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Repo O, Juonala M, Niinikoski H, Rovio S, Mykkänen J, Lagström H, Cheung CY, Yang D, Vaahtoranta-Lehtonen H, Jula A, Nevalainen J, Rönnemaa T, Viikari J, Raitakari O, Tapp R, Pahkala K. Randomized 20-year infancy-onset dietary intervention, life-long cardiovascular risk factors and retinal microvasculature. Eur Heart J 2024; 45:3072-3085. [PMID: 38995853 PMCID: PMC11365608 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae423] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Retinal microvasculature characteristics predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study investigated associations of lifelong cardiovascular risk factors and effects of dietary intervention on retinal microvasculature in young adulthood. METHODS The cohort is derived from the longitudinal Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project study. The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project is a 20-year infancy-onset randomized controlled dietary intervention study with frequent study visits and follow-up extending to age 26 years. The dietary intervention aimed at a heart-healthy diet. Fundus photographs were taken at the 26-year follow-up, and microvascular measures [arteriolar and venular diameters, tortuosity (simple and curvature) and fractal dimensions] were derived (n = 486). Cumulative exposure as the area under the curve for cardiovascular risk factors and dietary components was determined for the longest available time period (e.g. from age 7 months to 26 years). RESULTS The dietary intervention had a favourable effect on retinal microvasculature resulting in less tortuous arterioles and venules and increased arteriolar fractal dimension in the intervention group when compared with the control group. The intervention effects were found even when controlled for the cumulative cardiovascular risk factors. Reduced lifelong cumulative intake of saturated fats, main target of the intervention, was also associated with less tortuous venules. Several lifelong cumulative risk factors were independently associated with the retinal microvascular measures, e.g. cumulative systolic blood pressure with narrower arterioles. CONCLUSIONS Infancy-onset 20-year dietary intervention had favourable effects on the retinal microvasculature in young adulthood. Several lifelong cumulative cardiovascular risk factors were independently associated with retinal microvascular structure.
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- Oskari Repo
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Public Health, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Research Services, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
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- Unit of Health Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FI-20520 Turku, Finland
- Centre for Population Health Research, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Paavo Nurmi Centre and Unit for Health and Physical Activity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Larkins NG, Craig JC. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Among Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Curr Hypertens Rep 2024:10.1007/s11906-024-01308-1. [PMID: 38806767 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-024-01308-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality across the lifespan of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hypertension is a common and important contributor, but other factors such as obesity, dyslipidemia and mineral bone disease play a role. This narrative review focusses on studies published in the past five years that have investigated hypertension and cardiovascular risk among children with CKD. RECENT FINDINGS Cohort studies such as Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Children with CKD (4C) have continued to develop our understanding of blood pressure (BP) phenotypes, and of progressive changes in the structure and function of the heart and blood vessels occurring in children with CKD. Metabolic risk factors, such as dyslipidemia, may represent an under-recognized component of care. Trial data are less common than observational evidence, but support lifestyle interventions currently used, mainly the low sodium dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet. The findings of the recently reported Hypertension Optimal Treatment in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease trial (HOT-KID) are described in relation to the use of office BP treatment targets. Cardiovascular health is critical to the long-term outcomes of children with CKD. Recognizing and treating hypertension remains a critical component to improving outcomes, along with measures to improve concurrent cardiovascular risk factors. Some cardiovascular changes may not be reversible with transplantation and further research is needed for children at all stages of CKD.
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- Nicholas G Larkins
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Li H, Wang M, Qian F, Wu Z, Liu W, Wang A, Guo X. Association between untreated and treated blood pressure levels and cognitive decline in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults in China: a longitudinal study. Alzheimers Res Ther 2024; 16:104. [PMID: 38730505 PMCID: PMC11083800 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01467-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Optimal blood pressure (BP) levels to reduce the long-term risk of cognitive decline remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the association between BP and anti-hypertensive treatment status with cognitive decline in older adults. METHODS This study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Cognitive function was assessed at year 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2018. Global cognitive Z-score was calculated as the average score of episodic memory and mental intactness. BP were measured at the first and second wave. Pulse pressure (PP) was calculated as systolic BP (SBP) minus diastolic BP. Cumulative BP was calculated as the area under the curve using BP measurements from 2011 to 2013. Linear mixed models were used to assess the longitudinal association between BP-related measurements and cognitive decline. RESULTS We included 11,671 participants (47.3% men and mean age 58.6 years). Individual with BP > 140/90 mm Hg or taking anti-hypertensive medication were independently associated with accelerated cognitive decline (β=-0.014, 95% CI: -0.020 to -0.007). Individuals with anti-hypertensive medication use, but with controlled SBP to less than 120 mm Hg did not have a significantly increased risk of cognitive decline compared with normotension (β=-0.003, 95% CI: -0.021 to 0.014). Individuals on anti-hypertensive treatment with PP of more than 70 mm Hg had a significantly higher risk of cognitive decline (β=-0.033, 95% CI: -0.045 to -0.020). Regardless of anti-hypertensive treatment status, both elevated baseline and cumulative SBP and PP were found to be independently associated with accelerated cognitive decline. CONCLUSIONS Cumulatively elevated SBP, PP and uncontrolled BP were associated with subsequent cognitive decline. Effectively controlling BP with anti-hypertensive treatment may be able to preserve cognitive decline in older adults.
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- Haibin Li
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Gongren Tiyuchang Nanlu, Chaoyang District, 100020, Beijing, China.
- Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Complex, Severe, and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Azukaitis K, Puteikis K, Kinciniene O, Mikucionyte D, Mameniskiene R, Jankauskiene A. Cognitive performance in children and adolescents with primary hypertension and the role of body mass. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1369690. [PMID: 38745835 PMCID: PMC11091299 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1369690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Objective Primary hypertension has been shown to affect cognitive functions in adults but evidence in the pediatric population remain scarce and equivocal. We aimed to compare cognitive functioning between children diagnosed with primary hypertension and normotensive controls, with a focus on the role of different blood pressure (BP) parameters and body mass. Methods We conducted a single-center, prospective, cross-sectional study of children and adolescents (6-17 years old) with primary hypertension and age- and sex-matched normotensive controls. All participants underwent office BP, ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM), and central BP measurements using an oscillometric device. Neurocognitive assessment consisted of evaluation of (i) intelligence quotient (IQ), (ii) categorical and phonemic fluency, (iii) verbal memory (verbal-logical story recall), and (iv) non-verbal computerized cognitive assessment. Results The study included a total of 59 patients with primary hypertension (14 ± 3 years) and 37 normotensive controls (14 ± 3 years). Participants in the primary hypertension group had a significantly higher body mass index z-score (BMIz: 2.1 ± 1.4 vs. 0.7 ± 0.9, p < 0.001), and 85% received antihypertensive therapy. Participants with primary hypertension showed worse performance in the domains of reaction speed, attention and processing speed, visual memory, new learning, and phonemic fluency. After adjusting for BMIz, only the differences in the reaction speed tasks remained significant. None of the BP parameters was associated with cognitive outcomes after adjustment for age, sex, and BMIz. BMIz associated with tasks of visual memory, new learning, spatial planning, and working memory, independent of age and sex. Conclusion Children and adolescents diagnosed with primary hypertension exhibit worse performance in the cognitive domains of reaction speed, attention, processing speed, visual memory, and new learning. These differences to healthy controls can be partially attributed to accompanying increase of body mass.
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- Karolis Azukaitis
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Puteikis K, Ažukaitis K, Dadurkevičienė D, Simanauskas K, Šileikienė V, Jankauskienė A, Mameniškienė R. Primary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Cognitive Dysfunction in Young Adults: Results from a Cross-Sectional Controlled Study. Behav Sci (Basel) 2024; 14:321. [PMID: 38667117 PMCID: PMC11047524 DOI: 10.3390/bs14040321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
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Despite evidence of primary hypertension (PH)-associated cognitive dysfunction in pediatric, middle-aged, and older adult populations, respective data in young adults remains scarce. We aimed to define differences in cognitive performance between individuals with PH and healthy controls in early adulthood. A convenience sample of young adults (age 18-45 years) with PH and their healthy sex, age, education, and household income matched counterparts were cross-sectionally tested for verbal fluency, verbal memory, general intelligence, reaction speed, attention, visual memory, and executive functioning. Between-group differences were determined using Student's t and Mann-Whitney U tests. Sensitivity analysis was performed by adjusting for body mass index (BMI) in analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and regression models. Thirty-three adults with PH (22, 66.7% male, median age 38.8, interquartile range (IQR) = 33.2-41.6 years) and twenty-two healthy controls (9, 40.9% male, median age 36.1, IQR = 27.5-39.8 years) completed the neuropsychological assessment. Participants with PH performed worse on computerized tasks of reaction time (median response time (Z = -2.019, p = 0.044), median time for release of response button (Z = -2.509, p = 0.012)) and sustained attention (signal detection measure, RVPA (t = 2.373, p = 0.021), false alarms ÷ (false alarms + correct rejections), RVPPFA (Z = -2.052, p = 0.040)). The group variable was not a statistically significant predictor of performance in these domains after adjustment for BMI (p > 0.05). In regression analyses, high office systolic blood pressure (oSBP) was independently associated with poor sustained attention (βSBP(st.) = -0.283, multiple R2 = 0.252 (RVPA), βSBP(st.) = 0.551, multiple R2 = 0.386 (RVPPFA)). Young adults with PH were found to perform worse in tasks of response speed and sustained attention. While the difference between neuropsychological evaluation results in PH and control groups was confounded by BMI, oSBP measures were independently related to sustained attention. The selectivity of PH-associated cognitive profile in young adults has to be confirmed in larger trials.
