AHA Journals' Trend Watch

AHA Journals' Trend Watch features a collection of top-trending articles. Access the articles below from the American Heart Association scientific journals’ portfolio. They’re generating buzz on social media, in blogs, and in the news


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• 18 August 2021

  Protein Phosphatase 2A Activation Via ApoER2 in Trophoblasts Drives Preeclampsia in a Mouse Model of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

  Chu et al.

  Circulation Research

• 26 July 2021

  Comparative First-Line Effectiveness and Safety of ACE (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme) Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers: A Multinational Cohort Study

  Chen et al.

  Hypertension

• 20 September 2021

  Weight-Loss Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

  Hall et al.

  Hypertension

• 3 November 2021

  Modifiable Risk Factors for Intracranial Aneurysm and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Mendelian Randomization Study

  Karhunen et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 4 October 2021

  The Association of Age at Diagnosis of Hypertension With Brain Structure and Incident Dementia in the UK Biobank

  Shang et al.

  Hypertension

• 17 November 2021

  Smoking Cessation in Stroke Survivors in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis

  Parikh et al.

  Stroke

• 15 July 2021

  Primary Care of Adult Patients After Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

  Kernan et al.

  Stroke

• 17 November 2021

  Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Standards and Parameters for Guideline Development and Publication

  Castonguay et al.

  Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

• 17 November 2021

  Tenecteplase Improves Door‐to‐Needle Time in Real‐World Acute Stroke Treatment

  Hall et al.

  Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

• 20 November 2021

  Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Medical Therapy Alone in Patients With Large Core Based on Computed Tomography Perfusion

  Aghaebrahim et al.

  Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

• 18 November 2021

  Mechanical Thrombectomy of the Fetal Posterior Cerebral Artery

  Abdalkader et al.

  Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

• 20 November 2021

  Therapeutic Advancements in the Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke

  Mohammaden et al.

  Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

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• 14 October 2021

  Cardiac Resident Macrophages Prevent Fibrosis and Stimulate Angiogenesis

  Revelo et al.

  Circulation Research

• 18 October 2021

  First Bicaval Valve Implantation in a Heart Transplant Patient to Treat Severe Symptomatic Tricuspid Regurgitation

  Romaguera et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 29 October 2021

  Sex-Specific Clinical Outcomes of the PACT-HF Randomized Trial

  Van Spall et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 22 October 2021

  Diuretic Changes, Health Care Resource Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: From the Change the Management of Patients With Heart Failure Registry

  Khan et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 30 September 2021

  Practice Patterns and Patient Outcomes After Widespread Adoption of Remote Heart Failure Care

  Yuan et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 6 October 2021

  Long‐Term Exposure to Air Pollution, Road Traffic Noise, and Heart Failure Incidence: The Danish Nurse Cohort

  Lim et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 21 June 2021

  Blood-Brain Barrier Crossing Renin-Angiotensin Drugs and Cognition in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis

  Ho et al.

  Hypertension

• 19 August 2021

  Association Between Excess Leisure Sedentary Time and Risk of Stroke in Young Individuals

  Joundi et al.

  Stroke

• 12 August 2021

  Association Between Early Trauma and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Among Black Americans

  Islam et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 20 August 2021

  Genetic Testing for Heritable Cardiovascular Diseases in Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

  Landstrom et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

• 21 October 2021

  Polygenic Risk Score for Coronary Artery Disease Improves the Prediction of Early-Onset Myocardial Infarction and Mortality in Men

  Manikpurage et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

• 18 August 2021

  Sleep‐Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease in Children and Adolescents

  Baker‐Smith et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 28 October 2021

  2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

  Gulati et al.

  Circulation

• 8 September 2021

  Ecological Associations Between Inclusionary Zoning Policies and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevalence: An Observational Study

  Jones et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 30 August 2021

  Cardiovascular Disease Risk–Based Statin Utilization and Associated Outcomes in a Primary Prevention Cohort: Insights From a Large Health Care Network

  Saeed et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 17 November 2021

  Cigarette Smoking and Competing Risks for Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Disease Subtypes Across the Life Course

  Khan et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 2 November 2021

  2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

  Lichtenstein et al.

  Circulation

• 30 August 2021

  Effects of Walnut Consumption for 2 Years on Lipoprotein Subclasses Among Healthy Elders

  Rajaram et al.

  Circulation

• 27 August 2021

  Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Achieving the National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative Voluntary Sugar Reduction Targets in the United States: A Microsimulation Study

  Shangguan et al.

  Circulation

• 23 August 2021

  Microbial Diversity and Abundance of Parabacteroides Mediate the Associations Between Higher Intake of Flavonoid-Rich Foods and Lower Blood Pressure

  Jennings et al.

  Hypertension

• 19 July 2021

  Influence of Maternal Lifestyle and Diet on Perinatal DNA Methylation Signatures Associated With Childhood Arterial Stiffness at 8 to 9 Years

  Murray et al.

  Hypertension

• 9 September 2021

  Peanut Consumption and Risk of Stroke and Ischemic Heart Disease in Japanese Men and Women: The JPHC Study

  Ikehara et al.

  Stroke

• 9 September 2021

  Eating Well to Prevent Stroke: Peanuts Are on the Plate

  • Walter N. Kernan

  Stroke

• 10 August 2021

  Mediterranean Diet Reduces Atherosclerosis Progression in Coronary Heart Disease: An Analysis of the CORDIOPREV Randomized Controlled Trial

  Jimenez-Torres et al.

