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Ball J, Dinh DT, Brennan A, Ajani A, Clark DJ, Freeman M, Oqueli E, Hiew C, Nanayakkara S, Walton A, Shaw JA, Chan W, Reid CM, Stub D. Prevalence and outcomes of patients with SMuRF-less acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Open Heart 2024; 11:e002733. [PMID: 38843905 PMCID: PMC11163639 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is increasing awareness that patients without standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs; diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension and smoking) may represent a unique subset of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We aimed to investigate the prevalence and outcomes of patients with SMuRF-less ACS undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with those with SMuRFs. METHODS We analysed data from the Melbourne Interventional Group PCI Registry. Patients with coronary artery disease were excluded. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes included in-hospital and 30-day events. Long-term mortality was investigated using Cox-proportional hazards regression. RESULTS From 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2020, 2727/18 988 (14.4%) patients were SMuRF less, with the proportion increasing over time. Mean age was similar for patients with and without SMuRFs (63 years), and fewer females were SMuRF-less (19.8% vs 25.4%, p<0.001). SMuRF-less patients were more likely to present with cardiac arrest (6.6% vs 3.9%, p<0.001) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (59.1% vs 50.8%, p<0.001) and were more likely to experience postprocedural cardiogenic shock (4.5% vs 3.6%, p=0.019) and arrhythmia (11.2% vs 9.9%, p=0.029). At 30 days, mortality, myocardial infarction, revascularisation and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events did not differ between the groups. During median follow-up of 7 years, SMuRF-less patients had an adjusted 13% decreased rate of mortality (HR 0.87 (95% CI 0.78 to 0.97)). CONCLUSIONS The proportion of SMuRF-less patients increased over time. Presentation was more often a devastating cardiac event compared with those with SMuRFs. No difference in 30-day outcomes was observed and SMuRF-less patients had lower hazard for long-term mortality.
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- Jocasta Ball
- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Melbourne Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Grampians Health Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Alfred Baker Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Sagris M, Theofilis P, Mistakidou V, Oikonomou E, Tsioufis K, Tousoulis D. Young and older patients with acute myocardial infarction: differences in risk factors and angiographic characteristics. Hellenic J Cardiol 2024:S1109-9666(24)00112-X. [PMID: 38734305 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2024.05.008] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Although coronary artery disease mainly affects older individuals, the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) among younger adults (<55 years) has increased during the past decade. Young and older MI patients have different underlying pathophysiologic characteristics, atherosclerotic plaque morphology, and risk factor profiles. METHODS We studied 977 patients (≤55 years old: 322, >55 years old: 655) who were hospitalized for MI in the previous 5 years. Patients' baseline characteristics and daily habits were recorded. Angiographic characteristics and vascular lesions were detected, and further examinations, including flow-mediated dilation (FMD), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and central augmentation index (AIx), were performed. Biomarkers of inflammation (Interleukin-6, Tumor-Necrosis factor-a, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1, and Osteopontin) were also tested. RESULTS The median age in the younger age group was 49 years [interquartile range (IQR: 44-53)] and 66 years (IQR: 61-73) in the older age group. Arterial hypertension was less prevalent in the young compared to the elderly with MI (47.4% vs. 76.2%, p < 0.01). The younger counterparts presented significantly lower rates of diabetes mellitus (19.3% vs. 30.6%, p < 0.01), dyslipidemia (59% vs. 70.8%, p < 0.01), and atrial fibrillation (2.6% vs. 9.7%, p < 0.01) and were more casual smokers (49.3% vs. 23.8%, p < 0.01) compared to older patients with MI. In terms of arterial stiffness, lower PWV [7.3 m/s (IQR: 6.5-8.4 m/s) vs. 9 m/s (IQR: 8-10.8 m/s), p < 0.01] and AIx (20.5 ± 10.8 vs. 25.5 ± 7.8, p < 0.01) were recorded in the young compared to the elderly with MI. Concerning angiographic characteristics, younger patients were more likely to have none or single-vessel disease (55.6% vs. 45.8%, p < 0.02), whereas the older participants more frequently had three or more vessel disease (23.5% vs. 13.6% in the young, p < 0.02). Although significant disparities in blood test results were detected during the acute phase, the great majority of young MI patients were undertreated. CONCLUSION Younger patients with MI are more likely to be smokers with impaired PWV measures, present with non-obstructive or single-vessel disease, and often remain undertreated. A better knowledge of the risk factors as well as the anatomic and pathophysiologic processes in young adults will help enhance MI prevention and treatment options in this patient population.
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- Marios Sagris
- 1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
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- 1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 3rd Cardiology Department, "Sotiria" Chest Disease Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece; 3rd Cardiology Department, "Sotiria" Chest Disease Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Cardiology Department, "Hippokration" General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Huang C, Yang J, Li L, He S, Zhang X, Xu H, Wu Y, Zhang J, Qiao S, Wu Y, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Li W, Jin C, Gao X, Yang Y. Prolonged Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Without Revascularization: China Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Study. Am J Cardiol 2024; 217:39-48. [PMID: 38402925 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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At least 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is 1 of the standards of care following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome. However, study on prolonged DAPT for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) without revascularization is limited. We studied 1,744 patients with AMI without revascularization from the China Acute Myocardial Infarction registry between January 2013 and September 2014. These patients were on DAPT and did not experience AMI, stroke, or bleeding events at the 12-month follow-up. We divided them into 2 groups: 12-month DAPT group (DAPT for at least 12 months but <18 months) and 18-month DAPT group (DAPT for at least 18 months). The primary outcome was 24-month all-cause death. Overall, 1,221 patients (70.0%) took DAPT for ≥12 months but <18 months, whereas 523 patients (30.0%) took DAPT for ≥18 months. The proportion of patients at high ischemic risk and the proportion of patients at high bleeding risk were similar in the 2 groups. At 24 months, the all-cause mortality rate of the 18-month DAPT group was significantly lower than that for the 12-month DAPT group (3.7% vs 5.9%, p = 0.0471). The adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause death also showed statistical significance (0.59, 95% confidence interval 0.35 to 0.99, p = 0.0444). In conclusion, DAPT for at least 18 months appears to be associated with lower 24-month mortality for non-revascularization AMI patients without events within 12 months after onset.
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- Cunrong Huang
- Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, United Kingdom; Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Subei People's Hospital, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Tonghua Central Hospital, Tonghua, Jilin, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China.
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing, China.
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Lu Q, Lv J, Ye Y, Li Z, Wang W, Zhang B, Zhao Q, Zhao Z, Zhang H, Liu Q, Wang B, Yu Z, Guo S, Duan Z, Zhao Y, Gao R, Xu H, Wu Y. Prevalence and impact of diabetes in patients with valvular heart disease. iScience 2024; 27:109084. [PMID: 38375234 PMCID: PMC10875155 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of diabetes in valvular heart disease (VHD), as well as the relationship of diabetes with severity of valvular lesions and clinical outcome. A total of 11,862 patients with significant (≥moderate) VHD from the China Valvular Heart Disease study were included in the analysis. The primary outcome was the composite of all-cause death, hospitalization for heart failure, and myocardial infarction during two-year follow-up. The prevalence of diabetes was 14.5% (1,721/11,862) in VHD. After adjusting for patients' demographics, diabetes was associated with a significantly lower risk of severe valvular lesion in aortic regurgitation and mitral regurgitation (MR). In multivariable analysis, diabetes was identified as an independent predictor of two-year outcome in patients with MR (hazard ratio: 1.345, 95% confidence interval: 1.069-1.692, p = 0.011). More efforts should be made to enhance our understanding and improve outcomes of concomitant VHD and diabetes.
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- Qianhong Lu
- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
- Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Han D, Kim SH, Shin DG, Kang MK, Choi S, Lee N, Kim BK, Joo HJ, Chang K, Park Y, Song YB, Ahn SG, Suh JW, Lee SY, Her AY, Jeong YH, Kim HS, Kim MH, Lim DS, Shin ES, Cho JR. Prognostic Implication of Platelet Reactivity According to Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Status in Patients Treated With Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Analysis of the PTRG-DES Consortium. J Korean Med Sci 2024; 39:e27. [PMID: 38258362 PMCID: PMC10803212 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) often exhibit reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). However, the impact of LV dysfunction status in conjunction with platelet reactivity on clinical outcomes has not been previously investigated. METHODS From the multicenter PTRG-DES (Platelet function and genoType-Related long-term prognosis in DES-treated patients) consortium, the patients were classified as preserved-EF (PEF: LVEF ≥ 50%) and reduced-EF (REF: LVEF< 5 0%) group by echocardiography. Platelet reactivity was measured using VerifyNow P2Y12 assay and high platelet reactivity (HPR) was defined as PRU ≥ 252. The major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) were a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis and stroke at 5 years after PCI. Major bleeding was defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium bleeding types 3-5. RESULTS A total of 13,160 patients from PTRG-DES, 9,319 (79.6%) patients with the results of both PRU and LVEF were analyzed. The incidence of MACCE and major bleeding was higher in REF group as compared with PEF group (MACCEs: hazard ratio [HR] 2.17, P < 0.001, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.85-2.55; major bleeding: HR 1.78, P < 0.001, 95% CI 1.39-2.78). The highest rate of MACCEs was found in patients with REF and HPR, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (HR 3.14 in REF(+)/HPR(+) vs. PEF(+)/HPR(-) group, P < 0.01, 95% CI 2.51-3.91). The frequency of major bleeding was not associated with the HPR in either group. CONCLUSION LV dysfunction was associated with an increased incidence of MACCEs and major bleeding in patients who underwent PCI. The HPR status further exhibited significant increase of MACCEs in patients with LV dysfunction in a large, real-world registry. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04734028.
