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CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 2054-3174 Vol 5.1 • October 2017 • europeanmedical-journal.com
INSIDE
Review of
ESC 2017
Barcelona, Spain
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL BOARD...................................................................................................................................... 4
CONGRESS REVIEW.................................................................................................................................... 12
• Review of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress 2017, held in Barcelona,
Spain, 26th–30th August 2017
INTERVIEWS WITH EMJ CARDIOLOGY EDITORIAL BOARD.............................................................. 29
ABSTRACT REVIEWS................................................................................................................................... 37
CARDIOLOGY ISSN 2054-3174
CONTENTS EDITORIAL BOARD.......................
CARDIOLOGY • MOLECULAR IMAGING OF CARDIAC MET
EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dr Fernando Alf
CARDIOLOGY AIMS AND SCOPE • The European
CARDIOLOGY 5.1 OCTOBER 2017 Director Spencer Go
Welcome Greetings and welcome to the 2017 edit
INTERACT WITH US ON EUROPEAN UNION Investing in
Foreword Dr Çetin Erol Ankara University, Turkey
10 CARDIOLOGY • October 2017 • Creative Commons A
CARDIOLOGY • October 2017 • Creative Commons Attr
ESC ANNUAL CONGRESS 2017 FIRA BARCELONA
you for all the good work you are doing for this
Long-Awaited Results of CANTOS Trial Revealed PIV
95% CI: 0.73–0.95; p=0.005) and 300 mg cana
At the 12-month follow-up, 89 of the 119 p
It was seen as a limitation to the study that all
It was found that patients in the rivaroxaban arm
This is particularly important as even small redu
It was thought that using the potent
measurement by 0.3 mmHg. Investigators report
Based on the LAACS study, it would be advisable t
NIPPON Follow-Up Results: Shorter Dual Antiplatel
Prof Nakamura commented: “In real-world pract
A Rethink of Dietary Guidelines? A RETHINK of die
incidence of <4% at 5 years, the actual data show
CARDIOVIT CS-200 OFFICE Exercise testing with wi
Attila Roka Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist
high blood pressure, and prior stroke, may help t
Khai Pham Gia Councillor and Past President, Vie
in cardiovascular diseases at regional
Q: This year’s European Society of Cardiolo
Çetin Erol İbn-i Sina Hospital, Faculty of Medic
A: The awareness of the risk factors of heart dis
Would you like to write for the EMJ blog? Interac
ESC 2017 DIFFERENCES IN THE EXPRESSIO
Abstract Reviews RESULTS Regarding the revas
ESC 2017 sided accessory pathways retrograde
Abstract Reviews AF, such as bacterial infec
ESC 2017 After successful ablation therapy, pati
Abstract Reviews Although the MitraClip proce
ESC 2017 1,468.140±512.799 ng/mL, respectively;
Abstract Reviews capacity (mean LA total
ESC 2017 were required to complete questionn
EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL provides influential arti
EDITOR’S PICK Our Editor’s pick for
heart problems from interfering with the be
longitudinal strain and tissue Doppler imagi
Spironolactone Spironolactone has been show
stressed by the extreme hypertension; therefore,
imaging. Circ Heart Fail. 2016; 9(1):
BIORESORBABLE CORONARY SCAFFOLDS: CUR
repeat revascularisations and hence limited
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE BIORESORBABLE CORONARY SCAFFO
ReZolve Scaffold The ReZolve scaffold (REVA M
and late scaffold thrombosis when compared t
pre-dilatation and only 12.4% underwent adequate
Future Directions Many new developments are being
eluting magnesium-alloy scaffold for treatm
EuroIntervention.2017;13(4):424-31. 48. Caiazzo G
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ISCHAEMIC MITRAL VALVE PRO
A2 A1 A3 AC PC P1
deep in the LV subjects this muscle to a higher s
Device APM PPM Gore-Tex 4-0 stitch Gore-Te
Before the advent of mitral valve repair,
helpful in understanding the mechanism and s
REFERENCES 1. Nishimura RA et al. 2014 AHA/ACC g
revascularization: a propensity analysis. Ann Tho
MOLECULAR IMAGING OF CARDIAC METABOLISM,
compartment of the cardiomyocyte, FA ar
By contrast, patients with idiopathic D
and was found to have prolonged myocardial
This pathological adrenergic innervation can
O N N 18F H radiocaine
Table 1: Summary of molecular imaging tools and t
REFERENCES 1. World Health Organization. Wor
Med. 2014;55(Suppl1):1770. 37. Levy MN, Zieske
NEUTROPHILS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
is defined as a structural defect in the fibrous ca
in patients with ACS, independent of atherogenic
neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-speci
Table 1: Parameters of neutrophil function in acu
coronary plaque/thrombus complex and released by
that high mobility group box 1 proteins, which we
REFERENCES 1. Tabas I et al. Recent insights int
inflammation and atherosclerosis. Circul
ECTOPIC BEATS: HOW MANY COUNT? Rupert FG S
were associated with a >60% increase in the risk
ventricular ectopic ablation. They were followed
high atrial ectopic burdens are at a greater risk
primary prevention ICD implant: Safety of withhol
ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: GENETIC PATHOLOGY,
ACM was first described early in the 1980s. Initia
ACM affecting cell adhesion, suggesting this
Concomitant viral infections in ACM have be
Chagas Disease Chagas disease, caused by intracel
infectious arrhythmogenic myocarditis, IL-17, TNF
in cardiomyocytes results in cardiac arrhythm
71. Sousa GR et al. The role of interleukin 17-me
CARDIAC CACHEXIA SYNDROME *Tere
Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), and the E
CC pathophysiology is complex and multifactorial
autophagy, apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative
a potent anti-inflammatory cytokine. Clini
Non-pharmacological measures aim to help the
5. Roger VL et al. Trends in heart failure incide
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