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Khoja A, Andraweera PH, Lassi ZS, Padhani ZA, Ali A, Zheng M, Pathirana MM, Aldridge E, Wittwer MR, Chaudhuri DD, Tavella R, Arstall MA. Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Risk Factors for Premature Coronary Heart Disease (PCHD): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung Circ 2024; 33:265-280. [PMID: 38365496 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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AIM We aimed to compare the prevalence of modifiable and non-modifiable coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors among those with premature CHD and healthy individuals. METHODS PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched (review protocol is registered in PROSPERO CRD42020173216). The quality of studies was assessed using the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute tool for cross-sectional, cohort and case-control studies. Meta-analyses were performed using Review Manager 5.3. Effect sizes for categorical and continuous variables, odds ratio (OR) and mean differences (MD)/standardised mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were reported. RESULTS A total of n=208 primary studies were included in this review. Individuals presenting with premature CHD (PCHD, age ≤65 years) had higher mean body mass index (MD 0.54 kg/m2, 95% CI 0.24, 0.83), total cholesterol (SMD 0.27, 95% CI 0.17, 0.38), triglycerides (SMD 0.50, 95% CI 0.41, 0.60) and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (SMD 0.79, 95% CI: -0.91, -0.68) compared with healthy individuals. Individuals presenting with PCHD were more likely to be smokers (OR 2.88, 95% CI 2.51, 3.31), consumed excessive alcohol (OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.05, 1.86), had higher mean lipoprotein (a) levels (SMD 0.41, 95% CI 0.28, 0.54), and had a positive family history of CHD (OR 3.65, 95% CI 2.87, 4.66) compared with healthy individuals. Also, they were more likely to be obese (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.32, 1.91), and to have had dyslipidaemia (OR 2.74, 95% CI 2.18, 3.45), hypertension (OR 2.80, 95% CI 2.28, 3.45), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (OR 2.93, 95% CI 2.50, 3.45) compared with healthy individuals. CONCLUSION This meta-analysis confirms current knowledge of risk factors for PCHD, and identifying these early may reduce CHD in young adults.
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- Adeel Khoja
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; School of Health and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Medical Specialties, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Khoja A, Andraweera PH, Lassi ZS, Ali A, Zheng M, Pathirana MM, Aldridge E, Wittwer MR, Chaudhuri DD, Tavella R, Arstall MA. Risk Factors for Early-Onset Versus Late-Onset Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Heart Lung Circ 2023; 32:1277-1311. [PMID: 37777398 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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AIM We aimed to systematically compare literature on prevalence of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for early compared to late-onset coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched (review protocol registered in PROSPERO CRD42020173216). Study quality was assessed using the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute tool for observational and case-control studies. Review Manager 5.3 was used for meta-analysis. Effect sizes were expressed as odds ratio (OR) and mean differences (MD)/standardised MD (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for categorical and continuous variables. RESULTS Individuals presenting with early-onset CHD (age <65 years) compared to late-onset CHD had higher mean body mass index (MD 1.07 kg/m2; 95% CI 0.31-1.83), total cholesterol (SMD 0.43; 95% CI 0.23-0.62), low-density lipoprotein (SMD 0.26; 95% CI 0.15-0.36) and triglycerides (SMD 0.50; 95% CI 0.22-0.68) with lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (SMD 0.26; 95% CI -0.42--0.11). They were more likely to be smokers (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.39-2.22) and have a positive family history of CHD (OR 2.08, 95% CI 1.74-2.48). They had lower mean systolic blood pressure (MD 4.07 mmHg; 95% CI -7.36--0.78) and were less likely to have hypertension (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.39-0.57), diabetes mellitus (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.51-0.61) or stroke (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.24-0.42). CONCLUSION A focus on weight management and smoking cessation and aggressive management of dyslipidaemia in young adults may reduce the risk of early-onset CHD.
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- Adeel Khoja
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia.
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; School of Health and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; The Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Cardiology Unit, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, Australia; Medical Specialties, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Wienbergen H, Boakye D, Günther K, Schmucker J, Mata Marín LA, Kerniss H, Nagrani R, Struß L, Rühle S, Retzlaff T, Fach A, Osteresch R, Hambrecht R, Ahrens W. Lifestyle and metabolic risk factors in patients with early-onset myocardial infarction: a case-control study. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2022; 29:2076-2087. [PMID: 35776839 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS Family history is a known risk factor for early-onset myocardial infarction (EOMI). However, the role of modifiable lifestyle and metabolic factors in EOMI risk is unclear and may differ from that of older adults. METHODS This case-control study included myocardial infarction (MI) patients aged ≤45 years from the Bremen ST-elevation MI Registry and matched controls randomly selected from the general population (German National Cohort) at the same geographical region. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the individual and combined associations of lifestyle and metabolic factors with EOMI risk, overall and according to family history for premature MI. RESULTS A total of 522 cases and 1191 controls were included. Hypertension, current smoking, elevated waist-to-hip ratio, and diabetes mellitus were strongly associated with the occurrence of EOMI. By contrast, higher frequency of alcohol consumption was associated with decreased EOMI risk. In a combined analysis of the risk factors hypertension, current smoking, body mass index ≥25.0 kg/sqm, and diabetes mellitus, participants having one (OR = 5.4, 95%CI = 2.9-10.1) and two or more risk factors (OR = 42.3, 95%CI = 22.3-80.4) had substantially higher odds of EOMI compared to those with none of these risk factors, regardless of their family history. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates a strong association of smoking and metabolic risk factors with the occurrence of EOMI. The data suggest that the risk of EOMI goes beyond family history and underlines the importance of primary prevention efforts to reduce smoking and metabolic syndrome in young persons.
