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Ji H, Ebinger JE, Kwan AC, Reue K, Sullivan JC, Shyy J, Cheng S. Early-Onset Hypertension and Sex-Specific Residual Risk for Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2024; 47:1028-1031. [PMID: 38656546 PMCID: PMC11116917 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-2275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the sex disparities in type 2 diabetes-associated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks may be related to early-onset hypertension that could benefit from intensive blood pressure (BP) control. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed intensive versus standard BP control in relation to incident CVD events in women and men with type 2 diabetes, based on their age of hypertension diagnosis. RESULTS Among 3,792 adults with type 2 diabetes (49% women), multivariable-adjusted CVD risk was increased per decade earlier age at hypertension diagnosis (hazard ratio 1.11 [1.03-1.21], P = 0.006). Excess risk associated with early-diagnosed hypertension was attenuated in the presence of intensive versus standard antihypertensive therapy in women (P = 0.036) but not men (P = 0.76). CONCLUSIONS Women with type 2 diabetes and early-onset hypertension may represent a higher-risk subpopulation that not only contributes to the excess in diabetes-related CVD risk for women but may benefit from intensive BP control.
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- Hongwei Ji
- Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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Kwan AC, Wang M, Ji H, Claggett B, Ouyang D, Trivedi H, Sharma S, Shyy J, Velazquez A, Ebinger JE, Cheng S. Multi-Organ System Metabolic Stress and Sex-Divergent Vascular Associations. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.05.06.24306949. [PMID: 38766231 PMCID: PMC11100854 DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.06.24306949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Introduction Women experience excess cardiovascular risk compared to men in the setting of similar metabolic disease burden. This consistent finding could be related to sex differences in the vascular response to various forms of metabolic stress. In this study we examine the association of both systemic and organ-specific metabolic stress with vascular health in women and men. Methods We conducted an observational study of 4,299 adult participants (52% women, aged 59±13 years) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-2018 cohort and 110,225 adult outpatients (55% women, aged 64±16 years) of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CSMC) 2019 cohort. We used natural splines to examine the association of systemic and organ-specific measures of metabolic stress including body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), hepatic FIB-4 score, and CKD-EPI estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on systolic blood pressure (SBP). Piecewise linear models were generated using normal value thresholds (BMI <25 kg/m 2 , HbA1c <5.7%, FIB-4 <1.3, and eGFR ≥90 ml/min), which approximated observed spline breakpoints. The primary outcome was increase in SBP (relative to a sex-specific physiologic baseline SBP) in association with increase in level of each metabolic measure. Results Women compared to men demonstrated larger magnitudes and an earlier onset of increase in SBP per increment increase across all metabolic stress measures. The slope of SBP increase per increment of each metabolic measure was greater for women than men particularly for metabolic measures within the normal range, with slope differences of 1.71 mmHg per kg/m2 of BMI, 9.61 mmHg per %HbA1c, 6.45 mmHg per FIB-4 unit, and 0.37 mmHg per ml/min decrement of eGFR in the NHANES cohort (P difference <0.05 for all). Overall results were consistent in the CSMC cohort. Conclusions Women exhibited greater vascular sensitivity in the setting of multiple types of metabolic stress, particularly in periods representing the transition from metabolic health to disease. These findings underscore the importance of involving early metabolic health interventions as part of efforts to mitigate vascular risks in both women and men.
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Rajendran A, Minhas AS, Kazzi B, Varma B, Choi E, Thakkar A, Michos ED. Sex-specific differences in cardiovascular risk factors and implications for cardiovascular disease prevention in women. Atherosclerosis 2023; 384:117269. [PMID: 37752027 PMCID: PMC10841060 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality for women globally. Sex differences exist in the relative risks conferred by traditional CVD risk factors, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and smoking. Additionally, there are female-specific risk factors, including age of menarche and menopause, polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility and the use of assisted reproductive technology, spontaneous pregnancy loss, parity, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as female-predominant conditions such as autoimmune diseases, migraines, and depression, that enhance women's cardiovascular risk across the lifespan. Along with measurement of traditional risk factors, these female-specific factors should also be ascertained as a part of cardiovascular risk assessment to allow for a more comprehensive overview of the risk for developing cardiometabolic disorders and CVD. When present, these factors can identify women at elevated cardiovascular risk, who may benefit from more intensive preventive interventions, including lifestyle changes and/or pharmacotherapy such as statins. This review describes sex differences in traditional risk factors and female-specific/female-predominant risk factors for CVD and examines the role of coronary artery calcium scores and certain biomarkers that can help further risk stratify patients and guide preventive recommendations.
