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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Optimal Medical Therapy Targeting Metabolic Status for Secondary Prevention in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Imma Forzano, Viviana Narciso, Mario Enrico Canonico, Domenico Simone Castiello, Domenico Florimonte, Lina Manzi, Federica Semplice, Donato Maria Vallone, Stefano Cristiano, Alessandra Spinelli and 8 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Imma ForzanoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Viviana NarcisoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5062-823X
Mario Enrico CanonicoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8452-7464
Domenico Simone CastielloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9208-910X
Domenico FlorimonteDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-3574-3368
Lina ManziDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Federica SempliceDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Donato Maria ValloneDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Stefano CristianoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-6096-2768
Alessandra SpinelliDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Dario D'AlconzoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Roberta PaolilloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5170-517X
Giuseppe GiuglianoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1467-1687
Arturo CesaroDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4435-1235
Felice GragnanoDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6943-278X
Paolo CalabròDepartment of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5018-830X
Giovanni EspositoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0565-7127
Giuseppe GargiuloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4395-6742

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Coronary artery disease is the most common clinical manifestation. The underlying pathology is largely attributable to atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory process that results in the development of atherosclerotic plaques. Coronary artery disease may present as chronic coronary syndrome or acute coronary syndrome, depending on the extent and stability of plaque disruption. The risk of cardiovascular events is modulated by established clinical and metabolic factors, and risk stratification frameworks are provided by international guidelines. Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are classified as being at very high cardiovascular risk, despite improvements in invasive and non-invasive management. In this population, the residual ischemic risk remains a significant concern, underscoring the need for targeted secondary prevention strategies. The secondary prevention addresses modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, overweight and obesity, and tobacco use, along with recommendations for lifestyle modification. Nonetheless, current interventions leave a substantial proportion of patients exposed to future events, indicating a persistent unmet therapeutic need. Emerging evidence highlights the critical roles of lipid metabolism, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction in the residual risk pathophysiology. This narrative review aims to examine pharmacological strategies targeting metabolic pathways, notably obesity and diabetes, in the context of secondary cardiovascular prevention in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Indexed as

acute coronary syndrome (ACS)chronic coronary syndrome (CCS)coronary artery disease (CAD)diabetesmetabolic statusobesitypercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)secondary prevention

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PMID41682789
PMCPMC12898431

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