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- Harm Wienbergen
- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany.,Lübeck University Heart Center, Medical Clinic II, Lübeck, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Bremen Institute for Heart and Circulation Research (BIHKF) at the Klinikum Links der Weser, Bremen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany.,Institute of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Oh S, Kim JH, Cho KH, Kim MC, Sim DS, Hong YJ, Ahn Y, Jeong MH. Association between baseline smoking status and clinical outcomes following myocardial infarction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:918033. [PMID: 35935630 PMCID: PMC9354586 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.918033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Whether the effect of smoking on clinical outcomes following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is beneficial or detrimental remains inconclusive. We invesetigated the effect of smoking on the clinical outcomes in patients following an AMI. Methods Among 13,104 patients between November 2011 and June 2015 from a nationwide Korean AMI registry, a total of 10,193 participants were extracted then classified into two groups according to their smoking habit: (1) smoking group (n = 6,261) and (2) non-smoking group (n = 3,932). The participants who smoked were further subclassified according to their smoking intensity quantified by pack years (PYs): (1) <20 PYs (n = 1,695); (2) 20–40 PYs (n = 3,018); and (3) ≥40 PYs (n = 2,048). Each group was compared to each other according to treatment outcomes. The primary outcome was the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), which is a composite of all-cause mortality, non-fatal MI (NFMI), any revascularization, cerebrovascular accident, rehospitalization, and stent thrombosis. Secondary outcomes included the individual components of MACCEs. The Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to evaluate associations between baseline smoking and clinical outcomes following an AMI. Two propensity score weighting methods were performed to adjust for confounders, including propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment weighting. Results While the incidence of all clinical outcomes, except for stent thrombosis, was lower in the smoking group than in the non-smoking group in the unadjusted data, the covariates-adjusted data showed statistical attenuation of these differences but a higher all-cause mortality in the smoking group. For smokers, the incidence of MACCEs, all-cause mortality, cardiac and non-cardiac death, and rehospitalization was significantly different between the groups, with the highest rates of MACCE, all-cause mortality, non-cardiac death, and rehospitalization in the group with the highest smoking intensity. These differences were statistically attenuated in the covariates-adjusted data, except for MACCEs, all-cause mortality, and non-cardiac death, which had the highest incidence in the group with ≥40 PYs. Conclusion Smoking had no beneficial effect on the clinical outcomes following an AMI. Moreover, for those who smoked, clinical outcomes tended to deteriorate as smoking intensity increased.
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- Seok Oh
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Ju Han Kim,
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
- Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, South Korea
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Causes, Angiographic Characteristics, and Management of Premature Myocardial Infarction: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:2431-2449. [PMID: 35710195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Among patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the proportion of young individuals has increased in recent years. Although coronary atherosclerosis is less extensive in young patients with AMI, with higher prevalence of single-vessel disease and rare left main involvement, the long-term prognosis is not benign. Young patients with AMI with obstructive coronary artery disease have similar risk factors as older patients except for higher prevalence of smoking, lipid disorders, and family history of premature coronary artery disease, and lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Smoking cessation is by far the most effective secondary preventive measure. Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries is a relatively common clinical entity (10%-20%) among young patients with AMI, with intravascular and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging being key for diagnosis and potentially treatment. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a frequent pathogenetic mechanism of AMI among young women, requiring a high degree of suspicion, especially in the peripartum period.
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Vasiljevic Z, Scarpone M, Bergami M, Yoon J, van der Schaar M, Krljanac G, Asanin M, Davidovic G, Simovic S, Manfrini O, Mickovski-Katalina N, Badimon L, Cenko E, Bugiardini R. Smoking and sex differences in first manifestation of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis 2021; 330:43-51. [PMID: 34233252 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS An increasing proportion of women believe that smoking few cigarettes daily substantially reduces their risk of developing cardiovascular (CV) related disorders. The effect of low intensity smoking is still largely understudied. We investigated the relation among sex, age, cigarette smoking and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as initial manifestation of CV disease. METHODS We analyzed data of 50,713 acute coronary syndrome patients with no prior manifestation of CV disease from the ISACS-Archives (NCT04008173) registry. We compared the rates of STEMI in current smokers (n = 11,530) versus nonsmokers (n = 39,183). RESULTS In the young middle age group (<60 years), there was evidence of a more harmful effect in women compared with men (RR ratios: 1.90; 95% CI: 1.69-2.14 versus 1.68; 95% CI: 1.56-1.80). This association persisted even in women who smoked 1 to 10 packs per year (RR ratios: 2.02; 95% CI: 1.65 to 2.48 versus 1.38; 95% CI: 1.22 to 1.57). In the older group, rates of STEMI were similar for women and men (RR ratios: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.22-1.53 versus 1.39; 95% CI: 1.28-1.50). STEMI was associated with a twofold higher 30-day mortality rate in young middle age women compared with men of the same age (odds ratios, 5.54; 95% CI, 3.83-8.03 vs. 2.93; 95% CI, 2.33-3.69). CONCLUSIONS Low intensity smoking provides inadequate protection in young - middle age women as they still have a substantially higher rate of STEMI and related mortality compared with men even smoking less than 10 packs per year. This finding is worrying as more young - middle age women are smoking, and rates of smoking among young-middle age men continue to fall.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Google Cloud AI, Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Cambridge Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Department of Population Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiology Department, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia; Clinic for Cardiology, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia; Clinic for Cardiology, University Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health of Serbia "Dr Milan Jovanović Batut", Center for Prevention and Control of Diseases, Department for Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Disease, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Cardiovascular Research Program ICCC, IR-IIB Sant Pau, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, CiberCV-Institute Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Trivedi JK, Mahapatra RP, Gandham RK, Ramakrishna GV, Satapathy SK, Mohanty SK, Suresh A. Ebstein's anomaly presenting with the acute coronary syndrome-a rare combination. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 36:56-59. [PMID: 33061095 DOI: 10.1007/s12055-019-00840-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Ebstein's anomaly is a relatively rare congenital heart disorder characterised by downward displacement of septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle cavity. The usual presenting symptoms are cyanosis, right-sided heart failure and arrhythmia. Progressive heart failure or tachyarrhythmia may worsen cyanosis. The acute coronary syndrome is rarely reported in Ebstein's anomaly. We report a patient of undiagnosed Ebstein's anomaly who was apparently asymptomatic but presented with the acute coronary syndrome. This case report deals with a rare combination of congenital heart disease (Ebstein's anomaly) and coronary artery disease. Ebstein's anomaly (EA) has a prevalence of 1% of all congenital heart diseases, and little evidence is reported in the literature where EA along with coronary artery disease (CAD) exists in individuals less than 45 years old. Therefore, this case report brings attention to the rarity of those pathologies, which individually are already considered rare. And in this case, the association turns this diagnosis exceptional and highlights the complexity of the treatment.
