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Wang YN, Liu HJ, Ren LL, Suo P, Zou L, Zhang YM, Yu XY, Zhao YY. Shenkang injection improves chronic kidney disease by inhibiting multiple renin-angiotensin system genes by blocking the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:964370. [PMID: 36059935 PMCID: PMC9432462 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.964370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major worldwide public health problem. The increase in the number of patients with CKD and end-stage kidney disease requesting renal dialysis or transplantation will progress to epidemic proportions in the next several decades. Although blocking the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been used as a first-line standard therapy in patients with hypertension and CKD, patients still progress towards end-stage kidney disease, which might be closely associated with compensatory renin expression subsequent to RAS blockade through a homeostatic mechanism. The Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway is the master upstream regulator that controls multiple intrarenal RAS genes. As Wnt/β-catenin regulates multiple RAS genes, we inferred that this pathway might also be implicated in blood pressure control. Therefore, discovering new medications to synchronously target multiple RAS genes is necessary and essential for the effective treatment of patients with CKD. We hypothesized that Shenkang injection (SKI), which is widely used to treat CKD patients, might ameliorate CKD by inhibiting the activation of multiple RAS genes via the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway. To test this hypothesis, we used adenine-induced CKD rats and angiotensin II (AngII)-induced HK-2 and NRK-49F cells. Treatment with SKI inhibited renal function decline, hypertension and renal fibrosis. Mechanistically, SKI abrogated the increased protein expression of multiple RAS elements, including angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II type 1 receptor, as well as Wnt1, β-catenin and downstream target genes, including Snail1, Twist, matrix metalloproteinase-7, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and fibroblast-specific protein 1, in adenine-induced rats, which was verified in AngII-induced HK-2 and NRK-49F cells. Similarly, our results further indicated that treatment with rhein isolated from SKI attenuated renal function decline and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and repressed RAS activation and the hyperactive Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway in both adenine-induced rats and AngII-induced HK-2 and NRK-49F cells. This study first revealed that SKI repressed epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by synchronously targeting multiple RAS elements by blocking the hyperactive Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway.
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- Yan-Ni Wang
- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Disciplines Team of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Food and Bioengineering, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital and Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
- Clinical Genetics Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital and Clinical Medical College of Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Ma CX, Ma XN, Guan CH, Li YD, Mauricio D, Fu SB. Cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus: progress toward personalized management. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2022; 21:74. [PMID: 35568946 PMCID: PMC9107726 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-022-01516-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main cause of death among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To effectively prevent the development of CVDs in T2DM, considerable effort has been made to explore novel preventive approaches, individualized glycemic control and cardiovascular risk management (strict blood pressure and lipid control), together with recently developed glucose-lowering agents and lipid-lowering drugs. This review mainly addresses the important issues affecting the choice of antidiabetic agents and lipid, blood pressure and antiplatelet treatments considering the cardiovascular status of the patient. Finally, we also discuss the changes in therapy principles underlying CVDs in T2DM.
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- Cheng-Xu Ma
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. 1 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China.,The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. 1 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China.,The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. 1 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China.,The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition, CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08041, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, No. 1 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China. .,The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
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Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitor on Ischemic Events Stemming From Atherosclerotic Coronary Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis With Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 77:787-795. [PMID: 33843765 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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ABSTRACT Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been shown to reduce cardiovascular complications of type-2 diabetes mellitus. However, the beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibition are mainly associated with decline in hospitalization and death of heart failure. This systematic review will focus on the effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on ischemic events stemming from atherosclerotic coronary diseases, including angina pectoris, angina unstable, and myocardial infarction. We searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science for relevant publications before October 2020. Twenty-two clinical trials consisting of 56,064 participants were included in the analysis. Cardiovascular effects following treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors were observed for angina pectoris, angina unstable, and myocardial infarction. A random-effects model was chosen, and after analysis of the P values and I2 statistic indices, we concluded that SGLT2 inhibitor treatment did not result in any significant differences in the incidence rate of angina pectoris [relative risk (RR), 0.98; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.83-1.14; P = 0.92], angina unstable (RR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.84-1.07; P = 0.84), or myocardial infarction (RR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.79-1.11; P = 0.98) between the experimental and control groups with firm evidence from sensitivity and trial sequential analyses. This meta-analysis provides evidence that SGLT2 inhibitors have no significant effects on ischemic events stemming from atherosclerotic coronary diseases in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.