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- Kristijonas Puteikis
- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Gonçalves R, Gaillard R, Cecil C, Defina S, Steegers EAP, Jaddoe VWV. Arterial Health Markers in Relation to Behavior and Cognitive Outcomes at School Age. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e029771. [PMID: 38420836 PMCID: PMC10944063 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.029771] [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: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Impaired arterial health is associated with a decline in cognitive function and psychopathology in adults. We hypothesized that these associations originate in early life. We examined the associations of blood pressure, common carotid artery intima media thickness, and carotid distensibility with behavior and cognitive outcomes during adolescence. METHODS AND RESULTS This study was embedded in the Dutch Generation R Study, a population-based prospective cohort study from early fetal life onwards. Blood pressure, carotid intima media thickness, and carotid distensibility were measured at the age of 10 years. At the age of 13 years, total, internalizing and externalizing problems and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms were measured using the parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18), autistic traits were assessed by the Social Responsiveness Scale, and IQ was assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition. A 1-SD score higher mean arterial pressure was associated with lower odds of internalizing problems (odds ratio [OR], 0.92 [95% CI, 0.85-0.99]). However, this association was nonsignificant after correction for multiple testing. Carotid intima media thickness and carotid distensibility were not associated with behavior and cognitive outcomes at 13 years old. CONCLUSIONS From our results, we cannot conclude that the associations of blood pressure, carotid intima media thickness, and carotid distensibility at age 10 years with behavior and cognitive outcomes are present in early adolescence. Further follow-up studies are needed to identify the critical ages for arterial health in relation to behavior and cognitive outcomes at older ages.
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- Romy Gonçalves
- The Generation R Study GroupErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s HospitalErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study GroupErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s HospitalErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study GroupErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/PsychologyErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study GroupErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/PsychologyErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sophia’s Children’s HospitalErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study GroupErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia’s Children’s HospitalErasmus University Medical CenterRotterdamThe Netherlands
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der Heijden HV, Rameh V, Golden E, Ronen I, Sundel RP, Knight A, Chang JC, Upadhyay J. Implications of Inflammatory Processes on a Developing Central Nervous System in Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Arthritis Rheumatol 2024; 76:332-344. [PMID: 37901986 PMCID: PMC10922196 DOI: 10.1002/art.42736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is increasingly affecting pediatric and adult populations. Neuropsychiatric manifestations (ie, cognitive dysfunction and mood disorders) appear to occur with greater severity and poorer prognosis in childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) versus adult-onset SLE, negatively impacting school function, self-management, and psychosocial health, as well as lifelong health-related quality of life. In this review, we describe pathogenic mechanisms active in cSLE, such as maladaptive inflammatory processes and ischemia, which are hypothesized to underpin central phenotypes in patients with cSLE, and the role of alterations in protective central nervous system (CNS) barriers (ie, the blood-brain barrier) are also discussed. Recent findings derived from novel neuroimaging approaches are highlighted because the methods employed in these studies hold potential for identifying CNS abnormalities that would otherwise remain undetected with conventional multiple resonance imaging studies (eg, T2-weighted or fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences). Furthermore, we propose that a more robust presentation of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cSLE is in part due to the harmful impact of a chronic inflammatory insult on a developing CNS. Although the immature status of the CNS may leave patients with cSLE more vulnerable to harboring neuropsychiatric manifestations, the same property may represent a greater urgency to reverse the maladaptive effects associated with a proneuroinflammatory state, provided that effective diagnostic tools and treatment strategies are available. Finally, considering the crosstalk among the CNS and other organ systems affected in cSLE, we postulate that a finer understanding of this interconnectivity and its role in the clinical presentation in cSLE is warranted.
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- Hanne Van der Heijden
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Radiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Clinical Imaging Science Center, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Neurosciences and Mental Health, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA USA
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Xu Y, Aung HL, Bateman RJ, Brooks WS, Chhatwal J, Day GS, Fagan AM, Farlow MR, Gordon B, Kehoe PG, Levin J, Mori H, Morris JC, Wharton W, Humburg P, Schofield PR, Peters R. Higher systolic blood pressure in early-mid adulthood is associated with poorer cognitive performance in those with a dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease mutation but not in non-carriers. Results from the DIAN study. Alzheimers Dement 2023; 19:4999-5009. [PMID: 37087693 DOI: 10.1002/alz.13082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) is a longitudinal observational study that collects data on cognition, blood pressure (BP), and other variables from autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease mutation carriers (MCs) and non-carrier (NC) family members in early to mid-adulthood, providing a unique opportunity to evaluate BP and cognition relationships in these populations. METHOD We examined cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between systolic and diastolic BP and cognition in DIAN MC and NC. RESULTS Data were available from 528 participants, who had a mean age of 38 (SD = 11) and were 42% male and 61% MCs, at a median follow-up of 2 years. Linear-multilevel models found only cross-sectional associations in the MC group between higher systolic BP and poorer performance on language (β = -0.181 [-0.318, -0.044]), episodic memory (-0.212 [-0.375, -0.049]), and a composite cognitive measure (-0.146 [-0.276, -0.015]). In NCs, the relationship was cross-sectional only and present for language alone. DISCUSSION Higher systolic BP was cross-sectionally but not longitudinally associated with poorer cognition, particularly in MCs. BP may influence cognition gradually, but further longitudinal research is needed.
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- Ying Xu
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
- Nagaoka Sutoku University, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Imperial College London, London, UK
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Hesko C, Liu W, Srivastava D, Brinkman TM, Diller L, Gibson TM, Oeffinger KC, Leisenring WM, Howell R, Armstrong GT, Krull KR, Henderson TO. Neurocognitive outcomes in adult survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 2023; 129:2904-2914. [PMID: 37199722 PMCID: PMC10523930 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite survival improvements, there is a paucity of data on neurocognitive outcomes in neuroblastoma survivors. This study addresses this literature gap. METHODS Neurocognitive impairments in survivors were compared to sibling controls from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) using the CCSS Neurocognitive Questionnaire. Impaired emotional regulation, organization, task efficiency, and memory defined as scores ≥90th percentile of sibling norms. Modified Poisson regression models evaluated associations with treatment exposures, era of diagnosis, and chronic conditions. Analyses were stratified by age at diagnosis (≤1 and >1 year) as proxy for lower versus higher risk disease. RESULTS Survivors (N = 837; median [range] age, 25 [17-58] years, age diagnosed, 1 [0-21] years) were compared to sibling controls (N = 728; age, 32 [16-43] years). Survivors had higher risk of impaired task efficiency (≤1 year relative risk [RR], 1.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-2.03; >1 year RR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.22-2.06) and emotional regulation (≤1 year RR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.07-2.12; >1 year RR, 1.44; 95% CI, 1.06-1.95). Impaired task efficiency associated with platinum exposure (≤1 year RR, 1.74; 95% CI, 1.01-2.97), hearing loss (≤1 year RR, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.26-3.00; >1 year RR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.09-2.24), cardiovascular (≤1 year RR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.15-2.89; >1 year RR, 1.74; 95% CI, 1.12-2.69), neurologic (≤1 year RR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.32-3.03; >1 year RR, 2.29; 95% CI, 1.64-3.21), and respiratory (>1 year RR, 2.35; 95% CI, 1.60-3.45) conditions. Survivors ≤1 year; female sex (RR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.02-2.33), cardiovascular (RR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.08-2.70) and respiratory (RR, 1.99; 95% CI, 1.14-3.49) conditions associated impaired emotional regulation. Survivors were less likely to be employed full-time (p < .0001), graduate college (p = .035), and live independently (p < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Neuroblastoma survivors report neurocognitive impairment impacting adult milestones. Identified health conditions and treatment exposures can be targeted to improve outcomes. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Survival rates continue to improve in patients with neuroblastoma. There is a lack of information regarding neurocognitive outcomes in neuroblastoma survivors; most studies examined survivors of leukemia or brain tumors. In this study, 837 adult survivors of childhood neuroblastoma were compared to siblings from the Childhood Cancer Survivorship Study. Survivors had a 50% higher risk of impairment with attention/processing speed (task efficiency) and emotional reactivity/frustration tolerance (emotional regulation). Survivors were less likely to reach adult milestones such as living independently. Survivors with chronic health conditions are at a higher risk of impairment. Early identification and aggressive management of chronic conditions may help mitigate the level of impairment.
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- Caroline Hesko
- University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, Burlington, VT
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- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Xu S, Liu Y, Wang Q, Liu F, Xu F, Liu Y. Mendelian randomization study reveals a causal relationship between coronary artery disease and cognitive impairment. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1150432. [PMID: 37288257 PMCID: PMC10242088 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1150432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Background Growing evidence suggests that Coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with cognitive impairment. However, these results from observational studies was not entirely consistent, with some detecting no such association. And it is necessary to explore the causal relationship between CAD and cognitive impairment. Objective We aimed to explore the potential causal relationship between CAD and cognitive impairment by using bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization (MR) analyses. Methods Instrument variants were extracted according to strict selection criteria. And we used publicly available summary-level GWAS data. Five different methods of MR [random-effect inverse-variance weighted (IVW), MR Egger, weighted median, weighted mode and Wald ratio] were used to explore the causal relationship between CAD and cognitive impairment. Results There was little evidence to support a causal effect of CAD on cognitive impairment in the forward MR analysis. In the reverse MR analyses, We detect causal effects of fluid intelligence score (IVW: β = -0.12, 95% CI of -0.18 to -0.06, P = 6.8 × 10-5), cognitive performance (IVW: β = -0.18, 95% CI of -0.28 to -0.08, P = 5.8 × 10-4) and dementia with lewy bodies (IVW: OR = 1.07, 95% CI of 1.04-1.10, P = 1.1 × 10-5) on CAD. Conclusion This MR analysis provides evidence of a causal association between cognitive impairment and CAD. Our findings highlight the importance of screening for coronary heart disease in patients of cognitive impairment, which might provide new insight into the prevention of CAD. Moreover, our study provides clues for risk factor identification and early prediction of CAD.
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- Shihan Xu
- The Second Department of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for TCM Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Second Department of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for TCM Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- The Second Department of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for TCM Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Graduate School of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Department of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- National Clinical Research Center for TCM Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for TCM Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ding L, Zhu X, Xiong Z, Yang F, Zhang X. The Association of Age at Diagnosis of Hypertension with Cognitive Decline: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:1431-1438. [PMID: 36443629 PMCID: PMC10160298 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07951-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM This study investigated whether an individual's age at diagnosis of hypertension, which is associated with a decline in cognitive performance in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) participants. METHODS Our analysis was based on the CHARLS with baseline data collected between 2011 and 2018. We randomly selected a control participant for each hypertensive participant using propensity score. The cohort comprised 2413 individuals with hypertension and 2411 controls. Participants were divided into three groups as follows: non-hypertension, hypertension diagnose ≥55 years, and hypertension diagnose <55 years. Cognitive performance was measured in both visits and evaluated by the scores of the memory, executive function, and orientation and global cognitive. RESULTS After multivariable adjustment, individuals with hypertension diagnosed <55 years had a significantly faster cognitive decline in memory test (β (95% CI, -1.117 [-1.405, -0.83]), orientation test (β (95% CI, -1.273 [-1.348, -1.198]) and global cognitive (β (95% CI, -1.611 [-1.744, -1.478]) compared with the corresponding controls. A longer hypertension duration was associated with worse memory test (β (95% CI, -0.069 [-0.113 to -0.025]). Among treated individuals, blood pressure control at baseline was inversely associated with the decline in orientation test (β (95% CI, -0.659 [-0.939, -0.380]), orientation test (β (95% CI, -0.259[-0.365, -0.153])and global cognitive (β (95% CI, -0.124 [-0.162, -0.086]). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that hypertension diagnosed in mid-life is associated with worse cognition compared to late life. Besides, longer duration of diagnosis is associated with worse memory test. In addition to hypertension, pressure control might be critical for the preservation of cognitive function.
