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Di Lisi D, Moreo A, Casavecchia G, Cadeddu Dessalvi C, Bergamini C, Zito C, Madaudo C, Madonna R, Cameli M, Novo G. Atrial Strain Assessment for the Early Detection of Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Women (The STRANO STUDY: Atrial Strain in Cardio-Oncology). J Clin Med 2023; 12:7127. [PMID: 38002739 PMCID: PMC10672006 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12227127] [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: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (GLS) has an important role in the diagnosis of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD). Little is known about the role of atrial function in diagnosing CTRCD. The aim of our study was to assess the impact of anti-cancer drugs on atrial function measured by speckle-tracking echocardiography in breast cancer women. A prospective multicenter study was conducted enrolling 169 breast cancer women treated with anthracyclines. A cardiological evaluation including an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram with an analysis of GLS, left atrial (LA) strain, and LA stiffness (LASi) was performed at baseline (T0), 3 (T1), and 6 months (T2) after starting chemotherapy. The patients were divided into two groups: patients with asymptomatic mild cardiotoxicity at T1 (with a relative reduction in GLS > 15%; Group 1) and those without (Group 2). We did not find a significant change in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at T1 and T2; we found a significant change in GLS (p-value < 0.0001) in the peak atrial longitudinal strain (PALS) and in LASi (p-value < 0.0001). Impairment of atrial function was greater in Group 1 compared to Group 2. A PALS variation > 20.8% identified patients who were most likely to develop asymptomatic mild cardiotoxicity [AUC 0.62; CI (0.51-0.73) p = 0.06, sensitivity 45%, specificity 69.5%]. Conclusions: PALS and LASi significantly change during chemotherapy in association with GLS. Atrial strain is an additional parameter that could be measured together with GLS to detect cardiotoxicity early.
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- Daniela Di Lisi
- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone”, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Cardiology IV, “A. De Gasperis” Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Foggia, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Gaetano Martino”, 98124 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone”, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Cardiology Division, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (ProMISE), University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital “Paolo Giaccone”, Via del Vespro 129, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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Budoff MJ, Alpert B, Chirinos JA, Fernhall B, Hamburg N, Kario K, Kullo I, Matsushita K, Miyoshi T, Tanaka H, Townsend R, Valensi P. Clinical Applications Measuring Arterial Stiffness: An Expert Consensus for the Application of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index. Am J Hypertens 2022; 35:441-453. [PMID: 34791038 PMCID: PMC9088840 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this document is to provide clinicians with guidance, using expert consensus, to help summarize evidence and offer practical recommendations. METHODS Expert Consensus Documents are intended to provide guidance for clinicians in areas in which there are no clinical practice guidelines, especially for new and evolving tests such as arterial stiffness measurements, until any formal guidelines are released. RESULTS This expert consensus document is intended as a source of information for decision-making and to guide clinician-patient discussions in various clinical scenarios. CONCLUSIONS The goal is to help clinicians and patients make a more informed decision together.
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- Matthew J Budoff
- Department of Medicine, Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA, Torrance, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Group, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Unit of Endocrinology-Diabetology-Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Jean Verdier Hospital, AP-HP, Paris 13 University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CRNH-IdF, CINFO, Bondy, France
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KUŞ Ö, ŞENSOY B, TEMIZHAN A. Heart Failure and Aortic Stiffening in Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction. TURKISH JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.46310/tjim.949832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Kwak S, Kim HL, In M, Lim WH, Seo JB, Kim SH, Zo JH, Kim MA. Associations of Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity With Left Ventricular Geometry and Diastolic Function in Untreated Hypertensive Patients. Front Cardiovasc Med 2021; 8:647491. [PMID: 34041281 PMCID: PMC8143267 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.647491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Although brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is simple and convenient, its usefulness as an initial screening test for hypertensive patients is not well-known. This study aimed to investigate the association of baPWV with left ventricular (LV) geometry and diastolic function in treatment-naive hypertensive patients. Methods: A total of 202 untreated hypertensive patients (mean age, 62 years; males, 51.5%) without documented cardiovascular diseases were prospectively enrolled. Both baPWV and transthoracic echocardiography were performed on the same day before antihypertensive treatment. Results: In multiple linear regression analysis after adjustment for potential confounders, baPWV had significant correlations with structural measurements of LV including relative wall thickness (β = 0.219, P = 0.021) and LV mass index (β = 0.286, P = 0.002), and four diastolic parameters including septal e′ velocity (β = −0.199, P = 0.018), E/e′ (β = 0.373, P < 0.001), left atrial volume index (β = 0.334, P < 0.001), and maximal velocity of tricuspid regurgitation (β = 0.401, P < 0.001). The baPWV was significantly increased in patients with LV hypertrophy, abnormal LV remodeling, or diastolic dysfunction, compared to those without (P = 0.008, P = 0.035, and P < 0.001, respectively). In the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the discriminant ability of baPWV in predicting LV hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction had an area under the curve of 0.646 (95% confidence interval 0.544–0.703, P = 0.004) and 0.734 (95% confidence interval 0.648–0.800, P < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion: baPWV was associated with parameters of LV remodeling and diastolic function in untreated hypertensive patients. The baPWV could be a useful screening tool for the early detection of adverse cardiac features among untreated hypertensive patients.