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Heart failure re-hospitalizations and subsequent fatal events in coronary artery disease: insights from COMMANDER-HF, EPHESUS, and EXAMINE. Clin Res Cardiol 2021; 110:1554-1563. [PMID: 33686472 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01830-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at increased risk of developing and being hospitalised for heart failure (HFH). However, the risk of HFH versus ischemic events may vary among patients with CAD, depending on whether acute myocardial infarction (MI), left ventricular dysfunction or decompensated HF is present at baseline. AIMS We aim to explore the risk of non-fatal events (HFH, MI, stroke) and subsequent death in 3 landmark trials, COMMANDER-HF, EPHESUS and EXAMINE that, together, included patients with CAD with and without reduced ejection fraction and acute MI. METHODS Events, person-time metrics and time-updated Cox models. RESULTS In COMMANDER-HF the event-rate for the composite of AMI, stroke or all-cause death was 13.5 (12.8-14.3) events/100 py. Rates for AMI and stroke were much lower (2.2 [2.0-2.6] and 1.3 [1.1-1.6] events/100 py, respectively) than the rate of HFH (16.9 [16.1-17.9] events/100 py). In EPHESUS, the rates of MI and stroke were also lower than the rate of HFH: 7.2 (6.7-7.8), 1.9 (1.7-2.3), and 10.6 (9.9-11.3) events/100 py, but this was not true for EXAMINE with 4.4 (4.0-4.9), 0.7 (0.6-0.9), and 2.4 (2.0-2.7) events/100 py, respectively. In all 3 trials, a non-fatal event (HFH, MI or stroke) during follow-up doubled the risk of subsequent mortality. This most commonly followed a HFH. CONCLUSIONS A first or recurrent HFH is common in patients with CAD and AMI or HFrEF and indicates a poor prognosis. Preventing the development of heart failure after AMI and control of congestion in patients with CAD and HFrEF are key unmet needs and therapeutic targets. REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01877915. URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01877915 .
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Pafundi PC, Garofalo C, Galiero R, Borrelli S, Caturano A, Rinaldi L, Provenzano M, Salvatore T, De Nicola L, Minutolo R, Sasso FC. Role of Albuminuria in Detecting Cardio-Renal Risk and Outcome in Diabetic Subjects. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:290. [PMID: 33673215 PMCID: PMC7918197 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The clinical significance of albuminuria in diabetic subjects and the impact of its reduction on the main cardiorenal outcomes by different drug classes are among the most interesting research focuses of recent years. Although nephrologists and cardiologists have been paying attention to the study of proteinuria for years, currently among diabetics, increased urine albumin excretion ascertains the highest cardio-renal risk. In fact, diabetes is a condition by itself associated with a high-risk of both micro/macrovascular complications. Moreover, proteinuria reduction in diabetic subjects by several treatments lowers both renal and cardiovascular disease progression. The 2019 joint ESC-EASD guidelines on diabetes, prediabetes and cardiovascular (CV) disease assign to proteinuria a crucial role in defining CV risk level in the diabetic patient. In fact, proteinuria by itself allows the diabetic patient to be staged at very high CV risk, thus affecting the choice of anti-hyperglycemic drug class. The purpose of this review is to present a clear update on the role of albuminuria as a cardio-renal risk marker, starting from pathophysiological mechanisms in support of this role. Besides this, we will show the prognostic value in observational studies, as well as randomized clinical trials (RCTs) demonstrating the potential improvement of cardio-renal outcomes in diabetic patients by reducing proteinuria.
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- Pia Clara Pafundi
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Renal Unit, Department of Health Sciences, “Magna Graecia” University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (P.C.P.); (C.G.); (R.G.); (S.B.); (A.C.); (L.R.); (L.D.N.)