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- Linlin Ding
- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, #16 Huangjiahu west road, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei province, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, #16 Huangjiahu west road, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei province, China.
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, #16 Huangjiahu west road, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei province, China.
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, #16 Huangjiahu west road, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei province, China
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- School of Nursing, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, #16 Huangjiahu west road, Wuhan, 430065, Hubei province, China
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Chen J, Wu F, Magnussen CG, Pahkala K, Juonala M, Hakala JO, Männistö S, Hutri-Kähönen N, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Rovio SP. Dietary patterns from youth to adulthood and cognitive function in midlife: The cardiovascular risk in Young Finns Study. Nutrition 2023; 112:112063. [PMID: 37269718 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112063] [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: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Diet plays an important role in cognitive health, but the long-term association of diet early in life with cognitive function in adulthood has not, to our knowledge, been rigorously studied. The aim of this study was to examine the association of youth, adulthood, and long-term dietary patterns from youth to adulthood with cognitive function in midlife. METHODS This was a population-based cohort study that assessed dietary intake in 1980 (baseline, participants 3-18 y of age), 1986, 2001, 2007, and 2011 and cognitive function in 2011. Six dietary patterns were derived from 48-h food recall or food frequency questionnaires using factor analysis. The dietary patterns were traditional Finnish, high-carbohydrate, vegetables and dairy products, traditional Finnish and high-carbohydrate, red meat, and healthy. Scores of long-term dietary patterns were calculated as the average between youth and adulthood. Cognitive function outcomes assessed included episodic memory and associative learning, short-term working memory and problem solving, reaction and movement time, and visual processing and sustained attention. Standardized z-scores of exposures and outcomes were used for analyses. RESULTS Participants (n = 790, mean age 11.2 y) were followed up for 31 y. Multivariable models showed that both youth and long-term vegetable and dairy products and healthy patterns were positively associated with episodic memory and associative learning scores (β = 0.080-0.111, P < 0.05 for all). Both youth and long-term traditional Finnish patterns were negatively associated with spatial working memory and problem solving (β = -0.085 and -0.097, respectively; P < 0.05 for both). Long-term high-carbohydrate and traditional Finnish and high-carbohydrate patterns were inversely associated with visual processing and sustained attention, whereas the vegetable and dairy products pattern was positively associated with this cognitive domain (β = -0.117 to 0.073, P < 0.05 for all). Adulthood high-carbohydrate and traditional Finnish and high-carbohydrate patterns were inversely associated with all cognitive domains except for reaction and movement time (β = -0.072 to -0.161, P < 0.05 for all). Both long-term and adulthood red meat pattern were positively associated with visual processing and sustained attention (β = 0.079 and 0.104, respectively; P < 0.05 for both). These effect sizes correspond to approximately 1.6 to 16.1 y of cognitive aging on these cognitive domains. CONCLUSIONS Higher adherence to traditional Finnish, high-carbohydrate, and traditional Finnish and high-carbohydrate patterns across the early life course was associated with poorer cognitive function in midlife, whereas higher adherence to healthy and vegetable and dairy product patterns was associated with better cognitive function. The findings, if causative, highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy dietary pattern from early life to adulthood in an attempt to promote cognitive health.
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- Jing Chen
- Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Aging and Physic-chemical Injury Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia.
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- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital; Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital; Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Public Health and Welfare, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Tampere Centre for Skills Training and Simulation, Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Domanski MJ, Wu CO, Tian X, Hasan AA, Ma X, Huang Y, Miao R, Reis JP, Bae S, Husain A, Jacobs DR, Allen NB, Lee MLT, Hong CC, Farkouh ME, Lloyd-Jones DM, Fuster V. Association of Incident Cardiovascular Disease With Time Course and Cumulative Exposure to Multiple Risk Factors. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:1151-1161. [PMID: 36948731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The quantitative relationship of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) to lifetime cumulative risk factor exposure is not well understood. OBJECTIVES Using CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study data, we examined the quantitative associations of cumulative exposure over time to multiple, simultaneously operating risk factors with CVD incidence and the incidence of its components. METHODS Regression models were developed quantifying the influence of the time course and severity of multiple CVD risk factors, operating simultaneously, on risk of incident CVD. The outcomes were incident CVD and the incidence of its components: coronary heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure. RESULTS Our study included 4,958 asymptomatic adults enrolled in CARDIA from 1985 to 1986 (ages 18 to 30 years) who were followed for 30 years. Risk of incident CVD depends on the time course and severity of a series of independent risk factors, the impact of which is mediated by their effects on individual CVD components after age 40 years. Cumulative exposure (AUC vs time) to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides was independently associated with risk of incident CVD. Of the blood pressure variables, areas under the mean arterial pressure vs time curve and the pulse pressure vs time curve were strongly and independently associated with incident CVD risk. CONCLUSIONS The quantitative description of the link between risk factors and CVD informs the construction of individualized CVD mitigation strategies, design of primary prevention trials, and assessment of public health impact of risk factor-based interventions.
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- Michael J Domanski
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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- Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Data Science Initiative, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Huang Y, Tan Y, Wang L, Lan L, Luo J, Wang J, Zeng H, Shu W. Consumption of very low-mineral water may threaten cardiovascular health by increasing homocysteine in children. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1133488. [PMID: 36969809 PMCID: PMC10034051 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1133488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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IntroductionHomocysteine (Hcy) is a critical factor for cardiovascular injury, and the elevation of Hcy in children will inevitably increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. This study explored the effect of very low-mineral water on children’s Hcy and cardiovascular health.Materials and methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study that recruited two groups of 10–13-year-old children who had consumed direct drinking water (DDW) in school for 4 years. The control group (NW) (119 boys, 110 girls) consumed normal DDW (conductivity 345 μs/cm). The very low-mineral water consumption group (VLW) (223 boys, 208 girls) consumed very low-mineral DDW (conductivity 40.0 μs/cm). Serum Hcy, Hcy metabolites, cofactors of Hcy metabolism, and cardiovascular biomarkers were assessed and standardized by age- and sex-specific Z-scores, and the differences between the two groups were analyzed with independent t-test. The relationships between Hcy metabolism biomarkers and key factors, cardiovascular biomarkers, serum Ca, and mineral intake were analyzed with linear regression.ResultsCompared with the NW group, the VLW group had significantly higher serum Hcy, Apo-B, Apo-B/A1, and oxLDL, and lower serum 1,25,(OH)2D3, vitamin B6 and B12, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, and Apo-A1. Serum Hcy was positively associated with serum Apo-B and Apo-B/A1, and negatively associated with Ca intake from water and serum 1,25,(OH)2D3.ConclusionThis study suggested that drinking very low-mineral water may increase Hcy level and oxidative stress, worsen lipid profile, and threaten the cardiovascular system in children. Reducing 1,25,(OH)2D3, and disordering of calcium metabolism might play important roles. This study first established an association between demineralized drinking water and cardiovascular health in children, suggesting a new environmental concern risk to cardiovascular health.
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- Yujing Huang
- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Communicable Disease Prevention and Management, Chongqing Municipal Corps of Integrated Health Administrative Law Enforcement, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Weiqun Shu,
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Basalely A, Hill-Horowitz T, Sethna CB. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Pediatrics, an Update on Interpretation and Classification of Hypertension Phenotypes. Curr Hypertens Rep 2023; 25:1-11. [PMID: 36434426 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-022-01231-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review highlights the major changes reflected in the 2022 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) in Children and Adolescents with a specific focus on the newly defined phenotypes of hypertension and their epidemiology and associated outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS The 2022 AHA guidelines' most notable changes include the following: (1) alignment of blood pressure (BP) thresholds with the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guidelines, 2017 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/AHA hypertension guidelines, and 2016 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) pediatric recommendations; (2) expansion of the use of ABPM to diagnose and phenotype pediatric hypertension in all pediatric patients; (3) removal of BP loads from diagnostic criteria; and (4) simplified classification of new hypertension phenotypes to prognosticate risks and guide clinical management. Recent studies suggest that utilizing the 2022 AHA pediatric ABPM guidelines will increase the prevalence of pediatric ambulatory hypertension, especially for wake ambulatory hypertension in older, taller males and for nocturnal hypertension in both males and females ≥ 8 years of age. The new definitions simplify the ambulatory hypertension criteria to include only the elements most predictive of future health outcomes, increase the sensitivity of BP thresholds in alignment with recent data and other guidelines, and thus make hypertension diagnoses more clinically meaningful. This guideline will also aid in the transition of adolescents and young adults to adult medical care. Further studies will be necessary to study ambulatory BP norms in a more diverse pediatric population and evaluate the impact of these guidelines on prevalence and future outcomes.
