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Regitz-Zagrosek V, Gebhard C. Gender medicine: effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular disease manifestation and outcomes. Nat Rev Cardiol 2023; 20:236-247. [PMID: 36316574 PMCID: PMC9628527 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-022-00797-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Despite a growing body of evidence, the distinct contributions of biological sex and the sociocultural dimension of gender to the manifestations and outcomes of ischaemic heart disease and heart failure remain unknown. The intertwining of sex-based differences in genetic and hormonal mechanisms with the complex dimension of gender and its different components and determinants that result in different disease phenotypes in women and men needs to be elucidated. The relative contribution of purely biological factors, such as genes and hormones, to cardiovascular phenotypes and outcomes is not yet fully understood. Increasing awareness of the effects of gender has led to efforts to measure gender in retrospective and prospective clinical studies and the development of gender scores. However, the synergistic or opposing effects of sex and gender on cardiovascular traits and on ischaemic heart disease and heart failure mechanisms have not yet been systematically described. Furthermore, specific considerations of sex-related and gender-related factors in gender dysphoria or in heart-brain interactions and their association with cardiovascular disease are still lacking. In this Review, we summarize contemporary evidence on the distinct effects of sex and gender as well as of their interactions on cardiovascular disease and how they favourably or unfavourably influence the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment responses in patients with ischaemic heart disease or heart failure.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vera Regitz-Zagrosek
- Institute for Gender in Medicine, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Huang TC, Lin SJ, Chen CJ, Jhuo SJ, Chang CW, Lin SC, Chi NY, Chou LF, Tai LH, Liu YH, Lin TH, Liao WS, Kao PH, Cheng MC, Hsu PC, Lee CS, Lin YH, Lee HC, Lu YH, Yen HW, Lin TH, Su HM, Lai WT, Dai CY, Lee CH, Chen PS, Lin SF, Tsai WC. Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2022; 19:1613-1619. [PMID: 35525422 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is major cause of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) and sudden death. neuECG is a non-invasive method to simultaneously measure skin sympathetic nerve activity (SKNA) and electrocardiogram (ECG). OBJECTIVE To test the hypotheses that (1) ACS increases the average SKNA (aSKNA), (2) the magnitude of aSKNA elevation is associated with VA during ACS and (3) there is a gender difference of aSKNA in patients without and with ACS. METHODS We prospectively studied 128 ACS and 165 control participants. The neuECG was recorded with electrocardiogram (ECG) Lead I configuration at baseline, during mental math stress and during recovery (5-min each). All recordings were done in the morning. RESULTS In control group, women have higher aSKNA (μV) than men at baseline (0.82±0.25 vs 0.73±0.20, p=0.009) but not during mental stress (1.21±0.36 vs 1.16±0.36, p=0.394), suggesting women had lower sympathetic reserve. In comparison, ACS is associated with equally elevated aSKNA (μV) in women vs men at baseline (1.14±0.33 vs 1.04±0.35, p=0.531), during mental stress (1.46±0.32 vs 1.33 ±0.37, p=0.113) and during recovery (1.30±0.33 1.11±0.30, p=0.075). After adjusting for age and gender, the adjusted odds ratio for VA including ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation is 1.23 (95% confidence interval 1.05-1.44) for each 0.1 μV elevation of aSKNA. The aSKNA is positively correlated with plasma norepinephrine level. CONCLUSIONS ACS is associated with elevated aSKNA and the magnitude of aSKNA elevation is associated with occurrences of VA. Women have higher aSKNA and lower SKNA reserve than men in control but not in ACS patients.
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- Tien-Chi Huang
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Rossi A, Mikail N, Bengs S, Haider A, Treyer V, Buechel RR, Wegener S, Rauen K, Tawakol A, Bairey Merz CN, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Gebhard C. Heart-brain interactions in cardiac and brain diseases: why sex matters. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:3971-3980. [PMID: 35194633 PMCID: PMC9794190 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease and brain disorders, such as depression and cognitive dysfunction, are highly prevalent conditions and are among the leading causes limiting patient's quality of life. A growing body of evidence has shown an intimate crosstalk between the heart and the brain, resulting from a complex network of several physiological and neurohumoral circuits. From a pathophysiological perspective, both organs share common risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking or dyslipidaemia, and are similarly affected by systemic inflammation, atherosclerosis, and dysfunction of the neuroendocrine system. In addition, there is an increasing awareness that physiological interactions between the two organs play important roles in potentiating disease and that sex- and gender-related differences modify those interactions between the heart and the brain over the entire lifespan. The present review summarizes contemporary evidence of the effect of sex on heart-brain interactions and how these influence pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, and treatment responses of specific heart and brain diseases.