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- Aardra Rajendran
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Derella CC, Thomas J, Harris RA. Women Have Greater Endothelin-B Receptor Function and Lower Mitochondrial Capacity Compared to Men With Type 1 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:2561-2568. [PMID: 37009678 PMCID: PMC10686691 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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CONTEXT Type 1 diabetes (T1D) negatively affects both the endothelin system and muscle oxidative capacity. The endothelin pathway is a critical regulator of microcirculatory function and may exhibit sexual dichotomy by which healthy premenopausal women have greater endothelin-B receptor (ETBR) function compared to men. Moreover, T1D may differentially alter muscle oxidative capacity in men and women; however, whether ETBR function is impaired in women compared to men with T1D and its relationship with muscle oxidative capacity has yet to be explored. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation was to determine if ETBR-mediated dilation is impaired in women compared to men with T1D and if this is related to their skeletal muscle oxidative capacity. METHODS Men (n = 9; glycated hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] = 7.8 ± 1.0%) and women (N = 10 women; HbA1c = 8.4 ± 1.3%) with uncomplicated T1D were recruited for this investigation. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intradermal microdialysis (750 nM BQ-123 + ET-1 [10-20-10-8 mol/L]) were used to evaluate skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and assess ETBR-mediated vasodilation, respectively. RESULTS Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity was significantly lower (P = .031) in women compared with men with T1D. However, ETBR-mediated dilation induced a significantly greater (P = .012) vasodilatory response in women compared to men with T1D, and the area under the curve was negatively associated with skeletal muscle oxidative capacity (r = -.620; P = .042). CONCLUSION Compared to men with uncomplicated T1D, muscle oxidative capacity was lower and ETBR-mediated vasodilation was higher in women with uncomplicated T1D. ETBR-induced vasodilatory capacity was inversely related to skeletal muscle oxidative capacity, suggesting there may be compensatory mechanisms occurring to preserve microvascular blood flow in women with T1D.
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- Cassandra C Derella
- Department of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
- Georgia Prevention Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
- Georgia Prevention Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Rentsch CT, Garfield V, Mathur R, Eastwood SV, Smeeth L, Chaturvedi N, Bhaskaran K. Sex-specific risks for cardiovascular disease across the glycaemic spectrum: a population-based cohort study using the UK Biobank. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. EUROPE 2023; 32:100693. [PMID: 37671124 PMCID: PMC10477037 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Background We sought to examine sex-specific risks for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) across the full glycaemic spectrum. Methods Using data from UK Biobank, we categorised participants' glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) at baseline as low-normal (<35 mmol/mol), normal (35-41 mmol/mol), pre-diabetes (42-47 mmol/mol), undiagnosed diabetes (≥48 mmol/mol), or diagnosed diabetes. Our outcomes were coronary artery disease (CAD), atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), stroke, heart failure, and a composite outcome of any CVD. Cox regression estimated sex-specific associations between HbA1c and each outcome, sequentially adjusting for socio-demographic, lifestyle, and clinical characteristics. Findings Among 427,435 people, CVD rates were 16.9 and 9.1 events/1000 person-years for men and women, respectively. Both men and women with pre-diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and, more markedly, diagnosed diabetes were at higher risks of CVD than those with normal HbA1c, with relative increases more pronounced in women than men. Age-adjusted HRs for pre-diabetes and undiagnosed diabetes ranged from 1.30 to 1.47; HRs for diagnosed diabetes were 1.55 (1.49-1.61) in men and 2.00 (1.89-2.12) in women (p-interaction <0.0001). Excess risks attenuated and were more similar between men and women after adjusting for clinical and lifestyle factors particularly obesity and antihypertensive or statin use (fully adjusted HRs for diagnosed diabetes: 1.06 [1.02-1.11] and 1.17 [1.10-1.24], respectively). Interpretation Excess risks in men and women were largely explained by modifiable factors, and could be ameliorated by attention to weight reduction strategies and greater use of antihypertensive and statin medications. Addressing these risk factors could reduce sex disparities in risk of CVD among people with and without diabetes. Funding Diabetes UK (#15/0005250) and British Heart Foundation (SP/16/6/32726).