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- Donghoon Han
- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine and Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Department of Cardiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Gwangmyeong and Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Gwangmyeong and Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Ortega-Hernández JA, González-Pacheco H, Argüello-Bolaños J, Arenas-Díaz JO, Pérez-López R, García-Arias MR, Gopar-Nieto R, Sierra-Lara-Martínez D, Araiza-Garaygordobil D, Manzur-Sandoval D, Soliz-Uriona LA, Astudillo-Alvarez GM, Hernández-Montfort J, Arias-Mendoza A. Invasive Phenoprofiling of Acute-Myocardial-Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5818. [PMID: 37762759 PMCID: PMC10532159 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185818] [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: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies had previously identified three cardiogenic shock (CS) phenotypes (cardiac-only, cardiorenal, and cardiometabolic). Therefore, we aimed to understand better the hemodynamic profiles of these phenotypes in acute myocardial infarction-CS (AMI-CS) using pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) data to better understand the AMI-CS heterogeneity. METHODS We analyzed the PAC data of 309 patients with AMI-CS. The patients were classified by SCAI shock stage, congestion profile, and phenotype. In addition, 24 h hemodynamic PAC data were obtained. RESULTS We identified three AMI-CS phenotypes: cardiac-only (43.7%), cardiorenal (32.0%), and cardiometabolic (24.3%). The cardiometabolic phenotype had the highest mortality rate (70.7%), followed by the cardiorenal (52.5%) and cardiac-only (33.3%) phenotypes, with significant differences (p < 0.001). Right atrial pressure (p = 0.001) and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (p = 0.01) were higher in the cardiometabolic and cardiorenal phenotypes. Cardiac output, index, power, power index, and cardiac power index normalized by right atrial pressure and left-ventricular stroke work index were lower in the cardiorenal and cardiometabolic than in the cardiac-only phenotypes. We found a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.1 for the cardiorenal and 3.3 for cardiometabolic versus the cardiac-only phenotypes (p < 0.001). Also, multi-organ failure, acute kidney injury, and ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation had a significant HR. Multivariate analysis revealed that CS phenotypes retained significance (p < 0.001) when adjusted for the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions score (p = 0.011) and ∆congestion (p = 0.028). These scores independently predicted mortality. CONCLUSIONS Accurate patient prognosis and treatment strategies are crucial, and phenotyping in AMI-CS can aid in this effort. PAC profiling can provide valuable prognostic information and help design new trials involving AMI-CS.
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- Jorge A. Ortega-Hernández
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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- Advanced Heart Failure and Recovery Program for Central Texas Baylor Scott & White Health, 302 University Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78665, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Coronary Care Unit, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Ciudad De Mexico 14080, Mexico; (J.A.-B.); (J.O.A.-D.); (R.P.-L.); (M.R.G.-A.); (R.G.-N.); (D.S.-L.-M.); (D.A.-G.); (D.M.-S.); (L.A.S.-U.); (G.M.A.-A.); (A.A.-M.)
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Katus HA, Giannitsis E. Single high-sensitivity troponin sample below the limit of detection to safely rule out NSTEMI-ACS: is this enough? Eur Heart J 2023; 44:2859-2861. [PMID: 37377380 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad421] [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: 06/29/2023] Open
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- Hugo A Katus
- Medizinische Klinik III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik III, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Reid CM, Chih H, Duffy SJ, Brennan AL, Ajani AE, Beltrame J, Tavella R, Yan BP, Dinh D, Chin CT, Do LD, Nguyen QN, Nguyen HTT, Wijaya IP, Yamin M, Rusdi L, Alwi I, Sim KH, Yip Fong AY, Wan Ahmad WA, Yeo KK. Harmonising Individual Patient Level Cardiac Registry Data Across the Asia Pacific Region-A Feasibility Study of In-Hospital Outcomes of STEMI Patients From the Asia Pacific Evaluation of Cardiovascular Therapies (ASPECT) Network. Heart Lung Circ 2023; 32:166-174. [PMID: 36272954 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.08.012] [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: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The Asia-Pacific Evaluation of Cardiovascular Therapies (ASPECT) collaboration was established to inform on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the Asia-Pacific Region. Our aims were to (i) determine the operational requirements to assemble an international individual patient dataset and validate the processes of governance, data quality and data security, and subsequently (ii) describe the characteristics and outcomes for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing PCI in the ASPECT registry. METHODS Seven (7) ASPECT members were approached to provide a harmonised anonymised dataset from their local registry. Patient characteristics were summarised and associations between the characteristics and in-hospital outcomes for STEMI patients were analysed. RESULTS Six (6) participating sites (86%) provided governance approvals for the collation of individual anonymised patient data from 2015 to 2017. Five (5) sites (83%) provided >90% of agreed data elements and 68% of the collated elements had <10% missingness. From the registry (n=12,620), 84% were male. The mean age was 59.2±12.3 years. The Malaysian cohort had a high prevalence of previous myocardial infarction (34%), almost twice that of any other sites (p<0.001). Adverse in-hospital outcomes were the lowest in Hong Kong whilst in-hospital mortality varied from 2.7% in Vietnam to 7.9% in Singapore. CONCLUSIONS Governance approvals for the collation of individual patient anonymised data was achieved with a high level of data alignment. Secure data transfer process and repository were established. Patient characteristics and presentation varied significantly across the Asia-Pacific region with this likely to be a major predictor of variations in the clinical outcomes observed across the region.
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- Christopher M Reid
- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia; School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Vietnam National Heart Institute, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Universitas Indonesia Medical School, Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Universitas Indonesia Medical School, Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Universitas Indonesia Medical School, Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Universitas Indonesia Medical School, Jalan Pangeran Diponegoro, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Sarawak, Malaysia; National Heart Association of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sarawak Heart Centre, Sarawak, Malaysia; National Heart Association of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- National Heart Association of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; University of Malaya Medical Centre, Jalan Universiti, Selangor, Malaysia
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- National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Bouzid Z, Faramand Z, Martin-Gill C, Sereika SM, Callaway CW, Saba S, Gregg R, Badilini F, Sejdic E, Al-Zaiti SS. Incorporation of Serial 12-Lead Electrocardiogram With Machine Learning to Augment the Out-of-Hospital Diagnosis of Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Ann Emerg Med 2023; 81:57-69. [PMID: 36253296 PMCID: PMC9780162 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Ischemic electrocardiogram (ECG) changes are subtle and transient in patients with suspected non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE)-acute coronary syndrome. However, the out-of-hospital ECG is not routinely used during subsequent evaluation at the emergency department. Therefore, we sought to compare the diagnostic performance of out-of-hospital and ED ECG and evaluate the incremental gain of artificial intelligence-augmented ECG analysis. METHODS This prospective observational cohort study recruited patients with out-of-hospital chest pain. We retrieved out-of-hospital-ECG obtained by paramedics in the field and the first ED ECG obtained by nurses during inhospital evaluation. Two independent and blinded reviewers interpreted ECG dyads in mixed order per practice recommendations. Using 179 morphological ECG features, we trained, cross-validated, and tested a random forest classifier to augment non ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) diagnosis. RESULTS Our sample included 2,122 patients (age 59 [16]; 53% women; 44% Black, 13.5% confirmed acute coronary syndrome). The rate of diagnostic ST elevation and ST depression were 5.9% and 16.2% on out-of-hospital-ECG and 6.1% and 12.4% on ED ECG, with ∼40% of changes seen on out-of-hospital-ECG persisting and ∼60% resolving. Using expert interpretation of out-of-hospital-ECG alone gave poor baseline performance with area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC), sensitivity, and negative predictive values of 0.69, 0.50, and 0.92. Using expert interpretation of serial ECG changes enhanced this performance (AUC 0.80, sensitivity 0.61, and specificity 0.93). Interestingly, augmenting the out-of-hospital-ECG alone with artificial intelligence algorithms boosted its performance (AUC 0.83, sensitivity 0.75, and specificity 0.95), yielding a net reclassification improvement of 29.5% against expert ECG interpretation. CONCLUSION In this study, 60% of diagnostic ST changes resolved prior to hospital arrival, making the ED ECG suboptimal for the inhospital evaluation of NSTE-ACS. Using serial ECG changes or incorporating artificial intelligence-augmented analyses would allow correctly reclassifying one in 4 patients with suspected NSTE-ACS.
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Advanced Algorithm Research Center, Philips Healthcare, Cambridge, MA
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Ahmed H, Tadesse A, Alemu H, Abebe A, Tadesse M. Undernutrition was a prevalent clinical problem among older adult patients with heart failure in a hospital setting in Northwest Ethiopia. Front Nutr 2022; 9:962497. [DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.962497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BackgroundUndernutrition is a frequently noticed medical problem in patients with heart failure. It is caused by poor nutrient intake, malabsorption, systemic inflammation, neurohumoral activation, oxidative stress, and hypermetabolic state. Undernutrition results in a decrease in the quality of life and the survival rate in patients with heart failure. There is a paucity of documentation on undernutrition among patients with heart failure in sub-Saharan African countries. The study aimed to determine the magnitude and associated factors of undernutrition among older adult patients with heart failure in the hospital setting in Northwest Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, between 1 June 2021 and 31 October 2021. A consecutive sampling method was used to recruit 262 study subjects. A Mini-nutritional assessment-full form (MNA-FL) Questionnaire was used to extract nutritional information among patients with heart failure. Patients with heart failure, who scored MNA-FL score <17, were declared to have undernutrition. The data were entered into EPI Info version 4.6.0.0 and then exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Explanatory variables associated with undernutrition in patients with heart failure were analyzed by applying a logistic regression model. A P-value of <0.05 was used to declare a significant association.ResultsA total of 262 patients with heart failure were included in the study. The mean age (± SD) of the study subjects was 64.6 (± 9.2) years. Hypertensive heart disease (111/262, 42%) was the most common cause of heart failure. Hypertension was the frequently observed comorbid disease. Based on the MNA-FL score for nutritional status, 75 out of 262 (28.6%, 95% CI: 22.9–34.4%) were undernourished (MNA-FL < 17), while 124 out of 262 (47.3%, CI: 41.5–53.1%) were at risk of undernutrition (MNA-FL = 17–23.5). The remaining 63 out of 262 (24.1%, 95% CI: 18.2–29.8%) study subjects were well nourished (MNA-FL > 24). On a multivariate analysis, patients with severe heart failure (New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III/IV) (AOR = 4.287, CI: 2.012–9.134, P-value < 0.001), with a duration of illness of 3–5 years (AOR = 3.225, CI: 1.138–9.137, P-value = 0.028), with a duration of illness of >5 years (AOR = 4.349, CI: 1.592–11.879, P-value = 0.001), presence of comorbidities (AOR = 2.29, CI: 1.06–4.96, P-value = 0.036), who underwent treatment with loop diuretics (AOR = 2.983, CI: 1.407–6.326, P-value = 0.040), and who reside in a rural area (AOR = 5.119, CI: 2.481–10.560, P-value < 0.001) were at risk of developing undernutrition.ConclusionUndernutrition was a significant clinical problem in older patients with heart failure. Nutritional interventions should be prioritized for patients with chronic and severe heart failure.
