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Hintenberger R, Affenzeller B, Vladychuk V, Pieringer H. Cardiovascular risk in axial spondyloarthritis-a systematic review. Clin Rheumatol 2023; 42:2621-2633. [PMID: 37418034 PMCID: PMC10497445 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-023-06655-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Cardiovascular manifestations are common in patients suffering axial spondyloarthritis and can result in substantial morbidity and disease burden. To give an overview of this important aspect of axial spondyloarthritis, we conducted a systematic literature search of all articles published between January 2000 and 25 May 2023 on cardiovascular manifestations. Using PubMed and SCOPUS, 123 out of 6792 articles were identified and included in this review. Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis seems to be underrepresented in studies; thus, more evidence for ankylosing spondylitis exists. All in all, we found some traditional risk factors that led to higher cardiovascular disease burden or major cardiovascular events. These specific risk factors seem to be more aggressive in patients with spondyloarthropathies and have a strong connection to high or long-standing disease activity. Since disease activity is a major driver of morbidity, diagnostic, therapeutic, and lifestyle interventions are crucial for better outcomes. Key Points • Several studies on axial spondyloarthritis and associated cardiovascular diseases have been conducted in the last few years addressing risk stratification of these patients including artificial intelligence. • Recent data suggest distinct manifestations of cardiovascular disease entities among men and women which the treating physician needs to be aware of. • Rheumatologists need to screen axial spondyloarthritis patients for emerging cardiovascular disease and should aim at reducing traditional risk factors like hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and smoking as well as disease activity.
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- Rainer Hintenberger
- Department for Internal Medicine II, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4020 Linz and Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040, Linz, Austria.
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- Department for Internal Medicine II, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4020 Linz and Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040, Linz, Austria
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- Department for Internal Medicine II, Kepler University Hospital GmbH, Krankenhausstraße 9, 4020, Linz, Austria
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- Diakonissen Hospital Linz, Linz, Austria and Paracelsus Private Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Predictive Value of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in the Development of Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:4433313. [PMID: 35692875 PMCID: PMC9187441 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4433313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the proinflammatory monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in the diagnosis of asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (DAPSA) was determined using clinical and laboratory parameters, and echocardiography was performed to estimate DD. Serum MCP-1 concentrations were elevated in PsA patients with DD diagnosed with ultrasound (median (25th percentile, 75th percentile): 366.6 pg/mL (283, 407.1 pg/mL) vs. 277.5 pg/mL (223.5, 319.1 pg/mL) in controls;
). PsA patients with serum MCP-1 concentration higher than the cut-off value of 347.6 pg/mL had a 7.74-fold higher chance of developing DD than PsA patients with lower serum MCP-1 concentrations (controls), with a specificity of 86.36% and sensitivity of 55%, as verified using ultrasound. The group with MCP-1 concentrations above the cut-off value also showed a higher late peak diastolic mitral inflow velocity, A-wave value (
), E/E
ratio (
), and a lower E/A ratio (
), peak systolic left atrial reservoir strain, SA value (
), early peak diastolic displacement of the mitral septal annulus, E
wave value (
), than controls. Systolic blood pressure (
), LDL cholesterol concentration (
), glucose concentration (
), and DAPSA (
) increased in the PsA group with higher MCP-1 concentrations, although there were no differences in comorbidities and therapy between the groups compared. Thus, the serum MCP-1 concentration was a significant and independent prognostic indicator for asymptomatic DD in PsA patients (
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). The DAPSA score in PsA patients might indicate the need for echocardiography and adjustment of anti-inflammatory treatment in terms of DD prevention.
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Kao CM, Wang JS, Ho WL, Ko TM, Chen HM, Lin CH, Huang WN, Chen YH, Chen HH. Factors Associated with the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Case-Control Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074098. [PMID: 35409780 PMCID: PMC8998897 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Background: Potential risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) requiring medical therapy should be investigated. Methods: We identified newly diagnosed AS patients without previous MACE from 2004 to 2012 using the National Health Insurance Research Database, matched MACE cases with non-MACE controls at a 1:4 ratio for age, gender, AS duration, and index date, and included 947 AS patients with MACE and 3896 matched controls for final analyses. By using conditional logistic regression analyses, we examined the associations of MACE with low income, urbanisation, comorbidities, common extra-articular manifestations (EAM), and medications, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) of three categories (traditional NSAIDs, selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (COX-2i), and preferential COX-2is) with their annual cumulative defined daily dose (cDDD) within a year before MACE development. Results: MACE development was associated with the use of selective COX-2is (especially with annual cDDD > 132) and corticosteroids, residence in rural regions, and well-known associated comorbidities, but not with the use of traditional NSAIDs, preferential COX-2i, biologics, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, and common EAMs. Conclusions: The risk factors of MACE in newly diagnosed AS patients include residence in rural regions, well-known associated comorbidities, and the use of corticosteroids and selective COX-2is. A major limitation was the lack of information on individual lifestyle patterns and disease activity.
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- Chung-Mao Kao
- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (C.-M.K.); (W.-N.H.); (Y.-H.C.)
