Congratulations on achieving inclusion in the Western Pacific Region Index Medicus (WPRIM) of the WHO Global Index Medicus! This remarkable milestone is a testament to the dedication of the Philippine Journal of Cardiology (PJC) team, led by Dr. Marcellus Francis "Mighty" Ramirez. Personally, I take great pride in seeing our previous research now easily accessible and recognized globally. This achievement realizes the vision our predecessors aspired to, and it inspires us to keep advancing. Let’s keep the fire burning and continue making a difference, one step at a time.

Every milestone is special. This issue marks several “firsts” for the Philippine Journal of Cardiology (PJC).

First, we celebrate our historic 800th article, with the publication of 10 works in this July-December 2024 issue, leading to a total of 804 articles published since 1973. Second, this is the first issue under our new journal management system, with each article now provided with an open access license under Creative Commons and a digit object identifier (DOI) under CrossRef.

The aim of this study was to assess the adherence of physicians of a tertiary care hospital to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and European Society of Cardiology performance measures for the management of acute STEMI patients.

This study is a retrospective analysis of 52 adult patients who underwent TEVAR for the treatment of aortic aneurysm and aortic syndrome. Demographic and clinical data, diagnostic imaging, and procedural details were obtained via inpatient charts at the medical records section and hospital system database archiving.

The study aimed to determine the association of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and in-hospital mortality of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection admitted in a tertiary care hospital in the Philippines.

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare non-inflammatory, non-atherosclerotic arterial disease characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation and distorted architecture. It commonly affects the renal and extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries, but nearly all arterial beds may be affected, and multivessel involvement is common. We report a rare case of a 31-year-old Filipino female who presented with a rapidly enlarging right anterior axillary mass. 

We present a case of a 31 year-old Filipino female with recurrent chest and neck pain radiating to the upper back. Computed tomographic (CT) angiography demonstrated a large saccular aortic arch aneurysm without branch stenosis. CTA of the cerebral circulation likewise demonstrated multiple, saccular, intra-cerebral aneurysms.

800^th ARTICLE OF THE PJC
This study aimed to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the irregular rhythm notification and the electrocardiogram (ECG)–based detection features of a commonly used smart wearable device (Apple Watch) in detecting atrial fibrillation.

This is a case of 75-year-old Filipino male who was admitted due to progressive exertional dyspnea. Cardiac Amyloidosis was considered due to evaluation findings of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with restrictive type of cardiomyopathy. This was subsequently confirmed through extracardiac fat pad biopsy, echocardiographic strain analysis and Technetium (99mTc) Pyrophosphate (PYP) single photon emission computed tomography scan (SPECT).

This study was conducted to determine whether the current collective data support the efficacy of M-TEER with OMT versus OMT alone in patients with clinically significant IMR.

This study aimed to provide local data on the clinical profile and cardiovascular outcomes and to determine predictors of in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in the Philippines.

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) may be complicated by heavy intracoronary thrombus burden leading to decrease in myocardial perfusion and increase in infarct size. The current meta-analysis aims to investigate the clinical outcomes of aspiration thrombectomy (AT) with intracoronary tirofiban during PPCI.