Acta Cardiologica

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Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography	27
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors	22
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	20
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience	19
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions	19
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	19
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	17
Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	16
A response to percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in women with asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis before pregnancy	16
Wide irregular QRS tachycardia: is there something hidden?*	15
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return	14
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population	13
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmia: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India	13
Freedom in the chest	13
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices	12
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study	11
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome	11
Impact of moderate altitude exposure on cardiovascular risk	10
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	10
Prognostic value of statin therapy in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a meta-analysis	10
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	9
The association of galectin-3 level with ventricular arrhythmias and left ventricular strain in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator	8
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution	8
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging	8

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	7
Exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve: these are words that go together well	7
Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta	7
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing	7
Patients with diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants	7
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	7
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients	7
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices	6
The role of late gadolinium enhancement in predicting arrhythmic events in cardiac sarcoidosis patients – a mini-review	6
Occult malignancy in patients with pericarditis and concurrent cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study	6
Predictive models for adverse clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting	6
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection	6
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias	6
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction	6
An unusual finding in a routinary coronary artery calcium score	6
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction	6
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma	6
Left ventricle hypertrophy – What else is there?	6
Characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure according to ejection fraction. Results of an Ecuadorian registry	6
Levoatrial cardinal vein in mitral atresia with intact interatrial septum	6
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure	6
Cardiac computed tomography angiography findings in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection	5
Dissection of anterior mitral valve leaflet masking severe mitral regurgitation – an unusual case of infective endocarditis	5
DR1-CSE/H 2 S pathway upregulates autophagy and inhibits H9C2 cells damage induced by high glucose	5
Bioprosthetic valve failure. Comparative trial of two balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve systems in intermediate-risk patients: a propensity score analysis	5
Addition of the duration of ST segment depression to Duke treadmill score for diagnostic accuracy of exercise electrocardiography to predict obstructive coronary artery disease	5
Prognostic value of pulmonary artery pulsatility index in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	5
Strawberry milkshake-like idiopathic pericardial effusion	5
Relation of thumb-palm test with ascending aortic diameter and aortic regurgitation	5
Special issue on heart failure	5
Unusual late presentation of symptomatic type II popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 62 years adult	5
Surgical treatment of an unusual case of a giant symptomatic cardiac lipoma	5
When cardiology meets endocrinology: could subclinical hypothyroidism be a reliable predictor of worsened cardiovascular outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes?	5
For the love of muscles: a bodybuilder with complicated left ventricular heart failure	5
Successful pregnancy and postpartum complications in patient with interrupted aortic arch type B	5
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	5
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	5
Constrictive pericarditis following cardiac transplantation: a report of two cases and a literature review	5
Long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors, risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes? and ChatGPT: correspondence	4
Biomarkers and inflammation in coronary artery disease: key insights	4
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)	4
Does the heart eat along? A two years lifestyle intervention in shift workers	4
Conduction disorders in cardiac sarcoidosis	4
Persistent atrial thrombus after replace the mitral valve with a bioprosthesis anchored via a transapical approach	4
Midline crossing pulmonary vein: a rare anatomical variant	4
The critically low levels of vitamin D predicts the resolution of the ST-segment elevation after the primary percutaneous coronary intervention	4
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	4
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	4
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	4
Acute coronary syndrome in a patient with single coronary artery and double left anterior descending artery coexistence: a case report of an extremely rare congenital coronary artery anomaly	4

Syndromic pulmonary artery aneurysm	4
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is superior to right ventricular stroke work index in predicting elevated right atrial pressure	4
Impact of recurrent COVID-19 disease waves on acute myocardial infarction epidemics: results from a regional network	4
Early SGLT2 inhibitor use is associated with improved left atrial strain following acute coronary syndrome	4
Left atrial strain as a surrogate parameter for successful percutaneous ballon mitral valvotomy?	4
Sex differences in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome or undergoing PCI: a real-world study	4
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	4
Right heart and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the dark side of the moon	4
Enhancing predictive accuracy of the 13-item Acute Coronary Syndrome checklist: a novel approach to improving risk assessment and diagnosis	4
Is hybrid cardiac rehabilitation superior to traditional cardiac rehabilitation?	4
Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in women without cardiovascular diseases: molecular and genetic predictors	4