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chiayi Branch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Chiayi 60090, Taiwan;
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan;
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (H.-M.C.); (C.-H.L.)
- Center for QUantitative Imaging in Medicine (CQUIM), Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National United University, Miaoli 36063, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Science and Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (H.-M.C.); (C.-H.L.)
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information, Tunghai University, Taichung 40704, Taiwan
- Department of Healthcare Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei 11219, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (C.-M.K.); (W.-N.H.); (Y.-H.C.)
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (C.-M.K.); (W.-N.H.); (Y.-H.C.)
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan; (C.-M.K.); (W.-N.H.); (Y.-H.C.)
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information, Tunghai University, Taichung 40704, Taiwan
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
- Big Data Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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Romand X, Adeline F, Dalecky M, Pflimlin A, Bellier A, Barone-Rochette G, Wendling D, Gaudin P, Claudepierre P, Dougados M, Baillet A. Systematic assessment of heart valves and cardiac function by echocardiography in axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Joint Bone Spine 2022; 89:105375. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2022.105375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) affect 8% of the population and approximately 78% of patients are women. Myocardial disease in ARDs is the endpoint of various pathophysiologic mechanisms including atherosclerosis, valvular disease, systemic, myocardial, and/or vascular inflammation, as well as myocardial ischemia and replacement/diffuse fibrosis. RECENT FINDINGS The increased risk of CVD in ARDs leads to excess comorbidity not fully explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. It seems that the chronic inflammatory status typically seen in ARDs, promotes both the development of myocardial inflammation/fibrosis and the acceleration of atherosclerosis. CMR (cardio-vascular magnetic resonance) is the ideal imaging modality for the evaluation of cardiac involvement in patients with ARDs, as it can simultaneously assess cardiac function and characterize myocardial tissues with regard to oedema and fibrosis. Due to its high spatial resolution, CMR is capable of identifying various disease entities such as myocardial oedema /inflammation, subendocardial vasculitis and myocardial fibrosis, that are often missed by other imaging modalities, notably at an early stage of development. Although generally accepted guidelines about the application of CMR in ARDs have not yet been formulated, according to our experience and the available published literature, we recommend CMR in ARD patientS with new-onset heart failure (HF), arrhythmia, for treatment evaluation/change or if there is any mismatch between patient symptoms and routine non-invasive evaluation.
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Almasi S, Farahani B, Samiei N, Rezaei Y, Mahmoodi H, Qorbani M. Echocardiographic and Electrocardiographic Findings in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis without Cardiovascular Risk Factors. J Tehran Heart Cent 2021; 15:43-49. [PMID: 33552193 PMCID: PMC7825462 DOI: 10.18502/jthc.v15i2.4182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory condition associated with more cardiac manifestations than those in the normal population. In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of cardiac involvement in patients suffering from AS without cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: The present case-control study, conducted in 2 university hospitals in Tehran from January 2016 to December 2017, recruited 67 patients with AS and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. The diagnosis of AS was based on the classification criteria of the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society. All the participants were examined using transthoracic echocardiography and a standard 12-lead ECG. Baseline characteristics, echocardiographic findings, and ECG features were compared between the AS and control groups using univariate analyses. Results: The median age was 33.5 (IQR25-75%: 20.5–59) years in the AS group and 35 (IQR25-75%: 26–59) years in the control group (P=0.301). The number of patients with left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction was significantly higher in the patients with AS than in the controls (7.5% vs. 20.9%; P=0.067, and 22.9% vs. 5.0%; P=0.026, respectively). The number of individuals with a left-axis deviation and a left anterior fascicular block was significantly higher in the patients suffering from AS than in the control group. The number of patients with aortic valve involvement was comparable between the groups (P=0.332). Conclusion: The most common cardiac involvement in our patients with AS was left ventricular dysfunction, followed by rhythm disturbances and aortic valve insufficiency. These findings were independent of age, AS severity, and disease duration. Therefore, the implementation of cardiovascular screening can be recommended for patients with AS.
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- Simin Almasi
- Rheumatology Research Center, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical, and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical, and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.,Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Cardiovascular events prediction by left ventricular longitudinal strain and serum high-sensitivity troponin I in patients with axial spondyloarthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 39:3373-3382. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05112-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhao SS, Robertson S, Reich T, Harrison NL, Moots RJ, Goodson NJ. Prevalence and impact of comorbidities in axial spondyloarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:iv47-iv57. [PMID: 33053193 PMCID: PMC7566561 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Comorbidities are common in people with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to: (i) describe the prevalence of commonly reported comorbidities, (ii) compare comorbidities between axSpA and control populations, and (iii) examine the impact of comorbidity burden on axSpA outcomes. METHODS We systematically searched Medline, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science using a predefined protocol in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We excluded studies of only one comorbid condition or a few closely related diseases within one organ system. Where possible, meta-analysis was performed using random-effects models. RESULTS A total of 40 studies were included for analysis. 36 studies reported prevalence of comorbidities, amounting to a combined sample size of 119 427 patients. The number of comorbidities studied ranged from 3 to 43. The most prevalent individual comorbidities were hypertension (pooled prevalence 23%), hyperlipidaemia (17%) and obesity (14%). Eleven studies consistently showed higher prevalence of comorbidities in axSpA than controls, particularly large differences were seen for depression [pooled odds ratio (OR) 1.80] and heart failure (OR 1.84). Comorbidities (total number of and individual conditions) were also associated with axSpA disease activity, functional impairment, quality of life, work productivity and mortality. CONCLUSIONS Comorbidities are common in axSpA, particularly cardiovascular diseases and risk factors. Most comorbidities were more prevalent in axSpA patients than in control populations. Overall comorbidity burden, and many individual conditions, were associated with axSpA outcomes including worse disease severity, work productivity and mortality.
