Acta Cardiologica

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Evaluation the value of H2FPEF score and HFA-PEFF step E score in the diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	27
Wide irregular QRS tachycardia: is there something hidden?*	22
Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study	20
The intriguing relationships between atrial fibrillation and heart failure: insights from cardiac implantable electronic devices	20
Off-label use of Occlutech ® Atrial Flow Regulator Device for re-direction blood flow at anomaly of systemic venous return	20
Impact of moderate altitude exposure on cardiovascular risk	19
Freedom in the chest	18
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum level is an independent predictor of medium-term all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	18
A response to percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in women with asymptomatic severe mitral stenosis before pregnancy	17
Prognostic value of statin therapy in patients with myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): a meta-analysis	17
Diagnostic accuracy of global longitudinal strain in prediction of severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome	16
The unmasking of a massive pericardial effusion: a rare and unlucky outcome	14
Left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography	14
The non-invasive echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular myocardial work in a healthy population	13
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Belgium: a 13-year single centre experience	13
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmia: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care centre in South India	13
Very long versus overlapping drug eluting stents for the management of long coronary artery lesions	12
The potential of triglyceride-glucose index in improving the prediction of post-percutaneous coronary intervention clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Double aortic arch with bicarotid trunk in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	11
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot	10
Obstructive – Nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: differences and predictors	10
The association of galectin-3 level with ventricular arrhythmias and left ventricular strain in heart failure patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator	9
Potential harm of midodrine in renal failure patients with concomitant heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	9
Sub-aortic bilobed membranous interventricular septum aneurysm: the importance of multimodality imaging	9
Trends and outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: evolution of a revolution	8

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	8
Patients with diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation treated with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants	8
Exercise and coronary flow velocity reserve: these are words that go together well	8
Study of psychosocial factors and endothelial dysfunction in coronary heart disease patients	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
Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis of right atrial capillary haemangioma	7
Image focus: giant spontaneous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta	7
Characteristics, treatment and prognosis of patients with chronic heart failure according to ejection fraction. Results of an Ecuadorian registry	7
DR1-CSE/H 2 S pathway upregulates autophagy and inhibits H9C2 cells damage induced by high glucose	7
Predictive models for adverse clinical outcomes in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting	7
Double outlet right atrium with malaligned ventricular septum: a rare configuration with three separate atrioventricular orifices	7
Prognostic value of sst2 in long-term mortality in acute heart failure	7
When cardiology meets endocrinology: could subclinical hypothyroidism be a reliable predictor of worsened cardiovascular outcomes following acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes?	7
Anomalous band in the right atrium: depiction on virtual dissection	7
AMPK/Sirt1-mediated inflammation is positively correlated with myocardial fibrosis during ageing	7
Edoxaban-associated leukocytoclastic vasculitis: an unusual adverse reaction	7
Meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials assessing the impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on major cardiac arrhythmias	7
Left ventricle hypertrophy – What else is there?	7
The role of late gadolinium enhancement in predicting arrhythmic events in cardiac sarcoidosis patients – a mini-review	7
Occult malignancy in patients with pericarditis and concurrent cardiovascular diseases: a population-based cohort study	6
Accessory mitral valve tissue causing left ventricular outflow obstruction	6
Dissection of anterior mitral valve leaflet masking severe mitral regurgitation – an unusual case of infective endocarditis	6
Assessing the prognostic significance of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) for coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease	6
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	6
Cardiac computed tomography angiography findings in a case of spontaneous coronary artery dissection	6
Levoatrial cardinal vein in mitral atresia with intact interatrial septum	6
For the love of muscles: a bodybuilder with complicated left ventricular heart failure	6
Prognostic value of pulmonary artery pulsatility index in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	6
Relation of thumb-palm test with ascending aortic diameter and aortic regurgitation	6
Constrictive pericarditis following cardiac transplantation: a report of two cases and a literature review	6
Strawberry milkshake-like idiopathic pericardial effusion	6
Successful pregnancy and postpartum complications in patient with interrupted aortic arch type B	6
Unusual late presentation of symptomatic type II popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 62 years adult	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	5
Special issue on heart failure	5
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	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