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- Jaideep Kumar Trivedi
- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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- Department of CT Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Health City, Arilova, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh PIN-530040 India
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Nicotine induces cardiac toxicity through blocking mitophagic clearance in young adult rat. Life Sci 2020; 257:118084. [PMID: 32663572 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since an outbreak of vaping-related deaths in the US has been reported as a public health crisis, the cardiovascular safety of nicotine nowadays receives increasing attention due to use of tobacco cigarette alternatives, such as electronic cigarettes. However, whether and how nicotine contributes to cardiac detrimental effects are in great controversy, especially less understood in young adult population. We report that chronic nicotine exposure, a major component of Electronic cigarettes, resulted in directly inhibited cardiomyocytes viability, increased cardiac fibrosis, and markedly suppressed cardiac function compared with sham. Gene array combined with bioinformatics analysis identified cardiac apoptosis and mitophagy were the key signals responsible for nicotine induced cardiac detrimental effect. Mechanistically, nicotine exposure markedly increased cleaved Caspase 3 and cleaved Caspase 9 indicating the involvement of intrinsic apoptotic pathway (mitochondrial cell death pathway). Meanwhile, nicotine-induced ROS outbreak promoted lysomal alkalization, furthermore blocked mitophagic degradation, thereby disrupted mitophagic flux promoted mitochondrial cell death cascade. Taken together, these findings indicate that nicotine confers cardiotoxicity via ROS-induced mitophagic flux blockage and provide the first demonstration of a causative link between nicotine and cardiac toxicity in young adult rat which may suggest nicotine induces cardiomyocytes impairment leading to cardiotoxicity in young adult population.
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Gender-Related Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Insight from the FOCUS Registry. J Interv Cardiol 2019; 2019:6762089. [PMID: 31772542 PMCID: PMC6739777 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6762089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Introduction Although coronary artery disease (CAD) presentations and clinical outcomes differ by sex, little is known about premature CAD (PCAD). The present analysis aimed to evaluate the gender-related differences of PCAD in an Asian population from the FOCUS registry. Methods A total of 1397 Asian young patients with angiographically confirmed CAD undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation were included in this analysis and divided into two groups according to the genders. Patients were followed up for three years and clinical outcomes were compared between groups. Results Young women were older and more likely to have hypertension and diabetes than men (all p<0.001). In contrast, males with PCAD had higher BMI and higher prevalence of current smoking as well as previous vessel revascularizations (all p<0.05). Men were more likely to be manifested as total occlusive lesions (p<0.001). Regardless of the clinical characteristics, the cumulative incidences of adverse events such as major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), cardiovascular death, and all-cause death were not significantly different at one- or three-year follow-up (all p>0.05). Conclusion Despite remarkable differences in clinical characteristics between Asian males and females with PCAD, the two groups did not differ significantly in clinical outcomes.
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Zhu B, Si X, Gong Y, Yan G, Wang D, Qiao Y, Liu B, Hou J, Tang C. An association between the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene G894T polymorphism and premature coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis. Oncotarget 2017; 8:77990-77998. [PMID: 29100441 PMCID: PMC5652830 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Previous epidemiological studies have suggested that genetic factors are more likely to influence the development of premature coronary artery disease (CAD) than disease in older patients. Several studies have evaluated the association between the G894T polymorphism located in an exon of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and the risk of premature CAD. However, the findings were inconsistent. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association; we conducted both overall and subgroup analyses. Odds ratios and 95% confidence interval were calculated to evaluate the association between the G894T polymorphism and the risk of premature CAD. Overall analysis revealed a significant association. Subgroup analysis in terms of ethnicity revealed a significant association, in all models evaluated, between the G894T polymorphism and susceptibility to premature CAD in mixed population. In contrast, no such association was evident in Caucasians and Asians. On further subgroup analysis based on the premature CAD subtypes, we found that the G894T polymorphism was correlated with premature myocardial infarction (MI) but not with premature CAD without MI. In conclusion, we confirmed that the eNOS G894T polymorphism is a risk factor for premature CAD, particularly in those suffering premature MI.
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- Boqian Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Prothrombotic genetic risk factors in patients with very early ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11239-017-1520-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Association between fibrinogen level and the severity of coronary stenosis in 418 male patients with myocardial infarction younger than 35 years old. Oncotarget 2017; 8:81361-81368. [PMID: 29113395 PMCID: PMC5655290 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fibrinogen (Fib) is a useful marker for predicting the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in adult population. However, whether Fib can be a predictor for the presence and severity of CAD in very young MI patients (≤35 years old) remains to be determined. A total of 418 males from 61,863 patients with MI who were under 35 years old were sequentially recruited in our study. The patients were divided into two main groups and three subgroups according to coronary angiograph and Gensini score (GS) system: no coronary artery stenosis (group A), the results of the coronary artery stenosis (group B); low GS, intermediate GS and high GS. Data indicated that Fib, body mass index, current smoking, white blood cell count (WBCC) and GS were significantly higher in group B than those in group A (all P < 0.01). Moreover, there were significant differences in Fib, mean age, diabetes mellitus, family history of CAD, WBCC, left ventricular ejection fraction, and GS between high GS and low GS subgroups (all P < 0.01). A positive correlation between Fib levels and GS was found (r = 0.242, p < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis demonstrated that the best cut-off level of Fib predicting the severity of coronary stenosis was 3.475g/L (sensitivity 64%; specificity 70%) and the area under the curve was 0.656. Fib was also independently associated with high GS (OR=2.173, 95%CI 1.011–4.670, P = 0.047) after adjusting for potential confounders. In conclusion, Fib is significantly related to the presence and severity of coronary stenosis in male patients with MI under 35 years old.