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- Sizheng Steven Zhao
- Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Lifecourse and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool
- Department of Academic Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals
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- School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Lifecourse and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool
- Department of Academic Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals
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- Musculoskeletal Biology, Institute of Lifecourse and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool
- Department of Academic Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals
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Lo Gullo A, Rodríguez-Carrio J, Gallizzi R, Imbalzano E, Squadrito G, Mandraffino G. Speckle tracking echocardiography as a new diagnostic tool for an assessment of cardiovascular disease in rheumatic patients. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2020; 63:327-340. [PMID: 32201285 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2020.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Chronic inflammation represents the cornerstone of the raised cardiovascular (CV) risk in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD). Standardized mortality ratios are increased in these patients compared to the general population, which can be explained by premature mortality associated with early atherosclerotic events. Thus, IRD patients need appropriate CV risk management in view of this CV disease (CVD) burden. Currently, optimal CV risk management is still lacking in usual care, and early diagnosis of silent and subclinical CVD involvement is mandatory to improve the long-term prognosis of those patients. Although CV involvement in such patients is highly heterogeneous and may affect various structures of the heart, it can now be diagnosed earlier and promptly treated. CV imaging provides valuable information as a reliable diagnostic tool. Currently, different techniques are employed to evaluate CV risk, including transthoracic or trans-esophageal echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, or computed tomography, to investigate valve abnormalities, pericardial disease, and ventricular wall motion defects. All the above methods are reliable in investigating CV involvement, but more recently, Speckle Tracking Echocardiography (STE) has been suggested to be diagnostically more accurate. In recent years, the role of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as the gold standard parameter for the evaluation of systolic function has been debated, and many efforts have been focused on the clinical validation of new non-invasive tools for the study of myocardial contractility as well as to characterize the subclinical alterations of the myocardial function. Improvement in the accuracy of STE has resulted in a large amount of research showing the ability of STE to overcome LVEF limitations in the majority of primary and secondary heart diseases. This review summarizes the additional value that STE measurement can provide in the setting of IRD, with a focus in the different clinical stages.
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- Alberto Lo Gullo
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, 98122, Italy; IRCCS Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, Piemonte Hospital, 98100, Italy
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- Area of Immunology, Department of Functional Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo 33006, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo 33011, Spain; Bone and Mineral Research Unit, Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica, REDinREN Del ISCIII, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo 33011, Spain.
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- Unit of Pediatrics, Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood, University of Messina, 98122
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, 98122, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, 98122, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, 98122, Italy
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Kiltz U, Braun J, Becker A, Chenot JF, Dreimann M, Hammel L, Heiligenhaus A, Hermann KG, Klett R, Krause D, Kreitner KF, Lange U, Lauterbach A, Mau W, Mössner R, Oberschelp U, Philipp S, Pleyer U, Rudwaleit M, Schneider E, Schulte TL, Sieper J, Stallmach A, Swoboda B, Winking M. [Long version on the S3 guidelines for axial spondyloarthritis including Bechterew's disease and early forms, Update 2019 : Evidence-based guidelines of the German Society for Rheumatology (DGRh) and participating medical scientific specialist societies and other organizations]. Z Rheumatol 2020; 78:3-64. [PMID: 31784900 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-019-0670-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- U Kiltz
- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649, Herne, Deutschland.
