Acta Cardiologica

Article	Citations
Careful cardiovascular risk assessment and management is essential in patients receiving bevacizumab	59
Belgian contributions to contemporary cardiovascular research: linking science, practice, and outcomes	49
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return	36
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices	36
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions	20
Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	20
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography	20
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome	17
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	17
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	15
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	15
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population	14
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	14
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study	14
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors	14
Severe mitral regurgitation with myocarditis and malignant eosinophilia with PDGFRB–NDE1 gene fusion	13
Valvular heart disease and atrial fibrillation: advances in mechanisms, risk stratification, and therapeutic approaches	13
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience	13
Factors associated with short-term adverse events in hypertensive acute heart failure	13
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging	12
The ventricular assist device outflow cannula anastomosis to the descending aorta in a patient with porcelain aorta	12
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution	12
Intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis and valve progression in adults with mild rheumatic heart disease: a propensity score-matched cohort study	12
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection	11

Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta	11
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices	11
Coronary slow flow and angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance as prognostic predictors in patients with angina and normal coronary arteries: a retrospective cohort study	10
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing	10
Front Matter	10
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma	10
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction	10
Comparison of postoperative pain and quality of life between left anterior thoracotomy and median sternotomy off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in multivessel coronary revascularization: a retros	9
When cardiology meets endocrinology: could subclinical hypothyroidism be a reliable predictor of worsened cardiovascular outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes?	9
Sex-specific differences between C-reactive protein and appendicular lean soft tissue index in heart failure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey	9
Left ventricle hypertrophy – What else is there?	9
Exploring the mechanisms and management of sepsis-related cardiac dysfunction	9
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients	9
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure	9
Causal correlation between gut microbiota and stable angina pectoris: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study	8
Occult malignancy in patients with pericarditis and concurrent cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study	8
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction	8
Exploring the significance of gut microbiota in cardiovascular health	8
Characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure according to ejection fraction. Results of an Ecuadorian registry	8
Impact of pre-operative factors on post-operative atrial fibrillation outcomes after cardiac surgery: systematic review with meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, and meta-regression	8
Levoatrial cardinal vein in mitral atresia with intact interatrial septum	8
Constrictive pericarditis following cardiac transplantation: a report of two cases and a literature review	8
Complete heart block due to extensive leukemic endocardial infiltration	8
Radiomics and machine learning for predicting valve vegetation in infective endocarditis: a comparative analysis of mitral and aortic valves using TEE imaging	8
The dual masquerade of the headache culprit: unravelling the collaborative crime of patent foramen ovale and multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations	8
Successful pregnancy and postpartum complications in patient with interrupted aortic arch type B	8
DR1-CSE/H 2 S pathway upregulates autophagy and inhibits H9C2 cells damage induced by high glucose	8
For the love of muscles: a bodybuilder with complicated left ventricular heart failure	8
Relation of thumb-palm test with ascending aortic diameter and aortic regurgitation	8
Cardiac computed tomography angiography findings in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection	8
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	8
Mitral valve prolapse from childhood to adulthood: morphologic characteristics and mitral regurgitation development. A single-centre echocardiographic study	8
Young and elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction: a comparative study of percutaneous coronary intervention	7
Persistent atrial thrombus after replace the mitral valve with a bioprosthesis anchored via a transapical approach	7
Special issue on heart failure	7
Infra-Hisian block in a patient with syncope and normal resting ECG	7
Advancing strategies for valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension: insights and perspectives	7
Assessment of the relationship between J-CTO score and Triglyceride-Glucose index in patients with chronic total occlusion	7
Interpreting combined pulmonary haemodynamic indices after transcatheter aortic valve implantation	7
Sex differences in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome or undergoing PCI: a real-world study	7
Impact of recurrent COVID-19 disease waves on acute myocardial infarction epidemics: results from a regional network	7
Unusual late presentation of symptomatic type II popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 62 years adult	7