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- Alexia Rossi
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Schlieren, Switzerland,Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Gebhard C, Maredziak M, Messerli M, Buechel RR, Lin F, Gransar H, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah MH, Andreini D, Bax JJ, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJW, Cury RC, DeLago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Maffei E, Marques H, Gonçalves PDA, Pontone G, Raff GL, Rubinshtein R, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Lu Y, Jones EC, Peña JM, Min JK, Kaufmann PA. Increased long-term mortality in women with high left ventricular ejection fraction: data from the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter) long-term registry. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2021; 21:363-374. [PMID: 31985803 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS There are significant sex-specific differences in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), with a higher LVEF being observed in women. We sought to assess the clinical relevance of an increased LVEF in women and men. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 4632 patients from the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter) registry (44.8% women; mean age 58.7 ± 13.2 years in men and 59.5 ± 13.3 years in women, P = 0.05), in whom LVEF was measured by cardiac computed tomography, were categorized according to LVEF (low <55%, normal 55-65%, and high >65%). The prevalence of high LVEF was similar in both sexes (33.5% in women and 32.5% in men, P = 0.46). After 6 years of follow-up, no difference in mortality was observed in patients with high LVEF in the overall cohort (P = 0.41). When data were stratified by sex, women with high LVEF died more often from any cause as compared to women with normal LVEF (8.6% vs. 7.1%, log rank P = 0.032), while an opposite trend was observed in men (5.8% vs. 6.8% in normal LVEF, log rank P = 0.89). Accordingly, a first order interaction term of male sex and high LVEF was significant (hazard ratios 0.63, 95% confidence intervals 0.41-0.98, P = 0.043) in a Cox regression model of all-cause mortality adjusted for age, cardiovascular risk factors, and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). CONCLUSION Increased LVEF is highly prevalent in patients referred for evaluation of CAD and is associated with an increased risk of death in women, but not in men. Differentiating between normal and hyperdynamic left ventricles might improve risk stratification in women with CAD. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01443637.
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- Catherine Gebhard
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Imaging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8705 Gracie Allen Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Maximiliansplatz 2, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center, Ministry of National Guard, Health Affairs, Ar Rimayah, Riyadh 14611, Saudi Arabia
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS Milan, Via Carlo Parea, 4, 20138 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Imaging and Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8705 Gracie Allen Dr, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, 1124 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Center, SDN IRCCS, via Gianturco 113, 80143 Naples, Italy
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- Tennessee Heart and Vascular Institute, 353 New Shackle Island Rd, Hendersonville, TN 37075, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, 50-1 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Dr, Miami, FL 33176, USA
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- Capitol Cardiology Associates, Corporate Woods 7 Southwoods Blvd., Albany, NY 12211, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Christoph-Probst-Platz 1, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, German Heart Center Munich, Lazarettstraße 36, 80636 Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik I der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine and Radiology, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Area Vasta 1/ASUR Marche, Viale Federico Comandino, 70, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- UNICA, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Hospital da Luz, Avenida Lusíada, 100, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal
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- UNICA, Unit of Cardiovascular Imaging, Hospital da Luz, Avenida Lusíada, 100, 1500-650 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS Milan, Via Carlo Parea, 4, 20138 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
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- Department of Cardiology at the Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 34362, Israel
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Cardiology Service, Walter Reed National Military Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA
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- Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Weill Cornell Medical College, 402 E. 67th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Haider A, Bengs S, Luu J, Osto E, Siller-Matula JM, Muka T, Gebhard C. Sex and gender in cardiovascular medicine: presentation and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome. Eur Heart J 2021; 41:1328-1336. [PMID: 31876924 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Although health disparities in women presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have received growing attention in recent years, clinical outcomes from ACS are still worse for women than for men. Women continue to experience higher patient and system delays and receive less aggressive invasive treatment and pharmacotherapies. Gender- and sex-specific variables that contribute to ACS vulnerability remain largely unknown. Notwithstanding the sex differences in baseline coronary anatomy and function, women and men are treated the same based on guidelines that were established from experimental and clinical trial data over-representing the male population. Importantly, younger women have a particularly unfavourable prognosis and a plethora of unanswered questions remains in this younger population. The present review summarizes contemporary evidence for gender and sex differences in vascular biology, clinical presentation, and outcomes of ACS. We further discuss potential mechanisms and non-traditional risk conditions modulating the course of disease in women and men, such as unrecognized psychosocial factors, sex-specific vascular and neural stress responses, and the potential impact of epigenetic modifications.