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Wang XB, Cui NH, Liu X, Liu X. Joint effects of mitochondrial DNA4977 deletion and serum folate deficiency on coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clin Nutr 2020; 39:3771-3778. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Malachias MVB, Jhund PS, Claggett BL, Wijkman MO, Bentley‐Lewis R, Chaturvedi N, Desai AS, Haffner SM, Parving H, Prescott MF, Solomon SD, De Zeeuw D, McMurray JJV, Pfeffer MA. NT-proBNP by Itself Predicts Death and Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J Am Heart Assoc 2020; 9:e017462. [PMID: 32964800 PMCID: PMC7792415 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.017462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Background NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) improves the discriminatory ability of risk-prediction models in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but is not yet used in clinical practice. We assessed the discriminatory strength of NT-proBNP by itself for death and cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with T2DM. Methods and Results Cox proportional hazards were used to create a base model formed by 20 variables. The discriminatory ability of the base model was compared with that of NT-proBNP alone and with NT-proBNP added, using C-statistics. We studied 5509 patients (with complete data) of 8561 patients with T2DM and cardiovascular and/or chronic kidney disease who were enrolled in the ALTITUDE (Aliskiren in Type 2 Diabetes Using Cardiorenal Endpoints) trial. During a median 2.6-year follow-up period, 469 patients died and 768 had a cardiovascular composite outcome (cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure hospitalization). NT-proBNP alone was as discriminatory as the base model for predicting death (C-statistic, 0.745 versus 0.744, P=0.95) and the cardiovascular composite outcome (C-statistic, 0.723 versus 0.731, P=0.37). When NT-proBNP was added, it increased the predictive ability of the base model for death (C-statistic, 0.779 versus 0.744, P<0.001) and for cardiovascular composite outcome (C-statistic, 0.763 versus 0.731, P<0.001). Conclusions In high-risk patients with T2DM, NT-proBNP by itself demonstrated discriminatory ability similar to a multivariable model in predicting both death and cardiovascular events and should be considered for risk stratification. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT00549757.
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- Marcus V. B. Malachias
- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
- Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas GeraisFundação Educacional Lucas MachadoBelo HorizonteMinas GeraisBrazil
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical SciencesUniversity of GlasgowUnited Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
- Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityNorrköpingSweden
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCLInstitute for Cardiovascular SciencesUniversity College LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical EpidemiologyUniversity of Texas Health Science CenterSan AntonioTX
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- Department of Medical EndocrinologyRigshospitaletUniversity of CopenhagenDenmark
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and PharmacologyUniversity Medical Center GroningenUniversity of Groningenthe Netherlands
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical SciencesUniversity of GlasgowUnited Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular DivisionBrigham & Women’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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Cunningham JW, Vaduganathan M, Claggett BL, John JE, Desai AS, Lewis EF, Zile MR, Carson P, Jhund PS, Kober L, Pitt B, Shah SJ, Swedberg K, Anand IS, Yusuf S, McMurray JJV, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Myocardial Infarction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Pooled Analysis of 3 Clinical Trials. JACC. HEART FAILURE 2020; 8:618-626. [PMID: 32387067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2020.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The authors investigated the relationship between past or incident myocardial infarction (MI) and cardiovascular (CV) events in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). BACKGROUND MI and HFpEF share some common risk factors. The prognostic significance of MI in patients with HFpEF is uncertain. METHODS The authors pooled data from 3 trials-CHARM Preserved (Candesartan Cilexietil in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity), I-Preserve (Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function), and the Americas region of TOPCAT (Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist) (N = 8,916)-and examined whether MI before or following enrollment independently predicted CV death and heart failure (HF) hospitalization. RESULTS At baseline, 2,668 patients (30%) had history of MI. Prior MI was independently associated with greater risk of CV death (4.7 vs. 3.5 events/100 patient-years [py], adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 1.42 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.23 to 1.64]; p < 0.001). Excess sudden death drove this difference (1.9 vs. 1.2 events/100 py, adjusted HR: 1.55 [95% CI: 1.23 to 1.97]; p < 0.001). There was no difference in HF hospitalization (5.9 vs. 5.5 events/100 py, adjusted HR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.92 to 1.19) or HF death by prior MI. During follow-up, MI occurred in 336 patients (3.8%). Risk of CV death increased 31-fold in the first 30 days after first post-enrollment MI, and remained 58% higher beyond 1 year after MI. Risk of first or recurrent HF hospitalization increased 2.4-fold after MI. CONCLUSIONS Prior MI in HFpEF is associated with greater CV and sudden death but similar risk of HF outcomes. Patients with HFpEF who experience MI are at high risk of subsequent CV death and HF hospitalization. These data highlight the importance of primary and secondary prevention of MI in patients with HFpEF. (Candesartan Cilexietil in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity [CHARM Preserved]; NCT00634712; Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function [I-Preserve]; NCT00095238; and Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist [TOPCAT]; NCT00094302).