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- Abby Basalely
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, 420 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY, 11042, USA.,Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, 420 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY, 11042, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, 420 Lakeville Road, New Hyde Park, NY, 11042, USA. .,Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
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Komulainen K, Hakulinen C, Lipsanen J, Partonen T, Pulkki-Råback L, Kähönen M, Virtanen M, Ruuhela R, Raitakari O, Rovio S, Elovainio M. Long-term residential sunlight exposure associated with cognitive function among adults residing in Finland. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20818. [PMID: 36460719 PMCID: PMC9718732 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25336-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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While sunlight may influence cognitive function through several pathways, associations of residential sunlight exposure with cognitive function are not well known. We evaluated associations of long-term residential sunlight exposure with cognitive function among a representative cohort of 1838 Finnish adults residing in Finland who underwent comprehensive cognitive assessment in midlife. We linked daily recordings of global solar radiation to study participants using residential information and calculated the average daily residential exposure to sunlight for four exposure time intervals: 2 months, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years prior to the date of the cognition assessment. Associations of the residential sunlight exposure with cognitive function were assessed using linear regression analyses adjusting for season, sex, age, and individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic characteristics. Greater average residential sunlight exposure over 2 and 5 years prior to the cognitive function assessment was associated with better global cognitive function (b = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.01, 0.25; b = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.29, per 1 MJ/m2 difference in sunlight exposure), while no associations with global cognitive function were observed at shorter exposure time intervals. In domain-specific analyses, greater residential exposure to sunlight over 1, 2 and 5 years prior to the cognitive function assessment was associated with better performance on new learning and visual memory (b = 0.10, 95% CI = 0.00, 0.20; b = 0.16, 95% CI = 0.04, 0.28; b = 0.19, 95% CI = 0.08, 0.31) and sustained attention (b = 0.15, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.25; b = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.06, 0.30; b = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.29), but worse performance on reaction time (b = - 0.12, 95% CI = - 0.22, - 0.02; b = -0.15, 95% CI = - 0.28, - 0.02; b = - 0.18, 95% CI = - 0.30, - 0.05). Residential sunlight exposure was not associated with executive function. These findings suggest long-term residential sunlight exposure may be an environmental factor influencing cognitive function among a cognitively healthy cohort residing in Northern Europe. Further studies in populations residing in different geographical locations are needed.
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- Kaisla Komulainen
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
- Division of Insurance Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Weather and Climate Change Impact Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 21, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Nuotio J, Niiranen T, Laitinen TT, Miller J, Sabin MA, Havulinna AS, Viikari JSA, Rönnemaa T, Hutri-Kähönen N, Laitinen TP, Tossavainen P, Salomaa V, Raitakari OT, Burgner DP, Juonala M. Use of antibiotics and risk of type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the national FINRISK study. BMC Endocr Disord 2022; 22:284. [PMID: 36401251 PMCID: PMC9673285 DOI: 10.1186/s12902-022-01197-y] [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: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate whether exposure to systemic antibiotics influences the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity. METHODS The study sample comprised 2209 (110 with incident diabetes) participants from the population-based Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS) aged 24-39 years in 2001. The exposure was national linked register data on purchased antibiotic courses between 1993 and 2001. Clinical examinations including BMI were conducted in 2001, 2007 and 2011. Participants with prevalent diabetes in 2001 were excluded. Data on type 2 diabetes was also obtained from two national registers until 2017. Data from four population-based National FINRISK studies were used for replication (N = 24,674, 1866 with incident diabetes). RESULTS Prior antibiotic exposure (> 5 versus 0-1 antibiotic courses) was associated with subsequent type 2 diabetes in both YFS (OR 2.29; 95%CI 1.33-3.96) and FINRISK (HR 1.73; 95%CI 1.51-1.99). An increased risk for type 2 diabetes was observed in YFS (OR 1.043; 95%CI 1.013-1.074) and FINRISK (HR 1.022; 95%CI 1.016-1.029) per course. Exposure to antibiotics increased the risk of overweight/obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2) after a 10-year follow-up in YFS (OR 1.043; 95%CI 1.019-1.068) and in FINRISK (OR 1.023; 95%CI 1.018-1.029) at baseline per antibiotic course. Adjustments for confounders from early life in YFS and at baseline in FINRISK, including BMI, socioeconomic status, smoking, insulin, blood pressure, and physical activity, did not appreciably alter the findings. CONCLUSION Our results show that exposure to antibiotics was associated with increased risk for future type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity and support judicious antibiotic prescribing.
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- Joel Nuotio
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520, Turku, Finland.
- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520, Turku, Finland
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports and Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, FIN-20520, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Lucas I, Puteikis K, Sinha MD, Litwin M, Merkevicius K, Azukaitis K, Rus R, Pac M, Obrycki L, Bårdsen T, Śladowska-Kozłowska J, Sagsak E, Lurbe E, Jiménez-Murcia S, Jankauskiene A, Fernández-Aranda F. Knowledge gaps and future directions in cognitive functions in children and adolescents with primary arterial hypertension: A systematic review. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:973793. [PMID: 36337900 PMCID: PMC9631488 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.973793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Arterial hypertension (AH) among adults is known to be associated with worse cognitive outcomes. Similarly, children and adolescents with AH could be expected to underperform during neuropsychological evaluations when compared with healthy peers. Our aims were to review the existing literature on cognitive functioning among children and adolescents with primary AH and to identify what additional evidence may be needed to substantiate the impact of hypertension on poor cognitive outcomes in this population. We conducted a systematic review of articles in PubMed and Web of Science published before 17 January 2022, reporting on cognitive testing among children and adolescents with primary AH. From 1,316 records, 13 were included in the review-7 used battery-testing while other employed indirect measures of cognitive functions. Most of the studies reported worse results among individuals with AH. Results of two prospective trials suggested that cognitive functioning may improve after starting antihypertensive treatment. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring was shown to be more strongly related to cognitive testing results than office measures of blood pressure. Significant confounders, namely obesity and sleep apnea, were identified throughout the studies. Our review indicates that evidence relating AH with poor cognitive functioning among youth is usually based on indirect measures of executive functions (e.g., questionnaires) rather than objective neuropsychological tests. Future prospective trials set to test different cognitive domains in children and adolescents undergoing treatment for AH are endorsed and should consider using standardized neuropsychological batteries as well as adjust the assessing results for obesity and sleep disorders.
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- Ignacio Lucas
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Psychoneurobiology of Eating and Addictive Behaviors Group, Neurosciences Programme, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- British Heart Foundation Centre, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation and Hypertension, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children’s Hospital, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation and Hypertension, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Transplantation and Hypertension, The Children’s Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- University of Health Sciences Turkey, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gaziosmanpaşa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Pediatric, Consorcio Hospital General, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Psychoneurobiology of Eating and Addictive Behaviors Group, Neurosciences Programme, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Psychoneurobiology of Eating and Addictive Behaviors Group, Neurosciences Programme, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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The influence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors on cognition, functioning, and inflammatory markers in first-episode psychosis: Results from a 2-year follow-up study. Psychiatry Res 2022; 316:114760. [PMID: 35977447 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To explore the influence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) on cognitive symptoms, functional impairment, and systemic inflammatory markers in first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients at baseline and 2-year follow-up. Method: In a sample of 70 FEP patients and 85 age- and sex-matched healthy controls, we assessed nine modifiable CVRFs. All participants were classified into two subgroups according to their CVRF profile: lower (0-1 CVRFs) or higher (≥2 CVRFs). The following outcomes were measured at baseline and 2-year follow-up: cognition; functional outcomes; and white blood cell (WBC) subtype. Adjusted general linear models were conducted to study the effect of diagnosis and CVRF profile on cognition, functioning, WBC, and longitudinal changes in these variables. At baseline, FEP patients with a higher CVRF profile showed a significantly slower performance on the TMT-A test for psychomotor speed and higher lymphocyte levels than patients with a lower CVRF profile. No longitudinal changes were observed in primary outcomes at 2-year follow-up. Among FEP patients with a higher CVRF profile, slower psychomotor speed performance did not correlate with increased lymphocyte levels. Our findings suggest that the cognitive effects of CVRFs manifest early in the course of psychosis, thus highlighting the importance of targeting both CVRFs and cognitive deficits in FEP.
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de Simone G, Mancusi C, Hanssen H, Genovesi S, Lurbe E, Parati G, Sendzikaite S, Valerio G, Di Bonito P, Di Salvo G, Ferrini M, Leeson P, Moons P, Weismann CG, Williams B. Hypertension in children and adolescents. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:3290-3301. [PMID: 35896123 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Definition and management of arterial hypertension in children and adolescents are uncertain, due to different positions of current guidelines. The European Society of Cardiology task-force, constituted by Associations and Councils with interest in arterial hypertension, has reviewed current literature and evidence, to produce a Consensus Document focused on aspects of hypertension in the age range of 6-16 years, including definition, methods of measurement of blood pressure, clinical evaluation, assessment of hypertension-mediated target organ damage, evaluation of possible vascular, renal and hormonal causes, assessment and management of concomitant risk factors with specific attention for obesity, and anti-hypertensive strategies, especially focused on life-style modifications. The Consensus Panel also suggests aspects that should be studied with high priority, including generation of multi-ethnic sex, age and height specific European normative tables, implementation of randomized clinical trials on different diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, and long-term cohort studies to link with adult cardiovascular risk. Finally, suggestions for the successful implementation of the contents of the present Consensus document are also given.
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- Giovanni de Simone
- Hypertension Research Center & Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Hypertension Research Center & Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Luca Hospital & School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano - Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Paediatric Department, Consorcio Hospital General, University of Valencia; CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CB06/03), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Luca Hospital & School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano - Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Clinic of Paediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, 'S.Maria delle Grazie' Hospital, Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Paediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University-Hospital of Padova, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- St Joseph and St Luc Hospital Department of Cardiology and Vascular Pathology, Lyon, France
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- Oxford Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility, RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Belgium & Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Paediatric Heart Center, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, and NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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Butler JE, Vincent C, South AM, Chanchlani R. Updates to Pediatric Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: a Review and Strategies for Expanding Access. CURRENT PEDIATRICS REPORTS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40124-022-00273-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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De Anda-Duran I, Woltz SG, Bell CN, Bazzano LA. Hypertension and cognitive function: a review of life-course factors and disparities. Curr Opin Cardiol 2022; 37:326-333. [PMID: 35731677 PMCID: PMC9354652 DOI: 10.1097/hco.0000000000000975] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Dementia is a life-course condition with modifiable risk factors many from cardiovascular (CV) origin, and disproportionally affects some race/ethnic groups and underserved communities in the USA. Hypertension (HTN) is the most common preventable and treatable condition that increases the risk for dementia and exacerbates dementia pathology. Epidemiological studies beginning in midlife provide strong evidence for this association. This study provides an overview of the differences in the associations across the lifespan, and the role of social determinants of health (SDoH). RECENT FINDINGS Clinical trials support HTN management in midlife as an avenue to lower the risk for late-life cognitive decline. However, the association between HTN and cognition differs over the life course. SDoH including higher education modify the association between HTN and cognition which may differ by race and ethnicity. The role of blood pressure (BP) variability, interactions among CV risk factors, and cognitive assessment modalities may provide information to better understand the relationship between HTN and cognition. SUMMARY Adopting a life-course approach that considers SDoH, may help develop tailored interventions to manage HTN and prevent dementia syndromes. Where clinical trials to assess BP management from childhood to late-life are not feasible, observational studies remain the best available evidence.