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- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Claudiusstr. 45, 44649, Herne, Deutschland
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- Allgemeinmedizin, präventive und rehabilitative Medizin, Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 4, 35032, Marburg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Fleischmann Str. 6, 17485, Greifswald, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Operative Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfall‑, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20251, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Geschäftsstelle des Bundesverbandes der DVMB, Metzgergasse 16, 97421, Schweinfurt, Deutschland
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- Augenzentrum und Uveitis-Zentrum, St. Franziskus Hospital, Hohenzollernring 74, 48145, Münster, Deutschland
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- Institut für Radiologie, Charité Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Praxis Manuelle & Osteopathische Medizin, Fichtenweg 17, 35428, Langgöns, Deutschland
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- , Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 2, 45964, Gladbeck, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland
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- Kerckhoff-Klinik, Rheumazentrum, Osteologie & Physikalische Medizin, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland
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- Schule für Physiotherapie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Friedrichsheim, Marienburgstraße 2, 60528, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Institut für Rehabilitationsmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06097, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Klinik für Dermatologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37075, Göttingen, Deutschland
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- , Barlachstr. 6, 59368, Werne a.d. L., Deutschland
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- Praxis für Dermatologie, Bernauer Str. 66, 16515, Oranienburg, Deutschland
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- Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité Centrum 16, Klinik f. Augenheilkunde, Charité, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinikum Bielefeld, An der Rosenhöhe 27, 33647, Bielefeld, Deutschland
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- Abt. Fachübergreifende Frührehabilitation und Sportmedizin, St. Antonius Hospital, Dechant-Deckersstr. 8, 52249, Eschweiler, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstr. 65, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin IV, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Am Klinikum 1, 07743, Jena, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Orthopädie und Rheumatologie, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Klinikum Osnabrück, Am Finkenhügel 3, 49076, Osnabrück, Deutschland
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The term inflammatory joint disease (IJD) encompasses a group of chronic conditions with predominant joint involvement. They share an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) complications. However, the implication of the sex in the risk of CV disease in IJD has not been specifically addressed. The aim of this work is to assess the influence of sex on the clinical expression of CV manifestations associated to IJD. With this objective, an update of the current knowledge of the sex influence on CV disease in patients with IJD was conducted. A PubMed database search of the most relevant literature on this topic was performed mainly based on studies published in English over the last 10 years. Although most studies on IJD were not specifically designed to address sex differences regarding CV complications, it seems that men with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at higher risk of pericarditis, ischemic heart disease, heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (EF), and CV mortality than women with RA. In contrast, HF with preserved EF and diastolic dysfunction is more frequent in women with RA. Men with ankylosing spondylitis present more frequently disorders of the conduction system and aortic valvulopathy than women. A limited number of studies addressed CV differences according to sex in psoriatic arthritis. Although there are some differences according to sex in the clinical expression of CV complications in patients with IJD, much research is still needed to better identify the implication of sex in the risk of CV disease in these patients.
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Emren SV, Gerçik O, Özdemir E, Solmaz D, Eren N, Şimşek EÇ, Tokaç M, Emren Z, Kabadayı G, Akar S. Evaluation of subclinical myocardial dysfunction using speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. Eur J Rheumatol 2019; 7:9-15. [PMID: 31782720 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2019.19072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether there is any difference between radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), also termed ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and non-radiographic (nr-) axSpA, with respect to subclinial myocardial dysfunction using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). METHODS This was a cross-sectional case control study. We included 72 patients with AS, 38 patients with nr-axSpA, and 56 age-matched healthy subjects. Patients with cardiac disease and cardiac risk factors affecting STE were excluded. The disease burden evaluated by the BASDAI, BASFI, BAS-G, and ASAS-HI scores were comparable in both the r- and nr-axSpA groups. A detailed echocardiographic examination including the M-mode, Doppler, and STE was applied to whole study population. RESULTS Duration of the disease, the use of an anti-TNFα agent, and CRP levels were higher in patients with AS. Although the AS, nr-axSpA, and control groups had similar ejection fraction values (59±5.2, 60±4.6, 60±4.6, respectively, and p=0.499), the global longitudinal peak systolic strain (GLS) (20.5±3.3, 21.1±3.5, and 22.3±2.4, respectively, and p<0.05) was different between the groups. In a post-hoc analysis, GLS was not different between the nr-axSpA and control groups, and it was significantly lower in patients with AS. In the univariate analysis, peripheral arthritis (p=0.035) and age (p=0.032) were correlated with GLS. A multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that peripheral arthritis (p=0.009) was the only independent GLS predictor. CONCLUSION Subclinical myocardial dysfunction as assessed by GLS was present in AS, but not in nr-ax-SpA patients. Thus, GLS could be used as a differentiating factor between radiographic and nr-axSpA patients.
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- Sadık Volkan Emren
- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Çiğli Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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Midtbø H, Semb AG, Matre K, Rollefstad S, Berg IJ, Gerdts E. Left Ventricular Systolic Myocardial Function in Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019; 71:1276-1283. [PMID: 30242984 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Subclinical left ventricular (LV) myocardial dysfunction is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but it is not known whether subclinical LV myocardial dysfunction is present in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) independent of CVD risk factors. METHODS Conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography were performed in 106 patients with AS (mean ± SD age 48 ± 12 years; 59% men) and 106 matched controls (mean ± SD age 51 ± 12 years; 59% men). LV systolic myocardial function was assessed by peak systolic global longitudinal strain (GLS). RESULTS CVD risk factors were similarly distributed in patients with AS and controls, but more controls received statin therapy (P = 0.05). GLS was significantly lower in patients with AS compared to controls (mean ± SD -17.7 ± 2.5% versus -18.4 ± 2.3%; P = 0.03). In univariable linear regression analyses in the total study population, lower GLS was associated with having AS, male sex, higher body mass index, higher LV mass index, and lower LV ejection fraction (all P < 0.05). Having AS retained an independent association with lower GLS when adjusted for these factors in multivariable analyses (β = 0.16, P = 0.02). In patients with AS, lower GLS was independently associated with larger aortic root diameter in multivariable analyses (β = 0.24, P = 0.02), while no association with AS disease activity, disease duration, or use of antirheumatic medication was observed. CONCLUSION Patients with AS had lower GLS compared with controls, independent of confounders. In AS patients, lower GLS was associated with larger aortic root diameter. Prospective studies should test whether lower GLS contributes to the observed higher CVD risk in patients with AS.
