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Chen Y, Xue H, Zhou J, Shu X, He Z, Ai S, Feng H, Zhang J, Liang YY, Lv Y, Zhou Y. Childhood maltreatment, genetic risk, and subsequent risk of arrhythmias: a prospective cohort study. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2024; 15:2366055. [PMID: 38912597 PMCID: PMC11198125 DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2366055] [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: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Background: Emerging evidence has linked childhood maltreatment with cardiovascular disease risk; however, the association between childhood maltreatment and cardiac arrhythmias remains unclear. Moreover, any genetic predispositions to atrial fibrillation (AF), a common cardiac arrhythmia associated with an elevated risk of stroke, heart failure, and mortality, that modify such associations have been undocumented.Purpose: To examine the associations between childhood maltreatment and incident arrhythmias, and whether a genetic predisposition to arrhythmias modifies these associations.Methods: This prospective analysis included 151,741 participants from the UK Biobank (mean age 55.8 years, 43.4% male). Childhood maltreatment, including five types, was measured using the Childhood Trauma Screener (CTS). Incident arrhythmias (AF, ventricular arrhythmias [VA], and bradyarrhythmia [BA]) were documented through linked hospital admission and death registry. Weighted AF genetic risk score was calculated. Cox proportional hazard models were conducted to test for associations between childhood maltreatment and incident arrhythmias.Results: During a median follow-up of 12.21 years (interquartile range, 11.49-12.90 years), 6,588 AF, 2,093 BA, and 742 VA events occurred. Compared with the absence of childhood maltreatment, having 3-5 types of childhood maltreatment was associated with an increased risk of incident AF (HR, 1.23; 95%CI 1.09-1.37), VA (HR, 1.39; 95%CI 1.03-1.89), and BA (HR, 1.32; 95%CI 1.09-1.61) after adjusting demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors. The associations between cumulative type of childhood maltreatment and the risk of AF (Poverall < .001; Pnonlinear = .674) and BA (Poverall = .007; Pnonlinear = .377) demonstrated a linear pattern. There was a gradient association between childhood maltreatment and AF risks across the intermediate and high genetic risk groups (both Ptrend < .05) but not within the low genetic risk group (Ptrend = .378), irrespective of non-significant interaction effect (Pinteraction = .204).Conclusion: Childhood maltreatment was associated with higher risks of incident arrhythmias, especially AF and BA. Genetic risk of AF did not modify these associations.
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- Yilin Chen
- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Institute of Psycho-neuroscience, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology, The First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, People’s Republic of China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Rhee TM, Choi J, Choi EK, Lee KY, Ahn HJ, Kwon S, Lee SR, Oh S, Lip GY. Neuroticism and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Epidemiologic and Mendelian Randomization Study. JACC. ASIA 2024; 4:138-147. [PMID: 38371284 PMCID: PMC10866734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2023.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Background The association between neuroticism and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unknown. Objectives This study aimed to assess the epidemiological and causal relationships between neuroticism and AF. Methods Individuals without AF history were selected From the UK Biobank nationwide prospective cohort study. Participants were divided into 2 groups (high and low) based on the median summary score from a self-questionnaire of 12 neurotic behavior domains. The 10-year AF risk was compared between the neuroticism score groups using inverse probability of treatment weighting. The causal relationship between neuroticism and AF was evaluated using a 2-sample summary-level Mendelian randomization with the inverse variance-weighted method. Results Of 394,834 participants (mean age 56.3 ± 8.1 years, 45.9% male), AF occurred in 23,509 (6.0%) during a 10-year follow-up. The risk of incident AF significantly increased in the high neuroticism score group (score ≥4) (inverse probability of treatment weighting-adjusted HR: 1.05; 95% CI: 1.02-1.09; P = 0.005) compared with the low neuroticism group. In the subgroup analysis, younger age, lower body mass index, or nonsmoker/ex-smoker participants were particularly susceptible to increased AF risk due to high neuroticism scores. A Mendelian randomization analysis showed a significant causal relationship between an increase in neuroticism score and increased risk of AF (OR by inverse variance-weighted method 1.06; 95% CI: 1.02-1.11; P = 0.007) without evidence of reverse causality. Conclusions There was a significant longitudinal and causal relationship between neuroticism and AF. An integrated care including active mental health screening and management may benefit in high-risk populations.