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Li Z, Huang J, Li N. Predictive and Prognostic Value of High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Male Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Chin Med J (Engl) 2017; 130:77-82. [PMID: 28051027 PMCID: PMC5221116 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.196581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background: The level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an important risk indicator and used in risk factor counting and quantitative risk assessment; however, the effect of HDL-C in young male patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of HDL-C in young male patients. Methods: We recruited 267 consecutive young male patients (≤44 years) diagnosed with AMI. Other 247 participants free from coronary heart disease were enrolled as controls. HDL-C levels of AMI patients and controls were evaluated to analyze the predictive value on AMI. According to the cutoff point of 1.04 mmol/L HDL-C, patients of AMI were divided into two subgroups (normal HDL-C group and low HDL-C group) and were followed up for 2 years. Clinical end points included all major adverse coronary events (MACEs): the main cause of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, readmissions for acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, or revascularization. The prognostic value of HDL-C was evaluated using Cox regression according to MACE. Results: Patients of AMI had decreased proportion in normal HDL-C group compared to controls (47.2% vs. 57.9%; P = 0.017). Logistic regression analysis showed that there was an inverse relationship between HDL-C and AMI in young males. In the low HDL-C subgroup of AMI patients (n = 141), 34 (24.1%) patients experienced a MACE during the 2-year follow-up, compared with 15 (11.9%) patients in normal HDL-C subgroup (n = 126). The Cox regression analysis showed that HDL-C was an independent predictor of a MACE during the follow-up period (hazard ratio = 0.354, P = 0.006). Conclusion: HDL-C was an important parameter for predicting the risk and the clinical outcomes of AMI in young male patients.
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- Zhao Li
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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The fundamental importance of smoking cessation in those with premature ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Curr Opin Cardiol 2016; 31:531-6. [DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Notara V, Panagiotakos DB, Kouroupi S, Stergiouli I, Kogias Y, Stravopodis P, Papanagnou G, Zombolos S, Mantas Y, Antonoulas A, Pitsavos C. Smoking determines the 10-year (2004-2014) prognosis in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: the GREECS observational study. Tob Induc Dis 2015; 13:38. [PMID: 26609288 PMCID: PMC4658767 DOI: 10.1186/s12971-015-0063-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Smoking has long been positively associated with the development and progression of coronary heart disease. However, longitudinal cohort studies evaluating smoking habits among cardiac patients as well as the role of socio-demographic factors determining such behaviours are scarce and have been focused on primary care practice. Thus the aim of the present work was to examine the association of active smoking and behaviours and exposure to second-hand smoke, with the 10-year Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) prognosis, among cardiovascular patients. Methods From October 2003 to September 2004, a sample of six Greek hospitals was selected and almost allconsecutive 2172 ACS patients were enrolled. In 2013–14, the 10-year follow-up was performed in 1918 participants (11 % loss to follow-up). Smoking habits at the time of entry to the study, as well as during the follow-up period were studied using a standard questionnaire. Results Patients who had >60 pack-years of smoking had 57.8 % higher ACS mortality and 24.6 % higher risk for any ACS event. Nested model, adjusted only for age and sex, revealed that for every 30 pack-years of smoking increase, the associated ACS risk increased by 13 % (95 % CI 1.03, 1.30, p = 0.001). When further adjusted analysis, including several potential confounders, was applied the tested relationship was still significant (95 %CI 1.03, 1.30, p = 0.09). Accordingly, the risk for fatal ACS events increased by 8 % for every 30 pack-years of smoking increase (95 % CI 1.03, 1.63, p = 0.06). Moreover, 52 % of the patients reported being exposed to secondhand smoke and when further adjustments were made, it was revealed that they had 33 % (95 % CI 1.12, 1.60, p = 0.01) higher risk of having recurrent ACS events. Conclusions Active smoking and second-hand smoke among cardiac patients still represent a substantial clinical burden. Thus, smoking cessation policies should be incorporated into the long-term therapeutic management.
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- Venetia Notara
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 46 Paleon Polemiston St. 166 74, Glyfada, Athens Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 46 Paleon Polemiston St. 166 74, Glyfada, Athens Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, 46 Paleon Polemiston St. 166 74, Glyfada, Athens Greece
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- Cardiology Clinic, General Hospital of Karditsa, Karditsa, Greece
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- Cardiology Clinic, General Hospital of Zakynthos Island, Zakynthos, Greece
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- Cardiology Clinic, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, Greece
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- Cardiology Clinic, General Hospital of Chalkida, Chalkida, Greece
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- First Cardiology Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Rallidis LS, Triantafyllis AS, Sakadakis EA, Gialeraki A, Varounis C, Rallidi M, Tsirebolos G, Liakos G, Dagres N, Lekakis J. Circadian pattern of symptoms onset in patients ≤35 years presenting with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Eur J Intern Med 2015; 26:607-10. [PMID: 26076942 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are scarce data regarding the circadian pattern of symptoms onset in young patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We explored whether young patients with ST-segment elevation AMI exhibit a circadian variation in symptoms onset. METHODS We recruited prospectively 256 consecutive patients who had survived their first ST-segment elevation AMI ≤35 years of age. Patients were categorized into 4 groups by 6-h intervals over 24 h. RESULTS In 49 patients (19.1%) the clinical presentation of AMI was atypical. The symptoms onset was as follows: 00:01 to 06:00, 19.1%, 06:01 to 12:00, 32.4%; 12:01 to 18:00, 28.1%; and 18:01 to 24:00, 20.3%. There was a significant association between the time of day and the likelihood of symptoms onset (Rayleigh test, p<0.001). Between 00:01 and 06:00 the incidence of AMI onset was lower than expected and between 06:01 and 12:00 was higher (p=0.034 and p=0.011, respectively), whereas in the other 6-h period groups no difference was found between expected and observed AMI incidence (p=0.280 and p=0.131). No significant differences were found regarding clinical characteristics, i.e. traditional risk factors, reperfusion treatment of AMI, ejection fraction of left ventricle, time interval from pain onset to hospital arrival, dietary habits and physical activity, among the 6-h period groups. CONCLUSIONS ST-segment elevation AMI in individuals ≤35 years of age follows a circadian pattern with a morning peak. This information might be useful for the prompt diagnosis and treatment of AMI in very young patients which occurs rarely and frequently with atypical clinical presentation.