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- Soongu Kwak
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Jalaludeen N, Bull SJ, Taylor KA, Wiles JD, Coleman DA, Howland L, Mukhtar O, Cheriyan J, Wilkinson IB, Sharma R, O'Driscoll JM. Left atrial mechanics and aortic stiffness following high intensity interval training: a randomised controlled study. Eur J Appl Physiol 2020; 120:1855-1864. [PMID: 32529506 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04416-3] [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: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE High intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to improve important health parameters, including aerobic capacity, blood pressure, cardiac autonomic modulation and left ventricular (LV) mechanics. However, adaptations in left atrial (LA) mechanics and aortic stiffness remain unclear. METHODS Forty-one physically inactive males and females were recruited. Participants were randomised to either a 4-week HIIT intervention (n = 21) or 4-week control period (n = 20). The HIIT protocol consisted of 3 × 30-s maximal cycle ergometer sprints with a resistance of 7.5% body weight, interspersed with 2-min of active unloaded recovery, three times per week. Speckle tracking imaging of the LA and M-Mode tracing of the aorta was performed pre and post HIIT and control period. RESULTS Following HIIT, there was significant improvement in LA mechanics, including LA reservoir (13.9 ± 13.4%, p = 0.033), LA conduit (8.9 ± 11.2%, p = 0.023) and LA contractile (5 ± 4.5%, p = 0.044) mechanics compared to the control condition. In addition, aortic distensibility (2.1 ± 2.7 cm2 dyn-1 103, p = 0.031) and aortic stiffness index (- 2.6 ± 4.6, p = 0.041) were improved compared to the control condition. In stepwise linear regression analysis, aortic distensibility change was significantly associated with LA stiffness change R2 of 0.613 (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION A short-term programme of HIIT was associated with a significant improvement in LA mechanics and aortic stiffness. These adaptations may have important health implications and contribute to the improved LV diastolic and systolic mechanics, aerobic capacity and blood pressure previously documented following HIIT.
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- Navazh Jalaludeen
- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, UK
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- School of Human and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, CT1 1QU, UK. .,Department of Cardiology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, UK.
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Kim HL, Lim WH, Seo JB, Kim SH, Zo ZH, Kim MA. The comparison of the impact of arterial stiffness and central pressure on left ventricular geometry and diastolic function. Clin Hypertens 2019; 25:18. [PMID: 31497312 PMCID: PMC6717628 DOI: 10.1186/s40885-019-0125-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background This study was performed to compare the associations of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and central blood pressure (CBP) measurements with left ventricular (LV) geometry and diastolic function. Methods A total of 77 subjects (64.5 ± 10.8 years, 67.5% females) without documented cardiovascular disease were prospectively recruited. All subjects underwent transthoracic echocardiography, baPWV and noninvasive measurement of CBP on the same day. Results In simple linear correlation analyses, neither baPWV nor CBP was associated with LV mass index or relative wall thickness (P > 0.05 for each). Although baPWV significantly correlated with septal e´ velocity in simple linear correlation analyses (r = 0.258, P = 0.025), the significance was lost after controlling for potential confounder (P = 0.881). In simple linear correlation analyses, central systolic blood pressure (CSBP) and central pulse pressure (CPP) significantly correlated with both septal e´ velocity or E/e´ (P < 0.05 for each); however, neither central diastolic nor mean arterial pressures was associated with both septal e´ velocity and E/e´ (P > 0.05 for each). After controlling for confounders, including age, sex and body mass index, CSBP correlated with septal e´ velocity (β = − 0.258, P = 0.025), but not with E/e´ (P = 0.074). CPP correlated with both septal e´ velocity (β = − 0.300, P = 0.014) and E/e´ (β = 0.428, P = 0.002) in the same multivariable model. Conclusions In subjects without documented cardiovascular disease, CSBP and CPP may be more strongly associated with LV diastolic function than baPWV. Further studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm our results.