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- Tae-Min Rhee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science at University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Chest and Heart Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Huang C, Peng J, Lee PMY, Wang C, Wei K, Liang M, Qin G, Yu Y, Li J. Sibling Death in Childhood and Early Adulthood and Risk of Early-Onset Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open 2024; 7:e2350814. [PMID: 38190182 PMCID: PMC10774991 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Importance Sibling death is a highly traumatic event, but empirical evidence on the association of sibling death in childhood and early adulthood with subsequent risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains limited. Objective To evaluate the association between sibling death in the early decades of life and subsequent risk of incident early-onset CVD. Design, Setting, and Participants This population-based cohort study included 2 098 659 individuals born in Denmark from 1978 to 2018. Follow-up started at age 1 year or the date of the first sibling's birth, whichever occurred later, and it ended at the first diagnosis of CVD, the date of death, emigration, or December 31, 2018, whichever came first. Data analyses were conducted from November 1, 2021, through January 10, 2022. Exposures The death of a sibling. Main Outcomes and Measures The outcome was early-onset CVD. Cox models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CIs. Results This study included 2 098 659 individuals (1 076 669 [51.30%] male; median [IQR] age at death of sibling, 11.48 [4.68-21.32] years). During the median (IQR) follow-up of 17.52 (8.85-26.05) years, 1286 and 76 862 individuals in the bereaved and nonbereaved groups, respectively, were diagnosed with CVD. Sibling death in childhood and early adulthood was associated with a 17% increased risk of overall CVD (HR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.10-1.23; cumulative incidence in bereaved individuals, 1.96% [1.61%-2.34%]; cumulative incidence in nonbereaved individuals at age 41 years, 1.35% [1.34%-1.37%]; cumulative incidence difference: 0.61% [95% CI, 0.24%-0.98%]). Increased risks were also observed for most type-specific CVDs, in particular for myocardial infarction (HR, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.12-2.46), ischemic heart disease (HR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.22-1.90), and heart failure (HR, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.00-2.26). The association was observed whether the sibling died due to CVD (HR, 2.54; 95% CI, 2.04-3.17) or non-CVD (HR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.06-1.19) causes. The increased risk of CVD was more pronounced for individuals who lost a twin or younger sibling (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.15-1.36) than an elder sibling (HR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.03-1.20). Conclusions and Relevance In this cohort study of the Danish population, sibling death in childhood and early adulthood was associated with increased risks of overall and most type-specific early-onset CVDs, with the strength of associations varying by cause of death and age difference between sibling pairs. The findings highlight the need for extra attention and support to the bereaved siblings to reduce CVD risk later in life.
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- Chen Huang
- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Hongkou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, Key Laboratory for Health Technology Assessment, National Commission of Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Kupper N, van den Houdt S, Kuijpers PMJC, Widdershoven J. The importance, consequences and treatment of psychosocial risk factors in heart disease: less conversation, more action! Neth Heart J 2024; 32:6-13. [PMID: 38015346 PMCID: PMC10781929 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-023-01831-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Psychosocial factors play a significant role in the incidence and prognosis of cardiovascular disease with a rapidly increasing body of knowledge, as acknowledged by their inclusion in the European Society of Cardiology cardiovascular prevention guideline since 2012. Nevertheless, psychosocial risk is not consistently assessed, acknowledged and treated in daily clinical practice. Therefore, adopting a multidimensional approach that encompasses biological, psychological, and social factors is crucial for understanding the dynamic nature of cardiovascular health and disease, delivering patient-centred care, and developing effective interventions to ultimately enhance health and satisfaction with contemporary medicine and care. The current review summarises the state-of-the-art evidence for screening and treating psychological risk factors in coronary heart disease, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation in the context of cardiac rehabilitation, along with accompanying recommendations. The limited adoption of routine screening, despite longstanding recommendations, highlights the importance of prioritising the implementation and expansion of routine screening in primary and secondary prevention. To advance psychosocial treatment, a standardised and personalised approach including comprehensive education, physical exercise, and psychosocial support with a focus on patient-reported outcomes is crucial. Treating heart and mind together has the potential to decrease psychosocial risk while enhancing the prognosis and quality of life, therefore delivering true patient-centred care.