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- Ileana De Anda-Duran
- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
- Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Rovio SP, Salo H, Niinikoski H, Lagström H, Salo P, Viikari JSA, Rönnemaa T, Jula A, Raitakari OT, Pahkala K. Dietary Intervention in Infancy and Cognitive Function in Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project. J Pediatr 2022; 246:184-190.e1. [PMID: 35367245 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Consumption of saturated fatty acids (SAFAs), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), cholesterol, and fiber have been linked with cognitive function in adults. We evaluated these associations from childhood by leveraging data from the Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP). STUDY DESIGN STRIP recruited children aged 5 months and randomly assigned them into intervention/control groups. The intervention introduced a heart-healthy diet, characterized mainly by low consumption of SAFAs and cholesterol, through counseling at least biannually between age 7 months and 20 years. Diet was assessed repeatedly using food diaries. Six years after the end of the intervention phase, at age 26 years, the participants were invited to the first postintervention follow-up, which included cognitive testing that covered learning and memory, verbal memory, short-term working memory, reaction time, information processing, and cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control. We studied the associations of the STRIP intervention and the consumptions of SAFAs, PUFAs, cholesterol, and fiber within these cognitive domains. RESULTS Participants in the STRIP intervention group had better cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control and were better able to manage conflicting information and ignore task-irrelevant information (0.18 SD higher in the intervention group, adjusted for sex and socioeconomic status). No associations were observed with the dietary components studied. CONCLUSIONS The infancy-onset STRIP intervention, which promoted a heart-healthy diet, was favorably associated with cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control at age 26 years. No associations were found for the intervention targets studied, indicating that these specific dietary components did not underlie the observed effect of the intervention.
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- Suvi P Rovio
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Public Health, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Paavo Nurmi Center and Unit for Health and Physical Activity, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Flynn JT, Urbina EM, Brady TM, Baker-Smith C, Daniels SR, Hayman LL, Mitsnefes M, Tran A, Zachariah JP. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adolescents: 2022 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension 2022; 79:e114-e124. [PMID: 35603599 DOI: 10.1161/hyp.0000000000000215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents has markedly increased since publication of the last American Heart Association scientific statement on pediatric ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in 2014. In addition, there has also been significant expansion of the evidence base for use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the pediatric population, including new data linking ambulatory blood pressure levels with the development of blood pressure-related target organ damage. Last, additional data have recently been published that enable simplification of the classification of pediatric ambulatory monitoring studies. This scientific statement presents a succinct review of this new evidence, guidance on optimal application of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the clinical setting, and an updated classification scheme for the interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children and adolescents. We also highlight areas of uncertainty where additional research is needed.
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Farnsworth von Cederwald B, Josefsson M, Wåhlin A, Nyberg L, Karalija N. Association of Cardiovascular Risk Trajectory With Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia. Neurology 2022; 98:e2013-e2022. [PMID: 35444051 PMCID: PMC9162045 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cardiovascular risk factors have a recently established association with cognitive decline and dementia, yet most studies examine this association through cross-sectional data, precluding an understanding of the longitudinal dynamics of such risk. The current study aims to explore how the ongoing trajectory of cardiovascular risk affects subsequent dementia and memory decline risk. We hypothesize that an accelerated, long-term accumulation of cardiovascular risk, as determined by the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), will be more detrimental to cognitive and dementia state outcomes than a stable cardiovascular risk. METHODS We assessed an initially healthy, community-dwelling sample recruited from the prospective cohort Betula study. Cardiovascular disease risk, as assessed by the FRS, episodic memory performance, and dementia status were measured at each 5-year time point (T) across 20 to 25 years. Analysis was performed with bayesian additive regression tree, a semiparametric machine-learning method, applied herein as a multistate survival analysis method. RESULTS Of the 1,244 participants, cardiovascular risk increased moderately over time in 60% of sample, with observations of an accelerated increase in 18% of individuals and minimal change in 22% of individuals. An accelerated, as opposed to a stable, cardiovascular risk trajectory predicted an increased risk of developing Alzheimer disease dementia (average risk ratio [RR] 3.3-5.7, 95% CI 2.6-17.5 at T2, 1.9-6.7 at T5) or vascular dementia (average RR 3.3-4.1, 95% CI 1.1-16.6 at T2, 1.5-7.6 at T5) and was associated with an increased risk of memory decline (average RR 1.4-1.2, 95% CI 1-1.9 at T2, 1-1.5 at T5). A stable cardiovascular risk trajectory appeared to partially mitigate Alzheimer disease dementia risk for APOE ε4 carriers. DISCUSSION The findings of the current study show that the longitudinal, cumulative trajectory of cardiovascular risk is predictive of dementia risk and associated with the emergence of memory decline. As a result, clinical practice may benefit from directing interventions at individuals with accelerating cardiovascular risk.
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- Bryn Farnsworth von Cederwald
- From the Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (B.F.v.C., M.J., A.W., L.N., N.K.), Department of Integrative Medical Biology (B.F.v.C., L.N.), Center for Demographic and Aging Research (M.J.), Department of Statistics (M.J.), Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology (L.N., N.K.) and Radiation Physics (A.W.), Umeå University, Sweden
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- From the Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (B.F.v.C., M.J., A.W., L.N., N.K.), Department of Integrative Medical Biology (B.F.v.C., L.N.), Center for Demographic and Aging Research (M.J.), Department of Statistics (M.J.), Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology (L.N., N.K.) and Radiation Physics (A.W.), Umeå University, Sweden
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- From the Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (B.F.v.C., M.J., A.W., L.N., N.K.), Department of Integrative Medical Biology (B.F.v.C., L.N.), Center for Demographic and Aging Research (M.J.), Department of Statistics (M.J.), Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology (L.N., N.K.) and Radiation Physics (A.W.), Umeå University, Sweden
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- From the Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (B.F.v.C., M.J., A.W., L.N., N.K.), Department of Integrative Medical Biology (B.F.v.C., L.N.), Center for Demographic and Aging Research (M.J.), Department of Statistics (M.J.), Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology (L.N., N.K.) and Radiation Physics (A.W.), Umeå University, Sweden
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- From the Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (B.F.v.C., M.J., A.W., L.N., N.K.), Department of Integrative Medical Biology (B.F.v.C., L.N.), Center for Demographic and Aging Research (M.J.), Department of Statistics (M.J.), Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and Department of Radiation Sciences, Diagnostic Radiology (L.N., N.K.) and Radiation Physics (A.W.), Umeå University, Sweden
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Longitudinal associations of childhood fitness and obesity profiles with midlife cognitive function: an Australian cohort study. J Sci Med Sport 2022; 25:667-672. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2022.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Li C, Zhu Y, Ma Y, Hua R, Zhong B, Xie W. Association of Cumulative Blood Pressure With Cognitive Decline, Dementia, and Mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:1321-1335. [PMID: 35393012 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Elevated blood pressure (BP) has been linked to impaired cognition and dementia in older adults. However, few studies have accounted for long-term cumulative BP exposure. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to test whether long-term cumulative BP was independently associated with subsequent cognitive decline, incident dementia, and all-cause mortality among cognitively healthy adults. METHODS This study used data from the HRS (Health and Retirement Study) and ELSA (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing). Cumulative BP was calculated as the area under the curve using measurements from wave 0 (1998-1999) to wave 4 (2008-2009) in ELSA and wave 8 (2006-2007) to wave 10 (2010-2011) in the HRS. Outcomes included cognitive decline, incident dementia, and all-cause mortality. RESULTS A total of 7,566 and 9,294 participants from ELSA and the HRS were included (44.8% and 40.2% men and median age 62.0 years [IQR: 55.0-70.0 years] and 65.0 years [IQR: 58.0-72.0 years], respectively). The median follow-up duration was 8.0 years (IQR: 4.0-8.0 years) and 8.0 years (IQR: 6.0-8.0 years), respectively. Elevated cumulative systolic BP and pulse pressure were independently associated with accelerated cognitive decline (P < 0.001 for both), elevated dementia risk (P < 0.001 for both), and all-cause mortality (P < 0.001 for both), while a significant inverse association was observed for diastolic BP. Strong dose-response relationships were identified, with similar results for the 2 cohorts. CONCLUSIONS Long-term cumulative BP was associated with subsequent cognitive decline, dementia risk, and all-cause mortality in cognitively healthy adults aged ≥50 years. Efforts are required to control long-term systolic BP and pulse pressure and to maintain adequate diastolic BP.
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- Chenglong Li
- Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; PUCRI Heart and Vascular Health Research Center at Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; PUCRI Heart and Vascular Health Research Center at Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; PUCRI Heart and Vascular Health Research Center at Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; PUCRI Heart and Vascular Health Research Center at Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Wuhan Mental Health Center, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Peking University Clinical Research Institute, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China; PUCRI Heart and Vascular Health Research Center at Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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Fernández-Jiménez R, Real C. Optimizing Blood Pressure Components for a Healthy Brain: The Holy Grail in Blood Pressure Management. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:1336-1339. [PMID: 35393013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Rodrigo Fernández-Jiménez
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades CardioVasculares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. https://twitter.com/carlosreal42
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Hakala JO, Pahkala K, Juonala M, Salo P, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Lehtimäki T, Laitinen TP, Jokinen E, Taittonen L, Tossavainen P, Viikari JS, Raitakari OT, Rovio SP. Repeatedly Measured Serum Creatinine and Cognitive Performance in Midlife: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Neurology 2022; 98:e2268-e2281. [PMID: 35410906 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Serum creatinine is typically used to assess kidney function. Impaired kidney function and thereby high serum creatinine increases risk of poor cognitive performance. However, serum creatinine might have a non-linear association as low serum creatinine has been linked with cardiovascular risk and impaired cognitive performance. We studied the longitudinal association between serum creatinine and cognitive performance in midlife. METHODS Since 2001, participants from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study were followed up for 10 years. Serum creatinine was measured repeatedly in 2001, 2007, and 2011. Sex-specific longitudinal trajectories for serum creatinine among participants without kidney disease were identified using latent class growth mixture modeling. Overall cognitive function and four specific domains such as 1) working memory, 2) episodic memory and associative learning, 3) reaction time, and 4) information processing were assessed using a computerized cognitive test. RESULTS Four serum creatinine trajectory groups all with clinically normal serum creatinine were identified for both men (N=973) and women (N=1,204). After 10 years of follow-up, cognitive testing was performed for 2,026 participants aged 34 to 49 years (mean age 41.8 years). In men and women, consistently low serum creatinine was associated with poor childhood school performance, low adulthood education, low adulthood annual income, low physical activity, and smoking. Compared to the men in the low serum creatinine trajectory group, those in the high serum creatinine group had better overall cognitive performance (β=0.353 SD, 95%CI 0.022-0.684) and working memory (β=0.351 SD, 95%CI 0.034-0.668), while those in the moderate (β=0.247 SD, 95%CI 0.026-0.468) or the normal (β=0.244 SD, 95%CI 0.008-0.481) serum creatinine groups had better episodic memory and associative learning. No associations were found for women. DISCUSSION Our results indicate that, in men, compared to low serum creatinine levels consistently high levels may associate with better memory and learning function in midlife.