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- Hack-Lyoung Kim
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 07061 South Korea
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Park KT, Kim HL, Oh S, Lim WH, Seo JB, Chung WY, Kim SH, Kim MA, Zo JH. Association between reduced arterial stiffness and preserved diastolic function of the left ventricle in middle-aged and elderly patients. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2017; 19:620-626. [DOI: 10.1111/jch.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kyung-Taek Park
- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine; Boramae Medical Center; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul Korea
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Association of left atrial phasic volumes with systemic arterial stiffness and ankle-brachial index in hypertensive patients. J Hum Hypertens 2016; 31:270-277. [PMID: 27734827 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2016.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Left atrial (LA) phasic volumes consist of reservoir, conduit and booster pump volumes. Arterial stiffness is linked to lower systemic arterial compliance (SAC) contributing to cardiac afterload. Arterial stiffness may be a modulator of LA phasic volumes. Echocardiography was performed in 161 hypertensive patients and in 50 normotensive subjects in order to assess biplane LA volumes (maximum, before atrial contraction, minimum), early and late diastolic mitral annular velocity (e' and a'), and LV stroke volume. LA emptying volumes (total, passive, active) were calculated from these LA volumes. Blood pressures were measured using an automated oscillometric device simultaneously at the four limbs for evaluating pulse pressure (PP) and ankle-brachial index (ABI). SAC was estimated by the ratio of LV stroke volume indexed by body surface area (BSA) divided by PP. All three LA volumes, LA total volume and LA active emptying volume were greater in hypertensive patients than in normotensive subjects. A multiple linear regression analysis indicated that LA passive emptying volume (reservoir=early diastole)/BSA correlated positively with ABI after being adjusted for age, gender, BSA, LV mass, max LA volume, e' and SAC in hypertensive patients. LA active emptying volume (booster=late diastole)/BSA correlated positively with SAC after being adjusted for age, gender, BSA, LV mass, LA volume before atrial contraction, a' and ABI. LA reservoir volume was associated with ABI, and LA booster volume was related to systemic arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients, suggesting the LA-arterial coupling in this clinical setting.
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Lala RI, Darabantiu D, Pilat L, Puschita M. Galectin-3: A Link between Myocardial and Arterial Stiffening in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure? Arq Bras Cardiol 2016; 106:121-9. [PMID: 26760784 PMCID: PMC4765010 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20150149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Heart failure is accompanied by abnormalities in ventricular-vascular interaction due to increased myocardial and arterial stiffness. Galectin-3 is a recently discovered biomarker that plays an important role in myocardial and vascular fibrosis and heart failure progression. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine whether galectin-3 is correlated with arterial stiffening markers and impaired ventricular-arterial coupling in decompensated heart failure patients. METHODS A total of 79 inpatients with acute decompensated heart failure were evaluated. Serum galectin-3 was determined at baseline, and during admission, transthoracic echocardiography and measurements of vascular indices by Doppler ultrasonography were performed. RESULTS Elevated pulse wave velocity and low arterial carotid distensibility are associated with heart failure in patients with preserved ejection fraction (p = 0.04, p = 0.009). Pulse wave velocity, carotid distensibility and Young's modulus did not correlate with serum galectin-3 levels. Conversely, raised galectin-3 levels correlated with an increased ventricular-arterial coupling ratio (Ea/Elv) p = 0.047, OR = 1.9, 95% CI (1.0‑3.6). Increased galectin-3 levels were associated with lower rates of left ventricular pressure rise in early systole (dp/dt) (p=0.018) and raised pulmonary artery pressure (p = 0.046). High galectin-3 levels (p = 0.038, HR = 3.07) and arterial pulmonary pressure (p = 0.007, HR = 1.06) were found to be independent risk factors for all-cause mortality and readmissions. CONCLUSIONS This study showed no significant correlation between serum galectin-3 levels and arterial stiffening markers. Instead, high galectin-3 levels predicted impaired ventricular-arterial coupling. Galectin-3 may be predictive of raised pulmonary artery pressures. Elevated galectin-3 levels correlate with severe systolic dysfunction and together with pulmonary hypertension are independent markers of outcome.