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- Loukianos S Rallidis
- Second Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Unit, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Biochemistry Laboratory, General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, University General Hospital Attikon, Athens, Greece
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Waziri H, Jørgensen E, Kelbæk H, Stagmo M, Pedersen F, Lagerqvist B, James S, Køber L, Wachtell K. Short and long-term survival after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in young patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2015; 203:697-701. [PMID: 26583845 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED The long-term prognosis of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) aged 45 years or younger and differences according to gender have not been well characterized. METHODS We included 16,685 consecutive STEMI patients from 2003 to 2012 (67,992 patient-years follow-up) from the Eastern Danish Heart Registry and the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry who were treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). RESULTS We identified 1026 (6.2%) patients up to 45 years of age (mean age: 40.7 vs. 66.3 years, P<0.001). Patients in the young group were predominantly men (79.7% vs. 71.9%) and smokers (71.2% vs. 44.2%, P<0.001) but with a lower prevalence of hypertension (17.3% vs. 39.3%), hyperlipidemia (18.0% vs. 23.8%), diabetes (9.0% vs. 12.4%) and previous myocardial infarction (6.9% vs. 12.2%, all P<0.001) compared with older patients. Young patients had a 0.8% annual mortality. During the follow-up period 6.3% of young patients died vs. 28.5% of older patients (P<0.001). Both 30-day-mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]=0.26, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.12-0.54, P<0.001) and mortality after 30 days and onwards (HR=0.25, CI: 0.17-0.37, P<0.001) were significantly lower in the young group. There was no difference in short-term (HR=0.78, CI: 0.32-1.90, P=0.59) or long-term (HR=0.62, CI: 0.33-1.91, P=0.59) mortality between women and men in the young group (HR=0.79, CI: 0.21-1.80, P=0.39). CONCLUSIONS STEMI patients, aged 45 years or younger, have an excellent prognosis after treatment with primary PCI. Long-term annual survival is more than 99% in these patients. Young women with STEMI do not have a worse long-term prognosis than young men with STEMI.
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- Homa Waziri
- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Örebro University, Faculty of Health, Department of Cardiology, Örebro, Sweden; Glostrup University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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Khan RJ, Stewart CP, Davis SK, Harvey DJ, Leistikow BN. The risk and burden of smoking related heart disease mortality among young people in the United States. Tob Induc Dis 2015; 13:16. [PMID: 26146496 PMCID: PMC4490760 DOI: 10.1186/s12971-015-0041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Although cigarette smoking remains the most common risk factor for heart disease among the young, few studies have explored the relationship of smoking with heart disease mortality risk among young people. This prospective study assesses the risk and burden of all heart disease (HD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality associated with smoking among younger adults from a nationally representative sample of the United States. METHOD National Health Interview Survey respondents' data from 1997-2004 were linked to their death records through 2006. The analyses were restricted to individuals 18 to 44 years of age during follow up (n = 121,284). Cox proportional hazard ratios (HR) were estimated with adjustment for sample weights and design effects. Attributable fractions (AF) of smoking were calculated. RESULTS After controlling for age, race, body mass index, history of hypertension and diabetes, and leisure time physical activity, current smoking related CHD mortality HR was 14.6 [95 % confidence interval or CI, 3.3-64.9] for females and 3.6 [95 % CI, 1.2-10.4] for males. The HR for all HD mortality was 3.1 [95 % CI, 1.3-7.6] for females and 2.4 [95 % CI, 1.2-4.7] for males. The AF of smoking for CHD deaths for female and male were 0.58 and 0.54 respectively. The AF of all HD mortality was 0.31 for male and 0.32 for female. The mean estimates of all HD deaths attributable to smoking during 1997-2006 among this age group were 52,214, of which 45,147 were CHD deaths. CONCLUSION Even after adjustment for multiple risk factors and without addressing passive smoking, our result showed a strong relationship between smoking and HD and CHD mortality among young adults that is likely causal.
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- Rumana J. Khan
- />Graduate group in Epidemiology, University of California, 5215 VM3A, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- />National Human Genome Research Institute, Genomics of Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Branch, Social Epidemiology Research Unit, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD USA
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- />Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, 3253B Meyer, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- />National Human Genome Research Institute, Genomics of Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Branch, Social Epidemiology Research Unit, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD USA
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- />Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Med Sci 1-C, Davis, CA 95616-8638 USA
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- />Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Med Sci 1-C, Davis, CA 95616-8638 USA
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Rallidis LS, Sakadakis EA, Tympas K, Varounis C, Zolindaki M, Dagres N, Lekakis J. The impact of smoking on long-term outcome of patients with premature (≤35years) ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J 2015; 169:356-62. [PMID: 25728725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are few data regarding the long-term prognosis of young survivors of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We explored the long-term outcome in individuals who had sustained a premature ST-segment elevation AMI. METHODS We recruited 257 consecutive patients who had survived their first AMI ≤35years of age. Patients were followed up for up to 18years. Clinical end points included all major adverse coronary events (MACE): cardiac death, readmission for acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias, or coronary revascularization due to clinical deterioration. RESULTS The most prevalent risk factor at presentation was smoking (93.7%). Follow-up data were obtained from 237 patients (32.2±3.7years old). The median follow-up period was 9.1years. During follow-up, 139 (58.6%) patients reported continuation of smoking. Ninety-one (38.4%) patients had recurrent MACE (13 deaths, 59 acute coronary syndromes, 2 arrhythmias, and 17 revascularizations). Multivariable Cox regression analysis showed that persistence of smoking, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and reperfusion therapy (fibrinolysis or primary coronary angioplasty) were independent predictors of MACE after adjustment for conventional risk factors. Continuation of smoking remained an independent predictor for MACE after additional adjustments for LVEF (hazard ratio 2.154, 95% CI 1.313-3.535, P=.002) or reperfusion treatment (hazard ratio 2.327, 95% CI 1.423-3.804, P=.001). Harrell c statistic showed that the model with persistent smoking had the best discriminatory power compared with models with LVEF or reperfusion treatment. CONCLUSIONS In the era of statins and reperfusion treatment, continuation of smoking is the strongest independent long-term predictor for recurrent MACE in young survivors of premature AMI.