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- Juuso O Hakala
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku and Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Fimlab Laboratories and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center-Tampere, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Pediatrics, PEDEGO Research Unit and Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, and Oulu University Hospital Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics, PEDEGO Research Unit and Medical Research Center, University of Oulu, and Oulu University Hospital Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Turku and Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Lancaster K, Xu Y, Savage G, Cysique LA, Peters R. Blood pressure change and cognition in childhood and early adulthood: a systematic review. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2022; 13:20406223221085111. [PMID: 35371430 PMCID: PMC8972933 DOI: 10.1177/20406223221085111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: High blood pressure in midlife is an established risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia but less is known about the impact of raised blood pressure on cognition in childhood and early adulthood. Method: We systematically reviewed and quantified the existing evidence base relating to blood pressure in early life and subsequent cognitive performance. Medline, Embase, PsycINFOo, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched from inception to July 2020. We included longitudinal cohort and case–control studies involving participants aged 0–40 years with a baseline and at least one follow-up blood pressure assessment alongside at least one measure of cognition, occurring at the same time as, or subsequent to blood pressure measures. Risk of bias was assessed independently by two reviewers. PROSPERO registration CRD42020214655. Results: Of a total of 5638 records identified, three cohort and two case–control studies were included with ages ranging from 3 to early 30s. Repeated blood pressure measurements averaged over 25 years or cumulative blood pressure in the 25–30 years prior to assessment of cognitive function were associated with poorer cognitive performance in the two largest cohort studies. The smallest cohort study reported no evidence of an association and the results from the two case–control studies were contradictory. All studies were at risk of bias. Conclusion: Overall, the evidence in this area is lacking and study quality is mixed. Our review highlights an urgent need for studies evaluating the potential for a relationship between raised blood pressure and poorer cognition in early life given the potential for possible risk reduction if such a relationship exists.
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- Kurt Lancaster
- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, 139 Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Ludyga S, Gerber M, Kamijo K. Exercise types and working memory components during development. Trends Cogn Sci 2022; 26:191-203. [PMID: 35031211 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Working memory is crucial to learning and academic success. Exercise has been found to benefit working memory in late life, but its effects during cognitive development are less clear. Building on findings that working memory is supported by the motor system, we highlight the sensitivity of different working memory components to acute and long-term exercise in children and adolescents. We also consider how the specific skill demands of endurance and coordinative exercise influence this sensitivity. Distinct effects of these exercise types are further linked with neurocognitive and neuroendocrine pathways. Our review suggests long-term rather than acute benefits of exercise for children and adolescents' working memory, which are more pronounced and specific for exercise with high coordinative demands.
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- Sebastian Ludyga
- Department of Sport, Exercise & Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Sport, Exercise & Health, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan
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Although a relationship between traditional cardiovascular risk factors and stroke has long been recognized, these risk factors likely play a role in other aspects of brain health. Clinical stroke is only the tip of the iceberg of vascular brain injury that includes covert infarcts, white matter hyperintensities, and microbleeds. Furthermore, an individual's risk for not only stroke but poor brain health includes not only these traditional vascular risk factors but also lifestyle and genetic factors. The purpose of this narrative review is to summarize the state of the evidence on traditional and nontraditional vascular risk factors and their contributions to brain health. Additionally, we will review important modifiers that interact with these risk factors to increase, or, in some cases, reduce risk of adverse brain health outcomes, with an emphasis on genes and biomarkers associated with Alzheimer disease. Finally, we will consider the importance of social determinants of health in brain health outcomes.
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- Rebecca F Gottesman
- Stroke Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Intramural Research Program, Bethesda, MD (R.F.G.)
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- Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, UTHSA, San Antonio, TX (S.S.).,Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (S.S.)
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Dunk MM, Driscoll I. Total Cholesterol and APOE-Related Risk for Alzheimer's Disease in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. J Alzheimers Dis 2022; 85:1519-1528. [PMID: 34958023 PMCID: PMC10442640 DOI: 10.3233/jad-215091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND APOEɛ4 allele confers greatest genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet mechanisms underlying this risk remain elusive. APOE is involved in lipid metabolism, and literature suggest relationships between high total cholesterol, APOE, and AD. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the potential role of total cholesterol in AD risk. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between total cholesterol and APOE-related AD risk in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. METHODS Participants (N = 1,534) were classified as controls (cognitively normal; N = 404), early mild cognitive impairment (MCI; N = 294), late MCI (N = 539), or AD (N = 297). Total cholesterol levels were compared across APOE genotype and diagnosis. Mendelian randomization was performed to examine causality between total cholesterol and AD risk using APOE as a genetic instrument. RESULTS Total cholesterol was higher in APOE4+ compared to APOE3 and APOE2+ (ps < 0.04) carriers. Those with AD and late MCI (ps < 0.001) had higher total cholesterol than the control group. Comparing APOE4+ to APOE3 carriers, the predicted odds ratios per mg/dL greater total cholesterol were 1.11 for MCI (95% confidence interval, 1.04-7.32), 1.05 for early MCI (1.01-3.22), 1.13 for late MCI (1.05-11.70), 1.21 for AD (1.09-54.05), and 1.13 for composite dementia (MCI or AD; 1.06-11.59) (ps < 0.05, F-statistics > 10). CONCLUSION Higher total cholesterol may be a significant contributor to AD risk, particularly in APOE4 carriers who, based on existing literature, tend to have impaired cholesterol metabolism. Our findings highlight a possible mechanism by which APOE confers AD risk and indicate potential for AD risk modification through maintenance of healthy total cholesterol levels.
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- Michelle M Dunk
- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Climie RE, Tafflet M, van Sloten T, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Bernard JY, Dargent-Molina P, Plancoulaine S, Lioret S, Jouven X, Charles MA, Heude B, Empana JP. Cardiovascular Health at Age 5 Years: Distribution, Determinants, and Association With Neurodevelopment. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:827525. [PMID: 35479759 PMCID: PMC9035843 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.827525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early childhood may represent an opportune time to commence primordial prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD, i.e., prevention of risk factors onset), but epidemiological evidence is scarce. We aimed to examine the distribution and parental and early life determinants of ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) in children up to 5 years and to compare the level of cognitive development between children with and without ideal CVH at age 5 years. METHODS Using data from the Etude sur les déterminants pré et post natals précoces du Développement psychomoteur et de la santé de l'Enfant (EDEN) study, a French population-based mother-child cohort study, CVH was examined in children at 5 years of age based on the American Heart Association CVH metrics (ideal body mass index, physical activity, diet, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels, and passive smoking, considered in sensitivity analysis only). Children were categorized as having ideal (five to six ideal metrics) or non-ideal CVH (<5 ideal metrics). Intelligence quotient (IQ) at age 5 years was assessed using the French version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. RESULTS Among the 566 children (55% boys), only 34% had ideal CVH. In fully adjusted logistic regression, boys compared to girls (OR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.13-2.78), children with intermediate (1.77, 1.05-2.98) or ideal (2.58, 1.38-4.82) behavioral CVH at age 3 years and children who spent < 30 min/day watching television (1.91, 1.09-3.34) at age 3 years were more likely to have ideal CVH at age 5 years. At age 5 years, there was a significant 2.98-point difference (95% CI 0.64-5.32) in IQ between children with and without ideal biological CVH after adjusting for confounders. CONCLUSION This study highlights that only a third of children aged 5 years had ideal CVH and identified modifiable determinants of ideal CVH and is suggestive of an association between CVH and neurodevelopment at a young age.
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- Rachel E Climie
- Université de Paris, Inserm, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Integrative Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Paris, France.,Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmanian, Hobart, TAS, Australia.,Sports Cardiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Inserm, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Integrative Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Paris, France.,Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France.,Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Inserm, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Integrative Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Inserm, U970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center (PARCC), Integrative Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Paris, France
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Dawson AE, Kallash M, Spencer JD, Wilson CS. The pressure's on: understanding neurocognitive and psychological associations with pediatric hypertension to inform comprehensive care. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:3869-3883. [PMID: 33890179 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05077-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The prevalence of hypertension is increasing in pediatric populations. While clinical data and practice guidelines identify the impact of hypertension on organ dysfunction and emphasize the importance for end-organ damage screening, the bidirectional effects of pediatric hypertension on neurocognitive and psychological outcomes are understudied. The objective of this review is to highlight the association between hypertension and cognition, attention, learning, and mental health in children and adolescents. In doing so, this review provides a framework and toolkit to integrate neuropsychology and psychology into the screening and management stages of pediatric hypertension. By recognizing the effects of hypertension on cognition, behavior, and mental health, screenings and interventions can be implemented to proactively and comprehensively improve the health outcomes for children with blood pressure concerns.
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- Anne E Dawson
- Department of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA
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Hakala JO, Raitakari OT, Rovio SP. Response by Hakala et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Cardiovascular Risk Factor Trajectories Since Childhood and Cognitive Performance in Midlife: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study". Circulation 2021; 144:e308-e309. [PMID: 34780250 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.056807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Juuso O Hakala
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports & Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health (J.O.H.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.)
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.).,Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Finland (O.T.R.)
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Finland (J.O.H., O.T.R., S.P.R.)
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Falkner B, Lurbe E. Primary Hypertension Beginning in Childhood and Risk for Future Cardiovascular Disease. J Pediatr 2021; 238:16-25. [PMID: 34391765 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Bonita Falkner
- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Department of Pediatrics, CIBER Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutricion, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Shang X, Hill E, Zhu Z, Liu J, Ge BZ, Wang W, He M. The Association of Age at Diagnosis of Hypertension With Brain Structure and Incident Dementia in the UK Biobank. Hypertension 2021; 78:1463-1474. [PMID: 34601962 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.17608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Xianwen Shang
- Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China (X.S., Z.Z., M.H.).,Guangdong Cardiovsacular Institute, Guangzhou, China (X.S., Z.Z.)