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- Radu Ioan Lala
- "Vasile Goldis" West University Arad – Romania
- Arad County Emergency Clinical Hospital – Cardiology
Department – Romania
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- "Vasile Goldis" West University Arad – Romania
- Arad County Emergency Clinical Hospital – Cardiology
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Tomiyama H, Matsumoto C, Shiina K, Yamashina A. Brachial-Ankle PWV: Current Status and Future Directions as a Useful Marker in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease and/or Cardiovascular Risk Factors. J Atheroscler Thromb 2016; 23:128-46. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.32979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Age and the effectiveness of anti-hypertensive therapy on improvement in diastolic function. J Hypertens 2014; 32:174-80. [PMID: 24309488 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e32836586da] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Diastolic dysfunction is associated with adverse outcomes and is highly prevalent among older adults with hypertension. Lowering SBP with antihypertensive therapy has been shown to improve diastolic function, but whether or not age influences this effect is unknown. METHODS In the Exforge Intensive Control of Hypertension to Evaluate Efficacy in Diastolic Dysfunction trial, 189 patients (age range 45-93 years) with hypertension and diastolic dysfunction underwent echocardiography before and after 24 weeks of intensive versus standard antihypertensive therapy titrated to a goal SBP below 135 versus below 140 mmHg. We performed linear regression analyses to examine the association between age and improvement in diastolic function achieved with SBP reduction. RESULTS Antihypertensive therapy reduced SBP by 28 ± 19 mmHg overall, and this was not significantly different across age strata. However, percentage improvement in diastolic relaxation velocity (lateral E' peak velocity) for every 10 mmHg reduction in SBP was lower in older compared to younger patients. In analyses adjusting for age stratum, sex, treatment arm, baseline relaxation velocity, and baseline blood pressure, older age was associated with reduced improvement in diastolic relaxation velocity per 10 mmHg of SBP reduction (β -1.64, P = 0.009). In contrast, the degree of change in left ventricular mass index per 10 mmHg reduction in SBP was not influenced by age (P = 0.89). CONCLUSIONS In our sample of individuals with hypertension and diastolic dysfunction, older compared to younger adults experienced less improvement in diastolic function in response to similar reductions in SBP.
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Differential relationships of systolic and diastolic blood pressure with components of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. J Hypertens 2014; 32:912-20. [DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000000100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Age-Related Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Cardiac Diastolic Function in a Healthy Chinese Population. J Card Fail 2013; 19:325-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Albu A, Fodor D, Bondor C, Poantă L. Arterial stiffness, carotid atherosclerosis and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in postmenopausal women. Eur J Intern Med 2013; 24:250-4. [PMID: 23276453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postmenopausal women have an increased cardiovascular morbidity that may be due to the increase in classical cardiovascular risk factors and also to the arterial structure and function alterations. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association of aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV), and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in postmenopausal women. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 96 women without overt cardiovascular disease (age 62±7.7 years), and with normal left ventricular systolic function, aortic PWV was assessed by using an oscillometric device, intima-media thickness was measured by B-mode ultrasonography and the parameters of left ventricular diastolic function were evaluated by a transthoracic echocardiographic study. RESULTS LVDD, defined as an E/A ratio≤1 was found in 50 patients (52%). All of them had mild LVDD. In these patients we found significant increase in age (p<0.001), aortic PWV (p<0.001), carotid IMT (p=0.002) and plaque score (p=0.004) when compared with patients without LVDD. In a logistic regression analyzed, after adjusting for age, only aortic PWV was a significant predictor of LVDD (2.15, 95% CI 1.39-3.31, p=0.0006). CONCLUSIONS This study among postmenopausal women provides evidence that increased arterial stiffness as measured by aortic PWV and not carotid IMT may be a marker or a risk factor for LVDD, independent of other classical risk factors.