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- Nina Kupper
- Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
- Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
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- Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Center of Research on Psychological Disorders and Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Chen H, Janszky I, Rostila M, Wei D, Yang F, Li J, László KD. Bereavement in childhood and young adulthood and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden. BMC Med 2023; 21:8. [PMID: 36600284 PMCID: PMC9814172 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02707-4] [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: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adverse childhood life events are associated with increased risks of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and stroke later in life. Limited evidence also suggests that stress in adulthood may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether childhood adversity may lead to the development of AF is unknown. We investigated whether the loss of a parent or sibling in childhood is associated with an increased risk of AF and compared this effect to that of similar losses in young adulthood. METHODS We studied 6,394,975 live-born individuals included in the Danish (1973-2018) and Swedish Medical Birth Registers (1973-2014). We linked data from several national registers to obtain information on the death of parents and siblings and on personal and familial sociodemographic and health-related factors. We analyzed the association between bereavement and AF using Poisson regression. RESULTS Loss of a parent or sibling was associated with an increased AF risk both when the loss occurred in childhood and in adulthood; the adjusted incident rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals were 1.24 (1.14-1.35) and 1.24 (1.16-1.33), respectively. Bereavement in childhood was associated with AF only if losses were due to cardiovascular diseases or other natural causes, while loss in adulthood was associated with AF not only in case of natural deaths, but also unnatural deaths. The associations did not differ substantially according to age at loss and whether the deceased was a parent or a sibling. CONCLUSIONS Bereavement both in childhood and in adulthood was associated with an increased AF risk.
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- Hua Chen
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Public Health and Nursing, 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/Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Yang H, Zeng Y, Chen W, Sun Y, Hu Y, Ying Z, Wang J, Qu Y, Fang F, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Song H. The role of genetic predisposition in cardiovascular risk after cancer diagnosis: a matched cohort study of the UK Biobank. Br J Cancer 2022; 127:1650-1659. [PMID: 36002750 PMCID: PMC9596421 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-01935-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence is scarce regarding the potential modifying role of disease susceptibility on the association between a prior cancer diagnosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS We conducted a matched cohort study of UK Biobank including 78,860 individuals with a cancer diagnosis between January 1997 and January 2020, and 394,300 birth year and sex individually matched unexposed individuals. We used Cox model to assess the subsequent relative risk of CVD, which was further stratified by individual genetic predisposition. RESULTS During nearly 23 years of follow-up, an elevated risk of CVD was constantly observed among cancer patients, compared to their matched unexposed individuals. Such excess risk was most pronounced (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.28, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.90-5.69) within 3 months after a cancer diagnosis, which then decreased rapidly and stabilised for >6 months (HR = 1.22, 95% CI 1.19-1.24). For all the studied time periods, stratification analyses by both levels of polygenic risk score for CVD and by family history of CVD revealed higher estimates among individuals with lower genetic risk predisposition. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that patients with a recent cancer diagnosis were at an increased risk of multiple types of CVD and the excess CVD risk was higher among individuals with lower genetic susceptibility to CVD, highlighting a general need for enhanced psychological assistance and clinical surveillance of CVD among newly diagnosed cancer patients.