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- Ahmed Haider
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg MB R3A, Manitoba, Canada
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw, Zwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren, Switzerland.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Susceptibility of Women to Cardiovascular Disease and the Prevention Potential of Mind-Body Intervention by Changes in Neural Circuits and Cardiovascular Physiology. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11050708. [PMID: 34068722 PMCID: PMC8151888 DOI: 10.3390/biom11050708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Women have been reported to be more vulnerable to the development, prognosis and mortality of cardiovascular diseases, yet the understanding of the underlying mechanisms and strategies to overcome them are still relatively undeveloped. Studies show that women's brains are more sensitive to factors affecting mental health such as depression and stress than men's brains. In women, poor mental health increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, and conversely, cardiovascular disease increases the incidence of mental illness such as depression. In connection with mental health and cardiovascular health, the presence of gender differences in brain activation, cortisol secretion, autonomic nervous system, vascular health and inflammatory response has been observed. This connection suggests that strategies to manage women's mental health can contribute to preventing cardiovascular disease. Mind-body interventions, such as meditation, yoga and qigong are forms of exercise that strive to actively manage both mind and body. They can provide beneficial effects on stress reduction and mental health. They are also seen as structurally and functionally changing the brain, as well as affecting cortisol secretion, blood pressure, heart rate variability, immune reactions and reducing menopausal symptoms, thus positively affecting women's cardiovascular health. In this review, we investigate the link between mental health, brain activation, HPA axis, autonomic nervous system, blood pressure and immune system associated with cardiovascular health in women and discuss the effects of mind-body intervention in modulating these factors.
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Ogura A, Izawa KP, Tawa H, Kureha F, Wada M, Kanai M, Kubo I, Yoshikawa R, Matsuda Y. Impact of worsening renal function on peak oxygen uptake in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Nephrology (Carlton) 2021; 26:506-512. [PMID: 33605038 DOI: 10.1111/nep.13864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
AIM Worsening renal function (WRF) induced by acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular events and mortality. Peak oxygen uptake may contribute to prognosis in AMI patients with WRF, however, the impact of WRF on peak oxygen uptake is unclear. METHODS Among 154 patients with AMI who underwent emergency percutaneous coronary intervention and participated in phase II cardiac rehabilitation, those who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing were consecutively enrolled. WRF was defined as a ≥20% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR [ml/min/1.73 m2 ]) from admission to that at cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The association of WRF with peak oxygen uptake was evaluated by multivariate regression analysis. The non-WRF group was divided into two subgroups according to eGFR <60/≥60 at cardiopulmonary exercise testing, and eGFR at cardiopulmonary exercise testing and peak oxygen uptake of all three groups were compared. RESULTS Ninety-four patients were enrolled in the final analysis. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that WRF was associated with peak oxygen uptake (p = .003). Comparing the non-WRF group with eGFR at cardiopulmonary exercise testing <60 and the WRF group, although eGFR at cardiopulmonary exercise testing was similar (p = 1.000), peak oxygen uptake in the WRF group was significantly lower (p = .026). CONCLUSION WRF, not eGFR at cardiopulmonary exercise testing was significantly associated with peak oxygen uptake in patients with AMI. This result suggests that when considering the relationship between renal function and peak oxygen uptake, WRF must be taken into account.
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- Asami Ogura
- Department of Rehabilitation, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan.,Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.,Cardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.,Cardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.,Cardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.,Cardiovascular Stroke Renal Project (CRP), Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Sanda City Hospital, Sanda, Japan
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Gebhard C, Bengs S, Haider A, Fiechter M. The Neuro-Inflammatory-Vascular Circuit: Evidence for a Sex-Dependent Interrelation? Front Neurosci 2020; 14:614345. [PMID: 33362461 PMCID: PMC7756025 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.614345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide with mortality rates in women currently exceeding those in men. To date, evidence is widely lacking for unique female determinants of CVD. However, strong associations with psychological stress, obesity or elevated inflammatory biomarkers with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in women have been identified in various studies. Interestingly, amygdalar metabolic activity, a central neural structure involved in emotional stress processing, has proven to be an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Moreover, upregulated amygdalar metabolism was directly linked to myocardial injury in women, but not in men. This newly suggested sex-dependent brain-heart interrelation was further supported by the discovery that bone marrow activity, a surrogate parameter of inflammation, represents a potential bridging link between amygdalar activity and cardiovascular pathology by fueling inflammatory processes that promote atherosclerotic disease. Such malignant cascade of events might account, at least in part, for the excess female mortality seen in women with coronary artery disease and calls for sex-specific research toward pharmacologic or behavioral modulators to improve cardiovascular outcomes, particularly in women. This mini review summarizes recent advances in cardiovascular sex-specific medicine, thereby focusing on the interplay between the limbic system, autonomic regulation and inflammatory biomarkers, which may help to tailor CVD management toward the female cardiovascular phenotype.