Association of HbA1c with carotid artery plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective clinical study	4
Olfactory schwannoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: incidental association?	4
The challenging management of cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis	4
Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches	4
Comparison of frequency of silent cerebral infarction as assessed by serum neuron specific enolase in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulant	4
Cardiac ‘quartet’: a rare case of quadricuspid aortic valve combined with ascending aortic aneurysm	4
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair	4
Advancing strategies for valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension: insights and perspectives	4
Establishment of a new arrhythmia model in SD rats induced by isoproterenol	4
A rare case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma related eosinophilic endomyocardial disease	4
Increased levels of low density neutrophils (LDNs) in myocardial infarction	4
TAVI in the COVID-19 pandemic. How to balance waiting list concerns and straightforward management	4
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis in the early stage: a cross-sectional single-centre study	4
Comparison of ventricular repolarization parameters of Covid-19 patients diagnosed with chest CT and RT-PCR	4
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction	3
ALCAPA – the great masquerader	3
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study	3
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation	3
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation	3
Remodelling is inversely proportional to left ventricular dimensions in a real-life population of patients with chronic heart failure after therapy with sacubitril/valsartan	3
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	3
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	3
Myocardial strain: speckle tracking or early disease tracking?	3
Giant tumour thrombus with congestive hepatopathy: value of multimodality imaging	3
Summary of 2020 ESC guidelines on non-STE ACS, adult congenital heart disease, sports cardiology and atrial fibrillation	3
Giant coronary artery aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending artery in a patient with two vessel coronary artery disease presented with angina pectoris	3
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis	3
Biventricular versus His bundle pacing after atrioventricular node ablation in heart failure patients with narrow QRS	3
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	3
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years	3
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery	3
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants	3
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function	3
L-wave in severe mitral stenosis	3
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery	3
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	3
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation	3
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease	3
Torsade de pointe due to QT prolongation following erythromycin administration in a preterm infant	3
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis	3
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease	3
Association of anthropometric and body composition parameters with the presence of hypertension in the Central European population: results from KardioVize 2030 study	3
High-risk phenotypes of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
State of the art review: coronary artery disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, prevalence, and outcomes	3
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation	3
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders	3
Should we routinely assess coronary artery Doppler in daily echocardiography practice?	3
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-19	3
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClipTM system	3
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice	3
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress	3
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization	3
The value of handheld ultrasound in point-of-care or at home EF prediction	3
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective	3
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection	3
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines	3
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	3
The effect of prior COVID-19 infection on coronary microvascular dysfunction	3
Speckle-tracking echocardiography: a tool for early detection of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients after chemotherapy	2
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923–2000): the challenging dream of a heart surgeon	2
Correlation between vascular endothelial function and bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with MAFLD	2
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient	2
Comparison of de novo implantation vs. upgrade cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a multicentre experience	2
A new electrocardiographic parameter terminal D1S + D3R predicts right ventricular dilatation in acute pulmonary embolism	2
Specific FSTL1 polymorphism may determine the risk of cardiomyopathy in patients with acromegaly	2
Advancing heart failure management: innovations and future directions	2
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	2
Short-term results of serial cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults with repaired coarctation of the aorta	2
Natriuretic peptide-induced hyponatremia in a patient after surgical resection of a left atrial myxoma	2

Association of left ventricular non-compaction with acute coronary syndrome	2
Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants for treatment of left ventricular thrombus; a systematic review	2
Giant coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease	2
Evaluation of coronary arteries and bicuspid aortic valve by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography	2
Slow pathway elimination using antegrade conduction improvement with fast atrial pacing during AVNRT radiofrequency ablation: a proof-of-concept study	2
Effect of empagliflozin on left ventricular volumes in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	2
Association between serum phosphate, magnesium, calcium and aortic valve sclerosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study	2
Left atrial thrombus disguised as myxoma	2
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas	2
Commentary on the role of non-invasive oscillometric methods in assessing aortic stiffness in subclinical hypothyroidism	2
Focus on cardiometabolic risk factors	2
Pacemaker lead-associated thrombus in JAK2-positive patient	2
About a “false-positive” case of elevated troponin levels: differential diagnosis	2
Effect of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on aortic elastic properties in mitral stenosis	2
Typical dynamic electrocardiographic changes in Takotsubo syndrome	2
Ischaemic and haemorrhagic risk distribution in real-life patients with acute coronary syndromes	2