Optimising cinefluoroscopy for accurate evaluation of mechanical prosthetic valves	7
Cinefluoroscopy: the Tom Thumb or the David of cardiovascular imaging for mechanical heart valves?	7
The effect of nicorandil on cardiac function and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial	7
Successful surgical management of a giant coronary artery aneurysm complicated by a coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula	7
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair	7
Surgical treatment of an unusual case of a giant symptomatic cardiac lipoma	7
MRI-characterised tricuspid dysplasia-related regurgitation	7
Association between daily sitting time and heart attack and cardiovascular mortality: the mediation effects of serum osmolality	7

Biomarkers and inflammation in coronary artery disease: key insights	7
Cardiac arrest in a young female: the potentially fatal synergy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and recreational marijuana use	6
Right heart and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the dark side of the moon	6
Determinants of lipid lowering therapy intensification in very high risk patients with dyslipidaemia eligible for PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies: 1-year outcomes of the PERI-DYS study	6
A rare case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma related eosinophilic endomyocardial disease	6
Beneficial effects of doxycycline on atrial electrical remodelling in a rat model of atrial fibrillation	6
Clinical implications of failed electrical cardioversion in long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation	6
Establishment of a new arrhythmia model in SD rats induced by isoproterenol	6
Incidence, risk factors and prognostic impact of cerebrovascular events after transcatheter aortic valve implantation	6
Critical value of platelet transfusion to reduce the risk of death in aortic dissection (AD) patients: a study based on the MIMIC-IV database	6
Olfactory schwannoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: incidental association?	6
Assessment of left atrial mechanical dispersion by real-time 3D echocardiography combined with DR-FLASH score for predicting late recurrence after ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	6
Enhancing predictive accuracy of the 13-item Acute Coronary Syndrome checklist: a novel approach to improving risk assessment and diagnosis	6
Impact of chronic kidney disease on the association of high ankle-brachial index with cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality	6
Attitudes of patients, relatives and professionals regarding deactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a scoping review	6
Shoulder electrostimulation mimicking ventricular tachycardia: an unnecessary defibrillator upgrade averted by electrogram review	6
Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches	6
A prospective, multi-center, randomised controlled trial for evaluation of the effectiveness of the Blimp scoring balloon in lesions not crossable with a conventional balloon or microcatheter: the BLI	6
Midline crossing pulmonary vein: a rare anatomical variant	6
Does the heart eat along? A two years lifestyle intervention in shift workers	6
Giant right coronary aneurysm presenting as inferior STEMI: a multimodality imaging approach	6
TAVI in the COVID-19 pandemic. How to balance waiting list concerns and straightforward management	6
Cardiac ‘quartet’: a rare case of quadricuspid aortic valve combined with ascending aortic aneurysm	6
Asymmetric biatrial myxoma: a case of a large left atrial tumor with an ‘easily overlooked small tail’ in the right atrium	6
Impact of different glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor infusion routes on infarct size and microvascular obstruction in patients with high thrombotic risk ST elevation myocardial infarction	5
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	5
Predictive value of the triglyceride-glucose index combined with inflammatory markers for major adverse cardiovascular events after PCI	5
A rare cardiac cavernous haemangioma located in the right atrium	5
Sex differences in the CRP–skeletal muscle relationship in heart failure: a comment	5
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction	5
Low-gradient normal-flow aortic stenosis: don’t forget the assessment of the flow rate	5
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis	5
Diuretics and muscle cramps: clinical relevance, mechanisms, and therapeutic approaches	5
High-risk phenotypes of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is superior to right ventricular stroke work index in predicting elevated right atrial pressure	5
From image to tactile reality: 3D printing lifts the veil on the isolated cleft of the anterior mitral leaflet	5
Left atrial strain as a surrogate parameter for successful percutaneous ballon mitral valvotomy?	5
The role of soluble ST2 in atrial fibrillation development and its recurrence after catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis study	5
Early SGLT2 inhibitor use is associated with improved left atrial strain following acute coronary syndrome	5
Fabry disease in women: still hidden or overlooked diagnosis?	5
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery	5
Methodological concerns regarding age stratification in acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	5
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	5
Association of anthropometric and body composition parameters with the presence of hypertension in the Central European population: results from KardioVize 2030 study	5
Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease: a retrospective study	5
Conduction disorders in cardiac sarcoidosis	5
Aetiology, clinical characteristics, and risk factors influencing mortality in patients with infective endocarditis: a retrospective study	5
Uric acid–to–HDL ratio and hypertension: interpreting non-linear signals and clinical utility	5
Long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors, risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes? and ChatGPT: correspondence	5