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- Catherine Gebhard
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland
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Zhang W, Zhu B, Ding S, Wang X, Wu J, Zhu X, Zou Y, Ge J, Tong M, Yang X. Disruption of STAT6 Signal Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis Through the Mobilization and Transformation of CD11b + Immature Myeloid Cells. Front Physiol 2020; 11:579712. [PMID: 33192584 PMCID: PMC7642801 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.579712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cardiac fibrosis is an important pathological basis of various cardiovascular diseases. The roles of STAT6 signal in allergy, immune regulation, tumorigenesis, and renal fibrosis have been documented. However, the function and mechanism of STAT6 signal in sympathetic overactivation-induced cardiac fibrosis have not been fully elucidated. This study explores the novel role of STAT6 signal in isoproterenol (ISO)-induced cardiac fibrosis through the regulation of inflammatory response and the differentiation of macrophages from immature myeloid cells. The expression levels of STAT6, β1-adrenergic receptor (β1-AR), and inflammatory factors [interleukin α (IL-1α), IL-6, IL-18, and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)] in CD11b+ myeloid cells were analyzed with a microarray study. The levels of IL-6 and TGF-β1 in the CD11b+ myeloid cells-derived macrophages were detected with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). STAT6-knockout (KO) and WT mice were used to establish a murine cardiac fibrosis model by ISO injection. Cardiac fibroblasts were isolated from the hearts of newborn STAT6-KO and WT mice, and STAT6 expression was measured by Western blotting and RT-PCR after ISO stimulation, while α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression was detected by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry staining. Cardiac function and pathological characteristics were examined by echocardiography and immunohistochemistry staining, respectively. Immunohistochemistry staining with anti-CD11b was performed to detect the infiltration of CD11b+ myeloid cells in heart tissue. Flow cytometry analysis was used to measure the percentages of CD11b+ myeloid cells and CD11b+Ly6C+ macrophages in the peripheral blood. The results showed that STAT6 was highly expressed in CD11b+ myeloid cells located in injured hearts, and STAT6 expression in cardiac fibroblasts was down-regulated after ISO treatment. STAT6 deficiency further aggravated ISO-induced increased expression of α-SMA in cardiac fibroblasts, myocardial fibrosis, and cardiac dysfunction. The activation of ISO/β1-AR signal aggravated cardiac inflammatory infiltration, promoted CD11b+ myeloid cell mobilization, and enhanced CD11b+Ly6C+/low macrophage differentiation, which was further exacerbated by STAT6 deficiency. Furthermore, β1-AR mRNA expression significantly increased in splenic CD11b+ myeloid cells compared to their bone marrow-derived controls, and STAT6 deficiency promoted β1-AR expression in an MI-induced sensitive cardiac fibrosis mouse model. The spleen-derived CD11b+ myeloid cells of STAT6-KO mice produced more IL-1α, IL-18, and TGF-β than their WT counterparts. Taken together, these results suggest that STAT6 signal plays a critical role in ISO-induced β1-AR overactivation and systemic inflammatory cascades, contributing to cardiac fibrogenesis. STAT6 should be a promising cardioprotective target against myocardial fibrosis and heart failure after β1-AR overactivation-induced myocardial injury.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Clinical Laboratory, TongRen Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Fiechter M, Roggo A, Burger IA, Bengs S, Treyer V, Becker A, Marȩdziak M, Haider A, Portmann A, Messerli M, Patriki D, Mühlematter UJ, von Felten E, Benz DC, Fuchs TA, Gräni C, Pazhenkottil AP, Buechel RR, Kaufmann PA, Gebhard C. Association between resting amygdalar activity and abnormal cardiac function in women and men: a retrospective cohort study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020; 20:625-632. [PMID: 31083711 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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AIMS Cardiovascular outcomes of women with coronary artery disease (CAD) are perceived as relatively worse when compared to men. Amygdalar metabolic activity has recently been shown to independently predict cardiovascular events in patients without known cardiovascular disease. Given that traditional algorithms for risk prediction perform worse in women than in men, we sought to assess sex-specific associations between amygdalar metabolic activity and cardiac dysfunction with suspected or known CAD. METHODS AND RESULTS This retrospective study included 302 patients (mean age 66.8 ± 10.2 years, 29.1% women) selected for evaluation of CAD, malignant, or inflammatory disease. All patients had undergone both, myocardial perfusion imaging by single photon emission computed tomography (MPI-SPECT) and whole-body fluoro-18-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET), within 6 months. 18F-FDG resting amygdalar uptake was significantly increased in women with abnormal MPI scans (standardized uptake value 33.4 ± 6.5 vs. 30.4 ± 4.7, P = 0.043), while no such difference was observed in men (P = 0.808). In women, but not in men, a negative association between 18F-FDG resting amygdalar activity and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was observed (Pearson r = -0.308, P = 0.004). Accordingly, either LVEF [B-coefficient (standard error, SE) = -0.232 (0.109), P = 0.045] or abnormal MPI [B-coefficient (SE) = 8.264 (2.449), P = 0.003] were selected as significant predictors of high amygdalar 18F-FDG uptake in a fully adjusted linear regression model in women, and a first order interaction term consisting of sex and LVEF or sex and abnormal MPI was significant (P = 0.035 and P = 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION Resting amygdalar metabolic activity is associated with abnormal cardiac function and perfusion in women, suggesting a link between emotional stress and cardiovascular disease in women.