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- Christopher T. Rentsch
- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
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- Centre for Primary Care, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary, University of London, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCL, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
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- Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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Disordered Glucose Levels Are Associated with Xanthine Oxidase Activity in Overweight Type 2 Diabetic Women. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911177. [PMID: 36232479 PMCID: PMC9569528 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress plays an important role in vascular complications observed in patients with obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Xanthine oxidase (XO) breaks down purine nucleotides into uric acid and contributes to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the relationship between XO activity and glucose homeostasis in T2D subjects with obesity is unclear. We hypothesized that disordered glucose levels are associated with serum XO activity in overweight women and men with T2D and without hyperuricemia. We studied serum XO activity in women and men with and without T2D. Our results show that serum XO activity was greater in T2D patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2 than in those with BMI < 25 kg/m2 (p < 0.0001). Sex-based comparative analyses of overweight T2D patients showed that serum XO activity correlated with homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and hemoglobin A1C in overweight T2D women but not in overweight T2D men. In addition, as compared to overweight T2D men, women had higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels. However, overweight T2D men had higher XO activity and uric acid levels than women. Our results suggest that XO activity is higher in overweight T2D patients, especially in men, but is more sensitive to disordered glucose levels in overweight women with T2D.
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Patel N, Swami J, Pinkhasova D, Karslioglu French E, Hlasnik D, Delisi K, Donihi A, Siminerio L, Rubin DJ, Wang L, Korytkowski MT. Sex differences in glycemic measures, complications, discharge disposition, and postdischarge emergency room visits and readmission among non-critically ill, hospitalized patients with diabetes. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2022; 10:10/2/e002722. [PMID: 35246452 PMCID: PMC8900035 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this prospective observational cohort study was to examine sex differences in glycemic measures, diabetes-related complications, and rates of postdischarge emergency room (ER) visits and hospital readmissions in non-critically ill, hospitalized patients with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Demographic data including age, body mass index, race, blood pressure, reason for admission, diabetes medications at admission and discharge, diabetes-related complications, laboratory data (hematocrit, creatinine, hemoglobin A1c, point-of-care blood glucose measures), length of stay (LOS), and discharge disposition were collected. Patients were followed for 90 days following hospital discharge to obtain information regarding ER visits and readmissions. RESULTS 120 men and 100 women consented to participate in this study. There were no sex differences in patient demographics, diabetes duration or complications, or LOS. No differences were observed in the percentage of men and women with an ER visit or hospital readmission within 30 (39% vs 33%, p=0.40) or 90 (60% vs 49%, p=0.12) days of hospital discharge. More men than women experienced hypoglycemia prior to discharge (18% vs 8%, p=0.026). More women were discharged to skilled nursing facilities (p=0.007). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that men and women hospitalized with an underlying diagnosis of diabetes have similar preadmission glycemic measures, diabetes duration, and prevalence of diabetes complications. More men experienced hypoglycemia prior to discharge. Women were less likely to be discharged to home. Approximately 50% of men and women had ER visits or readmissions within 90 days of hospital discharge. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03279627.
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- Neeti Patel
- Department of Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine/Endocrinology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Broni EK, Ndumele CE, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Kalyani RR, Bennett WL, Michos ED. The Diabetes-Cardiovascular Connection in Women: Understanding the Known Risks, Outcomes, and Implications for Care. Curr Diab Rep 2022; 22:11-25. [PMID: 35157237 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-021-01444-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular disease (CVD) complications constitute about 50-70% of mortality in people with diabetes. However, there remains a persistently greater relative increase in CVD morbidity and mortality in women with diabetes than in their male counterparts. This review presents recent evidence for the risks, outcomes, and management implications for women with diabetes. RECENT FINDINGS Compared to men, women have higher BMI and more adverse cardiovascular risk profile at time of diabetes diagnosis with greater risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, vascular dementia, and heart failure. Pregnancy-specific risk factors of gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia are associated with future type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CVD. Women with T2D may experience greater benefits than men from GLP-1 receptor agonists. Women with diabetes are at greater relative risk for CVD complications than men, with poorer outcomes, superimposed on preexisting gender disparities in social determinants of health, lower likelihood of being offered cardioprotective interventions, and enrollment in trials. Further research and the utilization of SGLT-2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and other CVD prevention strategies will help reduce morbidity and mortality.