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Davis M, Diamond J, Montgomery D, Krishnan S, Eagle K, Jackson E. Acute coronary syndrome in young women under 55 years of age: clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes. Clin Res Cardiol 2015; 104:648-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-015-0827-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Rabin C, Simpson N, Morrow K, Pinto B. Intervention format and delivery preferences among young adult cancer survivors. Int J Behav Med 2014; 20:304-10. [PMID: 22328444 DOI: 10.1007/s12529-012-9227-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Young adult cancer survivors face a number of increased medical and psychosocial risks, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and emotional distress. Although behavioral strategies, such as exercise, may diminish some of these risks, few behavioral interventions have been developed for this population. PURPOSE As a first step toward developing interventions specifically for young survivors, we conducted a qualitative study of their intervention-related preferences. A key objective was to identify the preferred format for delivering interventions (e.g., face-to-face, online). METHOD In-depth, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 20 young adult cancer survivors between the ages of 18 and 39. This research was conducted in Rhode Island, USA. RESULTS Participants identified advantages and disadvantages to a variety of intervention formats including: telephone-based, print-based, computer-based, and several types of face-to-face interventions. The dominant theme that emerged was that interventions developed for young adult cancer survivors should take into account their multiple competing needs and obligations (e.g., work, family). Two closely related subthemes were: (1) the importance of developing interventions that are convenient and (2) the need for interventions that provide social support. Interventions for this population may be most successful if they take into account these themes. CONCLUSION Data indicate that young adult cancer survivors have some unique needs (e.g., multiple competing demands of young adulthood) and preferences (e.g., comfort with remotely delivered interventions) that differentiate them from older cancer survivors. Thus, young survivors would be best served by interventions designed to specifically target this population.
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- Carolyn Rabin
- Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Miriam Hospital and Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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Wypasek E, Pankiw-Bembenek O, Potaczek DP, Alhenc-Gelas M, Trebacz J, Undas A. A missense mutation G109R in the PROC gene associated with type I protein C deficiency in a young Polish man with acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2013; 167:e146-8. [PMID: 23643436 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rao Ch S, Subash Y E. The effect of chronic tobacco smoking and chewing on the lipid profile. J Clin Diagn Res 2013; 7:31-4. [PMID: 23449989 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2012/5086.2663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND A worldwide epidemic of cardio vascular diseases is evolving, out of which atherosclerosis appears to be the most frequent underlying cause. Cigarette smoking remains the most important cause of the preventable morbidity and the early mortality. Nicotine is highly addictive, it raises the brain levels of dopamine and it produces withdrawal symptoms on its discontinuation. AIM To study the effect of tobacco smoking & chewing on serum lipid profile. METHODS Although a genetic predis-position to atherosclerosis may be the cause, a vast majority of the atherosclerotic related diseases, which include coronary heart diseases, are acquired. Those which usually appear later in life are largely preventable. Tobacco is the major and the single most preventable risk factor for atherosclerotic related, clinical events like coronary heart disease. This study was conducted on three groups of male subjects, with each group containing 25 individuals of 25 to 35 years of age and who weighed 50-70 kgs.Group-I: non smokers and non chewers.Group-II: smokers and non chewersGroup-III: chewers and non smokers.To estimate the triglycerides, glycerol which is derived from the saponification of triglycerides is oxidized to formaldehyde, which in turn is made to react with ammonia and acetylacetone to give rise to a chromogen (3.5 diacetyle-1,4 dihydrolutidine). It is quantified spectro-photometrically (the HANTZSCH reaction). RESULTS The mean serum total cholesterol level in the subjects of Group II was more by about 16.94 % (p< 0.001) and that in the subjects of Group -III was more by 23.21% (p< 0.001).The mean serum VLDL level in the subjects of Group II had an increase of about 27.54% (p< 0.01) and in Group -III, it had increased by11.82% (p< 0.01).The mean serum LDL level in the subjects of Group II showed an increase of about 34.64% (p< 0.001) and in Group -III, it had increased by16.27% (p< 0.001).The mean serum HDL level in the subjects of Group II showed a decrease in the mean serum HDL level by about 9.78 % (p< 0.01) and in Group -III, it had decreased by 22.12% (p< 0.01).The mean serum Triglyceride level in the subjects of Group II showed an increase of about 25.40% (p< 0.001) and in Group -III, it was more by33.35% (p< 0.001). CONCLUSION There was a significant increase in total cholesterol and LDL-C in tobacco users ,as compared to non tobacco users.
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- Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Siddhartha Medical College , Gunadala, Vijayawada-520 008 (A.P.) Southern India
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Rad M, Burggraaf J, de Kam ML, Cohen AF, Kluft C. Discriminant analysis of the metabolic effects of a new combined contraceptive vaginal ring containing Nestorone/EE vs. a second-generation oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel/EE. Contraception 2012; 86:231-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reibis R, Treszl A, Wegscheider K, Bestehorn K, Karmann B, Völler H. Disparity in risk factor pattern in premature versus late-onset coronary artery disease: a survey of 15,381 patients. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2012; 8:473-81. [PMID: 22930639 PMCID: PMC3425343 DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s33305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There are few data available regarding the specificity and modifiability of major cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in patients with premature versus (vs) late-onset coronary artery disease (CAD). This study was designed to analyze and compare these risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data from 15,381 consecutive patients (mean age, 62.3 ± 11.7 years; female, 33.8%) hospitalized with CAD were collected from a large-scale registry (Transparency Registry to Objectify Guideline-Oriented Risk Factor Management) and analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups, depending on age at inclusion: group 1 patients (n = 5725; mean age, 50.5 ± 7.2 years) were males aged < 55 years and females aged < 65 years; group 2 patients (n = 9656; mean age, 69.4 ± 7.4 years) were males aged > 55 years and females aged > 65 years and had a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level of >100 mg/dL on admission to cardiac rehabilitation. Besides the conventional risk factors, lipoprotein(a) concentrations and glucose tolerance were measured facultatively. Univariate (chi-square test) and multivariate logistic regression models were used. RESULTS Cigarette smoking (group 1 at 31.5% vs group 2 at 9.4%; P < 0.001), family history of CAD (group 1 at 43.6% vs group 2 at 26.5%; P < 0.001), and dyslipidemia (group 1 at 92.7% vs group 2 at 91.8%; P < 0.001) were dominant risk factors in the younger group. Arterial hypertension (group 1 at 71.4% vs group 2 at 87.0%; P < 0.001) and diabetes (group 1 at 23.5% vs group 2 at 30.1%; P < 0.001) were dominant risk factors in the older group. Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes were less frequent in the younger group (P(trend) = 0.038), and identical lipoprotein(a) concentration levels of >30 mg/dL were found in both groups (8.0%; P = 0.810). Modification of lipid profile and blood pressure was more effective in the younger group (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol < 100 mg/dL: group 1 at 66.3% vs group 2 at 61.1%; systolic blood pressure < 140 mmHg: group 1 at 91.7% vs group 2 at 83.0%; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION CV risk factors differ markedly between premature and non-premature CAD. Cardiac rehabilitation provides an opportunity to reinforce secondary prevention after acute coronary syndrome.