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- Michael Fiechter
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.,Swiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Microvascular dysfunction and sympathetic hyperactivity in women with supra-normal left ventricular ejection fraction (snLVEF). Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2020; 47:3094-3106. [PMID: 32506162 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04892-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, a new disease phenotype characterized by supra-normal left ventricular ejection fraction (snLVEF) has been suggested, based on large datasets demonstrating an increased all-cause mortality in individuals with an LVEF > 65%. The underlying mechanisms of this association are currently unknown. METHODS A total of 1367 patients (352 women, mean age 63.1 ± 11.6 years) underwent clinically indicated rest/adenosine stress ECG-gated 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) between 1995 and 2017 at our institution. All patients were categorized according to LVEF. A subcohort of 698 patients (150 women) were followed for major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), a composite of cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, cardiac-related hospitalization, and revascularization. RESULTS The prevalence of a snLVEF (≥ 65%) was higher in women as compared to that in men (31.3% vs 18.8%, p < 0.001). In women, a significant reduction in coronary flow reserve (CFR, p < 0.001 vs normal LVEF) and a blunted heart rate reserve (% HRR, p = 0.004 vs normal LVEF) during pharmacological stress testing-a surrogate marker for autonomic dysregulation-were associated with snLVEF. Accordingly, reduced CFR and HRR were identified as strong and independent predictors for snLVEF in women in a fully adjusted multinomial regression analysis. After a median follow-up time of 5.6 years, women with snLVEF experienced more often a MACE than women with normal (55-65%) LVEF (log rank p < 0.001), while such correlation was absent in men (log rank p = 0.76). CONCLUSION snLVEF is associated with an increased risk of MACE in women, but not in men. Microvascular dysfunction and an increased sympathetic tone in women may account for this association.
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Wadie M, Samaan E, Nassar MK, Abdelsalam M. Estimated glomerular filtration rate as one of the main predictors of in-hospital mortality in Egyptian patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: a two-year retrospective study. Egypt Heart J 2020; 72:32. [PMID: 32488354 PMCID: PMC7266920 DOI: 10.1186/s43044-020-00067-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Renal dysfunction is one of the major causes of in-hospital mortality in STEMI patients. In this study, we evaluated the combined predictive value of eGFR by CKD-EPI equation and shock index for in-hospital mortality and other adverse clinical outcomes in Egyptian patients with STEMI. Results A total of 450 STEMI patients were divided into 2 groups according to their eGFR with a cutoff value of 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and compared as regards mortality, major bleeding, reinfarction, development of heart failure, stroke, and atrial fibrillation during the period of admission. Univariate analysis was performed to define significant factors that affected mortality; then, significant factors were subjected to a multivariate logistic regression. Patients with eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 had higher rates of mortality (P < 0.0005) and atrial fibrillation (P = .006) during the hospital admission. A multivariate logistic regression model showed the predictors of mortality were factors SI (OR = 28.56, 95% CI 8–101.97, P < 0.0001), cardiac troponin (OR = 2.89, 95% CI 1.08–7.77, P = 0.03), age (OR = 1.07, 95% CI 1.02–1.2, P = 0.002), and eGFR (OR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.96–0.99, P = 0.04). Conclusions Estimated GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 in STEMI patients is associated with higher rate of mortality. Estimated GFR, age, shock index, and cardiac troponin were the most significant predictors of mortality in STEMI patients
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- Moheb Wadie
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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- Mansoura Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Mansoura Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Mansoura Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Increased Heart Rate during Walk Test Predicts Chronic-Phase Worsening of Renal Function in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Normal Kidney Function. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16234785. [PMID: 31795311 PMCID: PMC6926904 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16234785] [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: 11/09/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Chronic-phase worsening renal function (WRF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been associated with poor prognosis. However, there is no consensus on either the method of prevention or the cause. The aim of this study was to determine factors predictive of chronic-phase WRF from the viewpoint of circulatory dynamics response to exercise during hospitalization of AMI patients without renal dysfunction on admission. We studied 186 consecutively AMI patients who underwent the 200-m walk test. Chronic-phase WRF was defined as a 20% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from baseline to 8–10 months after AMI onset. Heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure recorded during the 200-m walk test were evaluated as circulatory dynamics responses. In total, 94 patients were enrolled. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that ΔHR (peak-rest) associated significantly with ΔeGFR (β = 0.427, p = 0.018). The receiver operating characteristic curve of ΔHR to predict chronic-phase WRF showed an area under the curve of 0.77, with a cut-off value of 22.0 bpm having a 95% sensitivity and 55% specificity. Among circulatory dynamics responses during exercise in the acute phase after AMI, ΔHR was an independent predictor of chronic-phase WRF.