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by a single dose of flecainide in patient with focal atrial tachycardia	2
Necessity of a systematic annual consultation in primary care to better improve detection and control of hypertension?	2
Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists	2
Rare spontaneous closure of a coronary pulmonary artery fistula: a case report	2
Association of high-sensitivity troponin T with left ventricular dysfunction in prediabetes	2
Heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: a 17-year single center experience	2
The use of cardiac troponins and B-type natriuretic peptide in COVID-19	2
Relationship between lifestyle factors and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis from the Gubbio study	2
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves cardiac performance in hypoxic rats	2
Therapeutic adherence in patients treated with PCSK9i: focus on skin side effects	2
Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction	2
Diagnostic and prognostic yields of ambulatory blood pressure measurements in haemodialysis patients: a 6-year longitudinal study	2
Right atrium pressure estimation in tricuspid regurgitation: watch the “rainbow” of echocardiographic parameters	2
Silent threat: navigating subacute cardiac tamponade following atrial fibrillation ablation	2
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index	2
A case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with an interarterial course	2
NT-proBNP and D-Dimer in acute decompensated heart failure: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and correlation with echocardiographic parameters	2
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2022 - Book of Abstracts	2
Comment to the article: ‘left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography’	2
The clinical significance of neopterin and NT-pro BNP in chronic heart failure: a systematic review	2
The significance of 3-D echocardiography in identifying mitral clefts	2
TRPC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to myocardial cell pyroptosis in chronic intermittent hypoxia rats	2
The relationship between the new inflammatory markers and disease severity in patients with acute coronary syndrome	2
Truncus arteriosus with isolated origin of left subclavian artery from the pulmonary trunk	2
The importance of identifying a possible shunt in cases of suspicious high-velocity doppler flow in the right heart	2
Autonomic symptoms and associated factors in patients with chronic heart failure	2
Precompetitive evaluation of the coronary arteries with 3D transthoracic echocardiography	2
Cardiac response to pharmacological stress in heart failure reduced and heart failure preserved ejection fraction	2
Coronary artery compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – clinical case report	2
Meta-analysis of high power short duration in atrial fibrillation ablation – a superior efficient ablation strategy	2
A rare case of primary right atrial teratoma in an adult	2
Heart of lymphoma: a case report	2
Aortic thrombosis presenting as acute hypertensive pulmonary edema: a diagnostic challenge	2
[18F] FDG PET/CT can improve the diagnostic accuracy for aortic endograft infection	2
Right coronary ostial atresia with Vieussens’ arterial ring	2
Pentraxin 3 concentration is associated with poor outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis	2
A new marker for the prediction of contrast induced-acute kidney injury following primary percutaneous coronary intervention: logarithm of haemoglobin–albumin product	2
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass	2
Tracing the source: suspicious right atrial mass	2
Constrictive epicarditis in adult-onset still’s disease	2
Commentary to “Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study”	2
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2021: Book of Abstracts	2
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation: the good, the bad and the ugly	2
Hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis proven by endomyocardial biopsy: a single-centre retrospective study and literature review	2
Time difference for the presence of coronary calcium in those with and without coronary risk factors and statin use	2
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts: a case series	2
Impact of D-dimer levels on no-reflow phenomenon following percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis	2
New approaches to cardiovascular diseases	2
Association between cardiometabolic index and myocardial Infarction: based on NHANES database	2
Hypertension during pregnancy unveils a congenital triade	2
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 promotes thrombosis in atrial fibrillation through modulation of platelet activation, macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and autophagy inhibition	2
Watchman 2.5TM versus Watchman FLXTM device in atypical left atrial anatomies: old fashion never dies	2
Relationship between left atrial scar and P wave dispersion in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation catheter ablation	2
Rapidly growing cardiac haemangioma in a patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: case report and brief literature review	2
Supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an unusual drainage pathway	2
Performances of a novel chemiluninescence ABEI-based NT-proBNP immunoassay	2
Peak left atrial longitudinal strain and incident atrial fibrillation in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
“Full thickness calcium fracture by coronary intravascular lithotripsy on optical coherence tomography (OCT)” – cross it, crack it!!	2
Association between periodontal disease and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
The effects of sacubitril/valsartan on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a meta-analysis	2
MiR-23b targets GATA6 to down-regulate IGF-1 and promote the development of congenital heart disease	2
Will quantitative flow ratio replace fractional flow reserve in the cathlab? Commentary to “validity and correlation of quantitative flow ratio with fractional flow reserve for assessment of intermedi	2
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio associates major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events: a 13-year prospective cohort study	2
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	2
The effect of content knowledge and repeated teaching on teaching and learning basic life support: a cluster randomised controlled trial	2
3D reconstruction of the left atrium for precise localisation and ablation of accessory pathway	2
Association between CHARGE-AF risk score and LA mechanics: LA reservoir strain can be a single parameter for predicting AF risk	2
Infarct-related artery only revascularization versus multi-vessel revascularization for patients with Killip I-IV acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease	2
The comparative efficacy and safety of Tiger II versus judkins catheters in coronary angiogram via the radial artery access: a meta-analysis	2
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography	2
A telehealth program benefits discharged patients with heart failure	2
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager	2