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- Eric K Broni
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Blalock 524-B, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Faulkner MS, Smart MJ. Sleep quality and heart rate variability in adolescents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2021; 35:108049. [PMID: 34600825 PMCID: PMC8608749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2021.108049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Decreased sleep quality and lower heart rate variability (HRV) have both independently been associated with diabetes and may contribute to risks for cardiovascular disease. Although poor sleep quality has been associated with lower HRV in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), studies of sleep quality in adolescents with (T2D) or studies examining the possible association of poor sleep quality with lower HRV in adolescents with T2D or T1D are not available. AIM Thus, we conducted a secondary analysis of data from an existing study to determine if there were associations between sleep quality and HRV in adolescents with T1D or T2D. METHODS Adolescents with T1D (n = 101) or T2D (n = 37) completed 24-h HRV Holter monitoring and analysis and a self-reported global measure of sleep quality. RESULTS Poor sleep quality was significantly associated with lower HRV, a known predictor for CV risk. Those with T2D had lower measures of HRV. CONCLUSIONS The evaluation of sleep quality and early signs of cardiovascular autonomic changes should be considered in routine assessments of adolescents with diabetes. Future research is warranted to examine more robust measures of sleep and HRV in adolescents with diabetes.
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- Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4019, Atlanta, GA 30302-4019, USA.
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Pulido-Perez P, Torres-Rasgado E, Pérez-Fuentes R, Rosales-Encina JL, Rodríguez-Antolín J, Romero JR. Disordered glycemic control in women with type 2 diabetes is associated with increased TNF receptor-2 levels. J Diabetes Complications 2021; 35:107974. [PMID: 34210601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2021.107974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evidence implicates tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in the pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) through unclear mechanisms. We hypothesized that disordered glycemic control leads to TNF activation and increases in soluble-TNF (sTNF) and its receptors-1 (sTNFR1) and -2 (sTNFR2). METHODS We characterized 265 T2D and non-diabetic Latin American subjects and assessed the relationship between the TNF system and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), hemoglobin-A1C (A1C), insulin (FPI), C-peptide and HOMA-Beta. RESULTS sTNF and sTNFR2 but not sTNFR1 levels were higher in T2D than non-diabetics (P<0.0001). In T2D, sTNFR2 was associated with A1C and C-peptide (R2=0.354, b=0.504, P<0.0001; b=0.167, P=0.049). Also, T2D patients with disordered glycemic control had increased sTNFR2 levels that correlated with FPG (Rho:0.393, P<0.001), A1C (Rho:0.451, P<0.001) and HOMA-Beta (Rho:-0.308, P=0.005); events not observed in T2D patients with adequate glycemic control. Furthermore, sex-based comparative analyses of T2D patients showed that women compared to men had higher sTNFR2 levels (P=0.017) that correlated with FPG, A1C, FPI and HOMA-Beta. CONCLUSIONS Disordered glycemic control is associated with sTNF and sTNFR2. sTNFR2 levels were higher in T2D women than men. Thus, increased sTNFR2 levels may be an important biomarker for disordered glucose and inflammatory complications in T2D patients and women in particular.
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- Patricia Pulido-Perez
- Doctorate in Biological Science, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Biomedical Research East, Mexican Social Security Institute of Puebla, Mexico; Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis, Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Center for Biomedical Research East, Mexican Social Security Institute of Puebla, Mexico; Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico.
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- Center for Biomedical Research East, Mexican Social Security Institute of Puebla, Mexico; Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico
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- Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis, Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Increasing glycaemia is associated with a significant decline in HDL cholesterol in women with prediabetes in two national populations. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12194. [PMID: 34108497 PMCID: PMC8190299 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91075-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Internationally, studies have shown associations between lipids and glycemia; however, whether the link varies by gender and population has been rarely examined. We investigated relationships between glycemia and HDL- and Non-HDL-cholesterol and their modification by gender. We undertook a cross-sectional analysis from the National Health Examination Survey for Thailand (NHES-Thailand) and the Health Survey for England (HS-England) in adults aged 18–75 year. Glycaemia was assessed by FPG in Thailand and by HbA1c in the UK. In population- and gender-stratified analyses, the relationships between glycemia and lipids were explored. A total of 15,145 Thai and 3484 UK adults with blood measurement were included. The prevalences of prediabetes were: in NHES-Thailand, 16% (SE = 0.004), based on FPG (5.6 to < 7.0 mmol/L) and in HS-England, 19% (0.007) based on HbA1c (39 to < 48 mmol/mol). Increasingly abnormal glucose homeostasis was associated with increasing age, adiposity, SBP, proportion of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering agent use and with decreasing HDL-cholesterol. Independent of age, adiposity, smoking, alcohol, physical activity, and lipid and BP lowering drug use, increasing glycemia was associated with decreasing HDL-cholesterol specifically in women with prediabetes (NHES-Thailand, beta-coefficient − 0.07 (95% CI − 0.15, − 0.001) p = 0.04 and HS-England, − 0.03 (− 0.04, − 0.006) p = 0.01). In both populations, among those with prediabetes, increasing glycaemia is associated with an adverse, significant decline in HDL cholesterol, specifically in women. These adverse effects are apparent in widely-differing international populations.