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Lauper K, Courvoisier DS, Chevallier P, Finckh A, Gabay C. Incidence and Prevalence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2019; 70:1756-1763. [PMID: 29609199 DOI: 10.1002/acr.23567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a large observational cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), or axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. METHODS We conducted a mixed retrospective and prospective cohort study using data from patients with RA, PsA, or axial SpA included in the Swiss Clinical Quality Management registry. The primary outcome of interest was a composite of myocardial infarction, transient or permanent cerebrovascular event, or cardiovascular-associated death. RESULTS A total of 5,315 patients were eligible for the analysis of incidence, with a total follow-up time of 37,495 patient-years for RA, 19,837 patient-years for axial SpA, and 9,171 patient-years for PsA. The unadjusted incidence rate of MACE per 1,000 patient-years was 2.67 for RA, 1.41 for axial SpA, and 1.42 for PsA. Compared to the unadjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) in patients with RA, those in patients with axial SpA were 0.53 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.34-0.80; P = 0.003) and in patients with PsA were 0.53 (95% CI 0.30-0.95; P = 0.03). After adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, age at disease onset, sex, and disease duration, the difference was not significant between RA and axial SpA (adjusted IRR 0.93 [95% CI 0.51-1.69]; P = 0.80) or between RA and PsA (adjusted IRR 0.56 [95% CI 0.27-1.14]; P = 0.11). We found a similar result with the analysis of prevalence. CONCLUSION There was no significant difference in the incidence and prevalence of MACE between RA and axial SpA or PsA, suggesting that inflammation, rather than a particular disease, drives the increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
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- Kim Lauper
- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Buleu F, Sirbu E, Caraba A, Dragan S. Heart Involvement in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 55:medicina55060249. [PMID: 31174287 PMCID: PMC6632037 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55060249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Introduction: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular manifestations. The high risk of cardiovascular pathology in these patients is not only due to traditional cardiovascular risk factors (age, gender, family history, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, cholesterol), but also to chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. Aim: In this review, we present the mechanisms of cardiovascular comorbidities associated with inflammatory rheumatic diseases, as they have recently been reported by different authors, grouped in electrical abnormalities, valvular, myocardial and pericardial modifications and vascular involvement. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of published literature on the following online databases: EBSCO, ScienceDirect, Scopus and PubMed. Searches were limited to full-text English-language journal articles published between 2010 and 2017 using the following key words: heart, systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, rheumatic diseases and disease activity. After the primary analysis we included 50 scientific articles in this review. Results: The results showed that cardiac manifestations of systemic inflammation can occur frequently with different prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE), systemic sclerosis(SSc) and ankylosing spondylitis(AS). Rheumatologic diseases can affect the myocardium, cardiac valves, pericardium, conduction system and arterial vasculature. Conclusions: Early detection, adequate management and therapy of specific cardiac involvement are essential in rheumatic disease. Electrocardiographic and echocardiographic evaluation should be performed as routine investigations in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
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- Florina Buleu
- Departament of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara 300041, Romania.
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motricity, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara 300223, Romania.
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- Departament of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara 300041, Romania.
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- Departament of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babeș", Timișoara 300041, Romania.
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Clinical characteristics and comorbidities of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Hong Kong. HONG KONG BULLETIN ON RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2018. [DOI: 10.2478/hkbrd-2018-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The primary objective of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The secondary objective was to evaluate the prevalence of various PsA comorbidities and their associated factors, with particular emphasis on metabolic syndrome (MetS).
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Consecutive patients fulfilling the Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) from two local hospitals were recruited between June 2016 and January 2018. Demographic data and related clinical parameters were collected and analyzed. MetS was defined by the International Diabetes Federation criteria for Asians.
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For the study, 201 eligible PsA patients were recruited: 124 were men and 77 were women. The mean age of onset of PsO and PsA was 36.6 ± 14.2 and 44.5 ± 12.6 respectively. Of the patients, 64.2% had central obesity, 18.4% had diabetes, 32.8% had hypertension and 35.8% had MetS.
Univariate analysis showed that the (1) age onset of PsA, (2) PsA duration, (3) PsO duration, and (4) tender joint-count were the potential associative factors of MetS. Subsequent regression model identified that both age onset and disease duration of PsA were significantly associated with MetS, with p-values of 0.02 and 0.018, respectively. Older age of onset (46.5 ± 12.2 vs 43.4 ± 12.7 years) or longer disease duration (9.8 ± 8.4 vs 7.0 ± 6.7 years) of PsA increased the likelihood of developing MetS.