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Anderson HVS, Masri SC, Abdallah MS, Chang AM, Cohen MG, Elgendy IY, Gulati M, LaPoint K, Madan N, Moussa ID, Ramirez J, Simon AW, Singh V, Waldo SW, Williams MS. 2022 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Chest Pain and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Data Standards. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:1660-1700. [PMID: 36055903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Yan ST, Sun J, Gu ZY, Miao XY, Ma LC, Sun BR, Fu XM, Liu HZ, Yang G, Fang FS, Li H. The bidirectional association of C-peptide with cardiovascular risk in nondiabetic adults and patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:201. [PMID: 36192784 PMCID: PMC9531486 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01636-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Recent literature reported the biological role of C-peptide, but this role is still controversial and unclear. The primary aim of this study was to investigate associations between C-peptide and cardiovascular biomarkers as well as events. Methods A total of 55636 participants who had a health examination from 2017 to 2021 were included. Of them, 6727 participants visited the hospital at least twice. Cardiovascular biomarkers like high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) were measured and their relationships with fasting C-peptide were evaluated for all participants. Cardiovascular events were obtained during the last visit and their associations with C-peptide were evaluated for those participants who visited the hospital at least twice. Results Among the included participants, 11.1% had a previous type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In the participants without previous T2DM, the relationships between fasting C-peptide and hs-CRP and hs-cTnT were negative if the value of fasting C-peptide was < 1.4 ng/mL and positive if the value was ≥ 1.4 ng/mL. These relationships remained significant after adjusting for hemoglobin A1c, insulin resistance index, and its interaction with C-peptide, even if the participants were stratified by glucose metabolism status or levels of insulin resistance index. Hazard ratios of cardiovascular events were first decreased and then increased with the increasing of baseline C-peptide levels, though these associations became unsignificant using the multivariate Cox regression model. Unlike the participants without previous T2DM, the associations of C-peptide with cardiovascular biomarkers and events were not significant in the patients with previous T2DM. Conclusions The associations of C-peptide with cardiovascular biomarkers and events were different between the participants without previous T2DM and those with previous T2DM. The effect of C-peptide on cardiovascular risk may be bidirectional, play a benefit role at a low level, and play a harmful role at a high level in the nondiabetic adults and the patients with newly diagnosed T2DM. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-022-01636-z.
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- Shuang-Tong Yan
- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Health Management Institute, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Nephrology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Health Care, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Health Management Institute, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Bozkurt B, Das SR, Addison D, Gupta A, Jneid H, Khan SS, Koromia GA, Kulkarni PA, LaPoint K, Lewis EF, Michos ED, Peterson PN, Turagam MK, Wang TY, Yancy CW. 2022 AHA/ACC Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Complications of COVID-19: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 80:388-465. [PMID: 35753858 PMCID: PMC9222652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Parra-Reyna B, Padilla-Gutiérrez JR, Aceves-Ramírez M, García-Garduño TC, Martínez-Fernández DE, Jacobo-García JJ, Valdés-Alvarado E, Valle Y. Genetic variants, gene expression, and soluble CD36 analysis in acute coronary syndrome: Differential protein concentration between ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina. J Clin Lab Anal 2022; 36:e24529. [PMID: 35666553 PMCID: PMC9280014 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Atherosclerosis plays an important role in the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). CD36 is a scavenger receptor involved in lipid metabolism. Some single‐nucleotide variants in the non‐coding region could indirectly alter the expression and the function of the protein. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the gene and protein expression associated with CD36 variants (rs1194182;C > G; rs1049654;C > A, rs1334512;G > T, and rs3211892;G > A) in ACS patients from the western Mexican population. Methods We recruited 310 ACS patients and 308 subjects in the control group (CG). Genotyping was determined by TaqMan SNP genotyping assays. CD36 expression at the mRNA level was quantified by TaqMan gene expression assays. Soluble CD36 (sCD36) was measured by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. Results We show that rs1194182G > C variant provides a protective effect with a 1.7‐fold lower susceptibility to develop ACS (p = 0.03); however, this association was masked by diabetes and dyslipidemia. We observed a higher sCD36 concentration in patient with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared with patients with unstable angina (UA) (p = 0.038). Likewise, in diabetic patients versus non‐diabetic (p < 0.001). We observed in patients an increase in CD36 mRNA expression (1.91 times higher) than in the CG (p = 0.02). Conclusion The rs1194182 seems to be associated with diabetes in a risky manner, in ACS patients and protective for dyslipidemia in both groups. The concentration of sCD36 seems to be associated with the clinical spectrum of the ACS patients and the presence of diabetes, since patients with STEMI present significantly elevated level compared with UA.
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- Brenda Parra-Reyna
- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.,Doctorado en Genética Humana, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.,Doctorado en Genética Humana, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.,Doctorado en Genética Humana, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Marrocos MSM, Teixeira AA, Quinto BM, Canzian MEF, Manfredi S, Batista MC. Diabetes acts on mortality in hemodialysis patients predicted by asymmetric dimethylarginine and inflammation. Nefrologia 2022; 42:177-185. [PMID: 36153914 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.05.008] [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: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The mortality rate of diabetic patients on dialysis is higher than that of non-diabetic patients. Asymmetric dimethylarginine and inflammation are strong predictors of death in hemodialysis. This study aimed to evaluate asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein interaction in predicting mortality in hemodialysis according to the presence or absence of diabetes. METHODS Asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein were measured in 202 patients in maintenance hemodialysis assembled from 2011 to 2012 and followed for four years. Effect modification of C-reactive protein on the relationship between asymmetric dimethylarginine and all-cause mortality was investigated dividing the population into four categories according to the median of asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein. RESULTS Asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein levels were similar between diabetics and non-diabetics. Asymmetric dimethylarginine - median IQR μM - (1.95 1.75-2.54 versus 1.03 0.81-1.55 P=0.000) differed in non-diabetics with or without evolution to death (HR 2379 CI 1.36-3.68 P=0.000) and was similar in diabetics without or with evolution to death. Among non-diabetics, the category with higher asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein levels exhibited the highest mortality (69.0% P=0.000). No differences in mortality were seen in diabetics. A joint effect was found between asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein, explaining all-cause mortality (HR 15.21 CI 3.50-66.12 P=0.000). CONCLUSIONS Asymmetric dimethylarginine is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in non-diabetic patients in hemodialysis. Other risk factors may overlap asymmetric dimethylarginine in people with diabetes. Inflammation dramatically increases the risk of death associated with high plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine in hemodialysis.
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- Mauro Sergio Martins Marrocos
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital do Servidor Público do Estado de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 1800, CEP: 04039-901 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627/701, Morumbi, CEP 05652-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Dawson LP, Dinh DT, Stub D, Ahern S, Bloom JE, Duffy SJ, Lefkovits J, Brennan A, Reid CM, Oqueli E. Health-related quality of life following percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qual Life Res 2022; 31:2375-2385. [PMID: 34978043 PMCID: PMC8720546 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-03056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread public health measures were implemented to control community transmission. The association between these measures and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients following percutaneous coronary intervention has not been studied. Methods We included consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the state-wide Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry between 1/3/2020 and 30/9/2020 (COVID-19 period; n = 5024), with a historical control group from the identical period one year prior (control period; n = 5041). HRQOL assessment was performed via telephone follow-up 30 days following PCI using the 3-level EQ-5D questionnaire and Australian-specific index values. Results Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, but during the COVID-19 period indication for PCI was more common for acute coronary syndromes. No patients undergoing PCI were infected with COVID-19 at the time of their procedure. EQ-5D visual analogue score (VAS), index score, and individual components were higher at 30 days following PCI during the COVID-19 period (all P < 0.01). In multivariable analysis, the COVID-19 period was independently associated with higher VAS and index scores. No differences were observed between regions or stage of restrictions in categorical analysis. Similarly, in subgroup analysis, no significant interactions were observed. Conclusion Measures of HRQOL following PCI were higher during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the previous year. These data suggest that challenging community circumstances may not always be associated with poor patient quality of life. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11136-021-03056-0.
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- Luke P Dawson
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Centre of Clinical Research and Education, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Ballarat Health Services, 1 Drummond St North, Ballarat, VIC, 3350, Australia. .,School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
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Faramand Z, Alrawashdeh M, Helman S, Bouzid Z, Martin-Gill C, Callaway C, Al-Zaiti S. Your neighborhood matters: A machine-learning approach to the geospatial and social determinants of health in 9-1-1 activated chest pain. Res Nurs Health 2021; 45:230-239. [PMID: 34820853 PMCID: PMC8930557 DOI: 10.1002/nur.22199] [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: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Healthcare disparities in the initial management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) exist. Yet, the complexity of interactions between demographic, social, economic, and geospatial determinants of health hinders incorporating such predictors in existing risk stratification models. We sought to explore a machine-learning-based approach to study the complex interactions between the geospatial and social determinants of health to explain disparities in ACS likelihood in an urban community. This study identified consecutive patients transported by Pittsburgh emergency medical service for a chief complaint of chest pain or ACS-equivalent symptoms. We extracted demographics, clinical data, and location coordinates from electronic health records. Median income was based on US census data by zip code. A random forest (RF) classifier and a regularized logistic regression model were used to identify the most important predictors of ACS likelihood. Our final sample included 2400 patients (age 59 ± 17 years, 47% Females, 41% Blacks, 15.8% adjudicated ACS). In our RF model (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.71 ± 0.03) age, prior revascularization, income, distance from hospital, and residential neighborhood were the most important predictors of ACS likelihood. In regularized regression (akaike information criterion = 1843, bayesian information criterion = 1912, χ2 = 193, df = 10, p < 0.001), residential neighborhood remained a significant and independent predictor of ACS likelihood. Findings from our study suggest that residential neighborhood constitutes an upstream factor to explain the observed healthcare disparity in ACS risk prediction, independent from known demographic, social, and economic determinants of health, which can inform future work on ACS prevention, in-hospital care, and patient discharge.
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- Ziad Faramand
- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Population Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,School of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,UPMC Prehospital Care Division and Bureau of EMS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Khandaker MAH, Panduranga P. Not all Postmyocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Need Immediate Surgery: Role of Cardiogenic Shock Classification. Heart Views 2021; 22:141-145. [PMID: 34584627 PMCID: PMC8445139 DOI: 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_138_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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A 56-year-old man presented with acute anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction. Initially he was thrombolysed at a peripheral hospital and a transthoracic echocardiography revealed multiple (2-3 mm) apical muscular ventricular septal defects suggesting ventricular septal rupture (VSR), with the largest measuring 10mm with left to right shunt and max gradient was 74 mmHg. His left ventricular ejection fraction was 45%. A coronary angiogram revealed tight proximal (95%) and mid segments (80%) stenosis in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) but diffusely diseased distally. Another significant stenosis (80%) was present at the ostium of the right posterior descending artery (r-PDA). He was in Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) cardiogenic shock Stage B, hence cardiac surgeons advised conservative medical treatment in order to stabilize the infarct area with view of good surgical outcome. Although, there was a dilemma between the surgeon and the cardiologist regarding timing VSR closure, classification of shock stages helped to delay surgery. Eventually, he was taken for surgery at the 18th day of admission with a graft to r-PDA rather to LAD (due to difficult visualization) and repair of VSR with Gortex patch. In conclusion, in all patients with post MI VSR, SCAI shock stages classification has to be applied in determining the timing of surgery.