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- A Albu
- 2nd Internal Medicine Clinic, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Takami T, Saito Y. Azelnidipine plus olmesartan versus amlodipine plus olmesartan on arterial stiffness and cardiac function in hypertensive patients: a randomized trial. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2013; 7:175-83. [PMID: 23662047 PMCID: PMC3610435 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s42338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose To compare the long-term effects of olmesartan combined with either azelnidipine or amlodipine on central blood pressure (CBP), left ventricular (LV) mass index (LVMI), LV diastolic function (e′ velocity, E/e′ ratio, E/A ratio) and arterial stiffness (brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity [baPWV] and augmentation index normalized for a heart rate of 75 bpm [AIx]). Patients and methods Patients with systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg received olmesartan monotherapy (20 mg/day) for 12 weeks. They were then randomly assigned to fixed-dose add-on therapy with azelnidipine (16 mg/day; n = 26) or amlodipine (5 mg/day; n = 26) for a further 2 years. CBP, LVMI, e′ velocity, E/e′ ratio, E/A ratio, baPWV, and AIx were measured at baseline, 6 months, and 2 years. Results Baseline characteristics of both groups were similar. The decrease in brachial BP over 2 years was similar in both groups. CBP, LVMI, E/e′ ratio, baPWV, and AIx decreased significantly, and the E/A ratio and e′ velocity increased significantly in both groups. The decreases in CBP (P < 0.001), AIx (P < 0.001), baPWV (P < 0.001), LVMI (P < 0.001), and E/e′ (P = 0.002) as well as the increase in E/A ratio (P = 0.03) over 2 years were significantly greater in the olmesartan/azelnidipine group than in the olmesartan/amlodipine group. Multivariate linear regression analyses showed that the changes in baPWV (β = 0.41, P < 0.001) and CBP (β = 0.47, P = 0.01) were independently associated with the change in LVMI, the change in baPWV (β = 0.25, P < 0.001) was independently associated with the change in E/e′ ratio, and the changes in baPWV (β = 0.21, P = 0.001) and AIx (β = 0.25, P = 0.03) were independently associated with the change in E/A ratio. Conclusion Treatment with olmesartan/azelnidipine for 2 years resulted in greater improvements in CBP, LVMI, and LV diastolic function, and arterial stiffness compared with olmesartan/amlodipine. Improvements in LV diastolic function were associated with improvements in arterial stiffness.
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- Takeshi Takami
- Department of Internal Medicine, Clinic Jingumae, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is the only index of arterial stiffness that correlates with a mitral valve indices of diastolic dysfunction, but no index correlates with left atrial size. Cardiol Res Pract 2013; 2013:986847. [PMID: 23533943 PMCID: PMC3606736 DOI: 10.1155/2013/986847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the optimal assessment of arterial stiffness that relates to diastolic dysfunction. Forty-one patients had measurements of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), ankle brachial index (ABI), pulse pressure (PP), and augmentation index (AIx). Diastolic dysfunction was evaluated by echocardiographic indices of the ratio of the peak early diastolic mitral valve velocity and the peak late diastolic velocity (E/A ratio), left atrial diameter, and left atrial volume indexes. There was a significant (P < 0.05) correlation between baPWV and E/A ratio with an inverse relationship indicating that higher arterial stiffness was associated with greater diastolic dysfunction. In contrast, there was no significant correlation between E/A ratio and cfPWV, PP, ABI, or AIx. After multivariate analysis, the relationship between baPWV and E/A ratio remained significant (P < 0.05), independent of age and systolic blood pressure (BP). There were no correlations between any index of vascular stiffness and left atrial dimension or volume. In summary, baPWV correlates with diastolic dysfunction, independent of a patient's age and BP and is a better indicator of diastolic dysfunction than other indicators of arterial stiffness. baPWV has the utility of infering the presence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
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Kim HL, Im MS, Seo JB, Chung WY, Kim SH, Kim MA, Zo JH. The association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressure in an apparently healthy Korean population. Cardiovasc Ultrasound 2013; 11:2. [PMID: 23302225 PMCID: PMC3554540 DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-11-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to investigate the association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular filling pressure in an apparently healthy Korean population. METHODS A total of 115 healthy subjects without known cardiovascular risk factors or overt heart disease who underwent both transthoracic echocardiography and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) measurement at the same day during their routine check-ups were analyzed. RESULTS The mean age of study subjects was 52.8 ± 8.4 years, and 78 (67.8%) were men. The mean baPWV value was 1,325 ± 185 cm/s. Study subjects were divided into 3 groups according to E/E' value: subjects with E/E' < 8, 8-12.9 and E/E' ≥ 13. As E/E' increased, baPWV value increased gradually: baPWV in subjects with E/E' < 8, E/E' 8-12.9 and E/E' ≥ 13, were 1,261 ± 163, 1,345 ± 169, 1,569 ± 232 cm/s, respectively (p < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analyses, baPWV was significantly associated with E/E' (β = 0.371, p < 0.001) after controlling confounders including age, sex and body mass index. In receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the sensitivity and specificity for detection of E/E' ≥ 10 were 78.6% and 59.8%, respectively with mean baPWV of 1,282 cm/s as the cut off value. The discriminatory capacity for predicting E/E' ≥ 10 was improved from an area under the ROC curve of 0.646 with age alone to 0.734 when baPWV was added (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS There is a significant association between baPWV and E/E' in an apparently healthy Korean population. BaPWV is useful as a simple and non-invasive method for early detection of increased LV filling pressure among these people.