No association of MetS was found with ESR or CRP levels, PASI, dactylitis count, enthesitis index, tender and swollen joint count, age onset of PsO and severe skin status.
Conclusion
PsA is a heterogeneous disease with an extremely diverse range of clinical features. It is also notably associated with other comorbidities, especially metabolic syndrome, in which it is closely related to arthritis onset and duration. In view of their common prevalence, regular screening of these PsA-related comorbidities is highly recommended.
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Chan CWS, Tsang HHL, Li PH, Lee KH, Lau CS, Wong PYS, Chung HY. Diffusion-weighted imaging versus short tau inversion recovery sequence: Usefulness in detection of active sacroiliitis and early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201040. [PMID: 30086145 PMCID: PMC6080754 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the utility of Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) with short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence in the diagnosis of early axial spondyloarthritis (SpA). Methods Three hundred and five patients with chronic back pain were recruited consecutively from 3 rheumatology centers. Clinical, radiological and blood parameters were recorded. Patients with back pain duration no more than 3 years were classified as having early disease. STIR sequence and DWI of the sacroiliac joints were obtained and assessed using the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) method. The Assessment in Spondyloarthritis international Society definition was used to define positive STIR and DWI. Results were compared to expert diagnosed axial SpA. Results When compared to STIR sequence, DWI had similar sensitivity (STIR 0.29, DWI 0.30) and specificity (STIR 0.97, DWI 0.92) in diagnosing sacroiliitis. However, STIR sequence had better reliability (STIR 0.78, DWI 0.61). In early disease group, DWI was not better than STIR sequence in detecting active sacroiliitis (sensitivity DWI vs STIR: 0.34 vs 0.36; specificity DWI vs STIR: 0.93 vs 0.93; positive predictive value DWI vs STIR: 0.92 vs 0.92; negative predictive value DWI vs STIR: 0.36 vs 0.37). Using the Assessment in SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria, 67/98 patients with early disease (sensitivity 0.91 specificity 0.90) and 221/305 overall (sensitivity 0.90; specificity 0.92) were classified as axial SpA. Among the expert diagnosed axial SpA patients who did not meet the ASAS criteria, only 2 had positive DWI. Conclusion DWI and STIR have similar sensitivity in diagnosing axSpA in early disease. However, the use of DWI is limited by poorer reliability when compared with STIR.
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- Chiu Wai Shirley Chan
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Ozen S, Ozen A, Unal EU, Tufekcioglu O, Ataman S, Yalcin AP. Subclinical cardiac disease in ankylosing spondylitis. Echocardiography 2018; 35:1579-1586. [PMID: 30058250 DOI: 10.1111/echo.14103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate aortic stiffness and subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 55 AS patients being treated with antitumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) biological agents, conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDS), and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and 20 controls matched for conventional cardiovascular risk factors. Aortic stiffness, ejection fraction, and left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) were evaluated using transthoracic echocardiography and 2D Doppler echocardiography. RESULTS Aortic stiffness was higher in AS patients when compared to controls (P = 0.009). Stiffness increased in those being treated with csDMARDs when compared to the control group and those on anti-TNF-α biologics (P ˂0.001). AS patients' LVGLS values were worse than those of the control group (P < 0.001) and also worse in patients on csDMARDs and anti-TNF-α biologics when compared to those being treated with NSAIDs (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Subclinical cardiac dysfunction occurs in AS patients despite well controlled musculoskeletal disease. Aortic stiffness and LVGLS increases in AS patients. Anti-TNF biological agents may somewhat protect arterial compliance. We believe that all AS patients should be investigated for cardiac dysfunction and followed up accordingly.
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- Selin Ozen
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Turkey Yuksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Rheumatology Division, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Assessment of left atrial function using speckle tracking echocardiography in ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2018; 34:1863-1868. [PMID: 30014361 DOI: 10.1007/s10554-018-1411-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The aim of this study is to assess the left atrium (LA) deformation parameters by using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and to evaluate the relationship between these parameters and AS clinical indexes. 30 patients with AS (22 males, 8 females) and 30 healthy individuals (19 males, 11 females) were enrolled in this study. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed to both groups. Besides the conventional echocardiographic parameters, the LA strain parameters; including systolic-reservoir (LA S-S), early diastolic-conduit (LA S-E), late diastolic-contraction (LA S-A) were measured. No significant difference was found between two groups in terms of conventional echocardiographic parameters except mean deceleration time (DT). Mean DT was prolonged in the AS patients compare with the control group (173.5 ± 22.5 vs. 155.3 ± 36.7, p = 0.025). In the AS patients, LA S-S (48.3 ± 9.4 vs. 56.9 ± 10.1, p = 0.001), LA S-E (26.4 ± 6.4 vs. 31.6 ± 7.3, p = 0.005) and LA S-A (21.9 ± 4.7 vs. 25.4 ± 5.7, p = 0.013) values were statistically lower than the control group. Also a negative correlation was observed between the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) and LA S-S (r = - 0.509, p = 0.004), LA S-E (r = - 0.501, p = 0.005). Our study demonstrated that 2D-STE is a useful method to determine the left atrial involvement in AS patients without the clinical evident of cardiovascular disease.