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Center, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Shumilah AM, Othman AM, Al-Madhagi AK. Accuracy of neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to lymphocyte ratios as new inflammatory markers in acute coronary syndrome. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:422. [PMID: 34493205 PMCID: PMC8424963 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02236-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Inflammation plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis and in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Leukocytes and leukocytes ratios were recognized as inflammatory markers in predicting the presence and severity of ACS. Methods This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR) with ACS. One hundred patients admitted to the Cardiac Center who were confirmed to have ACS and 100 healthy controls confirmed not to have ACS were enrolled in this study. ECG and troponin I test were used as gold standards to make sure that the participants with or without ACS. Total white blood cells (WBCs) count, NLR, and MLR values were estimated.
Results Total WBCs, neutrophil, and monocyte counts were significantly higher while lymphocyte counts were significantly lower in ACS patients than in the healthy controls (p < 0.001). NLR and MLR were significantly higher in ACS patients than in the healthy controls (p < 0.001). Among all the studied markers, NLR was found to be the strongest predictive marker of ACS (OR: 3.3, p < 0.001), whereas MLR was non-significant (p > 0.05). A cut-off value of 2.9 of NLR had 90% sensitivity and 88% specificity while 0.375 cut-off value of MLR had 79% sensitivity, 91% specificity for predicting ACS presence. Conclusions NLR is a simple, widely available, and inexpensive inflammatory marker which can be an auxiliary biomarker in the diagnosis of ACS with a cut-off value of 2.9 in our population.
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- Ahmed Mohammed Shumilah
- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen.
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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Faramand Z, Helman S, Ahmad A, Martin-Gill C, Callaway C, Saba S, Gregg RE, Wang J, Al-Zaiti S. Performance and limitations of automated ECG interpretation statements in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. J Electrocardiol 2021; 69S:45-50. [PMID: 34465465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2021.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The 12‑lead ECG plays an important role in triaging patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease, making automated ECG interpretation statements of "Acute MI" or "Acute Ischemia" crucial, especially during prehospital transport when access to physician interpretation of the ECG is limited. However, it remains unknown how automated interpretation statements correspond to adjudicated clinical outcomes during hospitalization. We sought to evaluate the diagnostic performance of prehospital automated interpretation statements to four well-defined clinical outcomes of interest: confirmed ST- segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); presence of actionable coronary culprit lesions, myocardial necrosis, or any acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS An observational cohort study that enrolled consecutive patients with non-traumatic chest pain transported via ambulance. Prehospital ECGs were obtained with the Philips MRX monitor from the medical command center and re-processed using manufacturer-specific diagnostic algorithms to denote the likelihood of >>>Acute MI<<< or >>>Acute Ischemia<<<. Two independent reviewers retrospectively adjudicated the study outcomes and disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer. RESULTS Our study included 2400 patients (age 59 ± 16, 47% females, 41% Black), with 190 (8%) patients with documented automated diagnostic statements of acute MI or acute ischemia. The sensitivity/specificity of the automated algorithm for detecting confirmed STEMI (n = 143, 6%); presence of actionable coronary culprit lesions (n = 258, 11%), myocardial necrosis (n = 291, 12%), or any ACS (n = 378, 16%) were 62.9%/95.6%; 37.2%/95.6%; 38.5%/96.4%; and 30.7%/96.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION Although being very specific, automated interpretation statements of acute MI/acute ischemia on prehospital ECGs are not satisfactorily sensitive to exclude symptomatic coronary disease. Patients without these automated interpretation statements should be considered further for significant underlying coronary disease based on the clinical context. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT04237688.
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- Ziad Faramand
- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Philips Healthcare, Andover, MA, USA
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- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Division of Cardiology at University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Dawson LP, Burchill L, O'Brien J, Dinh D, Duffy SJ, Stub D, Brennan A, Clark D, Oqueli E, Hiew C, Freeman M, Reid CM, Ajani AE. Differences in outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Victoria, Australia: a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study. LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH 2021; 9:e1296-e1304. [PMID: 34274040 DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00224-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Data on the patient characteristics and health outcomes of Indigenous Australians having revascularisation for treatment of coronary artery disease are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess differences in patient characteristics, presentations, and outcomes among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians having percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in urban and larger regional centres in Victoria, Australia. METHODS In this multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study, data were prospectively collected from six government-funded tertiary hospitals in the state of Victoria, Australia. The Melbourne Interventional Group PCI registry was used to identify patients having PCI at Victorian metropolitan and large regional hospitals between Jan 1, 2005, and Dec 31, 2018. The primary outcome was long-term mortality. Secondary outcomes were 30 day mortality and 30 day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite endpoint of death, myocardial infarction, and target-vessel revascularisation. Regression analyses, adjusted for clinically relevant covariates and geographical and socioeconomic indices, were used to establish the influence of Indigenous status on these study outcomes. FINDINGS 41 146 patient procedures were entered into the registry, of whom 179 (0·4%) were recorded as identifying as Indigenous Australian, 39 855 (96·9%) were not Indigenous Australian, and 1112 (2·7%) had incomplete data regarding ethnicity and were excluded. Compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts, Indigenous patients were younger, more often women, and more likely to have comorbidities. Indigenous Australians were also more likely to live in a regional community and areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. Procedural success and complication rates were similar for Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients having PCI. At 30 day follow-up, Indigenous Australians were more likely to be taking optimal medical therapy, although overall follow-up rates were lower and prevalence of persistent smoking was higher. Multivariable analysis showed that Indigenous status was independently associated with increased risk of long-term mortality (hazard ratio 2·49, 95% CI 1·79-3·48; p<0·0001), 30 day mortality (odds ratio 2·78, 95% CI 1·09-7·12; p=0·033), and 30-day MACE (odds ratio 1·87, 95% CI 1·03-3·39; p=0·039). INTERPRETATION Indigenous Australians having PCI in urban and larger regional centres are at increased risk of mortality and adverse cardiac events. Clinically effective and culturally safe care pathways are urgently needed to improve health outcomes among Indigenous Australians who are having PCI. FUNDING National Health and Medical Research Council, National Heart Foundation.
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- Luke P Dawson
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine, Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, VIC, Australia; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre of Clinical Research and Education, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine, Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Leonardi S, Montalto C, Casella G, Grosseto D, Repetto A, Portolan M, Fortuni F, Ottani F, Galvani M, Cardelli LS, De Servi S, Rubboli A, De Ferrari GM, Oltrona Visconti L, Campo G. Clinical governance programme in patients with acute coronary syndrome: design and methodology of a quality improvement initiative. Open Heart 2021; 7:openhrt-2020-001415. [PMID: 33372102 PMCID: PMC7768950 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Despite the availability of diverse evidence-based diagnostic and treatment options, many patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) still fail to receive effective, safe and timely diagnoses and therapies. The Association of Acute CardioVascular Care of the European Society of Cardiology has proposed and retrospectively validated a set of ACS-specific quality indicators. Combining these indicators with the principles of clinical governance-a holistic, patient-centred approach intended to promote continuous quality improvement-we designed the clinical governance programme in patients with ACS. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This is a multicentre quality improvement initiative exploring multiple dimensions of care, including diagnosis, therapy, patient satisfaction, centre organisation and efficiency in all comers patients with ACS.The study will enrol ≈ 5000 patients prospectively (ie, at the time of the first objective qualifying ACS criterion) with a 1-year follow-up. Consecutive inclusion will be promoted by a simplified informed consent process and quantified by the concordance with corresponding hospital administrative records using diagnosis-related group codes of ACS.Coprimary outcome measures are (1) timely reperfusion in patients with ST-elevation ACS and (2) optimal medical therapy at discharge in patients with confirmed acute myocardial infarction. Secondary outcomes broadly include multiple indicators of the process of care. Clinical endpoints (ie, death, myocardial infarction, stroke and bleeding) will be adjudicated by a clinical event committee according to predefined criteria. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has been approved by local ethics committee of all study sites. As a quality improvement initiative and to promote consecutive inclusion of the population of interest, a written informed consent will be requested only to patients who are discharged alive. Dissemination will be actively promoted by (1) the registration site (ClinicalTrials.Gov ID NCT04255537), (2) collaborations with investigators through open data access and sharing.
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- Sergio Leonardi
- Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy .,Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Maggiore Hospital Carlo Alberto Pizzardi, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
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- Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni, Forli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital SpA, Cotignola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.,UO Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Cona, Italy
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- Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.,IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardia, Italy
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- Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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- UO Cardiologia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Ferrara Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Cona, Italy
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Marrocos MSM, Teixeira AA, Quinto BM, Canzian MEF, Manfredi S, Batista MC. Diabetes acts on mortality in hemodialysis patients predicted by asymmetric dimethylarginine and inflammation. Nefrologia 2021; 42:S0211-6995(21)00110-7. [PMID: 34238597 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.02.006] [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: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The mortality rate of diabetic patients on dialysis is higher than that of non-diabetic patients. Asymmetric dimethylarginine and inflammation are strong predictors of death in hemodialysis. This study aimed to evaluate asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein interaction in predicting mortality in hemodialysis according to the presence or absence of diabetes. METHODS Asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein were measured in 202 patients in maintenance hemodialysis assembled from 2011 to 2012 and followed for four years. Effect modification of C-reactive protein on the relationship between asymmetric dimethylarginine and all-cause mortality was investigated dividing the population into four categories according to the median of asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein. RESULTS Asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein levels were similar between diabetics and non-diabetics. Asymmetric dimethylarginine - median IQR μM - (1.95 1.75-2.54 versus 1.03 0.81-1.55 P=0.000) differed in non-diabetics with or without evolution to death (HR 2379 CI 1.36-3.68 P=0.000) and was similar in diabetics without or with evolution to death. Among non-diabetics, the category with higher asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein levels exhibited the highest mortality (69.0% P=0.000). No differences in mortality were seen in diabetics. A joint effect was found between asymmetric dimethylarginine and C-reactive protein, explaining all-cause mortality (HR 15.21 CI 3.50-66.12 P=0.000). CONCLUSIONS Asymmetric dimethylarginine is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in non-diabetic patients in hemodialysis. Other risk factors may overlap asymmetric dimethylarginine in people with diabetes. Inflammation dramatically increases the risk of death associated with high plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine in hemodialysis.
