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Espinosa-Garavito AC, Quiroz EN, Galán-Freyle NJ, Aroca-Martinez G, Hernández-Rivera SP, Villa-Medina J, Méndez-López M, Gomez-Escorcia L, Acosta-Hoyos A, Pacheco-Lugo L, Espitia-Almeida F, Pacheco-Londoño LC. Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in urinalysis of hypertension patients with kidney disease. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3035. [PMID: 38321263 PMCID: PMC10847430 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53679-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Arterial hypertension (AH) is a multifactorial and asymptomatic disease that affects vital organs such as the kidneys and heart. Considering its prevalence and the associated severe health repercussions, hypertension has become a disease of great relevance for public health across the globe. Conventionally, the classification of an individual as hypertensive or non-hypertensive is conducted through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring over a 24-h period. Although this method provides a reliable diagnosis, it has notable limitations, such as additional costs, intolerance experienced by some patients, and interferences derived from physical activities. Moreover, some patients with significant renal impairment may not present proteinuria. Accordingly, alternative methodologies are applied for the classification of individuals as hypertensive or non-hypertensive, such as the detection of metabolites in urine samples through liquid chromatography or mass spectrometry. However, the high cost of these techniques limits their applicability for clinical use. Consequently, an alternative methodology was developed for the detection of molecular patterns in urine collected from hypertension patients. This study generated a direct discrimination model for hypertensive and non-hypertensive individuals through the amplification of Raman signals in urine samples based on gold nanoparticles and supported by chemometric techniques such as partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). Specifically, 162 patient urine samples were used to create a PLS-DA model. These samples included 87 urine samples from patients diagnosed with hypertension and 75 samples from non-hypertensive volunteers. In the AH group, 35 patients were diagnosed with kidney damage and were further classified into a subgroup termed (RAH). The PLS-DA model with 4 latent variables (LV) was used to classify the hypertensive patients with external validation prediction (P) sensitivity of 86.4%, P specificity of 77.8%, and P accuracy of 82.5%. This study demonstrates the ability of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to differentiate between hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients through urine samples, representing a significant advance in the detection and management of AH. Additionally, the same model was then used to discriminate only patients diagnosed with renal damage and controls with a P sensitivity of 100%, P specificity of 77.8%, and P accuracy of 82.5%.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alberto C Espinosa-Garavito
- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Center for Chemical Sensors, DHS SENTRY COE, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, 00681, USA
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Research, Procaps Laboratories, 080002, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Grupo de Química y Biología, Departamento de Química y Biología, Universidad del Norte, Km 5 Vía Puerto Colombia, 080001, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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Doumas M, Andreadis E, Andronoglou M, Davlouros P, Dimitriadis K, Gkaliagkousi E, Grassos H, Hatzitolios A, Iliakis P, Kalaitzidis R, Kallistratos E, Kasiakogias A, Konstantinidis D, Kotsis V, Makris T, Manolis A, Moulias A, Marketou M, Papadakis I, Papadopoulos D, Poulimenos L, Sanidas E, Sarafidis P, Savopoulos C, Stergiou G, Tatakis F, Thomopoulos K, Triantafyllidi H, Triantafyllou A, Vlachakos D, Zebekakis P, Ziakas A, Papademetriou V, Tsioufis C. Joint ESH excellence centers' national meeting on renal sympathetic denervation: A Greek experts' survey. Hellenic J Cardiol 2021; 62:355-358. [PMID: 33895312 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.04.003] [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] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The efficacy of renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) has been affirmed by a number of recent clinical studies, despite controversies in this field over the last five years. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that hypertension experts debate the merits of RDN by revealing and expressing their personal beliefs and perspectives regarding this procedure. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Greek leaders of the Hypertension Excellence Centers with the use of a closed-type questionnaire specifically designed to elicit information and evaluate the respondent's views and perspectives about RDN efficacy, safety and ideal target patient population. RESULTS A total of 36 participants completed the survey. Based on the results, RDN was considered efficient (91.7%) and safe (94.5%), while the overwhelming majority of the participants felt confident in the long-term efficacy (88.9%) of the intervention and that it lacks reliable predictors of blood pressure response (94.5%). Patients with resistant (91.7%), ultra-resistant (94.4%), and uncontrolled hypertension (80.6%) were suggested as ideal candidates for RDN. Establishing a close co-operation between interventionalists and hypertension experts was considered essential to ensure the efficacy (97.2%) as well as the safety (97.3%) of the procedure. CONCLUSION The vast majority of Greek hypertension experts surveyed were convinced of the efficacy and safety of RDN based on the preponderance of available scientific and clinical data. Identification of the ideal patient group remains controversial. Respondents generally agreed on the necessity of building close collaborative relationships between interventionalists and hypertension experts in order to improve RDN clinical outcome.
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Yfantopoulos J, Protopapa M, Chantzaras A, Stavropoulos G, Yfantopoulos P, Tsioufis K. Greek cardiologists' interventions to manage patients' adherence. Hellenic J Cardiol 2021; 62:466-469. [PMID: 33524613 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, General Hospital of Athens "Hippocration", Athens, Greece
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- School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hippocration" Hospital, Athens, Greece
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