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Kocabaş H, Öncel CR, küçük M, Belgi Yıldırım A, kaçar C. Ankilozan Spondilit Hastalarında Kırmızı Hücre Dağılım Genişliği Ve Subklinik Sol Ventrikül Disfonksiyonu. ACTA MEDICA ALANYA 2018. [DOI: 10.30565/medalanya.393936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Midtbø H, Gerdts E, Berg IJ, Rollefstad S, Jonsson R, Semb AG. Ankylosing Spondylitis Is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. J Rheumatol 2018; 45:1249-1255. [PMID: 29858235 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.171124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a strong precursor for clinical CVD. The aim of our study was to assess whether having AS was associated with increased prevalence of LV hypertrophy. METHODS Clinical and echocardiographic data from 139 AS patients and 126 age- and sex-matched controls was used. LV mass was calculated according to guidelines and indexed to height2.7. LV hypertrophy was considered present if LV mass index was > 49.2 g/m2.7 in men and > 46.7 g/m2.7 in women. RESULTS Patients with AS were on average 49 ± 12 years old, and 60% were men. The prevalence of hypertension (HTN; 35% vs 41%) and diabetes (5% vs 2%) was similar among patients and controls, while patients with AS had higher serum C-reactive protein level (CRP; p < 0.001). The prevalence of LV hypertrophy was higher in patients with AS compared to controls (15% vs 6%, p = 0.01). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, having AS was associated with OR 6.3 (95% CI 2.1-19.3, p = 0.001) of having LV hypertrophy independent of the presence of HTN, diabetes, and obesity. In multivariable linear regression analyses, having AS was also associated with higher LV mass (β 0.15, p = 0.007) after adjusting for CVD risk factors including sex, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, and serum CRP (multiple R2 = 0.41, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Having AS was associated with increased prevalence of LV hypertrophy independent of CVD risk factors. This finding strengthens the indication for thorough CVD risk assessment in patients with AS.
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- Helga Midtbø
- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway. .,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital.
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- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
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- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
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- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
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- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
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- From the Department of Heart Disease and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen; Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,H. Midtbø, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital; E. Gerdts, Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen; I.J. Berg, Consultant Rheumatologist, MD, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; S. Rollefstad, Postdoctor, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital; R. Jonsson, Professor, DMD, PhD, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, and Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital; A.G. Semb, Consultant Cardiologist, Senior Researcher, MD, PhD, Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital
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Factors associated with accelerated subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with spondyloarthritis without overt cardiovascular disease. Clin Rheumatol 2017; 36:2487-2495. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-017-3786-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Serdaroğlu Beyazal M, Erdoğan T, Türkyılmaz AK, Devrimsel G, Cüre MC, Beyazal M, Sahin I. Relationship of serum osteoprotegerin with arterial stiffness, preclinical atherosclerosis, and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Clin Rheumatol 2016; 35:2235-41. [PMID: 26847856 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) reportedly have a higher mortality and morbidity risk. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) was recently defined as an important cardiovascular (CV) marker in the general population. We aimed to assess the relationship of serum OPG levels with arterial stiffness, carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), and clinical and laboratory data in AS patients. We examined 60 AS patients without CV disease or risk factors and 50 healthy controls. Disease activity was evaluated using the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS), whereas functional capacity was evaluated using the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI). Serum OPG levels were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) was used as an indicator of arterial stiffness, whereas CIMT (examined via carotid ultrasonography) was used to evaluate preclinical atherosclerosis. The mean serum OPG level, PWV, and CIMT were significantly higher in AS patients than in controls (106.7 ± 50.9 vs. 58.1 ± 12.7 pg/mL; 7.4 ± 1.8 vs. 6.2 ± 1.2 m/s; 0.72 ± 0.13 vs. 0.57 ± 0.07 mm, respectively; P < 0.001 for all). In AS patients, the serum OPG levels were not significantly correlated with PWV and CIMT but were significantly correlated with erthrocyte sedimentation rate, BASFI, and ASDAS. AS patients without CV disease or risk exhibited high OPG levels and increased PWV and CIMT values. Although OPG levels were not significantly correlated with PWV or CIMT, future long-term follow-up studies will help define the predictive value of OPG in these patients.