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- Mauro Sergio Martins Marrocos
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital do Servidor Público do Estado de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 1800, CEP: 04039-901 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 781 14 andar, Vila Clementino, CEP: 04039-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Av. Albert Einstein, 627/701, Morumbi, CEP 05652-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Naidu SS, Abbott JD, Bagai J, Blankenship J, Garcia S, Iqbal SN, Kaul P, Khuddus MA, Kirkwood L, Manoukian SV, Patel MR, Skelding K, Slotwiner D, Swaminathan RV, Welt FG, Kolansky DM. SCAI expert consensus update on best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: This statement was endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) in April 2021. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 98:255-276. [PMID: 33909349 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The current document commissioned by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Society represents a comprehensive update to the 2012 and 2016 consensus documents on patient-centered best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Comprising updates to staffing and credentialing, as well as evidence-based updates to the pre-, intra-, and post-procedural logistics, clinical standards and patient flow, the document also includes an expanded section on CCL governance, administration, and approach to quality metrics. This update also acknowledges the collaboration with various specialties, including discussion of the heart team approach to management, and working with electrophysiology colleagues in particular. It is hoped that this document will be utilized by hospitals, health systems, as well as regulatory bodies involved in assuring and maintaining quality, safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of patient throughput in this high volume area.
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- Srihari S Naidu
- Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute of Lifespan, Division of Cardiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Cardiology Division, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Cardiac and Vascular Institute and North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medicine Population Health Sciences, Queens, New York, USA
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- Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Han D, Choi JH, Kim S, Park SM, Shin DG, Kang MK, Choi S, Lee N, Cho JR. Changes in serum serotonin levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable angina undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520970104. [PMID: 33284714 PMCID: PMC7724410 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520970104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Activated platelets release serotonin, causing platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction. Serotonin levels were investigated in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chronic stable angina (CSA) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing PCI for either ACS or CSA were enrolled between July 2009 and April 2010. Patients were pre-treated with dual antiplatelet agents (aspirin and clopidogrel) before PCI. Serum serotonin levels, measured at baseline, pre- and post-PCI, and at 90 min, and 6, 12, 24 and 48 h following PCI, were compared between ACS and CSA groups. RESULTS Sixty-three patients with ACS and 60 with CSA were included. Overall baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups. Serotonin levels at post-PCI (55.2 ± 120.0 versus 20.1 ± 24.0) and at peak (regardless of timepoint; 94.0 ± 170.9 versus 38.8 ± 72.3) were significantly higher in the ACS versus CSA group. At 90 min and 6, 24 and 48 h post-PCI, serum serotonin was numerically, but not significantly, higher in patients with ACS. Serotonin levels fluctuated in both groups, showing an initial rise and fall, rebound at 24 h and drop at 48 h post-PCI. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing PCI, serum serotonin was more elevated in patients with ACS than those with CSA, suggesting the need for more potent and sustained platelet inhibition, particularly in patients with ACS.
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- Donghoon Han
- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Centre, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Centre, Seongnam Citizens Medical Centre, Seongnam, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Centre, Nowon Eulji Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Dawson LP, Dinh D, O'Brien J, Duffy SJ, Guymer E, Brennan A, Clark D, Oqueli E, Hiew C, Freeman M, Reid CM, Ajani AE. Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Am J Cardiol 2021; 140:39-46. [PMID: 33144158 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthritis and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. Evidence regarding outcomes following PCI is limited. This study aimed to assess differences in outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) between patients with and without RA. The Melbourne Interventional Group PCI registry (2005 to 2018) was used to identify 756 patients with RA. Outcomes were compared with the remaining cohort (n = 38,579). Patients with RA were older, more often female, with higher rates of hypertension, previous stroke, peripheral vascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic lung disease, myocardial infarction, and renal impairment, whereas rates of dyslipidemia and current smoking were lower, all p <0.05. Lesions in patients with RA were more frequently complex (ACC/AHA type B2/C), requiring longer stents, with higher rates of no reflow, all p <0.05. Risk of long-term mortality, adjusted for potential confounders, was higher for patients with RA (hazard ratio 1.53, 95% confidence interval 1.30 to 1.80; median follow-up 5.0 years), whereas 30-day outcomes including mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, bleeding, stroke, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery, and target vessel revascularization were similar. In subgroup analysis, patients with RA and lower BMI (Pfor interaction < 0.001) and/or acute coronary syndromes (Pfor interaction = 0.05) had disproportionately higher risk of long-term mortality compared with patients without RA. In conclusion, patients with RA who underwent PCI had more co-morbidities and longer, complex coronary lesions. Risk of short-term adverse outcomes was similar, whereas risk of long-term mortality was higher, especially among patients with acute coronary syndromes and lower body mass index.
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- Luke P Dawson
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Medicine, Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia.
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Faramand Z, Li H, Al-Rifai N, Frisch SO, Abu-Jaradeh O, Mahmoud A, Al-Zaiti S. Association between history of cancer and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Eur J Emerg Med 2021; 28:64-69. [PMID: 32947416 PMCID: PMC7770076 DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cancer survivorship status among patients evaluated for chest pain at the emergency department (ED) warrants high degree of suspicion. However, it remains unclear whether cancer survivorship is associated with different risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) compared to those with no history of cancer. Furthermore, while HEART score is widely used in ED evaluation, it is unclear whether it can adequately triage chest pain events in cancer survivors. We sought to compare the rate of MACE in patients with a recent history of cancer in remission evaluated for acute chest pain at the ED to those with no history of cancer, and compare the performance of a common chest pain risk stratification score (HEART) between the two groups. METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of a prospective observational cohort study of chest pain patients presenting to the EDs of three tertiary care hospitals in the USA. Cancer survivorship status, HEART scores, and the presence of MACE within 30 days of admission were retrospectively adjudicated from the charts. We defined patients with recent history of cancer in remission as those with a past history of cancer of less than 10 years, and currently cured or in remission. RESULTS The sample included 750 patients (age: 59 ± 17; 42% females, 40% Black), while 69 patients (9.1%) had recent history of cancer in remission. A cancer in remission status was associated with a higher comorbidity burden, older age, and female sex. There was no difference in risk of MACE between those with a cancer in remission and their counterparts in both univariate [17.4 vs. 19.5%, odds ratio (OR) = 0.87 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.45-1.66], P = 0.67] and multivariable analysis adjusting for demographics and comorbidities [OR = 0.62 (95% CI, 0.31-1.25), P = 0.18]. Patients with cancer in remission had higher HEART score (4.6 ± 1.8 vs. 3.9 ± 2.0, P = 0.006), and a higher proportion triaged as intermediate risk [68 vs. 56%, OR = 1.67 (95% CI, 1.00-2.84), P = 0.05]; however, no difference in the performance of HEART score existed between the groups (area under the curve = 0.86 vs. 0.84, P = 0.76). CONCLUSIONS There was no difference in rate of MACE between those with recent history of cancer in remission compared to their counterparts. A higher proportion of patients with cancer in remission was triaged as intermediate risk by the HEART score, but we found no difference in the performance of the HEART score between the groups.
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- Ziad Faramand
- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Kent Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Heart Failure). J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 77:2053-2150. [PMID: 33250265 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Li D, Gu S, Liu Y, Zhang X, An X, Yan J, Wang H, Guo Y, Su P. Outcomes of left internal mammary artery with saphenous vein composite graft to bypass the left anterior descending artery: a propensity-matched study. J Thorac Dis 2020; 12:6629-6639. [PMID: 33282364 PMCID: PMC7711400 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-20-2358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background This study aimed to evaluate the early and mid-term outcomes of a novel strategy of using the in-situ left internal mammary artery (LIMA) with the great saphenous vein graft (SVG) to bypass the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods A total of 979 patients took part in this retrospective observational study; 83 patients were propensity-score matched to the LIMA + SVG group and 83 to the LIMA − LAD group. Early mortality, postoperative complications, mid-term major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) were compared among the two matched groups after the procedure. Results No significant differences in early mortality and postoperative complications rates were detected between the two matched groups. For mid-term outcomes, the incidence of MACCE was slightly higher in the LIMA + SVG group, but there was no significant statistical difference (14.9% vs. 12.8%, hazard ratio =1.20, 95% CI, 0.24 to 7.95; P=0.70) between the matched groups. Computed tomography coronary artery angiography (CTCA) images showed a LIMA + SVG composite graft patency rate of 94% (32/34) 25 months after the procedure. Conclusions Using the in situ LIMA with SVG to revascularize LAD was associated with comparable early and mid-term outcomes. These findings may provide an alternative emergency strategy when in situ LIMA cannot bypass LAD. Further study needs to be conducted to test longer-term outcomes.
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- Dongjie Li
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Faramand Z, Martin-Gill C, Frisch SO, Callaway C, Al-Zaiti S. The prognostic value of HEART score in patients with cocaine associated chest pain: An age-and-sex matched cohort study. Am J Emerg Med 2020; 45:303-308. [PMID: 33041125 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION HEART score is widely used to stratify patients with chest pain in the emergency department but has never been validated for cocaine-associated chest pain (CACP). We sought to evaluate the performance of HEART score in risk stratifying patients with CACP compared to an age- and sex-matched cohort with non-CACP. METHODS The parent study was an observational cohort study that enrolled consecutive patients with chest pain. We identified patients with CACP and age/sex matched them to patients with non-CACP in 1:2 fashion. HEART score was calculated retrospectively from charts. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac events (MACE) within 30 days of indexed encounter. RESULTS We included 156 patients with CACP and 312 age-and sex-matched patients with non-CACP (n = 468, mean age 51 ± 9, 22% females). There was no difference in rate of MACE between the groups (17.9% vs. 15.7%, p = 0.54). Compared to the non-CACP group, the HEART score had lower classification performance in those with CACP (AUC = 0.68 [0.56-0.80] vs. 0.84 [0.78-0.90], p = 0.022). In CACP group, Troponin score had the highest discriminatory value (AUC = 0.72 [0.60-0.85]) and Risk factors score had the lowest (AUC = 0.47 [0.34-0.59]). In patients deemed low-risk by the HEART score, those with CACP were more likely to experience MACE (14% vs. 4%, OR = 3.7 [1.3-10.7], p = 0.016). CONCLUSION In patients with CACP, HEART score performs poorly in stratifying risk and is not recommended as a rule out tool to identify those at low risk of MACE.