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Age- and sex-dependent changes in sympathetic activity of the left ventricular apex assessed by 18F-DOPA PET imaging. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202302. [PMID: 30106984 PMCID: PMC6091960 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sexual dimorphism in cardiac sympathetic outflow has recently gained attention in the context of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Previous studies suggest that there are sex- and age-dependent differences in peripheral autonomic control, however, data on cardiac-specific sympathetic activation in aged women and men are lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS Regional quantitative analysis of cardiac fluorine-18 (18F)- Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) uptake was retrospectively performed in 133 patients (69 females, mean age 52.4±17.7 years) referred for assessment of neuroendocrine tumours (NET) by Positron-Emission-Tomography. Cardiac 18F-DOPA uptake was significantly higher in women as compared to men (1.33±0.21 vs. 1.18±0.24, p<0.001). This sex-difference was most pronounced in the apical region of the left ventricle (LV, 1.30±0.24 in women vs. 1.13±0.25 in men, p<0.001) and in individuals >55 years of age (1.39±0.25 in women vs. 1.09±0.24 in men, p<0.001). Women showed a prominent increase in myocardial 18F-DOPA uptake with age with the strongest increase seen in the LV apical region (r = 0.34, p = 0.004). Accordingly, sex and age were selected as significant predictors of LV apical 18F-DOPA uptake in a stepwise linear regression model. No age-dependent changes of cardiac 18F-DOPA uptake were observed in men or in the right ventricular region. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that aging is related to sex-specific changes in regional cardiac sympathetic activity. Future studies will have to assess whether the increase in LV apical 18F-DOPA uptake with age in women is of pathogenic relevance for the higher susceptibility of postmenopausal women to conditions associated with increased sympathetic activity.
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Takahashi H, Ozeki M, Fujisaka T, Morita H, Fujita SI, Takeda Y, Shibata K, Sohmiya K, Hoshiga M, Tamaki J, Ishizaka N. Changes in Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circ J 2017; 82:767-774. [PMID: 29151454 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-17-0826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) induces cardiac remodeling. We investigated the changes in serum FGF23 levels in patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods and Results:A total of 44 patients diagnosed with AMI were included in the current study. All patients underwent emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The median of peak creatine kinase (CK) and CKMB values was 1,816 U/L and 159 U/L, respectively. Serum levels of FGF23, calcium, and inorganic phosphate (iP) were measured before PCI, and on days 1, 3, 5, 7 after PCI. Serum FGF23 levels showed a slight, but significant decrease on days 1 and 3 after PCI, and a 1.5- and 2.0-fold increase on days 5 and 7, respectively, after PCI. As compared with propensity score-matched patients without AMI, serum FGF23 was significantly lower among the current cohort of AMI patients. In 22 subjects who underwent a follow-up echocardiographic examination at 6 months after the onset of AMI, the log-transformed relative increase in FGF23 on day 7 significantly and negatively correlated with changes between LVEF on admission and that at 6 months afterward. CONCLUSIONS After a slight decrease on days 1 and 3 after admission, serum FGF23 increased significantly on days 5 and 7. The underlying mechanism and potential clinical importance of these observations require further investigation.
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Osaka Medical College
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Wang R, Mei B, Liao X, Lu X, Yan L, Lin M, Zhong Y, Chen Y, You T. Determination of risk factors affecting the in-hospital prognosis of patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2017; 17:243. [PMID: 28899364 PMCID: PMC5596504 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-017-0660-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To determine the factors affecting the in-hospital prognosis of patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and to establish its prognostic discriminant model. METHODS A total of 701 consecutive STEMI patients undergoing PCI were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into two groups, good prognosis and poor prognosis, based on whether the patient had adverse outcomes (death or heart function ≥ grade III) at discharge. Demographic and basic clinical characteristics, diagnosis at admission (e.g., ventricular function, complications, or hyperlipidemia), and biomedical indicators (e.g., blood count, basal metabolism and biochemical composition, blood lipid and glucose levels, myocardial biomarkers, and coagulation) were collected and analyzed. RESULTS We determined 22 factors as risk factors for the in-hospital prognosis of STEMI patients after PCI: age, cardiac function during hospitalization, complications, history of diabetes mellitus, et al., among which the history of diabetes, uric acid, urea nitrogen, and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) were independent risk factors. CONCLUSION We identified four independent risk factors for the in-hospital prognosis of STEMI patients after PCI and generated a prognostic model to predict the adverse outcomes of these patients.
