Combined assessment of frailty and nutritional status can be a prognostic indicator after percutaneous coronary intervention.

The cardiac prognosis of patients with frailty and malnutrition remains poorly investigated. This study aimed to investigate the impact of frailty and malnutrition on cardiac prognosis by combining the clinical frailty scale (CFS) and the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In this study, 608 patients who underwent PCI for stable angina pectoris between January 2018 and December 2020 were included.

Increased Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Was Improved with Riociguat and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty: A Case Report.

Background: The role of arterial stiffness in the pathophysiology of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is unclear. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a novel arterial stiffness index reflecting stiffness of the arterial tree from the origin of the aorta to the ankle, independent from blood pressure at the time of measurement. CAVI reflects functional stiffness, due to smooth muscle cell contraction or relaxation, and organic stiffness, due to atherosclerosis.

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Popliteal Vein Aneurysm.

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) may present acutely as pulmonary embolism (PE), and its late complications include chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). PEs may arise from thrombi originating in a venous aneurysm, in rare cases of the popliteal vein.

Case Presentation: A 77-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to respiratory distress.