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- Ziad Faramand
- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Acute & Tertiary Care Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Dehmer GJ, Badhwar V, Bermudez EA, Cleveland JC, Cohen MG, D'Agostino RS, Ferguson TB, Hendel RC, Isler ML, Jacobs JP, Jneid H, Katz AS, Maddox TM, Shahian DM. 2020 AHA/ACC Key Data Elements and Definitions for Coronary Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Coronary Revascularization). J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 75:1975-2088. [PMID: 32217040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Qu J, Zhang D, Zhang H, Rao C, Chen S, Zhao Y, Zheng Z. Preoperative clopidogrel and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 163:1044-1052.e15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Song CX, Fu R, Yang JG, Xu HY, Gao XJ, Wang CY, Zheng Y, Jia SB, Dou KF, Yang YJ. Angiographic characteristics and in-hospital mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction presenting without typical chest pain: an analysis of China Acute Myocardial Infarction registry. Chin Med J (Engl) 2020; 132:2286-2291. [PMID: 31567475 PMCID: PMC6819048 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who present without typical chest pain are associated with a poor outcome. However, whether angiographic characteristics are related to a higher risk of mortality in this population is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether the higher mortality risk in patients with STEMI without chest pain could be explained by their “high-risk” angiographic characteristics. Methods: We used data of 12,145 patients with STEMI who was registered in China Acute Myocardial Infarction registry from January 2013 to September 2014. We compared the infarct-related artery (IRA), thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade in the IRA, and other angiographic characteristics between patients without and those with chest pain. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify independent risk factor of in-hospital mortality. Results: The 2922 (24.1%) patients with STEMI presented without typical chest pain. These patients had a higher TIMI flow grade (mean TIMI flow grade: 1.00 vs. 0.94, P = 0.02) and a lower rate of IRA disease of the left anterior descending artery (44.6% vs. 51.2%, χ2 = 35.63, P < 0.01) than did those with typical chest pain. Patients without chest pain were older, more likely to have diabetes, longer time to hospital and higher Killip classification, and less likely to receive optimal medication treatment and primary percutaneous coronary intervention and higher In-hospital mortality (3.3% vs. 2.2%, χ2 = 10.57, P < 0.01). After adjusting for multi-variables, presentation without chest pain was still an independent predictor of in-hospital death among patients with STEMI (adjusted odds ratio: 1.36, 95% confidence interval: 1.02–1.83). Conclusions: Presentation without chest pain is common and associated with a higher in-hospital mortality risk in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Our results indicate that their poor prognosis is associated with baseline patient characteristics and delayed treatment, but not angiographic lesion characteristics. Clinical trial registration: NCT01874691, https://clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Chen-Xi Song
- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130031, China
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- Heart Center, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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Frailty index is associated with increased risk of elevated BNP in an elderly population: the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2020; 32:305-311. [PMID: 31004283 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS To explore whether frailty, defined by frailty index (FI), is associated with the risk of elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a surrogate endpoint of cardiovascular events. METHODS Data of 1382 community-dwelling elders who had no documented cardiovascular diseases aged 70-84 years from the ageing arm of the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study was used. Traditional risk factor index (TI) was constructed using eight established cardiovascular-related risk factors. FI was constructed using 36 health deficits. Elevated BNP was defined as BNP ≥ 100pg/mL. Cardiovascular events include incident major cardiovascular events and cardiovascular death. RESULTS During a 3-year follow-up period, 97 participants had cardiovascular events. TI was not associated with the risk of elevated BNP, but was associated with cardiovascular events (HR = 1.16, 95% CI 1.01-1.34). Frailty index was not only associated with cardiovascular events (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 1.06-1.64), but also associated with elevated BNP with an OR of 1.22 (95% CI 1.02-1.47) for each 0.1 increment. Further, both frailty (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.67-3.17) and pre-frailty (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.06-2.25) were associated with increased risk of elevated BNP. CONCLUSION FI is associated with increased risks of both cardiovascular events and surrogated endpoint of cardiovascular disease-elevated BNP. Frailty may be a non-traditional risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and frailty index may be a measurement for early identifying high risk elderly individuals of cardiovascular abnormities.
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Yao S, Zhu YS, Shi GP, Guo JH, Wang ZD, Chu XF, Jiang XY, Jin L, Wang XF. Associations of TNF-α -308 G>A and TNF-β 252 A>G with Physical Function and BNP-Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study. J Nutr Health Aging 2020; 24:358-363. [PMID: 32115620 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-020-1336-1] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the associations of TNF-α -308 G>A (rs1800629) and TNF-β 252 A>G (rs909253) with physical function and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). METHODS Data of 1747 community-dwelling elders from the ageing arm of the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study was used. Physical function was measured by handgrip strength, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test and 5-meter walking test (5MWT). RESULTS AA genotype of the TNF-α -308 G>A was associated with higher mean time of TUG test and 5MWT (multivariable adjusted β=5.75 and 5.70, respectively, p<0.05), compared with GG genotype. For the TNF-β 252 A>G polymorphism, GG genotype was associated with higher mean time of TUG test and 5MWT (multivariable adjusted β=1.55 and 0.83, respectively, p<0.05) and lower handgrip strength (multivariable adjusted β=-0.69, p<0.05), compared with AA genotype. Further, GG was associated with greater odds of low handgrip strength (OR=1.47, 95% CI=1.06-2.04), low speed of TUG test (OR=1.87, 95% CI=1.20-2.01) and elevated BNP (OR=1.30, 95% CI=1.08-1.84). GG also interacted with elevated BNP to be associated with greater odds of low handgrip strength and 5MWT. CONCLUSIONS TNF-β 252 A>G was associated with physical function measurements, plasma BNP level, and odds of elevated BNP in an elderly population. TNF-β 252 A>G also interacted with elevated BNP to be associated with greater odds of physical function measurements.
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- Li Jin, MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. E-mail address: . Xiao-Feng Wang, MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. E-mail address:
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Huang Z, Tang J, Zheng S, Jiang H, Deng L, Wang P. Prognostic significance of coronary artery calcium scoring and single-photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging on major adverse cardiac events in patients at low risk for suspected coronary artery disease. Acta Cardiol 2019; 74:508-514. [PMID: 30507290 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2018.1530081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Background: To explore the prognostic value of combination of coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) on the long-term risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in Chinese patients at low risk of suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods: The medical records of 1876 adult patients who were referred for clinically indicated non-invasive CAD detection with SPECT/CT from January 2011 to December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was the occurrence of MACEs, including cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina (UA), and late revascularisation.Results: During a median follow-up of 28.4 ± 9.1 months, 210 patients were identified to have at least one MACEs. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that patients with abnormal SPECT had more MACEs compared to those with normal SPECT (HR = 3.41, 95% CI: 2.08-4.71, p < .01). Both moderate (HR = 3.35, 95% CI: 1.76-4.32, p < .01) and severe CACS (HR = 6.56, 95% CI: 4.71-8.23, p < .01) were associated with occurrence of HACEs compared with normal CACS. Moreover, interaction terms for CACS and SPECT findings were reported to be significantly associated with MACE outcomes (p < .01).Conclusions: CACS and SPECT provided both independent and compensatory prognostic information for risk of MACE in patients at low risk of suspected CAD. Our findings strongly support adding a CACS testing in addition to SPECT in asymptomatic patients to better define the risk of cardiac events during follow-up.
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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Mal K, Awan ID, Shaukat F. Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated with Reinfarction: A Multicenter Observational Study. Cureus 2019; 11:e6063. [PMID: 31827993 PMCID: PMC6890158 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction: Reinfarction after incidence of myocardial infarction is a serious complication and is responsible for high mortality. Various factors are responsible for reinfarction including smoking, prior procedures or surgeries, and use of medications such as aspirin, β-blocker, and angiotensin-converting enzyme Iihibitor or angiotensin receptor blockers. Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted with 243 participants. Participants were divided into two groups: patients who had a reinfarction during hospital and patients who did not. Results: There were 142 (58.4%) men and 101 (41.6%) women in the study. A total of 17 (6.9%) patients had reinfarction. Age (68.4±10.9 vs. 64.4±11.8; 0.001), diabetes (47.05% vs. 22.12%; 0.02), and history of myocardial infarction (29.5% vs. 11.4%; 0.02) were identified as risk factors for reinfarction Conclusion: Our study reports that certain parameters such as age, obesity, diabetes mellitus,, and history of myocardial infarction can be used to assess the risk of reinfarction among these patients.
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- Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular System, Sukkur, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK
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Yu Y, Gupta A, Wu C, Masoudi FA, Du X, Zhang J, Krumholz HM, Li J. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in China: The China PEACE Retrospective Heart Failure Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e012884. [PMID: 31431117 PMCID: PMC6755852 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.012884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Heart failure (HF) is an emerging epidemic in China and accounts for significant healthcare resource utilization in the inpatient setting. To create evidence-based, life-saving, and cost-saving hospitalization systems, the first step is to characterize the contemporary national landscape of inpatient HF care. Methods and Results In the China PEACE 5r-HF study (China Patient-centered evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events Retrospective Study of Heart Failure), we used 2-stage random sampling to create a nationally representative cohort of 10 004 admissions for HF from 189 hospitals in 2015 in China. Data on patient characteristics, management, and outcomes were obtained through centralized medical record abstraction. The median age of the cohort was 73 years (interquartile range, 65-80), and 48.9% were women. More than half (56.2%) of the patients were hospitalized in rural areas. Prevalence of ejection fraction ≥50%, 40% to 50%, and <40% was 60.3%, 17.7%, and 22.0%, respectively. We identified substantial gaps in care, including underutilization of diagnostic tests such as echocardiograms (63.6%), chest imaging (75.2%), and biomarker testing (56.4%), low prescription rates of guideline-recommended medications during hospitalization and at discharge, suboptimal rates of follow-up appointments (24.3%), and widespread utilization of traditional Chinese medicine (74.8%). The combined rate of in-hospital mortality and treatment withdrawal in our study was 3.5%, and median length-of-stay was 9 days (interquartile range, 7-13). Conclusions Patients admitted with acute HF in China have distinctive epidemiology and receive substandard care, but have low inpatient mortality despite long length of stay. These findings provide opportunities for streamlining efficiencies while improving quality of inpatient HF care in China. Clinical Trial Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT02877914.