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation	5
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation	5
What glitters is not always gold: image focus of an intimal sarcoma of the right pulmonary artery	5
Is hybrid cardiac rehabilitation superior to traditional cardiac rehabilitation?	5
Conduction system disease management in patients candidate and/or treated for the aortic valve disease: an Italian Survey promoted by Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing (AIAC)	5
The value of handheld ultrasound in point-of-care or at home EF prediction	4
Evaluation of pulsed-field ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a systematic review	4
Effect of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on aortic elastic properties in mitral stenosis	4
Advances in cardiovascular care from risk assessment to intervention	4
Diagnostic and prognostic yields of ambulatory blood pressure measurements in haemodialysis patients: a 6-year longitudinal study	4
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function	4
Precompetitive evaluation of the coronary arteries with 3D transthoracic echocardiography	4
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study	4
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography	4
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders	4
Pulmonary hypertension in beta thalassemia: a prospective cohort study on treatment outcomes and cardiopulmonary function	4
MORGAS ( MOR tality OR iented G lucose,	4
Effect of dapagliflozin on the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction and type II diabetes mellitus	4
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease	4
Editorial comment on “Transvenous lead removal only with manual traction without extraction tools”	4
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation	4
The overlooked right atrial appendage	4
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio associates major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events: a 13-year prospective cohort study	4
Recurrent headache and dizziness caused by pulmonary arteriovenous fistula: transthoracic/transesophageal contrast echocardiography and CT angiography	4
Advancing heart failure management: innovations and future directions	4
Comparison of de novo implantation vs. upgrade cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a multicentre experience	4
ALCAPA – the great masquerader	4
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts: a case series	4
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection	4
Heart of lymphoma: a case report	4
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease	4

Interpreting triglyceride–glucose index and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein interactions in post-PCI cardiovascular risk prediction	4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-19	4
Circulating free fatty acid signatures discriminate myocardial infarction and systemic arterial hypertension	4
Aortic band: a rare mimicker of aortic dissection	4
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization	4
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines	4
From inflammation to degeneration: role of MMPs, IL6, and TIMP-1 in systemic sclerosis and aortic dissection	4
Evaluation of three-dimensional right ventricular function and reverse remodelling in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation: insights from a multicen	4
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves cardiac performance in hypoxic rats	4
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress	4
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923–2000): the challenging dream of a heart surgeon	4
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery	4
Association of high-sensitivity troponin T with left ventricular dysfunction in prediabetes	4
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years	4
Coronary computed tomography angiography enables detection of coronary–right ventricular fistula missed by selective coronary angiography: a case report	4
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation	4
Differences in clinical presentation between heart failure patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction – analysis of the INTELHEART database	4
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	4
Image focus: uncommon aortic arch and descending aorta stenosis presenting with exertional dyspnoea in a young woman	4
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective	4
A rare case of primary right atrial teratoma in an adult	3
Epidemiology and clinical features of acute coronary syndrome patients in selected hospitals in Greece: the CALLINICUS-Hellas registry	3
Right atrium pressure estimation in tricuspid regurgitation: watch the “rainbow” of echocardiographic parameters	3
Dysregulation of serum hsa_circ_0005870 serves as a biomarker to predict disease onset and short-term prognosis in acute coronary syndrome patients	3
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass	3
The role of nutritional status, measured by serum albumin, as a prognostic factor in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis	3
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain and incident atrial fibrillation in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
“Full thickness calcium fracture by coronary intravascular lithotripsy on optical coherence tomography (OCT)” – cross it, crack it!!	3
Infarct-related artery only revascularization versus multi-vessel revascularization for patients with Killip I-IV acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease	3
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient	3
The nonlinear correlation between lipoprotein (a) and the prevalence of aortic valve calcification in patients with new-onset acute myocardial infarction	3
Right coronary ostial atresia with Vieussens’ arterial ring	3
A new electrocardiographic parameter terminal D1S + D3R predicts right ventricular dilatation in acute pulmonary embolism	3
Impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation on retinal hemodynamics: a Doppler imaging study	3