Platelet distribution widths and white blood cell are associated with cardiovascular diseases: data mining approaches	5
Comparison of ventricular repolarization parameters of Covid-19 patients diagnosed with chest CT and RT-PCR	5
Establishment of a new arrhythmia model in SD rats induced by isoproterenol	5
Cardiac ‘quartet’: a rare case of quadricuspid aortic valve combined with ascending aortic aneurysm	5
Sex differences in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome or undergoing PCI: a real-world study	5
Surgical treatment of an unusual case of a giant symptomatic cardiac lipoma	5
Right heart failure due to arteriovenous fistula after spine surgery treated with endovascular repair	5
Right heart and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the dark side of the moon	5
Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in women without cardiovascular diseases: molecular and genetic predictors	5
Does the heart eat along? A two years lifestyle intervention in shift workers	5
Impact of recurrent COVID-19 disease waves on acute myocardial infarction epidemics: results from a regional network	5
Bioprosthetic valve failure. Comparative trial of two balloon-expandable transcatheter heart valve systems in intermediate-risk patients: a propensity score analysis	5
Biomarkers and inflammation in coronary artery disease: key insights	5

Advancing strategies for valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension: insights and perspectives	5
Persistent atrial thrombus after replace the mitral valve with a bioprosthesis anchored via a transapical approach	5
Syndromic pulmonary artery aneurysm	5
Enhancing predictive accuracy of the 13-item Acute Coronary Syndrome checklist: a novel approach to improving risk assessment and diagnosis	5
TAVI in the COVID-19 pandemic. How to balance waiting list concerns and straightforward management	4
The effect of prior COVID-19 infection on coronary microvascular dysfunction	4
Impact of shock index before IABP implantation on recent prognosis of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	4
The use of glucagon-like-peptide-1 receptor agonist in the cardiology practice	4
Multi-modality imaging assessment for the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis	4
First-in-man concomitant mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and atrial fibrillation ablation	4
Torsemide vs. furosemide in congestive heart failure: a systematic-review and meta-analysis on mortality and rehospitalization	4
Determinants of participation in cardiac telerehabilitation during the first surge of COVID-19	4
The challenging management of cardiac involvement in systemic sarcoidosis	4
Mid-aortic syndrome in a 5-year-old girl: multimodal imaging approaches and treatment and successful external anatomic bypass surgery	4
State of the art review: coronary artery disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms, prevalence, and outcomes	4
Summary of 2020 ESC guidelines on non-STE ACS, adult congenital heart disease, sports cardiology and atrial fibrillation	4
The critically low levels of vitamin D predicts the resolution of the ST-segment elevation after the primary percutaneous coronary intervention	4
Left atrial strain as a surrogate parameter for successful percutaneous ballon mitral valvotomy?	4
Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is superior to right ventricular stroke work index in predicting elevated right atrial pressure	4
Midline crossing pulmonary vein: a rare anatomical variant	4
Increased levels of low density neutrophils (LDNs) in myocardial infarction	4
Long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors, risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes? and ChatGPT: correspondence	4
Infective endocarditis following mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	4
Early SGLT2 inhibitor use is associated with improved left atrial strain following acute coronary syndrome	4
Sutureless bioprosthesis thrombosis	4
Review and critical appraisal of the indications for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the ESC guidelines	4
Biventricular versus His bundle pacing after atrioventricular node ablation in heart failure patients with narrow QRS	4
Economical aspects of coronary angiography for diagnostic purposes: a Belgian perspective	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
Editorial: evaluating simple clinical tools for aortic disease prediction	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
Association of anthropometric and body composition parameters with the presence of hypertension in the Central European population: results from KardioVize 2030 study	4
Association of HbA1c with carotid artery plaques in patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective clinical study	4
Conduction disorders in cardiac sarcoidosis	4
Olfactory schwannoma with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: incidental association?	4
Beneficial effects of doxycycline on atrial electrical remodelling in a rat model of atrial fibrillation	4
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and risk of atrial fibrillation	4
Is hybrid cardiac rehabilitation superior to traditional cardiac rehabilitation?	4
Myocardial strain: speckle tracking or early disease tracking?	4
High-risk phenotypes of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
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	4
Investigation of miR-26a-5p and miR-19a-3p expression levels in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease	4
The value of handheld ultrasound in point-of-care or at home EF prediction	4
Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for detection of cardiac sarcoidosis in the early stage: a cross-sectional single-centre study	4
Give it time to SOBER up – GITSU- a new strategy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	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
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
A rare case of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma related eosinophilic endomyocardial disease	4
The prognostic value of C-reactive protein to albumin ratio in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	4
Effect of dapagliflozin on the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction and type II diabetes mellitus	3