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- The China PEACE Collaborative Group: NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular MedicationsNational Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular DiseasesFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Central China Subcenter of the National Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesHenanPeople's Republic of China
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- Division of Cardiovascular MedicineColumbia University Medical CenterNew YorkNY
- Center for Outcomes Research and EvaluationYale‐New Haven HospitalNew HavenCT
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- The China PEACE Collaborative Group: NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular MedicationsNational Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular DiseasesFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Central China Subcenter of the National Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesHenanPeople's Republic of China
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- The China PEACE Collaborative Group: NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular MedicationsNational Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular DiseasesFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Central China Subcenter of the National Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesHenanPeople's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalHeart Failure CenterChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Center for Outcomes Research and EvaluationYale‐New Haven HospitalNew HavenCT
- Section of Cardiovascular MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineYale University School of MedicineNew HavenCT
- Department of Health Policy and ManagementYale School of Public HealthNew HavenCT
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- The China PEACE Collaborative Group: NHC Key Laboratory of Clinical Research for Cardiovascular MedicationsNational Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular DiseasesFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Central China Subcenter of the National Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesHenanPeople's Republic of China
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Shah SH, Shah MA. Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture in a patient with large secundum atrial septal defect: a case report. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CASE REPORTS 2019; 3:5479994. [PMID: 31449605 PMCID: PMC6601236 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytz042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The management of VSR is challenging, and its surgical correction is associated with the highest mortality among all cardiac surgery procedures. Case summary A 57-year-old man with a history of smoking presented with AMI with a large apical VSR in addition to a large secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). His left ventricular ejection fraction was 30%, and the right ventricle was moderately dilated with normal systolic function. Cardiac catheterization revealed that the left anterior descending artery was diffusely diseased with total mid occlusion, whereas other coronary arteries had non-obstructive disease. This unique combination resulted in distinctive presentation with paradoxically better outcomes. After stabilization, the patient’s interventricular septum was reconstructed, and the ASD was closed with a pericardial patch. The post-operative period was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 1 week after surgery. A follow-up echocardiography revealed no residual shunt. Discussion Post-myocardial infarction VSR presents differently in patients with pre-existing right ventricular volume overload. In such cases, the absence of significant cardiogenic shock at presentation may result in better surgical outcomes.
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- King Fahad Medical City, Dabab street, Sulaimaniya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Neilson LM, Swart ECS, Good CB, Shrank WH, Henderson R, Manolis C, Parekh N. Identifying Outcome Measures for Coronary Artery Disease Value-Based Contracting Using the Delphi Method. Cardiol Ther 2019; 8:135-143. [PMID: 30825093 PMCID: PMC6525225 DOI: 10.1007/s40119-019-0132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Value-based contracts (VBCs) that link drug payments to disease-related performance metrics aim to increase the value and lower the cost of medications by aligning incentives and sharing risk between payers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. This study sought to identify outcome measures that are meaningful to key stakeholders to inform VBCs for coronary artery disease (CAD) medications. Methods We administered a modified Delphi survey to gather expert opinion from a diverse panel of patients (n = 9), cardiologists (n = 4), primary care physicians (n = 5), payers (n = 2), pharmacy benefits managers (n = 3), and pharmaceutical company representatives (n = 2). A list of 16 CAD-associated clinical indicators was generated from the literature and expert consultation. Delphi participants rated the importance of each outcome on a five-point Likert scale, and selected the three most meaningful outcomes. We defined consensus as ≥ 75% agreement on the importance of an outcome (Likert scores 4 or 5 or selection of an outcome as most meaningful). Results Eleven of 13 outcomes reached consensus for importance on the Likert scale. “Preventing heart attacks” was selected as the most meaningful outcome (80%) while “preventing death” ranked second (76%). Conclusions Our study results verify the utility of a widely used clinical CAD outcome measure, myocardial infarction events, for the purpose of pharmaceutical value-based contracting. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s40119-019-0132-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lynn M Neilson
- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Pharmacy Division, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Value-Based Pharmacy Initiatives, UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Chen JY, He PC, Liu YH, Wei XB, Jiang L, Guo W, Duan CY, Guo YS, Yu XP, Li J, Li WS, Zhou YL, Lin CY, Luo JF, Yu DQ, Chen ZJ, Chen W, Chen YY, Guo ZQ, Geng QS, Tan N. Association of Parenteral Anticoagulation Therapy With Outcomes in Chinese Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. JAMA Intern Med 2019; 179:186-194. [PMID: 30592483 PMCID: PMC6439659 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IMPORTANCE The association of parenteral anticoagulation therapy with improved outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome was previously established. This benefit has not been evaluated in the era of dual antiplatelet therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between parenteral anticoagulation therapy and clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study included 8197 adults who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2014, at 5 medical centers in China. Patients receiving parenteral anticoagulation therapy only after percutaneous coronary intervention were excluded. EXPOSURES Parenteral anticoagulation therapy. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was in-hospital all-cause death and in-hospital major bleeding as defined by the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium definition (grades 3-5). RESULTS Of 6804 patients who met the final criteria, 5104 (75.0%) were male, with a mean (SD) age of 64.2 (10.4) years. The incidence of in-hospital death was not significantly different between the patients who received and did not receive parenteral anticoagulation therapy (0.3% vs 0.1%; P = .13) (adjusted odds ratio, 1.27; 95% CI, 0.38-4.27; P = .70). A similar result was found for myocardial infarction (0.3% vs 0.3%; P = .82) (adjusted odds ratio, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.29-2.07; P = .61). In-hospital major bleeding was more frequent in the parenteral anticoagulation group (2.5% vs 1.0%; P < .001) (adjusted odds ratio, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.24-3.03; P = .004). At a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 2.96 years (1.93-4.46 years), all-cause death was not significantly different between the 2 groups (adjusted hazards ratio, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.71-1.07; P = .19), but the incidence of major bleeding was higher in the parenteral anticoagulation group (adjusted hazards ratio, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.01-2.02; P = .04). The propensity score analysis confirmed these primary analyses. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In the patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome, parenteral anticoagulation therapy was not associated with a lower risk of all-cause death or myocardial infarction but was significantly associated with a higher risk of major bleeding. These findings raise important safety questions about the current practice of routine parenteral anticoagulation therapy while we await randomized trials of this practice.
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- Ji-Yan Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, Foshan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Clinical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University, Foshan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, Foshan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Provincial Clinical College of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fujian Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second People's Hospital of Nanhai District, Guangdong General Hospital's Nanhai Hospital, Foshan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Borna C, Kollberg K, Larsson D, Mokhtari A, Ekelund U. The objective CORE score allows early rule out in acute chest pain patients. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2019; 52:308-314. [DOI: 10.1080/14017431.2018.1546891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences at Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Zègre-Hemsey JK, Burke LA, DeVon HA. Patient-reported symptoms improve prediction of acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department. Res Nurs Health 2018; 41:459-468. [PMID: 30168588 DOI: 10.1002/nur.21902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Early diagnosis is critical in the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), particularly ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), because effective therapies are time-dependent. Aims of this secondary analysis were to determine: (i) the prognostic value of symptoms for an ACS diagnosis in conjunction with electrocardiographic (ECG) and troponin results; and (ii) if any of 13 symptoms were associated with prehospital delay in those presenting to the emergency department (ED) with potential ACS. Patients receiving a cardiac evaluation in the ED were eligible for the study. Thirteen patient-reported symptoms were assessed in triage. Prehospital delay time was calculated as the time from symptom onset until registration in the ED. A total of 1,064 patients were enrolled in five EDs. The sample was 62% male, 70% white, and had a mean age of 60.2 years. Of 474 participants diagnosed with ACS, 118 (25%) had STEMI; 251 (53%) had non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI); and 105 (22%) had unstable angina. Sweating (OR = 1.42 CI [1.01, 2.00]) and shoulder pain (OR = 1.64 CI [1.13, 2.38]) added to the predictive value of an ACS diagnosis when combined with ECG and troponin results. Shortness of breath (OR = 0.71 CI [0.50, 1.00]) and unusual fatigue (OR = 0.60 CI [0.42, 0.84]) were predictive of a non-ACS diagnosis. Sweating predicted shorter prehospital delay (HR = 1.35, CI [1.10, 1.67]); shortness of breath (HR = 0.73 CI [0.60, 0.89]) and unusual fatigue (HR = 0.72, CI [0.57, 0.90]) were associated with longer prehospital delay. Patient-reported symptoms are significantly associated with ACS diagnoses and prehospital delay. Sweating and shoulder pain combined with ECG signs of ischemia may improve the timely detection of ACS in the ED.
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- Jessica K Zègre-Hemsey
- School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- College of Nursing, Biobehavioral Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Dexmedetomidine in combination with morphine improves postoperative analgesia and sleep quality in elderly patients after open abdominal surgery: A pilot randomized control trial. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202008. [PMID: 30106963 PMCID: PMC6091958 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Dexmedetomidine in combination with opioids has been used for postoperative analgesia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of dexmedetomidine supplemented intravenous analgesia on morphine consumption and subjective sleep quality in elderly patients after open abdominal surgery. Methods This was a pilot randomized controlled trial. 58 elderly patients (age ≥ 60 years) who underwent open abdominal surgery were randomized to receive either dexmedetomidine supplemented morphine analgesia (0.5 mg/ml morphine plus 2 μg/ml dexmedetomidine in 100 ml normal saline, DEX group) or morphine analgesia (0.5 mg/ml morphine in 100 ml normal saline, CTRL group) for 72 hours after surgery. Patient-controlled analgesia pump was programmed to deliver a 2ml bolus with a lockout interval of 8 minutes and a background infusion at a rate of 1 ml/h. The primary endpoint was 72-hour morphine consumption. Secondary endpoints included pain intensity, subjective sleep quality, and 30-day complications and mortality after surgery. Results The 72-hour morphine consumption was lower in the DEX group than in the CTRL group (median 39.0 mg [interquartile range 37.3, 41.0] in the DEX group vs. 49.0 mg [45.5, 50.0] in the CTRL group; median difference -9.0 mg [95% CI -10.0, -6.0], P < 0.001). The intensity of pain within 48 hours was lower (P<0.001 at 4, 12 and 48 hours, P = 0.007 at 24 hours) whereas the subjective quality of sleep was higher (P = 0.031 during the night of surgery and P<0.001 during the 1st night after surgery, respectively) in the DEX group than in the CTRL group. The incidence of 30-day complications did not differ significantly between groups, but it was slightly lower in the DEX group (P = 0.060). There were no significant differences between groups regarding 30-day mortality and the incidences of adverse events. Conclusions For elderly patients after open abdominal surgery, dexmedetomidine supplemented analgesia decreases morphine consumption, improves analgesic effects and subjective sleep quality without increasing adverse events. Trial registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-IPR-14005620.