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- RHJ Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- VA Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Zareini B, Blanche P, D'Souza M, Elmegaard Malik M, Nørgaard CH, Selmer C, Gislason G, Kristensen SL, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C, Schou M, Lamberts M. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impact of Heart Failure on Prognosis Compared to Other Cardiovascular Diseases: A Nationwide Study. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2020; 13:e006260. [PMID: 32571092 DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.119.006260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) has received growing attention. We examined the effect of HF development on prognosis compared with other cardiovascular or renal diagnoses in patients with T2D. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients with new T2D diagnosis patients were identified between 1998 and 2015 through Danish nationwide registers. At yearly landmark timepoints after T2D diagnosis, we estimated the 5-year risks of death, 5-year risk ratios, and decrease in lifespan within 5 years associated with the development of HF, ischemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease, and chronic kidney disease. A total of 153 403 patients with newly diagnosed T2D were followed for a median of 9.7 years (interquartile range, 5.8-13.9) during which 48 087 patients died. The 5-year risk ratio of death associated with HF development 5 years after T2D diagnosis was 3 times higher (CI, 2.9-3.1) than patients free of diagnoses (CI, 2.9-3.1). Five-year risk ratios were lower for ischemic heart disease (1.3 [1.3-1.4]), stroke (2.2 [2.1-2.2]), chronic kidney disease (1.7 [1.7-1.8]), and peripheral artery disease (2.3 [2.3-2.4]). The corresponding decrease in lifespan within 5 years when compared with patients free of diagnoses (in months) was HF 11.7 (11.6-11.8), ischemic heart disease 1.6 (1.5-1.7), stroke 6.4 (6.3-6.5), chronic kidney disease 4.4 (4.3-4.6), and peripheral artery disease 6.9 (6.8-7.0). HF in combination with any other diagnosis imposed the greatest risk of death and decrease in life span compared with other combinations. Supplemental analysis led to similar results when stratified according to age, sex, and comorbidity status, and inclusion period. CONCLUSIONS HF development, at any year since T2D diagnosis, was associated with the highest 5-year absolute and relative risk of death, and decrease in lifespan within 5 years, when compared with development of other cardiovascular or renal diagnoses.
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- Bochra Zareini
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.)
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (P.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.)
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- Department of Endocrinology, Amager and Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (C.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.).,Danish Heart Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark (G.G.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (S.L.K., L.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (S.L.K., L.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology (C.T.-P.), Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.,Departments of Clinical Investigation and Cardiology, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark (C.T.-P.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (B.Z., M.D., M.E., G.G., M.S., M.L.)
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Lunney M, Ruospo M, Natale P, Quinn RR, Ronksley PE, Konstantinidis I, Palmer SC, Tonelli M, Strippoli GF, Ravani P. Pharmacological interventions for heart failure in people with chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020; 2:CD012466. [PMID: 32103487 PMCID: PMC7044419 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012466.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately half of people with heart failure have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Pharmacological interventions for heart failure in people with CKD have the potential to reduce death (any cause) or hospitalisations for decompensated heart failure. However, these interventions are of uncertain benefit and may increase the risk of harm, such as hypotension and electrolyte abnormalities, in those with CKD. OBJECTIVES This review aims to look at the benefits and harms of pharmacological interventions for HF (i.e., antihypertensive agents, inotropes, and agents that may improve the heart performance indirectly) in people with HF and CKD. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Register of Studies through 12 September 2019 in consultation with an Information Specialist and using search terms relevant to this review. Studies in the Register are identified through searches of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, and EMBASE, conference proceedings, the International Clinical Trials Register (ICTRP) Search Portal and ClinicalTrials.gov. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials of any pharmacological intervention for acute or chronic heart failure, among people of any age with chronic kidney disease of at least three months duration. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently screened the records to identify eligible studies and extracted data on the following dichotomous outcomes: death, hospitalisations, worsening heart failure, worsening kidney function, hyperkalaemia, and hypotension. We used random effects meta-analysis to estimate treatment effects, which we expressed as a risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We assessed the risk of bias using the Cochrane tool. We applied the GRADE methodology to rate the certainty of evidence. MAIN RESULTS One hundred and twelve studies met our selection criteria: 15 were studies of adults with CKD; 16 studies were conducted in the general population but provided subgroup data for people with CKD; and 81 studies included individuals with CKD, however, data for this subgroup were not provided. The risk of bias in all 112 studies was frequently high or unclear. Of the 31 studies (23,762 participants) with data on CKD patients, follow-up ranged from three months to five years, and study size ranged from 16 to 2916 participants. In total, 26 studies (19,612 participants) reported disaggregated and extractable data on at least one outcome of interest for our review and were included in our meta-analyses. In acute heart failure, the effects of adenosine A1-receptor antagonists, dopamine, nesiritide, or serelaxin on death, hospitalisations, worsening heart failure or kidney function, hyperkalaemia, hypotension or quality of life were uncertain due to sparse data or were not reported. In chronic heart failure, the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) (4 studies, 5003 participants: RR 0.85, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.02; I2 = 78%; low certainty evidence), aldosterone antagonists (2 studies, 34 participants: RR 0.61 95% CI 0.06 to 6.59; very low certainty evidence), and vasopressin receptor antagonists (RR 1.26, 95% CI 0.55 to 2.89; 2 studies, 1840 participants; low certainty evidence) on death (any cause) were uncertain. Treatment with beta-blockers may reduce the risk of death (any cause) (4 studies, 3136 participants: RR 0.69, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.79; I2 = 0%; moderate certainty evidence). Treatment with ACEi or ARB (2 studies, 1368 participants: RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.90; I2 = 97%; very low certainty evidence) had uncertain effects on hospitalisation for heart failure, as treatment estimates were consistent with either benefit or harm. Treatment with beta-blockers may decrease hospitalisation for heart failure (3 studies, 2287 participants: RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.05; I2 = 87%; low certainty evidence). Aldosterone antagonists may increase the risk of hyperkalaemia compared to placebo or no treatment (3 studies, 826 participants: RR 2.91, 95% CI 2.03 to 4.17; I2 = 0%; low certainty evidence). Renin inhibitors had uncertain risks of hyperkalaemia (2 studies, 142 participants: RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.49 to 1.49; I2 = 0%; very low certainty). We were unable to estimate whether treatment with sinus node inhibitors affects the risk of hyperkalaemia, as there were few studies and meta-analysis was not possible. Hyperkalaemia was not reported for the CKD subgroup in studies investigating other therapies. The effects of ACEi or ARB, or aldosterone antagonists on worsening heart failure or kidney function, hypotension, or quality of life were uncertain due to sparse data or were not reported. Effects of anti-arrhythmic agents, digoxin, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, renin inhibitors, sinus node inhibitors, vasodilators, and vasopressin receptor antagonists were very uncertain due to the paucity of studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The effects of pharmacological interventions for heart failure in people with CKD are uncertain and there is insufficient evidence to inform clinical practice. Study data for treatment outcomes in patients with heart failure and CKD are sparse despite the potential impact of kidney impairment on the benefits and harms of treatment. Future research aimed at analysing existing data in general population HF studies to explore the effect in subgroups of patients with CKD, considering stage of disease, may yield valuable insights for the management of people with HF and CKD.
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- Meaghan Lunney
- University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia
- University of Bari, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Bari, Italy
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia
- University of Bari, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Bari, Italy
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- University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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- University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 3459 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15213
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- Christchurch Hospital, University of Otago, Department of Medicine, Nephrologist, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia
- University of Bari, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Bari, Italy
- The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Centre for Kidney Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia, 2145
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- University of Calgary, Department of Community Health Sciences, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Department of Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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Wolsk E, Claggett B, Diaz R, Dickstein K, Gerstein HC, Køber L, Lawson FC, Lewis EF, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJV, Probstfield JL, Riddle MC, Solomon SD, Tardif JC, Pfeffer MA. Increases in Natriuretic Peptides Precede Heart Failure Hospitalization in Patients With a Recent Coronary Event and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation 2019; 136:1560-1562. [PMID: 29038210 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.029503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Emil Wolsk
- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.).
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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- From Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (E.W., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S., M.A.P.); Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark (E.W., L.K.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Norway (K.D.); Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (H.C.G.); Sanofi US, Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Division of Endocrinology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada (J.-C.T.)