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- Münevver Serdaroğlu Beyazal
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
- Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Kliniği, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi, 53100, Rize, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey
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Liu JH, Chen Y, Zhen Z, Yeung CK, Chan J, Chan HH, Tse HF, Yiu KH. Relation between endothelial progenitor cells and arterial stiffness in patients with psoriasis. J Dermatol 2015; 43:888-93. [PMID: 26704131 DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.13235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Patients with psoriasis are prone to premature atherosclerosis. We hypothesize that depletion of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) is related to patients with psoriasis and can contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Thirty-five plaque-type psoriasis patients (41.9 ± 5.5 years, 30 men) and 20 age- and sex-matched controls were studied. Four subpopulations of EPC, namely, CD34(+) EPC, CD133(+) EPC, CD34(+) /kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR)(+) EPC and CD133(+) /KDR(+) EPC were measured by flow cytometry. Arterial stiffness in psoriasis patients was assessed by heart to ankle pulse wave velocity (haPWV), augmentation index (AI) and carotid intima media thickness (IMT). Patients with psoriasis had a lower level of CD34(+) EPC (7.85 ± 2.49% vs 6.26 ± 2.13%, P = 0.02) compared with healthy controls. In patients with psoriasis, level of CD34(+) EPC was negatively related with haPWV (r = -0.43 P = 0.01) and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (r = -0.39 P = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis further demonstrated that haPWV was independently associated with level of CD34(+) EPC. Each percentage decrease in CD34(+) EPC accounted for an increase in haPWV of +0.02 m/s. The result demonstrated that patients with psoriasis had reduced CD34(+) EPC compared with controls. Importantly, CD34(+) EPC was independently related with haPWV in these patients. This finding suggests that EPC reduction is associated with the development of arterial stiffness in patients with psoriasis.
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- Ju-Hua Liu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Department of Medicine, Meishan People's Hospital, Meishan, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, ShenZhen Hospital, ShenZhen, China
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Altered myocardial response in patients with diabetic retinopathy: an exercise echocardiography study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2015; 14:123. [PMID: 26382215 PMCID: PMC4574544 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-015-0281-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complicated by retinopathy is associated with altered left ventricular (LV) structure and resting myocardial dysfunction unlike T2DM without retinopathy. The myocardial response to stress has not been compared in patients with and without diabetic retinopathy. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the relationship between retinopathy and myocardial function in patients with T2DM at rest and during exercise echocardiography. Methods 134 patients with T2DM and no evidence of underlying coronary artery disease were recruited. All patients underwent retinal photography to screen for diabetic retinopathy, and resting and exercise echocardiography. Resting echocardiography was analyzed by conventional echocardiographic parameters and speckle tracking derived global longitudinal strain (GLS). Exercise echocardiography parameters included diastolic function reserve index (DFRI) and stress GLS. Results The mean age of participants was 60 years and 49 % were male. Diabetic retinopathy was identified in 43 patients (32 %). Resting echocardiography revealed that those with diabetic retinopathy had a higher prevalence of impaired diastolic function, higher E/E′ ratio (LV filling pressures) and impaired resting GLS compared with those without. Exercise echocardiography revealed that those with diabetic retinopathy also had more impaired DFRI and stress GLS. Multivariable analysis showed that the presence of diabetic retinopathy was independently associated with high resting E/E′, diastolic dysfunction grade, impaired resting GLS, low DFRI and impaired stress GLS. Conclusions In conclusion, the presence of diabetic retinopathy was independently associated with impaired resting myocardial function (diastolic and systolic function) and myocardial function during stress (evaluated by DFRI and stress GLS). Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12933-015-0281-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Chen Y, Chan AC, Chan SC, Chok SH, Sharr W, Fung J, Liu JH, Zhen Z, Sin WC, Lo CM, Tse HF, Yiu KH. A detailed evaluation of cardiac function in cirrhotic patients and its alteration with or without liver transplantation. J Cardiol 2015; 67:140-6. [PMID: 26304615 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cirrhosis has been shown to be associated with left ventricular (LV) myocardial dysfunction, but studies of right ventricular (RV) function in cirrhotic patients compared with controls are scarce. Limited studies have prospectively evaluated the progression of myocardial function in patients with cirrhosis and assessed changes in cardiac function following liver transplantation (LTx). So the aim of the study was to evaluate biventricular myocardial function in cirrhotic patients and its alteration with or without liver transplantation. METHODS A total of 103 patients with cirrhosis (age 55±7 years, male 75%) were recruited. Conventional and 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography was performed to determine the presence of LV and RV (biventricular) dysfunction. For comparison, 48 matched control subjects were included. Follow-up echocardiography was performed in 41 patients following LTx and in 26 patients who did not undergo LTx. RESULTS Patients with cirrhosis had biventricular dilatation, increased LV mass, impaired LV diastolic function, and biventricular systolic strain compared with controls. Following LTx, cirrhotic patients had reduced biventricular dilatation, a smaller LV mass, and improved biventricular systolic strain after a mean duration of 18.2±6.6 months. Patients who did not undergo LTx had a further increase in LV mass but no significant change in biventricular dimensions or systolic strain (mean duration of 20.4±8.3 months). CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrates that patients with cirrhosis had biventricular dilatation and impaired biventricular systolic strain compared with controls. Following LTx, biventricular dilatation reduced and biventricular systolic strain improved. In contrast, patients who did not undergo LTx experienced a further increase in LV mass.
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- Yan Chen
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Research Centre of Heart, Brain, Hormone and Healthy Aging, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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