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- Department of Medicine (Royal Melbourne Hospital) (E.H.), University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Australia (E.H.)
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- Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China (X.S., Z.Z., M.H.).,Guangdong Cardiovsacular Institute, Guangzhou, China (X.S., Z.Z.)
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- Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (J.L.), University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Monash e-Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Airdoc Research, Nvidia AI Technology Research Center, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (Z.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (W.W., M.H.)
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- Guangdong Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China (X.S., Z.Z., M.H.).,State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (W.W., M.H.).,Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (M.H.)
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Palta P, Albert MS, Gottesman RF. Heart health meets cognitive health: evidence on the role of blood pressure. Lancet Neurol 2021; 20:854-867. [PMID: 34536406 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(21)00248-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The enormous societal and financial burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias requires the identification of risk factors and pathways to reduce dementia risk. Blood pressure (BP) management and control is one promising area, in which data have been inconclusive. Accumulating evidence over the past 5 years shows the effectiveness of BP management interventions among older individuals at risk, most notably from the SPRINT-MIND trial. These findings have been coupled with longitudinal observational data. However, to date, the results do not concur on the optimal timing and target of BP lowering, and further study in diverse populations is needed. Given the long preclinical phase of dementia and data supporting the importance of BP control earlier in the lifecourse, long-term interventional and observational studies in ethnically and racially diverse populations, with novel imaging and blood-based biomarkers of neurodegeneration and vascular cognitive impairment to understand the pathophysiology, are needed to advance the field.
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- Priya Palta
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Stroke Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Intramural Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Guide de Pratique Clinique. Prise en charge de l’hypertension artérielle chez l’adulte en Tunisie. LA TUNISIE MÉDICALE 2021. [PMCID: PMC9003593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ce document a été réalisé dans le cadre d'une collaboration entre l'Instance Nationale de l’Évaluation et de l'Accréditation en Santé (INEAS), la Société Tunisienne de Cardiologie et de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire (STCCCV) et la Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie (CNAM).
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Azukaitis K, Jankauskiene A, Schaefer F, Shroff R. Pathophysiology and consequences of arterial stiffness in children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:1683-1695. [PMID: 32894349 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-020-04732-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Changes in arterial structure and function are seen early in the course of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and have been causally associated with cardiovascular (CV) morbidity. Numerous potential injuries encompassing both traditional and uremia-specific CV risk factors can induce structural arterial changes and accelerate arterial stiffening. When the buffering capacity of the normally elastic arteries is reduced, damage to vulnerable microcirculatory beds can occur. Moreover, the resultant increase to cardiac afterload contributes to the development of left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac dysfunction. Adult studies have linked arterial stiffness with increased risk of mortality, CV events, cognitive decline, and CKD progression. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is currently the gold standard of arterial stiffness assessment but its measurement in children is challenging due to technical difficulties and physiologic aspects related to growth and poor standardization between algorithms for calculating PWV. Nevertheless, studies in pediatric CKD have reported increased arterial stiffness in children with advanced CKD, on dialysis, and after kidney transplantation. Development of arterial stiffness in children with CKD is closely related to mineral-bone disease and hypertension, but other factors may also play a significant role. The clinical relevance of accelerated arterial stiffness in childhood on cardiovascular outcomes in adult life remains unclear, and prospective studies are needed. In this review we discuss mechanisms leading to arterial stiffness in CKD and its clinical implications, along with issues surrounding the technical aspects of arterial stiffness assessment in children.
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- Karolis Azukaitis
- Clinic of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 4, 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Clinic of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 4, 08406, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Bakogiannis C, Stavropoulos K, Papadopoulos C, Papademetriou V. The Impact of Various Blood Pressure Measurements on Cardiovascular Outcomes. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2021; 19:313-322. [PMID: 32223734 DOI: 10.2174/1570161118666200330155905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypertension is a potent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. High blood pressure (BP) correlates closely with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Although the gold standard remains office BP (auscultatory or automated), other methods (central or out-of-office) are gaining popularity as better predictors of CV events. In this review, we investigated the prognostic value of each method of BP measurement and explored their advantages and pitfalls. Unattended automated office BP is a novel technique of BP measurement with promising data. Ambulatory BP monitoring, and to a lesser extent, home BP measurements, seem to predict cardiovascular events and mortality outcomes better, while at the same time, they can help distinguish hypertensive phenotypes. Data on the association of central BP levels with cardiovascular and mortality outcomes, are conflicting. Future extensive cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate head-to-head the corresponding levels and results of each method of BP measurement, as well as to highlight disparities in their prognostic utility.
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20422, United States
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Etminani K, Göransson C, Galozy A, Norell Pejner M, Nowaczyk S. Improving Medication Adherence Through Adaptive Digital Interventions (iMedA) in Patients With Hypertension: Protocol for an Interrupted Time Series Study. JMIR Res Protoc 2021; 10:e24494. [PMID: 33978593 PMCID: PMC8156113 DOI: 10.2196/24494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a strong need to improve medication adherence (MA) for individuals with hypertension in order to reduce long-term hospitalization costs. We believe this can be achieved through an artificial intelligence agent that helps the patient in understanding key individual adherence risk factors and designing an appropriate intervention plan. The incidence of hypertension in Sweden is estimated at approximately 27%. Although blood pressure control has increased in Sweden, barely half of the treated patients achieved adequate blood pressure levels. It is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke as well as heart failure. MA is a key factor for good clinical outcomes in persons with hypertension. OBJECTIVE The overall aim of this study is to design, develop, test, and evaluate an adaptive digital intervention called iMedA, delivered via a mobile app to improve MA, self-care management, and blood pressure control for persons with hypertension. METHODS The study design is an interrupted time series. We will collect data on a daily basis, 14 days before, during 6 months of delivering digital interventions through the mobile app, and 14 days after. The effect will be analyzed using segmented regression analysis. The participants will be recruited in Region Halland, Sweden. The design of the digital interventions follows the just-in-time adaptive intervention framework. The primary (distal) outcome is MA, and the secondary outcome is blood pressure. The design of the digital intervention is developed based on a needs assessment process including a systematic review, focus group interviews, and a pilot study, before conducting the longitudinal interrupted time series study. RESULTS The focus groups of persons with hypertension have been conducted to perform the needs assessment in a Swedish context. The design and development of digital interventions are in progress, and the interventions are planned to be ready in November 2020. Then, the 2-week pilot study for usability evaluation will start, and the interrupted time series study, which we plan to start in February 2021, will follow it. CONCLUSIONS We hypothesize that iMedA will improve medication adherence and self-care management. This study could illustrate how self-care management tools can be an additional (digital) treatment support to a clinical one without increasing burden on health care staff. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04413500; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04413500. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/24494.
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- Kobra Etminani
- Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Research on Welfare, Health and Sport, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Research on Welfare, Health and Sport, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
- Hemvårdsförvaltningen, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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Hakala JO, Pahkala K, Juonala M, Salo P, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Lehtimäki T, Laitinen TP, Jokinen E, Taittonen L, Tossavainen P, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT, Rovio SP. Cardiovascular Risk Factor Trajectories Since Childhood and Cognitive Performance in Midlife: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Circulation 2021; 143:1949-1961. [PMID: 33966448 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, adverse serum lipids, and elevated body mass index in midlife, may harm cognitive performance. It is important to note that longitudinal accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors since childhood may be associated with cognitive performance already since childhood, but the previous evidence is scarce. We studied the associations of cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to midlife, their accumulation, and midlife cognitive performance. METHODS From 1980, a population-based cohort of 3596 children (3-18 years of age) have been repeatedly followed up for 31 years. Blood pressure, serum lipids, and body mass index were assessed in all follow-ups. Cardiovascular risk factor trajectories from childhood to midlife were identified using latent class growth mixture modeling. Cognitive testing was performed in 2026 participants 34 to 49 years of age using a computerized test. The associations of the cardiovascular risk factor trajectories and cognitive performance were studied for individual cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular risk factor accumulation. RESULTS Consistently high systolic blood pressure (β=-0.262 SD [95% CI, -0.520 to -0.005]) and serum total cholesterol (β=-0.214 SD [95% CI, -0.365 to -0.064]) were associated with worse midlife episodic memory and associative learning compared with consistently low values. Obesity since childhood was associated with worse visual processing and sustained attention (β=-0.407 SD [95% CI, -0.708 to -0.105]) compared with normal weight. An inverse association was observed for the cardiovascular risk factor accumulation with episodic memory and associative learning (P for trend=0.008; 3 cardiovascular risk factors: β=-0.390 SD [95% CI, -0.691 to -0.088]), with visual processing and sustained attention (P for trend<0.0001; 3 cardiovascular risk factors: β=-0.443 SD [95% CI, -0.730 to -0.157]), and with reaction and movement time (P for trend=0.048; 2 cardiovascular risk factors: β=-0.164 SD [95% CI, -0.318 to -0.010]). CONCLUSIONS Longitudinal elevated systolic blood pressure, high serum total cholesterol, and obesity from childhood to midlife were inversely associated with midlife cognitive performance. It is important to note that the higher the number of cardiovascular risk factors, the worse was the observed cognitive performance. Therefore, launching preventive strategies against cardiovascular risk factors beginning from childhood might benefit primordial promotion of cognitive health in adulthood.
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- Juuso O Hakala
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports and Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health (J.O.H., K.P.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Paavo Nurmi Centre, Sports and Exercise Medicine Unit, Department of Physical Activity and Health (J.O.H., K.P.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Medicine (M.J., J.S.A.V.), University of Turku, Finland.,Division of Medicine (M.J., J.S.A.V.), Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology (M.K.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.,DFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology (M.K., N.H.-K., T.L.), Tampere University, Finland
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- Department of Pediatrics (N.H.-K.), Tampere University Hospital, Finland.,DFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology (M.K., N.H.-K., T.L.), Tampere University, Finland
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- DFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology (M.K., N.H.-K., T.L.), Tampere University, Finland.,Department of Clinical Chemistry, Fimlab Laboratories and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center, Tampere (T.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland (T.P.L.)
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- Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Finland (E.J.)
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- Vaasa Central Hospital, Finland (L.T.).,Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland (L.T., P.T.)