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- Rui Wang
- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080 China
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- School of Nursing, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510310 China
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Besnier F, Labrunée M, Pathak A, Pavy-Le Traon A, Galès C, Sénard JM, Guiraud T. Exercise training-induced modification in autonomic nervous system: An update for cardiac patients. Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2016; 60:27-35. [PMID: 27542313 DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Patients with cardiovascular disease show autonomic dysfunction, including sympathetic activation and vagal withdrawal, which leads to fatal events. This review aims to place sympathovagal balance as an essential element to be considered in management for cardiovascular disease patients who benefit from a cardiac rehabilitation program. Many studies showed that exercise training, as non-pharmacologic treatment, plays an important role in enhancing sympathovagal balance and could normalize levels of markers of sympathetic flow measured by microneurography, heart rate variability or plasma catecholamine levels. This alteration positively affects prognosis with cardiovascular disease. In general, cardiac rehabilitation programs include moderate-intensity and continuous aerobic exercise. Other forms of activities such as high-intensity interval training, breathing exercises, relaxation and transcutaneous electrical stimulation can improve sympathovagal balance and should be implemented in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Currently, the exercise training programs in cardiac rehabilitation are individualized to optimize health outcomes. The sports science concept of the heart rate variability (HRV)-vagal index used to manage exercise sessions (for a goal of performance) could be implemented in cardiac rehabilitation to improve cardiovascular fitness and autonomic nervous system function.
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- Florent Besnier
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France; Clinic of Saint-Orens, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center, Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France; Department of Rehabilitation, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France; Unit of Hypertension, Risk Factors and Heart Failure, Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), UMR-1048, Toulouse, France; Clinic of Saint-Orens, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center, Saint-Orens-de-Gameville, France.
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Gebhard C, Buechel RR, Stähli BE, Gransar H, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chow B, Dunning A, Al-Mallah MH, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Rubinshtein R, Marques H, DeLago A, Villines TC, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Shaw LJ, Cury RC, Feuchtner G, Kim YJ, Maffei E, Raff G, Pontone G, Andreini D, Chang HJ, Leipsic J, Min JK, Kaufmann PA. Impact of age and sex on left ventricular function determined by coronary computed tomographic angiography: results from the prospective multicentre CONFIRM study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016; 18:990-1000. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Behbahani S, Jafarnia Dabanloo N, Motie Nasrabadi A, Dourado A. Gender-Related Differences in Heart Rate Variability of Epileptic Patients. Am J Mens Health 2016; 12:117-125. [PMID: 26993994 DOI: 10.1177/1557988316638733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recently, heart rate variability (HRV) analysis has been used as an indicator of epileptic seizures. As women have a lower sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy risk and greater longevity than men, the authors postulated that there are significant gender-related differences in heart rate dynamics of epileptic patients. The authors analyzed HRV during 5-minute segments of continuous electrocardiogram recording of age-matched populations. The middle-aged epileptic patients included males ( n = 12) and females ( n = 12), ranging from 41 to 65 years of age. Relatively high- (0.15 Hz-0.40 Hz) and low-frequency (0.01 Hz-0.15 Hz) components of HRV were computed using spectral analysis. Poincaré parameters of each heart rate time series were considered as nonlinear features. The mean heart rate markedly differed between gender groups including both right- and left-sided seizures. High-frequency heart rate power and the low-frequency/high-frequency ratio increased in the pre-ictal phase of both male and female groups ( p < .01), but men showed more increase especially in right-sided seizures. The standard deviation ratio, SD2/ SD1, of pre-ictal phase was greater in males than females ( p < .01). High-frequency spectral power and parasympathetic activity were higher in the female group with both right- and left-sided seizures. Men showed a sudden increase in sympathetic activity in the pre-ictal phase, which might increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in comparison to women. These complementary findings indicate the need to account for gender, as well as localization in HRV analysis.
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Savic L, Mrdovic I, Asanin M, Stankovic S, Krljanac G, Lasica R. Gender differences in the prognostic impact of chronic kidney disease in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction following ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Hellenic J Cardiol 2016; 57:109-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pinkham MI, Barrett CJ. Estradiol alters the chemosensitive cardiac afferent reflex in female rats by augmenting sympathoinhibition and attenuating sympathoexcitation. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2016; 42:622-31. [PMID: 25810130 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The chemosensitive cardiac vagal and sympathetic afferent reflexes are implicated in driving pathophysiological changes in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in cardiovascular disease states. This study investigated the impact of sex and ovarian hormones on the chemosensitive cardiac afferent reflex. Experiments were performed in anaesthetized, sinoaortic baroreceptor denervated male, female and ovariectomized female (OVX) Wistar rats with either intact cardiac innervation or bilateral vagotomy. To investigate the chemosensitive cardiac afferent reflexes renal SNA, heart rate (HR) and arterial pressure (AP) were recorded before and following application of capsaicin onto the epicardial surface of the left ventricle. Compared to males, ovary-intact females displayed similar cardiac afferent reflex mediated changes in renal SNA albeit with a reduced maximum sympathetic reflex driven increase in renal SNA. In females, ovariectomy significantly attenuated the cardiac vagal afferent reflex mediated inhibition of renal SNA (renal SNA decreased 2 ± 17% in OVX versus -50 ± 4% in ovary-intact females, P < 0.05) and augmented cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex mediated sympathoexcitation (renal SNA increased 91 ± 11% in OVX vs 62 ± 9% in ovary-intact females, P < 0.05) so that overall increases in reflex driven sympathoexcitation were significantly enhanced. Chronic estradiol replacement, but not progesterone replacement, begun at time of ovariectomy restored cardiac afferent reflex responses to be similar as ovary-intact females. Vagal denervation eliminated all group differences. The current findings show ovariectomy in female rats, mimicking menopause in women, results in greater chemosensitive cardiac afferent reflex driven sympathoexcitation and does so, at least partly, via the loss of estradiols actions on the cardiac vagal afferent reflex pathway.