Tracing the source: suspicious right atrial mass	3
Heart of lymphoma: a case report	3
MiR-23b targets GATA6 to down-regulate IGF-1 and promote the development of congenital heart disease	3
Differential diagnosis of mediastinal cysts: a case series	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
Chromium picolinate supplementation improves cardiac performance in hypoxic rats	3
ALCAPA – the great masquerader	3
Association of high-sensitivity troponin T with left ventricular dysfunction in prediabetes	3
Highlights of imaging heart structure and function	3
Focus issue on diagnostic work-up and prognostic assessment in cardiac disease	3
Advancing coronary artery disease diagnosis with 2D-Speckle Tracking Echocardiography	3
Pentraxin 3 concentration is associated with poor outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis	3
Precompetitive evaluation of the coronary arteries with 3D transthoracic echocardiography	3
A simple method of axillary venipuncture using single landmark for pacemaker leads implantation	3
Right coronary ostial atresia with Vieussens’ arterial ring	3
Durable LVAD in a SLE patient – no anticoagulation for >6 years	3
The significance of 3-D echocardiography in identifying mitral clefts	3
Effect of successful percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy on aortic elastic properties in mitral stenosis	3
Belgian Heart Rhythm Meeting 2021: Book of Abstracts	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
Association between cardiometabolic index and myocardial Infarction: based on NHANES database	3
Advancing heart failure management: innovations and future directions	3
Low-gradient normal-flow aortic stenosis: don’t forget the assessment of the flow rate	3
Diagnostic and prognostic yields of ambulatory blood pressure measurements in haemodialysis patients: a 6-year longitudinal study	3
Massive thrombus… not only in the pulmonary artery	3
René Gerónimo Favaloro (1923–2000): the challenging dream of a heart surgeon	3
Impact of chronic total occlusion in a non-infarct-related coronary artery on contrast-associated nephropathy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	3
Calycosin action against atherosclerosis: integrating network pharmacology and in-silico investigation	3
Predictors of left atrial thrombosis in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants	3
Comparison of de novo implantation vs. upgrade cardiac resynchronisation therapy: a multicentre experience	3

Association between serum phosphate, magnesium, calcium and aortic valve sclerosis: a propensity score-matched case-control study	3
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of a torrential tricuspid regurgitation with a single 4th generation TriClipTM system	3
The comparative efficacy and safety of Tiger II versus judkins catheters in coronary angiogram via the radial artery access: a meta-analysis	3
Left atrial function index and left atrial electromechanical functions in anxiety disorders	3
Silent threat: navigating subacute cardiac tamponade following atrial fibrillation ablation	3
Left atrial myopathy in rheumatic mitral stenosis; three-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography study	3
Hidden in plain sight: complex tachycardias in a young thalassaemia patient	3
NT-proBNP and D-Dimer in acute decompensated heart failure: assessment of diagnostic accuracy and correlation with echocardiographic parameters	3
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio associates major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events: a 13-year prospective cohort study	3
3D reconstruction of the left atrium for precise localisation and ablation of accessory pathway	3
Meta-analysis of high power short duration in atrial fibrillation ablation – a superior efficient ablation strategy	3
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy, mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation: the good, the bad and the ugly	3
Should we routinely assess coronary artery Doppler in daily echocardiography practice?	3
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by a single dose of flecainide in patient with focal atrial tachycardia	3
Belgian Society of Cardiology 42nd Annual Congress	3
Torsade de pointe due to QT prolongation following erythromycin administration in a preterm infant	3
Watchman 2.5TM versus Watchman FLXTM device in atypical left atrial anatomies: old fashion never dies	3
Constrictive epicarditis in adult-onset still’s disease	3
Infectious pseudoaneurysm of the apex of the left cardiac ventricle in a drug addict patient: report of a case	3
Successful surgical treatment of cardiac implantable electronic device – related infection	3
Rare spontaneous closure of a coronary pulmonary artery fistula: a case report	3
Predicting heart failure mortality using the Danish Comorbidity Index for Acute Myocardial Infarction (DANCAMI)	2
Necessity of a systematic annual consultation in primary care to better improve detection and control of hypertension?	2
Coronary artery compression by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm – clinical case report	2
Short-term results of serial cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults with repaired coarctation of the aorta	2
Bridging perspectives from prevention, diagnosis, management to economic aspects: the voice of Belgian cardiologists	2
Supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an unusual drainage pathway	2
The use of cardiac troponins and B-type natriuretic peptide in COVID-19	2
Recognition and management of occult oesophageal perforation following radiofrequency ablation	2
A new electrocardiographic parameter terminal D1S + D3R predicts right ventricular dilatation in acute pulmonary embolism	2
Contemporary perspectives in cardiovascular medicine: imaging, interventions, and prognostic strategies	2
Rapidly growing cardiac haemangioma in a patient with Tetralogy of Fallot: case report and brief literature review	2
Association between CHARGE-AF risk score and LA mechanics: LA reservoir strain can be a single parameter for predicting AF risk	2
The non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio is a strong and independent predictor of the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	2