Association between serum phosphate, magnesium, calcium and aortic valve sclerosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study	3
Evaluation of coronary arteries and bicuspid aortic valve by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography	3
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index	3
A case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with an interarterial course	3
Association between cardiometabolic index and myocardial Infarction: based on NHANES database	3
What is the optimal site for cardiac pacing in children?	3
Effect of intra-aortic balloon pump on in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction complicating cardiogenic shock at different stages	3
Time difference for the presence of coronary calcium in those with and without coronary risk factors and statin use	3
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas	3
The importance of identifying a possible shunt in cases of suspicious high-velocity doppler flow in the right heart	3
Sleep duration Ratio, a novel parameter associated with a reduced risks of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction: findings from NHANES 2017–2023	3
Commentary to “Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study”	3
Supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an unusual drainage pathway	3
Effect of empagliflozin on left ventricular volumes in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	3
Beyond sarcopenia and frailty: the underrecognised contribution of adiposity to vulnerability in older adults	3
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager	3
Aortic thrombosis presenting as acute hypertensive pulmonary edema: a diagnostic challenge	3
Influence of HIV on in-hospital outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	3
Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction	3
Serum circRNA (Circ)_0051386 assists in the diagnosis of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and prediction of the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous cor	3
The significance of 3-D echocardiography in identifying mitral clefts	3
Coronary artery compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – clinical case report	3
Hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis proven by endomyocardial biopsy: a single-centre retrospective study and literature review	3
Simple electrocardiography algorithm for localizing accessory pathway in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome	3
Silent threat: navigating subacute cardiac tamponade following atrial fibrillation ablation	3
Speckle-tracking echocardiography: a tool for early detection of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients after chemotherapy	3
Re-evaluating cardiovascular safety in surrogate pregnancy: the need for robust confounding control beyond limited adjustment	3
Role of [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT in the monitoring and management of abdominal aortic aneurysms	3
Blood pressure variability ratio: a novel marker associated with metabolic syndrome in patients without known cardiovascular disease	3
About a “false-positive” case of elevated troponin levels: differential diagnosis	3
Risk factors of failed electrical cardioversion in patients with persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation	3
When four become two: a quadricuspid aortic valve functioning as a bicuspid valve	3
Left atrial thrombus disguised as myxoma	3
Comment to the article: ‘left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography’	3
Correlation between vascular endothelial function and bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with MAFLD	3
Pacemaker lead-associated thrombus in JAK2-positive patient	3
Therapeutic adherence in patients treated with PCSK9i: focus on skin side effects	3
Truncus arteriosus with isolated origin of left subclavian artery from the pulmonary trunk	3
TRPC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to myocardial cell pyroptosis in chronic intermittent hypoxia rats	3
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2022 - Book of Abstracts	3
Hospitalisations during the 30-day period preceding admissions with cardiac arrest	3
Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists	3
Chronotherapy in heart failure: does timing of guideline-directed medical therapy matter?	3
A new marker for the prediction of contrast induced-acute kidney injury following primary percutaneous coronary intervention: logarithm of haemoglobin–albumin product	3
The relationship between the new inflammatory markers and disease severity in patients with acute coronary syndrome	3
The clinical significance of neopterin and NT-pro BNP in chronic heart failure: a systematic review	3
The comparative efficacy and safety of Tiger II versus judkins catheters in coronary angiogram via the radial artery access: a meta-analysis	3
Possible effects of subclinical hypothyroidism on right ventricular myocardial work parameters	3
Focus on cardiometabolic risk factors	3
Infectious pseudoaneurysm of the apex of the left cardiac ventricle in a drug addict patient: report of a case	3
Temporal relationship between serum calcium and triglyceride-glucose index and its impact on the incident of the acute coronary syndrome: a cross-lagged panel study	3
Rare spontaneous closure of a coronary pulmonary artery fistula: a case report	3
Severe coronary artery spasm after administration of a 5-hydroxytryptamine type 1 receptor agonist in a patient with new-onset Graves’ disease and myocarditis after SARS-CoV2 vaccination	3
Necessity of a systematic annual consultation in primary care to better improve detection and control of hypertension?	3
Extremely high-origin of right coronary artery with malignant Inter-Arterial course in acyanotic CHD: a silent threat	3
Giant coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease	3
Tracing the source: suspicious right atrial mass	3
When function improves before biomarkers: implications for interpreting exercise response in heart failure	3
New approaches to cardiovascular diseases	3
Commentary on the role of non-invasive oscillometric methods in assessing aortic stiffness in subclinical hypothyroidism	3
Hypertension during pregnancy unveils a congenital triade	3