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Prognosis of anatomic coronary artery disease without myocardial ischemia: Coronary computed tomography angiography detects high-risk patients even in cases of negative single-photon emission computed tomography findings. J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2018.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Saleh A, Makhamreh H, Qoussoos T, Alawwa I, Alsmady M, Salah ZA, Shakhatreh A, Alhazaymeh L, Jabber M. Prevalence of previously unrecognized peripheral arterial disease in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e11519. [PMID: 30024534 PMCID: PMC6086554 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000011519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are serious manifestations of systemic atherosclerosis. A considerable proportion of patients with CAD have associated PAD; however, many are asymptomatic and this condition remains underdiagnosed. Little is known about the prevalence and clinical implication of PAD in patients undergoing coronary angiography in the Middle East with no history of the disease.To study the prevalence of previously unrecognized PAD of the lower limbs in patients undergoing coronary angiography, and to determine the correlation with CAD.This is a prospective study conducted at a university tertiary referral hospital. A total of 2120 patients referred for coronary angiography without a prior diagnosis of PAD, between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014, were included. Patients were evaluated through detailed medical history taking, a questionnaire survey to assess symptoms and functional status, ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurement, and coronary angiography. PAD was considered present if the ABI was <0.90 in either leg.In all patients, the prevalence of previously unrecognized PAD was 12.8%. There was no significant difference between men and women (13.4% vs 11.7%, P = .485). Abnormal angiographic results were seen in 82% (1739 of 2120). The prevalence of PAD was 14.7% in patients with abnormal coronary angiographic result, significantly higher than that in patients with normal results (4.5%, P < .0001). The prevalence of abnormal angiographic results among patients with and without PAD was 96% and 80%, respectively (P = .001). Factors independently related to PAD were age (odds ratio [OR] 1.081, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.053-1.109; P < .001), hypertension (OR 3.122, 95% CI: 1.474-5.678; P < .004), diabetes (OR 1.827, 95% CI: 0.975-2.171; P = .04), smoking (OR 1.301, 95% CI: 0.725-2.076; P < .001), previous coronary artery bypass grafting (OR 2.939, 95% CI: 1.385-5.219; P = .004), previous cerebrovascular accident (OR 3.212, 95% CI: 1.872-9.658; P = .003), left main CAD (OR 9.535, 95% CI: 3.978-20.230; P = .002), and multivessel CAD (OR 1.869, 95% CI: 1.018-2.798; P = .03). Patients with CAD and PAD were associated with a higher prevalence of multivessel CAD (58.2% vs 42.6%, P < .005) and left main disease (3% vs 0.3%, P < .0001).The prevalence of undiagnosed PAD in patients undergoing coronary angiography was 12.8% (14.7% in patients with CAD) and associated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular risk factors, multivessel disease, and left main disease. The high prevalence of PAD in patients with CAD confirms the importance of active screening for PAD by using ABI. Routine determination of ABI in the clinical evaluation of all patients with CAD may help identify high-risk patients.
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- Akram Saleh
- Cardiology Department, Internal Medicine Department
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- Internal Medicine Department, the University of Jordan Hospital, Amman
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- Sixth-year Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Jordan, Jordan
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Dong SY, Yan ST, Wang ML, Li ZB, Fang LQ, Zeng Q. Associations of body weight and weight change with cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease. Atherosclerosis 2018; 274:104-111. [PMID: 29763769 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS It is recommended that patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) pursue a normal body weight, while the effects of body weight and weight change on prognosis are still controversial. The present study was to assess these effects using a large-scale population with CHD in China. METHODS A total of 5276 patients with CHD were included from Jan 2000 to Dec 2014. Baseline and endpoint weights were measured. Outcomes including mortality and cardiovascular events were obtained. RESULTS Relative to patients with normal weight, risks for adverse outcomes were lowest in overweight patients and similar in obese patients. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for all-cause death were 1.42 (1.06, 1.91) if overweight turned into normal weight and were 2.01 (1.28, 3.16) or 5.33 (2.81, 10.1) if obese turned into overweight or normal weight. Death risk increased with the extent of weight loss and moderate or large weight gain (p<0.05 for all). Similar results were found when risks for cardiovascular mortality and events were considered. Furthermore, these results remained significant when the patients were stratified by several covariates and even when several definitions of weight change were considered. CONCLUSIONS Obesity did not increase adverse outcome risks in patients with CHD. Both weight loss and weight gain increased adverse outcome risks regardless of baseline body weight. The findings suggest that maintaining a stable weight may be a better strategy for the reduction of risks for cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause death in patients with CHD.
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- Sheng-Yong Dong
- Healthcare Department, Agency for Offices Administration of PLA, Beijing, 100034, China.
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Peking University-Tsinghua University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China, Advanced Academy of Interdisciplinary Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Department of Geriatric Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Healthcare Department, Agency for Offices Administration of PLA, Beijing, 100034, China
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- Health Management Institute, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Martins Marrocos MS, S Gentil TM, de C Lima F, R Laranja SM. Reasons of unsuccessful implantation of short-term hemodialysis catheters in jugular veins using real-time ultrasound. J Vasc Access 2018. [PMID: 29529916 DOI: 10.1177/1129729818759259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Real-time ultrasound is indicated for hemodialysis catheters' insertion in internal jugular veins. We evaluated unsuccessful implantation of short-term hemodialysis catheters in internal jugular veins using real-time ultrasound between patients with and without previous short-term catheters. METHODS Observational open-label study of unsuccessful implantation of short-term hemodialysis catheters in internal jugular veins using real-time ultrasound from July 2013 to August 2014. RESULTS A total of 185 procedures were compared in 122 individuals; 120 (64.86%) had previously used short-term catheters. There were 5 (8%) unsuccessful implantation among 62 catheterizations without previous short-term catheter and 41 (33.6%) among 122 with previous short-term catheter (p = 0.001 Pearson's chi-squared, odds ratio = 5.77, 95% confidence interval = 2.15-15.50, p = 0.001). Non-progressing guidewire occurred in 2 (3.2%) of 62 patients without previous short-term catheter and in 18 (14.8%) of 122 with previous short-term catheter (p = 0.018 Pearson's chi-squared, odds ratio = 5.19, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-23.15, p = 0.031). No difference was observed between size of the veins with or without non-progressing guidewire. All 11 cases of venous thrombosis occurred in patients who had previous short-term catheter removed due to infection. CONCLUSION Previous use of short-term catheter is pivotal in the occurrence of unsuccessful implantation of short-term catheter in internal jugular veins using real-time ultrasound.
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Jeong YH, Park DW, Sohn CB, Hwang KW, Lee SH, Choi JH, Chon MK, Lee SY, Hwang J, Kim IS, Lee SM, Han J, Noh M, Kim CH, Chun KJ, Park YH, Kim JS, Han DC, Kim JH. Antiplatelet effect of ticagrelor compared to tirofiban in non-ST-segment elevation ACS patients undergoing PCI. Thromb Haemost 2017; 115:213-21. [DOI: 10.1160/th15-02-0180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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SummaryAddition of a potent P2Y12 inhibitor to aspirin is the standard therapy for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Glyco-protein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, together with antiplatelet therapy, may be considered as part of initial therapy in NSTE-ACS patients with high-risk features. This study investigated the antiplatelet effect of ticagrelor loading dose (LD) versus tirofiban bolus injection with a post-bolus infusion on top of aspirin among NSTE-ACS patients planned to PCI. NSTE-ACS patients were randomised to receive either ticagrelor (n = 47) or tirofiban (n = 48). Platelet reactivity was assessed by light transmittance aggregometry at 0, 2, 8, and 24 hours (h) after treatment initiation. Primary endpoint was inhibition of platelet aggregation (IPA, 20 µM ADP, final extent) at 2 h after LD therapy, with a non-inferiority margin of 10 %. The prevalence of high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) was also compared at 0, 2, 8, and 24 h. The mean difference in IPA between ticagrelor and tirofiban was -9.9 % (95 % confidence interval: –25.7 % to 5.9 %) at 2 h, –1.6 % (-8.0 % to 4.8 %) at 8 h, and –3.3 % (-18.4 % to 12.0 %) at 24 h. The prevalence of HPR did not differ between the two groups at any time point (all p values ≥ 0.059), which was almost abolished by 8 h post-LD (< 5 %). In conclusion, the antiplatelet effect during the early phase (~2 h) after ticagrelor LD appeared to be relatively strong, but it did not reach that of tirofiban in NSTE-ACS patients.
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Zheng Z, Xu B, Zhang H, Guan C, Xian Y, Zhao Y, Fan H, Yang Y, Wang W, Gao R, Hu S. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 9:1102-11. [PMID: 27282597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2016.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to investigate long-term clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with unprotected left main disease (ULMD). BACKGROUND PCI has been increasingly used as an alternative mode of revascularization for ULMD. However, there are limited data comparing clinical outcomes between CABG surgery and PCI. METHODS Between 2004 and 2010, 4,046 consecutive patients with ULMD were treated with either CABG surgery (n = 2,604) or PCI (n = 1,442) with drug-eluting stents. The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality and the secondary outcome was the composite of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke. RESULTS The unadjusted 3-year all-cause mortality was higher in the PCI group as compared with the CABG group (3.8% vs. 2.5%; log-rank p = 0.03), although there was no significant difference in the composite outcome (7.5% vs. 9.4%; log-rank p = 0.07). After adjustment for differences in baseline risk factors, PCI was associated with significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.71; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.32 to 2.21; p < 0.001) but similar risk of the composite outcome (HR: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.82 to 1.09; p = 0.43). These differences were not statistically significant among patients with low or intermediate SYNTAX (Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score (≤32) or diabetes; however, PCI was associated with an increased risk among those with high SYNTAX score (>32), with HRs of 3.10 (95% CI: 1.84 to 5.22; p < 0.001) for all-cause mortality and 1.82 (95% CI: 1.36 to 2.45; p < 0.001) for the composite outcome. CABG was associated with lower risk of repeat revascularization but higher risk of stroke in each clinically relevant subgroup. CONCLUSIONS In this single-center observational study among patients with ULMD, CABG was associated with improved long-term outcomes, especially in patients with more complex disease.
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- Zhe Zheng
- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Medical Research & Biometrics Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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