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- Department of Medicine (M.J., J.S.A.V.), University of Turku, Finland.,Division of Medicine (M.J., J.S.A.V.), Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.,Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine (O.T.R.), Turku University Hospital, Finland
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- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku, Finland.,Centre for Population Health Research (J.O.H., K.P., P.S., O.T.R., S.P.R.), University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Hoang T, Matthews K, Golden SH, Zeki Al Hazzouri A. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Across the Life Course and Cognitive Decline: A Pooled Cohort Study. Neurology 2021; 96:e2212-e2219. [PMID: 33731482 PMCID: PMC8166431 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are associated with increased risk of cognitive decline, but little is known about how early adult CVRFs and those across the life course might influence late-life cognition. To test the hypothesis that CVRFs across the adult life course are associated with late-life cognitive changes, we pooled data from 4 prospective cohorts (n = 15,001, ages 18-95). METHODS We imputed trajectories of body mass index (BMI), fasting glucose (FG), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and total cholesterol (TC) for older adults. We used linear mixed models to determine the association of early adult, midlife, and late-life CVRFs with late-life decline on global cognition (Modified Mini-Mental State Examination [3MS]) and processing speed (Digit Symbol Substitution Test [DSST]), adjusting for demographics, education, and cohort. RESULTS Elevated BMI, FG, and SBP (but not TC) at each time period were associated with greater late-life decline. Early life CVRFs were associated with the greatest change, an approximate doubling of mean 10-year decline (an additional 3-4 points for 3MS or DSST). Late-life CVRFs were associated with declines in early late life (<80 years) but with gains in very late life (≥80 years). After adjusting for CVRF exposures at all time periods, the associations for early adult and late-life CVRFs persisted. CONCLUSIONS We found that imputed CVRFs across the life course, especially in early adulthood, were associated with greater late-life cognitive decline. Our results suggest that CVRF treatment in early adulthood could benefit late-life cognition, but that treatment in very late life may not be as helpful for these outcomes.
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- Kristine Yaffe
- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- From the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (K.Y.) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (K.Y., E.V.), University of California San Francisco; San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (K.Y.); Northern California Institute Research for Research and Education (T.H.), San Francisco; Department of Psychiatry (K.M.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Medicine (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology (S.H.G.), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and Department of Epidemiology (A.Z.A.H.), Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Chen H, Hemmingsson T, Janszky I, Rostila M, Forsell Y, Meng L, Liang Y, László KD. Death of a parent during childhood and blood pressure in youth: a population-based cohort study of Swedish men. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e043657. [PMID: 33903141 PMCID: PMC8076918 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Compelling evidence suggests that childhood adversities are associated with an increased risk of hypertension in middle age and old age. The link between childhood adversities and blood pressure in youth is less clear. In this cohort study, we examined the association between death of a parent during childhood and blood pressure in early adulthood in men. SETTING Sweden. PARTICIPANTS We studied 48 624 men born in 1949-1951 who participated in the compulsory military conscription in 1969/1970 in Sweden. Information on death of a parent during childhood was obtained from population-based registers. Information on covariates was obtained from the questionnaire and the clinical examination completed at conscription and from population-based registers. OUTCOME MEASURES Blood pressure was measured at conscription according to standard procedures. RESULTS The multivariable least square means of systolic and diastolic blood pressure did not differ between bereaved (128.25 (127.04-129.46) and 73.86 (72.89-74.84) mm Hg) and non-bereaved study participants (128.02 (126.86-129.18) and 73.99 (73.06-74.93) mm Hg). Results were similar when considering the cause of the parent's death, the gender of the deceased parent or the child's age at loss. Loss of a parent in childhood tended to be associated with an increased hypertension risk (OR and 95% CI: 1.10 (1 to 1.20)); the association was present only in case of natural deaths. CONCLUSION We found no strong support for the hypothesis that stress following the loss of a parent during childhood is associated with blood pressure or hypertension in youth in men.
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- Hua Chen
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Statistical Office, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Suvila K, Lima JA, Yano Y, Tan ZS, Cheng S, Niiranen TJ. Early-but Not Late-Onset Hypertension Is Related to Midlife Cognitive Function. Hypertension 2021; 77:972-979. [PMID: 33461314 PMCID: PMC7878356 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.16556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hypertension is related to increased risk of cognitive decline in a highly age-dependent manner. However, conflicting evidence exists on the relation between age of hypertension onset and cognition. Our goal was to investigate the association between early- versus late-onset hypertension and midlife cognitive performance in 2946 CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) participants (mean age 55±4, 57% women). The participants underwent 9 repeat examinations, including blood pressure measurements, between 1985 to 1986 and 2015 to 2016. The participants underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging and completed Digit Symbol Substitution Test, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Stroop interference test, and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to evaluate cognitive function at the year 30 exam. We assessed the relation between age of hypertension onset and cognitive function using linear regression models adjusted for cognitive decline risk factors, including systolic blood pressure. We observed that individuals with early-onset hypertension (onset at <35 years) had 0.24±0.09, 0.22±0.10, 0.27±0.09, and 0.19±0.07 lower standardized Z-scores in Digit Symbol Substitution Test, Stroop test, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and a composite cognitive score than participants without hypertension (P<0.05 for all). In contrast, hypertension onset at ≥35 years was not associated with cognitive function (P >0.05 for all). In a subgroup of 559 participants, neither early- nor late-onset hypertension was related to macrostructural brain alterations (P >0.05 for all). Our results indicate that early-onset hypertension is a potent risk factor for midlife cognitive impairment. Thus, age of hypertension onset assessment in clinical practice could improve risk stratification of cognitive decline in patients with hypertension.
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- Karri Suvila
- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University, Durham, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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- Division of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
- Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
- Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA
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- Division of Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Public Health Solutions, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
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Uddin MN, Tivarus M, Adams H, Little E, Schifitto G, Lande MB. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Childhood Primary Hypertension: Potential in the Study of Cognitive Outcomes. Hypertension 2021; 77:751-758. [PMID: 33566685 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.15242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Primary hypertension in youth and young adulthood is associated with decreased neurocognitive test performance both in midlife and during youth itself, leading to concern of subsequent cognitive decline and dementia in later life. The early vascular effects of hypertension in youth are likely involved in the pathogenesis of hypertensive target organ damage to the brain, but the potential impact of antihypertensive treatment from youth on subsequent cognitive health is not known. This review will highlight the need to answer the question of whether treatment of hypertension from early in life would slow cognitive decline in adulthood, and will then outline, for the nonneurologist, magnetic resonance imaging techniques potentially useful in the study of the pathogenesis of decreased cognition in hypertensive youth and for use as potential biomarkers for early antihypertensive treatment interventions.
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- Md Nasir Uddin
- From the Department of Neurology (M.N.U., H.A., G.S.), University of Rochester, NY
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- Department of Imaging Sciences (M.T., G.S.), University of Rochester, NY.,Department of Neuroscience (M.T.), University of Rochester, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology (M.N.U., H.A., G.S.), University of Rochester, NY.,Department of Pediatrics (H.A., E.L., M.B.L.), University of Rochester, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics (H.A., E.L., M.B.L.), University of Rochester, NY
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- From the Department of Neurology (M.N.U., H.A., G.S.), University of Rochester, NY.,Department of Imaging Sciences (M.T., G.S.), University of Rochester, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics (H.A., E.L., M.B.L.), University of Rochester, NY
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Rovio SP, Pihlman J, Pahkala K, Juonala M, Magnussen CG, Pitkänen N, Ahola-Olli A, Salo P, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Lehtimäki T, Jokinen E, Laitinen T, Taittonen L, Tossavainen P, Viikari JSA, Raitakari OT. Childhood Exposure to Parental Smoking and Midlife Cognitive Function. Am J Epidemiol 2020; 189:1280-1291. [PMID: 32242223 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We studied whether exposure to parental smoking in childhood/adolescence is associated with midlife cognitive function, leveraging data from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. A population-based cohort of 3,596 children/adolescents aged 3-18 years was followed between 1980 and 2011. In 2011, cognitive testing was performed on 2,026 participants aged 34-49 years using computerized testing. Measures of secondhand smoke exposure in childhood/adolescence consisted of parental self-reports of smoking and participants' serum cotinine levels. Participants were classified into 3 exposure groups: 1) no exposure (nonsmoking parents, cotinine <1.0 ng/mL); 2) hygienic parental smoking (1-2 smoking parents, cotinine <1.0 ng/mL); and 3) nonhygienic parental smoking (1-2 smoking parents, cotinine ≥1.0 ng/mL). Analyses adjusted for sex, age, family socioeconomic status, polygenic risk score for cognitive function, adolescent/adult smoking, blood pressure, and serum total cholesterol level. Compared with the nonexposed, participants exposed to nonhygienic parental smoking were at higher risk of poor (lowest quartile) midlife episodic memory and associative learning (relative risk (RR) = 1.38, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08, 1.75), and a weak association was found for short-term and spatial working memory (RR = 1.25, 95% CI: 0.98, 1.58). Associations for those exposed to hygienic parental smoking were nonsignificant (episodic memory and associative learning: RR = 1.19, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.54; short-term and spatial working memory: RR = 1.10, 95% CI: 0.85, 1.34). We conclude that avoiding childhood/adolescence secondhand smoke exposure promotes adulthood cognitive function.
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Zlokovic BV, Gottesman RF, Bernstein KE, Seshadri S, McKee A, Snyder H, Greenberg SM, Yaffe K, Schaffer CB, Yuan C, Hughes TM, Daemen MJ, Williamson JD, González HM, Schneider J, Wellington CL, Katusic ZS, Stoeckel L, Koenig JI, Corriveau RA, Fine L, Galis ZS, Reis J, Wright JD, Chen J. Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): A report from the 2018 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop. Alzheimers Dement 2020; 16:1714-1733. [PMID: 33030307 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) are characterized by the aging neurovascular unit being confronted with and failing to cope with biological insults due to systemic and cerebral vascular disease, proteinopathy including Alzheimer's biology, metabolic disease, or immune response, resulting in cognitive decline. This report summarizes the discussion and recommendations from a working group convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to evaluate the state of the field in VCID research, identify research priorities, and foster collaborations. As discussed in this report, advances in understanding the biological mechanisms of VCID across the wide spectrum of pathologies, chronic systemic comorbidities, and other risk factors may lead to potential prevention and new treatment strategies to decrease the burden of dementia. Better understanding of the social determinants of health that affect risks for both vascular disease and VCID could provide insight into strategies to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in VCID.
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and Boston University, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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