JACC Cardiovasc Interv
November 2024
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
November 2024
Background: Angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (virtual FFR) has shown excellent diagnostic performance compared with wire-based FFR. However, virtual FFR pullback curves have not been validated yet.
Objectives: To validate the accuracy of virtual FFR pullback curves compared to wire-based FFR pullbacks and to assess their clinical utility using patient-reported outcomes.
The magnetic properties of a 2D layered material consisting of high-spin Co complexes, [Co(NHNH)(HO)Cl]Cl ( ), have been extensively characterized using electron paramagnetic resonance, magnetic susceptibility, and low-temperature heat capacity measurements. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy studies suggest that below 50 K, the = 3/2 orbital triplet state of Co is gradually depopulated in favor of the = 1/2 spin state, which is dominant below 20 K. In light of this, the magnetic susceptibility has been fitted with a two-level model, indicating that the interactions in this material are much weaker than previously thought.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDuring the last decade, there has been an increasing interest in the rationalisation of how structural changes stabilise (or destabilise) diradical systems. Demonstrated herein is that indolocarbazole (ICz) diradicals, substituted with dicyanomethylene (DCM) groups, are useful motifs for dynamic covalent chemistry by self-assembling from isolated monomers to cyclophane structures. The comparison of ICz-based systems substituted with DCM groups in - or -positions (p-ICz-CN and m-ICz-CN) and their short-chain carbazole analogues (p-Cz-CN and m-Cz-CN) may identify new potential design strategies for stimuli-responsive materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLandmark advances in rare earth (RE) chemistry have shown that divalent complexes can be isolated with non-Aufbau 4f {5d/6s} electron configurations, facilitating remarkable bonding motifs and magnetic properties. We report a series of divalent bis-tethered arene complexes, [RE(NHAr )] (2RE; RE = Sc, Y, La, Sm, Eu, Tm, Yb; NHAr = {N(H)CH-2,6-(CH-2,4,6-Pr)}). Fluid solution EPR spectroscopy gives < 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv
July 2024
Background: Both left ventricular systolic function and fractional flow reserve (FFR) are prognostic factors after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, how these prognostic factors are inter-related in risk stratification of patients after PCI remains unclarified.
Objectives: This study evaluated differential prognostic implication of post-PCI FFR according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
is a turnkey, open-source software solution designed to enhance light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) by integrating smart microscopy techniques into a user-friendly framework. It enables automated, intelligent imaging with a Python-based control system that supports GUI-reconfigurable acquisition routines and the integration of diverse hardware sets. As a comprehensive package, navigate democratizes access to advanced LSFM capabilities, facilitating the development and implementation of smart microscopy workflows without requiring deep programming knowledge or specialized expertise in light-sheet microscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Recent trials support the role of cardiac CT in the evaluation of symptomatic patients suspected of having coronary artery disease (CAD); however, body mass index (BMI) has been reported to negatively impact CT image quality. Purpose To compare initial use of CT versus invasive coronary angiography (ICA) on clinical outcomes in patients with stable chest pain stratified by BMI category. Materials and Methods This prospective study represents a prespecified BMI subgroup analysis of the multicenter Diagnostic Imaging Strategies for Patients with Stable Chest Pain and Intermediate Risk of Coronary Artery Disease (DISCHARGE) trial conducted between October 2015 and April 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMFM-520(Zn) confines dimers of NO with a high adsorption of 4.52 mmol g at 1 bar at 298 K. The synthesis and the incommensurate structure of Cu-doped MFM-520(Zn) are reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low fractional flow reserve (FFR) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Hitherto, this assessment has been independent of the epicardial vessel interrogated.
Objectives: This study sought to assess the predictive capacity of post-PCI FFR for target vessel failure (TVF) stratified by coronary artery.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Cardiac death or myocardial infarction still occurs in patients undergoing contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to identify adverse clinical and vessel characteristics related to hard outcomes after PCI and to investigate their individual and combined prognostic implications. Methods and Results From an individual patient data meta-analysis of 17 cohorts of patients who underwent post-PCI fractional flow reserve measurement after drug-eluting stent implantation, 2081 patients with available clinical and vessel characteristics were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Diffuse disease has been identified as one of the main reasons leading to low post-PCI fractional flow reserve (FFR) and residual angina after PCI. Coronary pressure pullbacks allow for the evaluation of hemodynamic coronary artery disease (CAD) patterns. The pullback pressure gradient (PPG) is a novel metric that quantifies the distribution and magnitude of pressure losses along the coronary artery in a focal-to-diffuse continuum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing coronary physiology after stent implantation facilitates the optimisation of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary artery disease (CAD) patterns can be characterised by the pullback pressure gradient (PPG) index. The impact of focal vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are challenges in monitoring and managing water quality due to spatial and temporal heterogeneity in contaminant sources, transport, and transformations. We demonstrate the importance of longitudinal stream synoptic (LSS) monitoring, which can track combinations of water quality parameters along flowpaths across space and time. Specifically, we analyze longitudinal patterns of chemical mixtures of carbon, nutrients, greenhouse gasses, salts, and metals concentrations along 10 flowpaths draining 1,765 km of the Chesapeake Bay region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF'Bacterial-type' ferredoxins host a cubane [4Fe4S] cluster that enables these proteins to mediate electron transfer and facilitate a broad range of biological processes. Peptide maquettes based on the conserved cluster-forming motif have previously been reported and used to model the ferredoxins. Herein we explore the integration of a [4Fe4S]-peptide maquette into a H -powered electron transport chain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetal-Organic Framework (MOF)-derived TiO, synthesised through the calcination of MIL-125-NH, is investigated for its potential as a CO photoreduction catalyst. The effect of the reaction parameters: irradiance, temperature and partial pressure of water was investigated. Using a two-level design of experiments, we were able to evaluate the influence of each parameter and their potential interactions on the reaction products, specifically the production of CO and CH.
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