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Inaguma D, Ito E, Takahashi K, Hayashi H, Koide S, Hasegawa M, Yuzawa Y. Impact of high mortality in incident dialysis patients due to hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a multicenter prospective cohort study in Aichi, Japan. Clin Exp Nephrol 2018; 22:1360-1370. [DOI: 10.1007/s10157-018-1592-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Seferovic JP, Pfeffer MA, Claggett B, Desai AS, de Zeeuw D, Haffner SM, McMurray JJV, Parving HH, Solomon SD, Chaturvedi N. Three-question set from Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument adds independent prognostic information on cardiovascular outcomes: analysis of ALTITUDE trial. Diabetologia 2018; 61:581-588. [PMID: 29098323 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4485-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The self-administered Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) is used to diagnose diabetic peripheral neuropathy. We examined whether the MNSI might also provide information on risk of death and cardiovascular outcomes. METHODS In this post hoc analysis of the Aliskiren Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Using Cardio-Renal Endpoints (ALTITUDE) trial, we divided 8463 participants with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD) into independent training (n = 3252) and validation (n = 5211) sets. In the training set, we identified specific questions that were independently associated with a cardiovascular composite outcome (cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest, non-fatal myocardial infarction/stroke, heart failure hospitalisation). We then evaluated the performance of these questions in the validation set. RESULTS In the training set, three questions ('Are your legs numb?', 'Have you ever had an open sore on your foot?' and 'Do your legs hurt when you walk?') were significantly associated with the cardiovascular composite outcome. In the validation set, after multivariable adjustment for key covariates, one or more positive responses (n = 3079, 59.1%) was associated with a higher risk of the cardiovascular composite outcome (HR 1.54 [95% CI 1.28, 1.85], p < 0.001), heart failure hospitalisation (HR 1.74 [95% CI 1.29, 2.35], p < 0.001), myocardial infarction (HR 1.81 [95% CI 1.23, 2.69], p = 0.003), stroke (HR 1.75 [95% CI 1.20, 2.56], p = 0.003) and three-point major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke) (HR 1.49 [95% CI 1.20, 1.85], p < 0.001) relative to no positive responses to all questions. Associations were stronger if participants answered positively to all three questions (n = 552, 11%). The addition of the total number of affirmative responses to existing models significantly improved Harrell's C statistic for the cardiovascular composite outcome (0.70 vs 0.71, p = 0.010), continuous net reclassification improvement (+22% [+10%, +31%], p = 0.027) and integrated discrimination improvement (+0.9% [+0.4%, +2.1%], p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We identified three questions from the MNSI that provide additional prognostic information for individuals with type 2 diabetes and CKD and/or CVD. If externally validated, these questions may be integrated into the clinical history to augment prediction of CV events in high-risk individuals with type 2 diabetes.
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- Jelena P Seferovic
- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- , Shavano Park, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- BHF Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medical Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Health Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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Banerjee S, Panas R. Diabetes and cardiorenal syndrome: Understanding the “Triple Threat”. Hellenic J Cardiol 2017; 58:342-347. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Alabas OA, Hall M, Dondo TB, Rutherford MJ, Timmis AD, Batin PD, Deanfield JE, Hemingway H, Gale CP. Long-term excess mortality associated with diabetes following acute myocardial infarction: a population-based cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2017; 71:25-32. [PMID: 27307468 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-207402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The long-term excess risk of death associated with diabetes following acute myocardial infarction is unknown. We determined the excess risk of death associated with diabetes among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) after adjustment for comorbidity, risk factors and cardiovascular treatments. METHODS Nationwide population-based cohort (STEMI n=281 259 and NSTEMI n=422 661) using data from the UK acute myocardial infarction registry, MINAP, between 1 January 2003 and 30 June 2013. Age, sex, calendar year and country-specific mortality rates for the populace of England and Wales (n=56.9 million) were matched to cases of STEMI and NSTEMI. Flexible parametric survival models were used to calculate excess mortality rate ratios (EMRR) after multivariable adjustment. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02591576). RESULTS Over 1.94 million person-years follow-up including 120 568 (17.1%) patients with diabetes, there were 187 875 (26.7%) deaths. Overall, unadjusted (all cause) mortality was higher among patients with than without diabetes (35.8% vs 25.3%). After adjustment for age, sex and year of acute myocardial infarction, diabetes was associated with a 72% and 67% excess risk of death following STEMI (EMRR 1.72, 95% CI 1.66 to 1.79) and NSTEMI (1.67, 1.63 to 1.71). Diabetes remained significantly associated with substantial excess mortality despite cumulative adjustment for comorbidity (EMRR 1.52, 95% CI 1.46 to 1.58 vs 1.45, 1.42 to 1.49), risk factors (1.50, 1.44 to 1.57 vs 1.33, 1.30 to 1.36) and cardiovascular treatments (1.56, 1.49 to 1.63 vs 1.39, 1.36 to 1.43). CONCLUSIONS At index acute myocardial infarction, diabetes was common and associated with significant long-term excess mortality, over and above the effects of comorbidities, risk factors and cardiovascular treatments.