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Hu J, Amirehsani KA, McCoy TP, Coley SL, Wallace DC. Cardiovascular disease risk in Hispanic American women. Women Health 2021; 61:395-407. [PMID: 33941048 DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2021.1917476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hispanic American women have an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study examined CVD risk in a sample of immigrant Hispanic women using Framingham point scores and the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Estimator for 10-year CVD risk and prevalence of metabolic syndrome. A cross-sectional study using baseline data from a diabetes self-management intervention study in a sample of 118 Hispanic American women was conducted. Data were c ollected with interviewer-administered surveys, and HbA1C and lipid profiles were obtained through capillary finger stick blood at clinics and churches in rural counties in central North Carolina. A majority (58%) of the women had type 2 diabetes and 61% had metabolic syndrome. Using the Framingham point scores for 10-year CVD risk, 2.5% were determined to have intermediate risk, compared to 7.6% at intermediate risk and 2.5% at high risk using the ASCVD 10-year risk estimator. High rates of CVD risk factors were found among this sample of Hispanic women. Early recognition of risk, mitigation of modifiable risk factors, and effective self-care programs are needed for Hispanic women. Hispanic American women may benefit from community-based CVD educational programs that have been culturally and linguistically tailored.
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- Jie Hu
- College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Bjerg L, Gudbjörnsdottir S, Franzén S, Carstensen B, Witte DR, Jørgensen ME, Svensson AM. Duration of diabetes-related complications and mortality in type 1 diabetes: a national cohort study. Int J Epidemiol 2021; 50:1250-1259. [PMID: 33452524 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND People with type 1 diabetes often live for many years with different combinations of diabetes-related complications. We aimed to quantify how complication duration and total complication burden affect mortality, using data from national registers. METHODS This study included 33 396 individuals with type 1 diabetes, registered in the Swedish National Diabetes Register at any time between 2001 and 2012. Each individual was followed and classified according to their time-updated diabetes-related complication status. The main outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular (CV) mortality and non-CV mortality. Poisson models were used to estimate the rate of these outcomes as a function of the time-updated complication duration. RESULTS Overall, 1748 of the 33 396 individuals died during 198 872 person-years of follow-up. Overall, the time-updated all-cause mortality rate ratio (MRR) was 2.25 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.99-2.54] for patients with diabetic kidney disease, 0.98 (0.82-1.18) for patients with retinopathy and 4.00 (3.56-4.50) for patients with cardiovascular disease relative to individuals without complications. The excess rate was highest in the first period after a diagnosis of CVD, with an 8-fold higher mortality rate, and stabilized after some 5 years. After diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease, we observed an increase in all-cause mortality with an MRR of around 2 compared with individuals without diabetic kidney disease, which stabilized after few years. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort we show that duration of diabetes-related complications is an important determinant of mortality in type 1 diabetes, for example the MRR associated with CVD is highest in the first period after diagnosis of CVD. A stronger focus on time-updated information and thorough consideration of complication duration may improve risk stratification in routine clinical practice.
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- Lasse Bjerg
- Clinical Epidemiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark.,Section for General Medical Practice, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Swedish National Diabetes Register, Västra Götalandsregionen, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Swedish National Diabetes Register, Västra Götalandsregionen, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark.,Section for Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Clinical Epidemiology, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark.,National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Swedish National Diabetes Register, Västra Götalandsregionen, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Lim KK, Lee VSY, Tan CS, Kwan YH, Lim ZHX, Wee HL, Østbye T, Low LL. Examining the heterogeneity inexcess risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, dialysis, and lower extremity amputation associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus across demographic subgroups in an Asian population: A population-based matched cohort study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 171:108551. [PMID: 33238174 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIMS To examine whether the excess risks of coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, dialysis, and lower extremity amputation (LEA) associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) differ across age, sex, and ethnicity in Singapore. METHODS Using a 10-year administrative data, we matched individuals with T2DM using nearest neighbour matching, to those without, in 1:2 ratio. To examine whether the excess risks were heterogeneous across age, sex, and ethnicity, we generated interaction terms of age, sex, and ethnicity with T2DM status in Cox proportional hazard (PH) models. RESULTS The main analyses included ~1 million person years, comprising 66,099 and 120,485 individuals with and without T2DM, respectively. The associations of T2DM with CHD and dialysis, split into two time periods to address violation of PH assumption, were higher with older age in short-term but lower with older age in long-term. The association of T2DM with stroke and LEA were lower with older age. The associations of T2DM with CHD and stroke were also consistently higher in women than men. The associations of T2DM with LEA were higher in ethnic Malays than ethnic Chinese. CONCLUSIONS The excess risks of CHD, stroke, dialysis, and LEA associated with T2DM were heterogeneous across some demographic subgroups.