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- Huazhen Yang
- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.412901.f0000 0004 1770 1022Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.14013.370000 0004 0640 0021Center of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland ,grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581West China Biomedical Big Data Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.13291.380000 0001 0807 1581Med-X Center for Informatics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China ,grid.14013.370000 0004 0640 0021Center of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Wei D, Janszky I, Ljung R, Fang F, Li J, László KD. Bereavement and Prognosis After a First Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Swedish Register-Based Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e027143. [PMID: 36056733 PMCID: PMC9496408 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.122.027143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite accumulating evidence suggesting that bereavement is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the association between bereavement and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has not been well documented. We investigated the association by using Swedish register data. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 266 651 patients with a first AMI included in the SWEDEHEART (Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based care in Heart disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies) quality register from 1991 to 2018. We obtained information on bereavement (ie, death of a partner, child, grandchild, sibling, or parent), on primary (nonfatal recurrent AMI and death attributed to ischemic heart disease) and secondary outcomes (total mortality, heart failure, and stroke) and on covariates from several national registers. The association was analyzed using Poisson regression. The bereaved patients had a slightly increased risk of the primary outcome; the corresponding risk ratio (RR) was 1.02 (95% CI, 1.00-1.04). An increased risk was noted any time bereavement occurred, except if the loss was in the year after the first AMI. The association was strongest for the loss of a partner, followed by the loss of a child, grandchild, sibling, or parent. We also observed increased risks for total mortality (RR, 1.14 [95% CI, 1.12-1.16]), heart failure (RR, 1.05 [95% CI, 1.02-1.08]), and stroke (RR, 1.09 [95% CI, 1.05-1.13]) following bereavement. CONCLUSIONS Bereavement was associated with an increased risk of poor prognosis after a first AMI. The association varied by the relationship to the deceased.
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- Dang Wei
- Department of Global Public Health Karolinska Institutet 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 Nursing Norwegian University of Science and Technology Trondheim Norway
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden.,Swedish Medical Products Agency Uppsala Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine-Department of Clinical Epidemiology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Global Public Health Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Wei D, Li J, Chen H, Fang F, Janszky I, Ljung R, László KD. Death of a Child and the Risk of Stroke: A Binational Cohort Study From Denmark and Sweden. Neurology 2022; 98:e1104-e1113. [PMID: 34996877 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000013263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The death of a child is an extreme life event with potentially long-term health consequences. Accumulating evidence suggests that parents who lost a child have increased risks of cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrillation. Whether bereaved parents have an increased risk of stroke is unclear and was investigated in this study. METHODS We conducted a population-based cohort study including parents who had a child born during 1973-2016 or 1973-2014 and recorded in the Danish and the Swedish Medical Birth Registers, respectively. We obtained information on child's death, parent's stroke and socioeconomic and health-related characteristics through linkage between several population-based registers. We used Poisson regression to examine the association between the death of a child and the risk of stroke. RESULTS Of the 6,711,955 study participants, 128,744 (1.9%) experienced the death of a child and 141,840 (2.1%) had a stroke during the follow-up. Bereaved parents had an increased risk of stroke; the corresponding incidence rate ratio (95% confidence intervals) was 1.23 (1.19-1.27). The association was present for all analyzed categories of causes of child death (cardiovascular, other natural and unnatural death), did not differ substantially according to the age of the deceased child, but was stronger if the parent had no or ≥3 than 1-2 live children at the time of the loss. The association was similar for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The risk for hemorrhagic stroke was highest immediately after the death of a child and decreased afterwards. In contrast, there was no clear pattern over time in case of ischemic stroke. DISCUSSION The death of a child was associated with a modestly increased risk of stroke. The finding that an association was observed in case of unnatural deaths is suggestive of the explanation that bereavement-related stress may contribute to the development of stroke. Though the death of a child can often not be avoided, an understanding of its health-related consequences may highlight the need for improved support and attention from family members and healthcare professionals.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dang Wei