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- Department of Cardiology, Klinik am See, Rehabilitation Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, Rüdersdorf, Germany.
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Kavo AE, Rallidis LS, Sakellaropoulos GC, Lehr S, Hartwig S, Eckel J, Bozatzi PI, Anastasiou-Nana M, Tsikrika P, Kypreos KE. Qualitative characteristics of HDL in young patients of an acute myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis 2011; 220:257-64. [PMID: 22056215 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 09/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Recently, the concept that high density lipoprotein (HDL) quality is an important parameter for atheroprotection is gaining ground, though little data exists so far to support it. In an attempt to identify measurable qualitative parameters of HDL associated with increased risk for premature myocardial infarction (MI), we studied the structural characteristics of HDL from patients who survived an MI at a young age (≤35 years). METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 20 MI patients and 20 healthy control subjects. HDL of patients had reduced apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), apolipoprotein M, and paraoxonase 1 levels and significantly elevated apolipoprotein C-III (apoCIII) levels (all p<0.05). Specifically, the HDL apoA-I/apoC-III ratio was 0.24±0.01 in patients versus 4.88±0.90 in controls (p<0.001). These structural alterations correlated with increased oxidation potential of HDL of the MI group compared to controls (2.5-fold, p=0.026). Electron microscopy showed no significant difference in average HDL particle diameter between the two groups though a significant difference existed in HDL diameter distribution, suggesting the presence of different HDL subpopulations in MI and control subjects. Indeed, non-denaturing two-dimensional electrophoresis revealed that MI patients had reduced pre-β1(α), pre-β1(b) and α(2), and elevated α(1), α(3), and pre-α(4) HDL. CONCLUSIONS Reduction in the HDL apoA-I/apoC-III ratio, changes in the HDL subpopulation distribution and an increase in HDL oxidation potential correlated with the development of MI in young patients. The possibility that such changes may serve as markers for the early identification of young individuals at high risk for an acute coronary event should be further explored.
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- Pharmacology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Patras, Greece
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in young adults (≤45 years). Patient and Methods: We conducted a population-based case-control study with 329 incident acute myocardial infarction cases (42 women; 287 men), consecutively admitted to the Cardiology department of hospitals in Aleppo, Syria, and 778 controls (486 women; 292 men), selected within the noninstitutionalized Aleppo population, during 2008-2010. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated using unconditional logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of current smoking was 80.8% in male cases and 53.8% in male controls (OR = 3.63, 95%CI: 2.50, 5.27) and 59.5% of female cases were smokers compared with 35.8% of controls (OR = 2.64, 95%CI: 1.39, 5.02). No interaction was found between current smoking and gender on myocardial infarction risk (P = 0.401). A dose-effect response was present, the odds favoring myocardial infarction reaching an eight-fold increase for those who smoked >25 cigarettes/day compared with never smokers. The risk estimate for former smokers was similar to never smokers. Conclusions: Tobacco smoking is an important independent risk factor for acute myocardial infarction in young adults, with similar strength of association for both genders.
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- Khaled Hbejan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo University Heart Hospital, Syria
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Rabin C. Review of health behaviors and their correlates among young adult cancer survivors. J Behav Med 2010; 34:41-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9285-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A young soldier with syncope, shortness of breath and palpitations. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2010; 67:681-4. [DOI: 10.2298/vsp1008681m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction. Coronary artery disease in people under 30 years is relatively uncommon, but once a disease occurs it brings a significant morbidity and psychological effects. Case report. We reported a 28-year-old patient presenting atypical symptoms after sincopa and non-specific changes on electrocardiogram at admission. After noninvasive and invasive cardiology diagnostic procedures were made, we concluded that he had a subtotal tubular stenosis in proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Myocardial revascularization was successfully performed 24-hour after coronarography with the left internal mammary thoracic artery graft on the left anterior descending coronary artery and the patient had a prompt and satisfactory postoperative recovery. Conclusion. This case indicates the importance of a careful evaluation of young adults even if they do not experience typical anginal symptoms or do not have multiple risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
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Gender heterogeneity in the association between lifestyles and non-fatal acute myocardial infarction. Public Health Nutr 2009; 12:1799-806. [DOI: 10.1017/s1368980008004588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the modification effect of sex in the association between lifestyles and acute myocardial infarction (AMI).DesignPopulation-based case–control study. Trained interviewers collected information using a standard structured questionnaire. Associations were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. The effect modification by sex was evaluated in the regression models, testing interaction terms between lifestyles and sex.SettingPorto, Portugal.SubjectsPortuguese Caucasian adults, aged ≥18 years. Cases were patients consecutively admitted with an incident AMI during 1999–2003 (n 918) and controls were a representative sample of non-institutionalized inhabitants of Porto with no evidence of previous clinical or silent infarction (n 2316).ResultsCigarette smoking was positively associated with AMI in both men and women (smokers >15 cigarettes/d v. never smokers: OR = 9·11, 95 % CI 4·83, 17·20 for women; OR = 3·92, 95 % CI 2·75, 5·58 for men; interaction term P value = 0·001). A significant protective effect of moderate alcohol intake on AMI occurrence was found in women (0·1–15·0 g/d v. non-drinkers: OR = 0·48, 95 % CI 0·31, 0·74), but not in men. Fruit and vegetable intake, vitamin and mineral supplement use and leisure-time physical activity practice were found to decrease AMI risk, with similar effects between sexes.ConclusionsA strong positive association between smoking and AMI was found in women. Also, a protective effect of moderate alcohol intake was only found among females. Fruit and vegetable intake, vitamin and mineral supplement use and leisure-time physical activity practice were found to decrease AMI risk in both sexes.