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- O A Alabas
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- The National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Unit, Barts Health, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK
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- National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, University College London, London, UK
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- The Farr Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK
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This article discusses the role of hypertension in heart failure. Elevated blood pressure has the greatest population attributable risk for the development of heart failure. The mortality rates following the clinical recognition of heart failure is increased multifold. The treatment of hypertension with antihypertensive agents is particularly effective in preventing heart failure, which makes it the most effective therapy for heart failure.
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- Marc A Pfeffer
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Zhou L, Liu Y. Wnt/β-catenin signaling and renin-angiotensin system in chronic kidney disease. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2016; 25:100-6. [PMID: 26808707 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Intrarenal activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of hypertension and chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, how RAS genes are regulated in vivo was poorly understood until recently. This review focuses on recent findings of the transcriptional regulation of RAS components, as well as their implication in developing novel strategies to treat the patients with CKD. RECENT FINDINGS Bioinformatics analyses have uncovered the presence of putative binding sites for T-cell factor/β-catenin in the promoter region of all RAS genes. Both in-vitro and in-vivo studies confirm that Wnt/β-catenin is the master upstream regulator that controls the expression of all RAS components tested, such as angiotensinogen, renin, angiotensin converting enzyme and the angiotensin II type I receptor in the kidney. Targeted inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin, by either small molecule ICG-001 or endogenous Wnt antagonist Klotho, represses RAS activation and ameliorates proteinuria and kidney injury. Blockade of Wnt/β-catenin signaling also normalizes blood pressure in a mouse model of CKD. SUMMARY These recent studies identify Wnt/β-catenin as the master regulator that controls multiple RAS genes, and suggest that targeting this upstream signaling could be an effective strategy for the treatment of patients with hypertension and CKD.
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- Lili Zhou
- aState Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China bDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lüscher TF. Novel insights in HFrEF and HFpEF: patient characteristics, remote monitoring, and management. Eur Heart J 2016; 37:3117-3120. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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White WB, Kupfer S, Zannad F, Mehta CR, Wilson CA, Lei L, Bakris GL, Nissen SE, Cushman WC, Heller SR, Bergenstal RM, Fleck PR, Cannon CP. Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Recent Acute Coronary Syndromes From the EXAMINE Trial. Diabetes Care 2016; 39:1267-73. [PMID: 27289121 DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death in all Examination of Cardiovascular Outcomes with Alogliptin versus Standard of Care (EXAMINE) study participants and in those who experienced an on-study, major nonfatal CV event. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study randomly assigned 5,380 patients with type 2 diabetes to alogliptin or placebo within 15 to 90 days of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Deaths and nonfatal CV events (myocardial infarction [MI], stroke, hospitalized heart failure [HHF], and hospitalization for unstable angina [UA]) were adjudicated. Patients were monitored until censoring or death, regardless of a prior postrandomized nonfatal CV event. Time-updated multivariable Cox models were used to estimate the risk of death in the absence of or after each nonfatal event. RESULTS Rates of CV death were 4.1% for alogliptin and 4.9% for placebo (hazard ratio [HR] 0.85; 95% CI 0.66, 1.10). A total of 736 patients (13.7%) experienced a first nonfatal CV event (5.9% MI, 1.1% stroke, 3.0% HHF, and 3.8% UA). Compared with patients not experiencing a nonfatal event, the adjusted HR (95% CI) for death was 3.12 after MI (2.13, 4.58; P < 0.0001) 4.96 after HHF (3.29, 7.47; P < 0.0001), 3.08 after stroke (1.29, 7.37; P = 0.011), and 1.66 after UA (0.81, 3.37; P = 0.164). Mortality rates after a nonfatal event were comparable for alogliptin and placebo. CONCLUSIONS In patients with type 2 diabetes and a recent ACS, the risk of CV death was higher after a postrandomization, nonfatal CV event, particularly heart failure, compared with those who did not experience a CV event. The risk of CV death was similar between alogliptin and placebo.