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Swedish Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Crijns HJ, Sanders P, Albert CM, Lambiase PD. OUP accepted manuscript. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:1191-1197. [PMID: 35137041 PMCID: PMC9313516 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center (CMA), Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, University College London and Barts Heart Centre, London, UK
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Naito R, Kasai T. Bereavement of a child as a risk of heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 24:190-191. [PMID: 34816534 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Ryo Naito
- Cardiovascular Respiratory Sleep Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Sleep and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Center, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Wei D, Li J, Janszky I, Chen H, Fang F, Ljung R, László KD. Death of a child and the risk of heart failure: a population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 24:181-189. [PMID: 34693593 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIMS We aimed to investigate whether the death of a child, one of the most severe stressors, is associated with the risk of heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a population-based cohort study involving parents of live-born children recorded in the Danish and Swedish Medical Birth Registers during 1973-2016 and 1973-2014, respectively (n = 6 717 349). We retrieved information on child death, HF diagnosis and sociodemographic characteristics of the parents from several nationwide registries. We performed Poisson regression models to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for HF in relation to bereavement. A total of 129 829 (1.9%) parents lost at least one child during the follow-up. Bereaved parents had a 35% higher risk of HF than the non-bereaved (IRR 1.35, 95% CI 1.29-1.41; p < 0.001). The increased HF risk was observed not only when the child died due to cardiovascular or other natural causes, but also when the loss was due to unnatural causes. The association tended to be U-shaped when we categorized the exposed parents by the number of remaining live children at loss or by the age of the deceased child. CONCLUSION We found that the death of a child was associated with an increased risk of HF. The finding that not only cardiovascular and other natural deaths, but also unnatural deaths were associated with HF suggests that stress-related mechanisms may contribute to the development of HF.
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- Dang Wei
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Swedish Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wei D, Janszky I, Fang F, Chen H, Ljung R, Sun J, Li J, László KD. Death of an offspring and parental risk of ischemic heart diseases: A population-based cohort study. PLoS Med 2021; 18:e1003790. [PMID: 34587153 PMCID: PMC8480908 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The death of a child is an extreme life event with potentially long-term health consequences. Knowledge about its association with ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), however, is very limited. We investigated whether the death of an offspring is associated with the risk of IHD and AMI. METHODS AND FINDINGS We studied parents of live-born children recorded in the Danish (1973 to 2016) and the Swedish (1973 to 2014) Medical Birth Registers (n = 6,711,952; mean age at baseline 31 years, 53% women). We retrieved information on exposure, outcomes, and covariates by linking individual-level information from several nationwide registers. We analyzed the abovementioned associations using Poisson regression. A total of 126,522 (1.9%) parents lost at least 1 child during the study period. Bereaved parents had a higher risk of IHD and AMI than the nonbereaved [incidence rate ratios (IRRs) (95% confidence intervals (CIs)): 1.20 (1.18 to 1.23), P < 0.001 and 1.21 (1.17 to 1.25), P < 0.001, respectively]. The association was present not only in case of losses due to CVD or other natural causes, but also in case of unnatural deaths. The AMI risk was highest in the first week after the loss [IRR (95% CI): 3.67 (2.08 to 6.46), P < 0.001], but a 20% to 40% increased risk was observed throughout the whole follow-up period. Study limitations include the possibility of residual confounding by socioeconomic, lifestyle, or health-related factors and the potentially limited generalizability of our findings outside Scandinavia. CONCLUSIONS The death of an offspring was associated with an increased risk of IHD and AMI. The finding that the association was present also in case of losses due to unnatural causes, which are less likely to be confounded by cardiovascular risk factors clustering in families, suggests that stress-related mechanisms may also contribute to the observed associations.
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- Dang Wei
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Swedish Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Medicine - Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Kim G Smolderen
- Yale University, School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale University, School of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.,VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA
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Crea F. Old and new enemies: psychological stress, occupational stress, COVID-19, and a glimpse of the future. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:1447-1450. [PMID: 33853115 PMCID: PMC8083365 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Filippo Crea
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Department of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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