  Stroke

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• 26 August 2021

  Statins Are Associated With Increased Insulin Resistance and Secretion

  Abbasi et al.

  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

• 15 July 2021

  In Vivo Characterization of Endogenous Cardiovascular Extracellular Vesicles in Larval and Adult Zebrafish

  Scott et al.

  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

• 15 July 2021

  Thrombus Structural Composition in Cardiovascular Disease

  Alkarithi et al.

  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

• 13 September 2021

  Urinary Stress Hormones, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

  Inoue et al.

  Hypertension

• 22 October 2021

  Association Between Stent Implantation and Progression of Nontarget Lesions in a Rabbit Model of Atherosclerosis

  Ma et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

• 4 October 2021

  Genome-Wide Association Study of Peripheral Artery Disease

  van Zuydam et al.Grétarsdóttir et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

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• 15 July 2021

  Therapeutic Inhibition of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a Recovers Heart Function After Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury

  Redd et al.

  Circulation

• 12 August 2021

  Dach1 Extends Artery Networks and Protects Against Cardiac Injury

  Raftrey et al.

  Circulation Research

• 22 November 2021

  Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock: A RAND Appropriateness Panel Approach

  Proudfoot et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 13 October 2021

  Sex‐ and Age‐Based Temporal Trends in Takotsubo Syndrome Incidence in the United States

  Pattisapu et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 14 October 2021

  Lipoprotein(a): A Genetically Determined, Causal, and Prevalent Risk Factor for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

  Reyes-Soffer et al.

  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

• 19 August 2021

  Large-Scale Screening for Monogenic and Clinically Defined Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Iceland

  Björnsson et al.

  Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

• 18 August 2021

  Filamin C Cardiomyopathy Variants Cause Protein and Lysosome Accumulation

  Agarwal et al.

  Circulation Research

• 30 September 2021

  A Rare Cause of Syncope: Naxos Disease Caused by Novel Homozygous Deletion in the JUP Gene

  Sonsöz et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 28 October 2021

  Recent Advances on the Genetics of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

  Amrani-Midoun et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

• 31 August 2021

  The Propagation of Racial Disparities in Cardiovascular Genomics Research

  Clarke et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

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• 11 November 2021

  Imaging for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Tricuspid Regurgitation in Ebstein Anomaly

  Fan et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 20 September 2021

  Ultrasound- Versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Strategy for Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Access: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Kotronias et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

• 28 September 2021

  Gender Disparity Among Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Operators in the United States

  Simpson et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

• 5 October 2021

  Midterm Outcomes Following Sutureless and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis

  Vilalta et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

• 21 October 2021

  Socioeconomic and Geographic Characteristics of Hospitals Establishing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Programs, 2012–2018

  Nathan et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 21 October 2021

  Genotype-Guided P2Y₁₂ Inhibitor Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Bayesian Analysis

  Parcha et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

• 21 August 2021

  Right Heart Catheterization in Cardiogenic Shock Is Associated With Improved Outcomes: Insights From the Nationwide Readmissions Database

  Ranka et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 1 September 2021

  Cardioneuroablation for Treatment of Atrioventricular Block

  Aksu et al.

  Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

• 30 August 2021

  Pulsed-Field Ablation in Ventricular Myocardium Using a Focal Catheter

  Yavin et al.

  Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

• 29 October 2021

  Proarrhythmic Side of Cardiac Lipoma

  Genovese et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 15 November 2021

  Association of Race and Ethnicity and Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Dually Enrolled in Veterans Health Administration and Medicare: Effects of Medicare Part D on Prescribing Disparities

  Essien et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 31 August 2021

  Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of SCN5A Genotype in Patients With Brugada Syndrome and Arrhythmic Events: Insights From the SABRUS in 392 Probands

  Milman et al.

  Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine

• 10 November 2021

  Association of Diabetes With Atrial Fibrillation Phenotype and Cardiac and Neurological Comorbidities: Insights From the Swiss‐AF Study

  Bano et al.

  Journal of the American Heart Association

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• 1 September 2021

  Sex Differences in Patients With Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis Assessed by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  Kalra et al.

  Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

• 25 October 2021

  Brugada Syndrome: New Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Electroanatomical Imaging

  Pappone et al.

  Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

• 8 November 2021

  Clinical Value of Stress Transaortic Flow Rate During Dobutamine Echocardiography in Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: A Multicenter Study

  Vamvakidou et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 21 September 2021

  Loss of Pulmonary Vascular Volume as a Predictor of Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

  Minhas et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 19 October 2021

  Intracoronary Imaging to Guide and Optimize: From Seeing Is Believing to Imaging Is Knowing

  Alasnag et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

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• 23 July 2021

  SARS-CoV-2 Initiates Programmed Cell Death in Platelets

  Koupenova et al.

  Circulation Research

• 16 November 2021

  Increased COVID-19 Mortality in People With Previous Cerebrovascular Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study

  Lazcano et al.

  Stroke

• 25 August 2021

  Myocarditis Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination

  Viskin et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

• 9 December 2021

  Utilization of Generic Cardiovascular Drugs in Medicare’s Part D Program

  Ma et al.

  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

• 14 September 2021

  Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Adults With a History of Heart Failure Hospitalized for COVID-19

  Goyal et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

• 18 November 2021

  Epidemiology of Cardiogenic Shock in Hospitalized Adults With COVID-19: A Report From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry

  Varshney et al.

  Circulation: Heart Failure

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