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- Ka Keat Lim
- Programme in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, United Kingdom
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- SingHealth Regional Health System, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Programme in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- SingHealth Regional Health System, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Programme in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Family Medicine and Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore; Post Acute and Continuing Care, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore; SingHealth Duke-NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Program, Singapore; PULSES Centre Grant, SingHealth Regional Health System, Singapore.
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Wong ND, Cordola Hsu AR, Rozanski A, Shaw LJ, Whelton SP, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Miedema MD, Rumberger J, Blaha MJ, Berman DS. Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Calcium and Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, and All Causes in Adults With Diabetes: The Coronary Calcium Consortium. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:2597-2606. [PMID: 32816996 PMCID: PMC8051260 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE While diabetes has been previously noted to be a stronger risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women compared with men, whether this is still the case is not clear. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) and CVD in people with diabetes; however, its sex-specific impact is less defined. We compared the relation of CAC in women versus men with diabetes for total, CVD, and CHD mortality. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied adults with diabetes from a large registry of patients with CAC scanning with mortality follow-up over 11.5 years. Cox regression examined the relation of CAC with mortality end points. RESULTS Among 4,503 adults with diabetes (32.5% women) aged 21-93 years, 61.2% of women and 80.4% of men had CAC >0. Total, CVD, and CHD mortality rates were directly related to CAC; women had higher total and CVD death rates than men when CAC >100. Age- and risk factor-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) per log unit CAC were higher among women versus men for total mortality (1.28 vs. 1.18) (interaction P = 0.01) and CVD mortality (1.47 vs. 1.27) (interaction P = 0.04) but were similar for CHD mortality (1.48 and 1.48). For CVD mortality, HRs with CAC scores of 101-400 and >400 were 3.67 and 6.27, respectively, for women and 1.63 and 3.48, respectively, for men (interaction P = 0.04). For total mortality, HRs were 2.56 and 4.05 for women, respectively, and 1.88 and 2.66 for men, respectively (interaction P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS CAC predicts CHD, CVD, and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes; however, greater CAC predicts CVD and total mortality more strongly in women.
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- Nathan D Wong
- Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Morningside, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Cornell University, New York, NY
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- Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Cardiovascular Prevention, Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Cardiology, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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de Jong M, Oskam MJ, Sep SJS, Ozcan B, Rutters F, Sijbrands EJG, Elders PJM, Siegelaar SE, DeVries JH, Tack CJ, Schroijen M, de Valk HW, Abbink EJ, Stehouwer CDA, Jazet I, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Peters SAE, Schram MT. Sex differences in cardiometabolic risk factors, pharmacological treatment and risk factor control in type 2 diabetes: findings from the Dutch Diabetes Pearl cohort. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020; 8:8/1/e001365. [PMID: 33023896 PMCID: PMC7539590 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sex differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and their management in type 2 diabetes (T2D) have not been fully identified. Therefore, we aimed to examine differences in cardiometabolic risk factor levels, pharmacological treatment and achievement of risk factor control between women and men with T2D. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Cross-sectional data from the Dutch Diabetes Pearl cohort were used (n=6637, 40% women). Linear and Poisson regression analyses were used to examine sex differences in cardiometabolic risk factor levels, treatment, and control. RESULTS Compared with men, women had a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) (mean difference 1.79 kg/m2 (95% CI 1.49 to 2.08)), while no differences were found in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and systolic blood pressure (SBP). Women had lower diastolic blood pressure (-1.94 mm Hg (95% CI -2.44 to -1.43)), higher total cholesterol (TC) (0.44 mmol/L (95% CI 0.38 to 0.51)), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (0.26 mmol/L (95% CI 0.22 to 0.31)), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) sex-standardized (0.02 mmol/L (95% CI 0.00 to 0.04)), and lower TC:HDL ratio (-0.29 (95% CI -0.36 to -0.23)) and triglycerides (geometric mean ratio 0.91 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.98)). Women had a 16% higher probability of being treated with antihypertensive medication in the presence of high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and elevated SBP than men (relative risk 0.84 (95% CI 0.73 to 0.98)), whereas no sex differences were found for glucose-lowering medication and lipid-modifying medication. Among those treated, women were less likely to achieve treatment targets of HbA1c (0.92 (95% CI 0.87 to 0.98)) and LDL-c (0.89 (95% CI 0.85 to 0.92)) than men, while no differences for SBP were found. CONCLUSIONS In this Dutch T2D population, women had a slightly different cardiometabolic risk profile compared with men and a substantially higher BMI. Women had a higher probability of being treated with antihypertensive medication in the presence of high CVD risk and elevated SBP than men, and were less likely than men to achieve treatment targets for HbA1c and LDL levels.
