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CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 2053-4213 Vol 7.1 • October 2019 • europeanmedical-journal.com
+ Review of
ESC 2019
Paris, France
Contents
+ EDITORIAL BOARD 4
+ CONGRESS REVIEW
Review of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2019, 10
held in Paris, France, 31st August – 4th September 2019.
+ CONGRESS FEATURE
Digital Ripples in the Cardiovascular Pond 24
Michael Dodsworth
+ CONGRESS INTERVIEW
Prof Thomas F. Lüscher 27
+ SYMPOSIUM REVIEWS
The Bigger Picture in Stroke Prevention and
CARDIOLOGY ISSN 2053-4213
Contents + EDITORIAL BOARD
“Cardiovascular diseases are the w
Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Dr Çetin Ero
Aims and Scope The European Medical Journal (EMJ)
EMJ Cardiol. 7.1 Chief Executive Officer Spen
Welcome It is with great pleasure that I welc
MEDICATION ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO HELP ALL HEART
Foreword Dear colleagues, The European Society o
Congress Review Review of the European Society
Our hand-picked selection of abstracts from ESC h
"As the digital era seemingly takes over ever
Additional Non-Culprit Lesion Intervention Offers
Microbes may Contribute to the Destabilisation of
“air pollution and environmental noise
Hospitalisations of Atrial Fibrillation Pati
Ticagrelor and Aspirin Combination Reduces
Depressive Symptoms can be Predictive of Hea
Patients with Heart Failure have a Similar Risk o
HOPE-ful Results for Patients with Hypertension
Bystander Resuscitation Increase Leads to
Antithrombotic Regimen Following Coronary Ste
Digital Ripples in the Cardiovascular Pond
often offer disappointing long-term benefits d
26 CARDIOLOGY • October 2019
Congress Interview Prof Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, F
Indeed, EuroIntervention is published by
"the more successful that the ESC has been, the m
The Bigger Picture in Stroke Prevention and A
comorbidities. They urged delegates to not only c
Think about the Kidneys: Why does Renal Functio
showed that AF patients treated with warfarin had
Rivaroxaban versus Phenprocoumon ESRD/dialysi
kidney disease through a variety of pathways, inc
Rate per 100 PY HR (95
References 1. The Economist Intelligence
European Society of Cardiology Chronic Coronary
of ischaemic events. This review places the new g
Recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in pat
Ischaemic events prevented and bleeding events ca
Guidelines in Perspective Professor John Eikelboo
angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors an
Polyvascular Disease (Coronary Artery Diseas
Conclusion Together, these case studies
Hypercholesterolaemia Management: What Will Be
statins for stable CV disease (CVD) patients and
median of 1.6 mmol/L (63 mg/dL) and achieved leve
LDL-C Reduction with statins or combo statin/ezet
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reducing
with LDL-C has a remarkably similar effect on the
Without CHD Proportion of patients (%) Complianc
according to the 2018 American College of C
Cardiol. 2017;69(8):911-21. 12. Mega JL et al.
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Icosapent Ethyl for the Prevention of Ca
Nordisk, PLx Pharma, Takeda; other relationships
while 27.0% had higher levels (2–10 mmol/L) that
Other genetic studies support these data, sh
among 193 patients with coronary heart disease af
30 Patients with an event (%) HR: 0.75; 95% CI:
Prevalence of Hypertri
Eicosapentaenoic Acid Therapy is Associated wit
5. Varbo A et al. Remnant cholesterol
42. Zhao Y et al. Eicosapentaenoic acid
Why the Diagnosis of ATTR-Cardiomyopathy
hypertrophy, arrhythmias, ventricular blocks, rig
Almost all patients had either a cardiac (59.8%)
Cut-off values of LVAR >0.96 and RVAR >0.80 showe
Table 1: Elevated hepatocyte growth factor and N-
observational study of 251 patients wit
The Effect of De-escalated Switching
ratio [aHR] 2.18; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.
Th17 Signature, Autoimmunity, and Differe
Th17 cell IL-23 IL-23R C
autoimmune myocarditis. J Immunol. 2006;177(11):
as downregulation of genes associated to cell pro
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), cardiac
Analysing the Regulation of a Catecholamine-
might be altered in TTS, a SERCA microdomain targ
RESULTS In 1,160 patients with TF-TAVR, a broad
Summary of Artificial Intelligence in
References 1. Zhang J et al. Fully automated
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Heart Failure:
Importantly, and especially for HF with a p
New data aiming to ascertain the role of CR progr
21. Ellingsen Ø et al. High-intensity
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Lipoprotein(a) and Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis
INTRODUCTION Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a complex
a strong synergism was also observed between Lp(a
compared to levels of Lp(a) <5 mg/dL.15 Notably,
it was suggested that the concept that the
thus leading to fibrin deposition on the aortic le
Moreover, it was shown that the Lp(a)
2016;4:78-87. 13. Sofi F et al. Lipoprotein (a)
inflammation and mineralization
Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Europe:
MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Atria
Figure 1: Current care pathways for the managemen
5 Rhythm control therapy to maintain normal sinus
Initial Atrial Fibrillation Patient Care Pathway
recommended for use in select patient p
Table 1: Potential treatment costs for managing p
but manageable complications may occur in 2–
report a similar frequency of AE when treating pa
FUTURE DIRECTIONS The 2016 ESC/EACTS guidelines a
JAMA. 2015;314(18):1911-2. 13. Freedman B et al
to assess catheter ablation versus rate control i
A Review of the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation:
INTRODUCTION Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most co
year with AF in Europe is >886,000, but incidence
With the growing number of patients affected by A
QoL than those with chronic AF (persistent and pe
France11 (2012) Germany10,44 (2004) Ita
(€9 billion).61 The annual per-patient costs for
CONCLUSIONS This review promotes a greater awaren
Economic and Social Affairs Population Division.
Tricuspid Regurgitation: No Longer
of choice for a degenerated bio-prosthesis or det
A B C D E F G H Figure 2: Devices for per
The catheter-based system provides a
TR treatment.22 Preliminary evidence suggests tha
pitfalls that still have to be addressed, such as
improvements in quality of life and symptoms (Tab
Table 1: Summary of transcatheter tricuspid valve
References 1. Vassileva CM et al. Tricuspid
Chemokines: A Potential Therapeutic Target for th
CHEMOKINES Chemokines are a class of cytokines c
Table 1: Role of chemokines in modulating plaque
Table 1 continued. Ligand Receptor Effect
CCL2, CCL5 & CX3CL1 Pl
phenotype with increased SMC content. These findin
Neointimal recruitment of SMC is facilitated by C
However, immunotherapies have a common pitfal
with Met-RANTES show reduced macrophage and lymph
References 1. Stefanadis C et al. Coronary
plaques. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2007;17(8):253-8.
Circulating Cardiac Biomarkers in Heart Failure:
countries, regardless of disease phenotype, has f
Table 1: Conventional and novel biological marker
potential value as an index of emerging clinical
Table 2: Accordance between serum levels of cardi
In the EPHESUS trial, HFrEF patients with i
Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors A new
References 1. Owan TE et al. Trends in preva
neurohormonal profile of spironolactone in severe
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