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- Circulatory Control Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Circulatory Control Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Novel Interventional Therapies to Modulate the Autonomic Tone in Heart Failure. JACC-HEART FAILURE 2015; 3:786-802. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2015.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Singh JP, Kandala J, John Camm A. Non-pharmacological modulation of the autonomic tone to treat heart failure. Eur Heart J 2013; 35:77-85. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This article reviews microneurographic research on sympathetic neural control in women under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions across the lifespan. Specifically, the effects of sex, age, race, the menstrual cycle, oral contraceptives, estrogen replacement therapy, and normal pregnancy on neural control of blood pressure in healthy women are reviewed. In addition, sympathetic neural activity during neurally mediated (pre)syncope, the Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), obesity, the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia, chronic essential hypertension, heart failure, and myocardial infarction in women are also reviewed briefly. It is suggested that microneurographic studies provide valuable information regarding autonomic circulatory control in women of different ages and in most cases, excessive sympathetic activation is associated with specific medical conditions regardless of age and sex. In some situations, sympathetic inhibition or withdrawal may be the underlying mechanism. Information gained from previous and recent microneurographic studies has significant clinical implications in women's health, and in some cases could be used to guide therapy if more widely available.
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- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, and UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX, USA
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Sympathetic nerve activity in stress-induced cardiomyopathy. Clin Auton Res 2012; 22:259-64. [PMID: 22492095 PMCID: PMC3501184 DOI: 10.1007/s10286-012-0162-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Purpose To evaluate directly recorded efferent sympathetic nerve traffic in patients with stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC). Background SIC is a syndrome affecting mostly postmenopausal women following severe emotional stress. Though the precise pathophysiology is not well understood, a catecholamine overstimulation of the myocardium is thought to underlie the pathogenesis. Methods Direct recordings of multiunit efferent postganglionic muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) were obtained from 12 female patients, 5 in the acute (24–48 h) and 7 in the recovery phase (1–6 months), with apical ballooning pattern and 12 healthy matched controls. MSNA was expressed as burst frequency (BF), burst incidence (BI) and relative median burst amplitude (RMBA %). One of the twelve patients in this study was on beta blockade treatment due to a different illness, at time of onset of SIC. All patients were investigated with ongoing medication. Results MSNA was lower in patients with SIC as compared to matched controls, but did not differ between the acute and recovery phase of SIC. RMBA %, blood pressure and heart rate did not differ between the groups. Conclusion MSNA is shown to be lower in patients with SIC compared to healthy controls, suggesting that sympathetic neuronal outflow is rapidly reduced following the initial phase of SIC. A distension of the ventricular myocardium, due to excessive catecholamine release over the heart in the acute phase, may increase the firing rate of unmyelinated cardiac c-fibre afferents resulting in widespread sympathetic inhibition. Such a mechanism may underlie the lower MSNA reported in our patients.
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Javierre C, Ricart A, Manez R, Farrero E, Carrio ML, Rodriguez-Castro D, Torrado H, Ventura JL. Age and sex differences in perioperative myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012; 15:28-32. [PMID: 22499802 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We investigate age and sex differences in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after cardiac surgery in a prospective study of 2038 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. An age of ≥ 70 years implied changes in the type of AMI from the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI). Men were more likely than women to suffer from AMI after cardiac surgery (11.8% vs. 5.6%), as a result of the higher frequency of STEMI (6% of men vs. 1.8% of women; P < 0.001) in both age groups. A troponin-I (Tn-I) peak was significantly higher in patients ≥ 70 years old. In-hospital mortality was higher in patients ≥ 70 (7.3%) than in those < 70 years old (3.3%), because of the increased mortality observed in men with non-AMI (2.1% vs. 6.3%) and women with STEMI (0% vs. 28.6%) and non-STEMI (0% vs. 36.8%, P < 0.05). Old age was associated with a higher frequency of non-STEMI, Tn-I peak, mortality and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Regardless of age, men more often suffer from AMI (particularly STEMI). AMI in women had a notable impact on excess mortality and ICU stay observed in patients ≥ 70 years of age. Clinical and Tn-I peak differences are expected in relation to age and gender after AMI post-cardiac surgery.
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- Casimiro Javierre
- Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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Floras JS, Mak S. Muscle sympathetic nerve activity in women and men following acute myocardial infarction: a meaningful difference? Eur Heart J 2009; 30:1692-4. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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