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- Marit de Jong
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC - VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC - VUMC location, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Universty Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School for Cardiovascular Diseases CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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de Jong M, Woodward M, Peters SAE. Diabetes, Glycated Hemoglobin, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men: A Prospective Cohort Study of the UK Biobank. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:2050-2059. [PMID: 32651263 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-2363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Diabetes has shown to be a stronger risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI) in women than men. Whether sex differences exist across the glycemic spectrum is unknown. We investigated sex differences in the associations of diabetes status and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with the risk of MI. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were used from 471,399 (56% women) individuals without cardiovascular disease (CVD) included in the UK Biobank. Sex-specific incidence rates were calculated by diabetes status and across levels of HbA1c using Poisson regression. Cox proportional hazards analyses estimated sex-specific hazard ratios (HRs) and women-to-men ratios by diabetes status and HbA1c for MI during a mean follow-up of 9 years. RESULTS Women had lower incidence rates of MI than men, regardless of diabetes status or HbA1c level. Compared with individuals without diabetes, prediabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, and previously diagnosed diabetes were associated with an increased risk of MI in both sexes. Previously diagnosed diabetes was more strongly associated with MI in women (HR 2.33 [95% CI 1.96; 2.78]) than men (1.81 [1.63; 2.02]), with a women-to-men ratio of HRs of 1.29 (1.05; 1.58). Each 1% higher HbA1c, independent of diabetes status, was associated with an 18% greater risk of MI in both women and men. CONCLUSIONS Although the incidence of MI was higher in men than women, the presence of diabetes is associated with a greater excess relative risk of MI in women. However, each 1% higher HbA1c was associated with an 18% greater risk of MI in both women and men.
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- Marit de Jong
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, U.K
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sex differences in the risk of vascular disease associated with diabetes. Biol Sex Differ 2020; 11:1. [PMID: 31900228 PMCID: PMC6942348 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-019-0277-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Diabetes is a strong risk factor for vascular disease. There is compelling evidence that the relative risk of vascular disease associated with diabetes is substantially higher in women than men. The mechanisms that explain the sex difference have not been identified. However, this excess risk could be due to certain underlying biological differences between women and men. In addition to other cardiometabolic pathways, sex differences in body anthropometry and patterns of storage of adipose tissue may be of particular importance in explaining the sex differences in the relative risk of diabetes-associated vascular diseases. Besides biological factors, differences in the uptake and provision of health care could also play a role in women’s greater excess risk of diabetic vascular complications. In this review, we will discuss the current knowledge regarding sex differences in both biological factors, with a specific focus on sex differences adipose tissue, and in health care provided for the prevention, management, and treatment of diabetes and its vascular complications. While progress has been made towards understanding the underlying mechanisms of women’s higher relative risk of diabetic vascular complications, many uncertainties remain. Future research to understanding these mechanisms could contribute to more awareness of the sex-specific risk factors and could eventually lead to more personalized diabetes care. This will ensure that women are not affected by diabetes to a greater extent and will help to diminish the burden in both women and men.
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Mishra R, Monica. Determinants of cardiovascular disease and sequential decision-making for treatment among women: A Heckman's approach. SSM Popul Health 2019; 7:100365. [PMID: 30766910 PMCID: PMC6360511 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Women over age 40, from lower socio-economic status and those widowed/divorced are at elevated risk. Diabetes, hypertension, obesity and unhealthy diet are the major risk factors. Treatment-seeking is higher in women over age 40, from upper socio-economic status and those married. Autonomy, accessibility, affordability and availability influence treatment-seeking behaviour.