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Rabin C. Promoting Lifestyle Change Among Cancer Survivors: When Is the Teachable Moment? Am J Lifestyle Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/1559827609338148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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There is mounting evidence that cancer survivors who adopt a healthy lifestyle—for example, by exercising, consuming a healthy diet, and not smoking—reap physical and emotional benefits. Depending on the behavior targeted, these benefits may include reduced fatigue, improved physical functioning, improved quality of life, and greater likelihood of disease-free survival. Given the advantages, cancer survivors should be urged to address any unhealthy behaviors. It remains unclear, however, when cancer survivors will be most receptive to advice from health care providers and others about their lifestyle behaviors. In other words, it is unclear if a “teachable moment” occurs shortly after the cancer diagnosis, during cancer treatment, or sometime after treatment has been completed. This review describes the reasons it has been difficult to identify the optimal time within the cancer trajectory to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. Some strategies for clarifying the optimal timing are discussed. The review concludes by summarizing health behavior recommendations for cancer survivors outlined by an American Cancer Society expert panel.
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- Carolyn Rabin
- From Miriam Hospital & Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island,
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G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen gene and the risk of premature myocardial infarction in Greece. Thromb Res 2009; 125:34-7. [PMID: 19409601 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2008] [Revised: 01/01/2009] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There are limited and controversial data regarding the impact of G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen gene in the pathogenesis of premature myocardial infarction (MI). We examined whether the G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen gene is associated with the development of MI< or =35 years of age. METHODS We recruited 181 consecutive patients who had survived their first acute MI< or =35 years of age (mean age=32.2+/-3.4 years). The control group consisted of 129 healthy individuals matched with cases for age and sex, without a family history of premature coronary heart disease. G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen was tested with polymerase chain reaction and reverse hybridization. RESULTS There was a higher prevalence of carriers of the A allele (GA+AA genotype) in controls than in patients (odds ratio [OR] 0.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.36 to 0.91, p=0.02). G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen gene was associated with lower risk for acute MI (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.25 to 0.83, p=0.01) after adjusting for major cardiovascular risk factors. Fibrinogen levels were higher in patients compared to controls [332 (292-385) vs. 311 (262-373) mg/dL, p=0.01], but the adjusted for classical risk factors fibrinogen levels did not differ (OR 1.003, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.01, p=0.37). Patients possessing the A allele did not differ in their fibrinogen and lipid levels compared to patients with the -455GG genotype. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that the presence of the G-455A polymorphism of beta-fibrinogen gene has a "protective effect" against the development of non-fatal acute MI< or =35 years of age in Greece.
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Background dietary habits are strongly associated with the development of myocardial infarction at young ages: A case–control study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2008.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Long-term prognostic factors of young patients (≤ 35 years) having acute myocardial infarction: the detrimental role of continuation of smoking. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 15:567-71. [DOI: 10.1097/hjr.0b013e32830774db] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background There are few and conflicting data regarding the prognostic role of continued smoking in very young survivors of acute myocardial infraction (AMI) after the event. Design We conducted a prospective study to evaluate the impact of smoking habits on long-term outcome in individuals who sustained AMI at the age of ≤ 35 years. Methods We recruited 147 consecutive patients who had survived their first AMI at the age of ≤ 35 years. Patients were followed up for up to 10 years. Clinical end points were: readmission for acute coronary syndrome, cardiac death or coronary revascularization because of clinical deterioration. Results The most prevalent risk factor at presentation was smoking (94.8%). Follow-up data were obtained by 135 patients (32 ± 3 yeas old, 115 men). During follow-up 75 (55.6%) patients reported continuation of smoking. Forty-four (32.6%) patients presented cardiac events (three cardiac deaths, 30 acute coronary syndromes, and 11 revascularizations). Multivariate data analysis showed that persistence of smoking (relative risk = 2.35, 95% confidence interval 1.5–5.25, P = 0.03) and ejection fraction at presentation (relative risk = 0.95, 95% confidence interval 0.91–0.98, P= 0.008) were the only significant predictors of cardiac events after adjusting for various confounding factors. In addition, continuation of smoking was the most significant predictor of cardiac events during follow-up in our sample (i.e. had the lowest log-likelihood ratio as compared with ejection fraction or other covariates). Conclusion Persistence of smoking is the most powerful predictor for the recurrence of cardiac events in patients with premature AMI.
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Rallidis LS, Gialeraki A, Komporozos C, Vavoulis P, Pavlakis G, Travlou A, Lekakis I, Kremastinos DT. Role of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C->T polymorphism in the development of premature myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis 2008; 200:115-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bibliography. Current world literature. Diabetes and the endocrine pancreas. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2008; 15:193-207. [PMID: 18316957 DOI: 10.1097/med.0b013e3282fba8b4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Katz AR. Selection of cases and controls: Additional information is needed. Int J Cardiol 2008; 124:364-5. [PMID: 17400316 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 12/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The potential for selection bias is a concern in any case-control study. Cases and controls should be representative of the respective diseased and nondiseased persons in a well delineated target population. Even with representative cases and controls, if there is a high (or differential) nonparticipation rate among (or between) cases and controls, selection bias may be introduced. Case-control studies offer an efficient observational analytic design, but they also carry a high potential for the introduction of bias.
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Panagiotakos DB, Rallidis L, Pitsavos C, Stefanadis C, Kremastinos D. Selection of cases and controls in a case–control study. Int J Cardiol 2008; 124:362-3. [PMID: 17597239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rallidis LS, Panagiotakos DB, Pitsavos C, Stefanadis C, Kremastinos DT. Effects of smoking on myocardial infarction in young people. Int J Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Yetkin E, Tekin GO, Yagmur J, Turhan H. Effects of smoking on myocardial infarction at early ages. Int J Cardiol 2007; 120:134-5; author reply 136-7. [PMID: 17137656 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Accepted: 08/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Dandapantula HK, Spears JR, Chandu L, Katkuri H, Afonso L. Cigarette smoking and myocardial infarction in young men and women--"Let us not forget coronary vasospasm". Int J Cardiol 2007; 127:402. [PMID: 17594910 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2007] [Accepted: 05/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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