The clinical significance of neopterin and NT-pro BNP in chronic heart failure: a systematic review	2
A unique triad: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, isolated persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas	2
When the artefact becomes fact	2
The effect of content knowledge and repeated teaching on teaching and learning basic life support: a cluster randomised controlled trial	2
Mortality predictor in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: pulmonary artery pulsatility index	2
Case report: accidental finding of mobile pacemaker lead structures	2
Comment to the article: ‘left atrial phasic volumes and functions changes in asymptomatic patients with sarcoidosis: evaluation by three-dimensional echocardiography’	2
Deterioration of endothelial function as a risk factor for osteoporosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and MAFLD	2
Speckle-tracking echocardiography: a tool for early detection of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients after chemotherapy	2
Commentary to “Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and all-cause mortality in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients: a single-institutional study”	2
A rare catastrophic aortic pseudoaneurysm made of stone	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
Autonomic symptoms and associated factors in patients with chronic heart failure	2
Specific FSTL1 polymorphism may determine the risk of cardiomyopathy in patients with acromegaly	2
Cardiac response to pharmacological stress in heart failure reduced and heart failure preserved ejection fraction	2
The importance of identifying a possible shunt in cases of suspicious high-velocity doppler flow in the right heart	2
Neovascularised Giant Left Atrial Mass	2
Truncus arteriosus with isolated origin of left subclavian artery from the pulmonary trunk	2
Infarct-related artery only revascularization versus multi-vessel revascularization for patients with Killip I-IV acute myocardial infarction and multivessel disease	2
Role of TGF-β1/Smad3 signalling pathway in renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis and renal damage in elderly rats with isolated systolic hypertension induced by increased pulse pressure	2
Relationship between left atrial scar and P wave dispersion in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation catheter ablation	2
Hitting the bull’s eye: managing multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations with minimal percutaneous closure devices	2
Possible effects of subclinical hypothyroidism on right ventricular myocardial work parameters	2
Hypertension during pregnancy unveils a congenital triade	2
Noncompaction and the novel variant c.425A>T in TPM1	2
Slow pathway elimination using antegrade conduction improvement with fast atrial pacing during AVNRT radiofrequency ablation: a proof-of-concept study	2
Heart failure worsens leg muscle strength and endurance in coexistence patients with COPD and heart failure reduced ejection fraction	2
Atrial fibrillation ablation and anterior isthmus line: a simple and precise method for validation of bidirectional block	2
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	2
Relationship between lifestyle factors and hypertension: a cross-sectional analysis from the Gubbio study	2
COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine induced myocarditis with left ventricular thrombus in a young male	2
Heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: a 17-year single center experience	2
Clinical outcomes and associated factors in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention: a multicenter study in Ethiopia	2
Correlation between vascular endothelial function and bone mineral density in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with MAFLD	2
Libman-Sacks endocarditis	2
The nonlinear correlation between lipoprotein (a) and the prevalence of aortic valve calcification in patients with new-onset acute myocardial infarction	2
Aortic thrombosis presenting as acute hypertensive pulmonary edema: a diagnostic challenge	2
Effect of empagliflozin on left ventricular volumes in type 2 diabetes or prediabetes heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction	2
Performances of a novel chemiluninescence ABEI-based NT-proBNP immunoassay	2
Ischaemic and haemorrhagic risk distribution in real-life patients with acute coronary syndromes	2
Therapeutic adherence in patients treated with PCSK9i: focus on skin side effects	2
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: a rare mitochondrial cytopathy complicated with complete heart block in a teenager	2
Porcelain left atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis	2
The effects of sacubitril/valsartan on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a meta-analysis	2
Special Issue on ischemic heart disease	2
Influence of HIV on in-hospital outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	2
Giant coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki disease	2
Transcatheter mitral paravalvular closure: a single centre experience with techniques and outcomes	2
Association between periodontal disease and heart failure: 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
The right ventricular marathon: endurance and adaptation in elderly with secondary tricuspid regurgitation	2
Simple electrocardiography algorithm for localizing accessory pathway in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome	2
Time difference for the presence of coronary calcium in those with and without coronary risk factors and statin use	2
Unexpected coronary thrombosis complicating COVID-19 infection in young adult	2
Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 promotes thrombosis in atrial fibrillation through modulation of platelet activation, macrophage infiltration, inflammation, and autophagy inhibition	2
New approaches to cardiovascular diseases	2
Belgian Society of Cardiology 43rd Annual Congress	2
TRPC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation contributes to myocardial cell pyroptosis in chronic intermittent hypoxia rats	2
Incomplete cor triatriatum dexter and percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects, a single-centre experience	2
A rare case of primary right atrial teratoma in an adult	2
Systematic review of leadless pacemaker	2