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- Hack-Lyoung Kim
- Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Chen RHS, Wong SJ, Wong WHS, Cheung YF. Left ventricular contractile reserve after arterial switch operation for complete transposition of the great arteries: an exercise echocardiographic study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012; 14:480-6. [PMID: 23034987 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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AIMS This study tested the hypothesis that left ventricular (LV) contractile reserve is altered in patients after arterial switch operation (ASO) for complete transposition of the great arteries (TGA) by non-invasive determination of LV force-frequency relationship (FFR). METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-two patients aged 16.2 ± 2.1 years and 22 healthy controls were studied. M-mode parameters, transmitral early (E) and late (A) diastolic velocities, and tissue Doppler-derived systolic (sm), early (em), and late (am) diastolic mitral annular velocities were determined at baseline and during submaximal exercise testing. The LV myocardial isovolumic acceleration (IVA) was measured at different heart rates during exercise for derivation of LV FFR and the average slope of IVA increment with heart rate. At baseline, patients had significantly greater E velocity, E/A and E/em ratios, shorter E deceleration time, and reduced mitral annular sm, em, and am velocities (all P < 0.05), but similar IVA (P = 0.29) compared with controls. During exercise, sm and em remained significantly reduced (P < 0.001), and LV IVA became lower (P < 0.001) in patients. The average FFR slope was significantly lower in patients (0.039 ± 0.019 vs. 0.070 ± 0.024 m/s(2) bpm, P < 0.001). The weighted average FFR curve of patients was flattened compared with the reported positive FFR reference curve based on a healthy paediatric cohort (P < 0.0001). Patients with variant compared with those with usual coronary arterial anatomy had significant flattening of FFR (P < 0.001) and a reduced FFR slope (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION In adolescents and young adults after ASO, exercise stress revealed reduced LV contractile reserve, which is worse in those having variant coronary arterial anatomy.
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- Robin H S Chen
- Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Shalhoub J, Davies KJ, Hasan N, Thapar A, Sharma P, Davies AH. The utility of collaborative biobanks for cardiovascular research. Angiology 2011; 63:367-77. [PMID: 21900342 DOI: 10.1177/0003319711418958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Differences between animal and human atherosclerosis have led to the requirement for clinical data, imaging information and biological material from large numbers of patients and healthy persons. Where such "biobanks" exist, they have been fruitful sources for genomewide association, diagnostic accuracy, ethnicity, and risk stratification cohort studies. In addition once established, they attract funding for future projects. Biobanks require a network of medical contributors, secure storage facilities, bioinformatics expertise, database managers, and ethical working practices to function optimally. There is the opportunity for collaboration between individual biobanks to further amplify the advantages afforded.
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- Joseph Shalhoub
- Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK.
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Noguchi S, Masugata H, Senda S, Ishikawa K, Nakaishi H, Tada A, Inage T, Kajikawa T, Inukai M, Himoto T, Hosomi N, Murakami K, Noma T, Kohno M, Okada H, Goda F, Murao K. Correlation of Arterial Stiffness to Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2011; 225:145-51. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.225.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Sanae Noguchi
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kagawa University
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Kagawa University
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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- Department of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Medical Education, Kagawa University
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- Department of Integrated Medicine, Kagawa University
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- Department of Advanced Medicine and Laboratory Medicine, Kagawa University
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Diabetic heart disease: the story continues. J Hum Hypertens 2010; 25:141-3. [PMID: 20944661 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2010.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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