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- Raman Mishra
- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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Rajendran P, Chen YF, Chen YF, Chung LC, Tamilselvi S, Shen CY, Day CH, Chen RJ, Viswanadha VP, Kuo WW, Huang CY. The multifaceted link between inflammation and human diseases. J Cell Physiol 2018; 233:6458-6471. [PMID: 29323719 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.26479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Increasing reports on epidemiological, diagnostic, and clinical studies suggest that dysfunction of the inflammatory reaction results in chronic illnesses such as cancer, arthritis, arteriosclerosis, neurological disorders, liver diseases, and renal disorders. Chronic inflammation might progress if injurious agent persists; however, more typically than not, the response is chronic from the start. Distinct to most changes in acute inflammation, chronic inflammation is characterized by the infiltration of damaged tissue by mononuclear cells like macrophages, lymphocytes, and plasma cells, in addition to tissue destruction and attempts to repair. Phagocytes are the key players in the chronic inflammatory response. However, the important drawback is the activation of pathological phagocytes, which might result from continued tissue damage and lead to harmful diseases. The longer the inflammation persists, the greater the chance for the establishment of human diseases. The aim of this review was to focus on advances in the understanding of chronic inflammation and to summarize the impact and involvement of inflammatory agents in certain human diseases.
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- Peramaiyan Rajendran
- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taichung Veteran's General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Division of Cardiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Section of Cardiology, Yuan Rung Hospital, Yuanlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan County, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, MeiHo University, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Health and Nutrition Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Dhamoon MS, Liang JW, Zhou L, Stamplecoski M, Kapral MK, Shah BR. Sex Differences in Outcomes after Stroke in Patients with Diabetes in Ontario, Canada. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018; 27:210-220. [PMID: 28918090 PMCID: PMC5725236 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Outcomes after stroke in those with diabetes are not well characterized, especially by sex and age. We sought to calculate the sex- and age-specific risk of cardiovascular outcomes after ischemic stroke among those with diabetes. METHODS Using population-based demographic and administrative health-care databases in Ontario, Canada, all patients with diabetes hospitalized with index ischemic stroke between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2012, were followed for death, stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI). The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Fine-Gray competing risk models estimated hazards of outcomes by sex and age, unadjusted and adjusted for demographics and vascular risk factors. RESULTS Among 25,495 diabetic patients with index ischemic stroke, the incidence of death was higher in women than in men (14.08 per 100 person-years [95% confidence interval [CI], 13.73-14.44] versus 11.89 [11.60-12.19]) but was lower after adjustment for age and other risk factors (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], .95 [.92-.99]). Recurrent stroke incidence was similar by sex, but men were more likely to be readmitted for MI (1.99 per 100 person-years [1.89-2.10] versus 1.58 [1.49-1.68] among females). In multivariable models, females had a lower risk of readmission for any event (HR, .96 [95% CI, .93-.99]). CONCLUSIONS In this large, population-based, retrospective study among diabetic patients with index stroke, women had a higher unadjusted death rate but lower unadjusted incidence of MI. In adjusted models, females had a lower death rate compared with males, although the increased risk of MI among males persisted. These findings confirm and quantify sex differences in outcomes after stroke in patients with diabetes.
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- Mandip S Dhamoon
- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Campesi I, Franconi F, Seghieri G, Meloni M. Sex-gender-related therapeutic approaches for cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes. Pharmacol Res 2017; 119:195-207. [PMID: 28189784 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with micro- and macrovascular complications and is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes are among the most important causes of death in diabetic patients. Interestingly, several sex-gender differences have been reported to significantly impact in the pathophysiology of diabetes. In particular, sex-gender differences have been reported to affect diabetes epidemiology, risk factors, as well as cardiovascular complications associated with diabetes. This suggests that different therapeutic approaches are needed for managing diabetes-associated cardiovascular complications in men and women. In this review, we will discuss about the sex-gender differences that are known to impact on diabetes, mainly focusing on the cardiovascular complications associated with the disease. We will then discuss the therapeutic approaches for managing diabetes-associated cardiovascular complications and how differences in sex-gender can influence the existing therapeutic approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ilaria Campesi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; Dipartimento Politiche della Persona, Regione Basilicata, Italy.
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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