-HDL-C and LDL-C on clinical prognosis in statin-treated patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: 468 statin-treated patients with previous CABG undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a secondary coronary treatment due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) were retrospectively enrolled in this study. The definition of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) was a composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, recurring myocardial infarction, and a need for repeat revascularization. Cox proportional hazards modeling, restricted cubic splines regression, and discordance analysis were conducted to the association between all lipid parameters and the occurrence of MACEs. Discordant values were defined as LDL-C concentrations ≤1.8 mmol/L accompanied by non-HDL-C >2.6 mmol/L. Results: MACEs occurred in 95 patients over a median follow-up period of 744.5 days. Cox models demonstrated that increased concentrations of non-HDL-C and LDL-C levels were independent risk indicators of MACEs (p < 0.001). The restricted cubic spline analysis revealed a linear relationship between non-HDL-C concentrations and MACEs (p-nonlinear: 0.26), whereas a nonlinear relationship was observed between LDL-C concentrations and MACEs (p < 0.01). In the subgroup analysis, the spline curves revealed that the odds of the individuals with desirable LDL-C levels suffering MACEs emerged when non-HDL-C levels were above 2.07 mmol/L. Individuals who exhibited discordance involving high non-HDL-C/low LDL-C levels had an elevated risk of experiencing MACEs compared to those with concordantly low LDL-C and low non-HDL-C levels [hazard ratios (HRs) = 2.44, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.14–5.22, p = 0.02]. Conclusions: Non-HDL-C levels could predict the residual risk of MACEs in ACS patients with previous CABG and statin therapy that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. A discordance between non-HDL-C and LDL-C in individuals with desirable LDL-C levels could be useful in identifying those with a residual risk of cardiovascular complications.

急性心肌梗死合并心原性休克 ( acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock,AMICS)是由于急性心肌缺血坏死引起心输出量显著减少,导致组织低灌注的一类临床综合征. 临床表现为反复或进行性药物难以控制的缺血性症状,同时伴随血流动力学不稳定、危及生命的心律失常、心脏骤停、机械性并发症和急性心力衰竭等[1].

BACKGROUND:Whether there are differences among the new-generation transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) devices for patients with aortic stenosis remains unclear. The aim of the study was to compare the efficiency and safety of different new-generation TAVI devices for patients with aortic stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from their inception to 1 February 2022. Randomized clinical trials and observational studies that compared two or more different TAVI devices were enroled. Pairwise meta-analysis and frequentist network meta-analysis were conducted to pool the outcome estimates of interest. RESULTS:A total of 79 studies were finally included. According to the surface under the cumulative ranking, the top two ranked valves for lower rates of events were as follows: direct flow medical (DFM) (4.6%) and Lotus (48.8%) for lower rate of device success; Sapien 3 (16.8%) and DFM (19.7%) for lower mortality; DFM (8.6%) and Sapien 3 (25.5%) for lower rates of stroke; Evolut (27.6%) and DFM (35.8%) for lower rates of major and life-threatening bleeding; Portico (22.6%) and Sapien 3 (41.9%) for lower rates of acute kidney injury; Acurate (8.6%) and DFM (13.2%) for lower rates of permanent pacemaker implantation; Lotus (0.3%) and Sapien 3 (22.7%) for lower rates of paravalvular leak; Evolut (1.4%) and Portico (29.1%) for lower rates of mean aortic valve gradients. CONCLUSIONS:The findings of the present study suggested that the device success rates were comparable among these new-generation valves except for DFM. After excluding DFM, Sapien 3 might be the best effective for decreased mortality and stroke; Lotus might be the best effective for decreased paravalvular leak; Evolut might be the best effective for decreased major and life-threatening bleeding and mean aortic valve gradients; Acurate and Portico might be the best effective for decreased permanent pacemaker implantation and acute kidney injury, respectively.

Circular RNA (circRNA) has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease; however, it is unclear whether circRNA carried by exosomes (exos) can be used as biomarkers for chronic coronary syndrome (CCS). High-throughput sequencing was carried out in the plasma exosomal RNA of 15 CCS patients and 15 non-cardiac chest pain patients (NCCP, control group) to screen for differentially expressed circRNAs. Selected differentially expressed exo-circRNAs were further verified by real-time polymerase chain reaction in a small-sample cohort and a large-sample cohort. A total of 276 circRNAs were differentially expressed in the plasma exosomes of CCS patients, with 103 up-regulated and 173 down-regulated. Among the 103 up-regulated circRNAs, 5 circRNAs with high expression levels were selected for validation. Real time quantitative PCR of the first and second validation cohort demonstrated that exo-hsa_circ_0075269 and exo-hsa_circ_0000284 were significantly up-regulated in patients with CCS. Circulating exo-hsa_circ_0075269 and exo-hsa_circ_0000284 yielded the area under the curve values of 0.761 (p < 0.001, 95%CI = 0.669, 0.852) and 0.623 (p = 0.015, 95%CI = 0.522, 0.724) for CCS, respectively, by ROC curve analysis. In conclusion, the expression profile of circRNA in plasma exosomes of patients with CCS was significantly different from that of the control group. Plasma exo-hsa_circ_0075269 and exo-hsa_circ_0000284 have the potential to be new biomarkers for CCS.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment significantly improves outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It remains unclear whether the benefits of PCI exist in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The present study was designed to investigate the effects of PCI on the short- and long-term prognosis of patients with ESRD and NSTEMI. We conducted a retrospective study from 1 January 2015 to 1 January 2020, which includes 148 consecutive patients with ESRD and NSTEMI. All patients were estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 and had received regular hemodialysis treatment before hospitalization. Logistic regression analyses were used to identify the risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify independent predictors of 1-year major adverse cardiac events (MACE). In this study, 62 patients received PCI treatment. Univariable logistic regression analysis showed that PCI treatment was associated with the trend of reduction in the risk of in-hospital mortality (11.3% vs 43%, P = 0.022), but was not independently related to lower in-hospital mortality risk after multivariable logistic regression analysis (P = 0.131). After a 1-year follow-up, Kaplan–Meier survival analysis demonstrated that MACE rate was significantly lower in patients with ESRD and NSTEMI who had received PCI treatment during hospitalization (P < 0.001). After multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis, no PCI treatment was independently associated with 1-year MACE (hazard ratios 3.217, 95% CI 2.03–8.489, P = 0.003). PCI treatment during hospitalization is associated with reduced 1-year MACE in patients with ESRD and NSTEMI, which suggests that more aggressive therapies may be beneficial for this special higher risk population.