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- William B White
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Deerfield, IL
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- INSERM 9501, Universite de Lorraine and CHU, Nancy, France
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- Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA
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- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Deerfield, IL
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- Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Song SH. Early-onset type 2 diabetes: high lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2016; 4:87-8. [PMID: 26704380 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(15)00390-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Soon H Song
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK.
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Berezin AE. Diabetes mellitus related biomarker: The predictive role of growth-differentiation factor-15. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2016; 10:S154-S157. [PMID: 26482961 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2015.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a stress-responsive cytokine, which belongs to super family of the transforming growth factor beta. GDF-15 is widely presented in the various cells (macrophages, vascular smooth muscle cells, adipocytes, cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, fibroblasts), tissues (adipose tissue, vessels, tissues of central and peripheral nervous system) and organs (heart, brain, liver, placenta) and it plays an important role in the regulation of the inflammatory response, growth and cell differentiation. Elevated GDF-15 was found in patients with established CV diseases including hypertension, stable coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, ischemic and none ischemic-induced cardiomyopathies, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, as well as stroke, type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic kidney disease, infection, liver cirrhosis, malignancy. Therefore, aging, smoking, and various environmental factors, i.e. chemical pollutants are other risk factors that might increase serum GDF-15 level. Although GDF-15 has been reported to be involved in energy homoeostasis and weight loss, to have anti-inflammatory properties, and to predict CV diseases and CV events in general or established CV disease population, there is no large of body of evidence regarding predictive role of elevated GDF-15 in T2DM subjects. The mini review is clarified the role of GDF-15 in T2DM subjects.
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- Alexander E Berezin
- Internal Medicine Department, State Medical University, 26, Mayakovsky av., Zaporozhye 69035, Ukraine.
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Pfeffer MA, Claggett B, Diaz R, Dickstein K, Gerstein HC, Køber LV, Lawson FC, Ping L, Wei X, Lewis EF, Maggioni AP, McMurray JJV, Probstfield JL, Riddle MC, Solomon SD, Tardif JC. Lixisenatide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome. N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2247-57. [PMID: 26630143 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1509225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1603] [Impact Index Per Article: 178.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are higher among patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly those with concomitant cardiovascular diseases, than in most other populations. We assessed the effects of lixisenatide, a glucagon-like peptide 1-receptor agonist, on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes who had had a recent acute coronary event. METHODS We randomly assigned patients with type 2 diabetes who had had a myocardial infarction or who had been hospitalized for unstable angina within the previous 180 days to receive lixisenatide or placebo in addition to locally determined standards of care. The trial was designed with adequate statistical power to assess whether lixisenatide was noninferior as well as superior to placebo, as defined by an upper boundary of the 95% confidence interval for the hazard ratio of less than 1.3 and 1.0, respectively, for the primary composite end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina. RESULTS The 6068 patients who underwent randomization were followed for a median of 25 months. A primary end-point event occurred in 406 patients (13.4%) in the lixisenatide group and in 399 (13.2%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 1.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.89 to 1.17), which showed the noninferiority of lixisenatide to placebo (P<0.001) but did not show superiority (P=0.81). There were no significant between-group differences in the rate of hospitalization for heart failure (hazard ratio in the lixisenatide group, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.75 to 1.23) or the rate of death (hazard ratio, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.78 to 1.13). Lixisenatide was not associated with a higher rate of serious adverse events or severe hypoglycemia, pancreatitis, pancreatic neoplasms, or allergic reactions than was placebo. CONCLUSIONS In patients with type 2 diabetes and a recent acute coronary syndrome, the addition of lixisenatide to usual care did not significantly alter the rate of major cardiovascular events or other serious adverse events. (Funded by Sanofi; ELIXA ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01147250.).
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- Marc A Pfeffer
- From the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School - both in Boston (M.A.P., B.C., E.F.L., S.D.S.); Estudios Clínicos Latinoamérica, Rosario, Argentina (R.D.); University of Bergen, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway (K.D.); McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (H.C.G.); Rigshospitalet Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen (L.V.K.); Sanofi U.S., Bridgewater, NJ (F.C.L., L.P., X.W.); Research Center of the Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence (A.P.M.); British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom (J.J.V.M.); University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle (J.L.P.); Oregon Health and Science University, Portland (M.C.R.); and Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal (J.C.T.)
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Lüscher TF. Treating lipid disorders and diabetes with novel and established drugs. Eur Heart J 2015; 36:2405-7. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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