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Gupta A, Marzook H, Ahmad F. Comorbidities and clinical complications associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an overview. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:313-331. [PMID: 35362771 PMCID: PMC8972750 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00821-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes major challenges to the healthcare system. SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to millions of deaths worldwide and the mortality rate is found to be greatly associated with pre-existing clinical conditions. The existing dataset strongly suggests that cardiometabolic diseases including hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes and obesity serve as strong comorbidities in coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Studies have also shown the poor outcome of COVID-19 in patients associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 polymorphism, cancer chemotherapy, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disorder, or coagulation dysfunction. A severe complication of COVID-19 is mostly seen in people with compromised medical history. SARS-CoV-2 appears to attack the respiratory system causing pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, which lead to induction of severe systemic inflammation, multi-organ dysfunction, and death mostly in the patients who are associated with pre-existing comorbidity factors. In this article, we highlighted the key comorbidities and a variety of clinical complications associated with COVID-19 for a better understanding of the etiopathogenesis of COVID-19.
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- Anamika Gupta
- Cardiovascular Research Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, UAE
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, UAE
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, UAE.
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, 27272, UAE.
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Malhotra A, Schwartz AR, Schneider H, Owens RL, DeYoung P, Han MK, Wedzicha JA, Hansel NN, Zeidler MR, Wilson KC, Badr MS. Research Priorities in Pathophysiology for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 197:289-299. [PMID: 29388824 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201712-2510st] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common conditions; the co-occurrence of these diseases, called the overlap syndrome (OVS), has been associated with poor health outcomes. PURPOSE The purpose of this Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement is to describe pathophysiology, epidemiology, outcomes, diagnostic metrics, and treatment of OVS, as well as to identify important gaps in knowledge and make recommendations for future research. METHODS Clinicians and researchers with expertise in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, or both were invited to participate. Topics were divided among the participants according to their interest and expertise. A literature search was conducted; the search was not a formal systematic review. Evidence was considered and supplemented with the panelists' nonsystematic clinical observations. Important knowledge gaps were identified. RESULTS Recommendations for research to fill existing knowledge gaps were made. The recommendations were formulated by discussion and consensus. CONCLUSIONS Many important questions about OVS exist. This American Thoracic Society Research Statement highlights the types of research that leading clinicians and researchers believe will have the greatest impact on better understanding the spectrum of disease, improving diagnosis, and optimizing therapy.
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Zhang J, Gong Z, Li R, Gao Y, Li Y, Li J, Yan B, Wang G. Influence of lung function and sleep-disordered breathing on stroke: a community-based study. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:1307-e112. [PMID: 29924443 PMCID: PMC6181793 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Impaired lung function is regarded as a risk factor for stroke in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the association between reduced lung function and incident stroke in a community-based population with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) remains unknown. METHODS A prospective study was performed within the Sleep Heart Health Study cohort. Full montage home sleep testing and spirometry data on 2082 and 2072 individuals with and without SDB, respectively, were analysed. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the association between lung function and incident stroke. RESULTS Over 11.7 years, 183 cases of stroke were identified in participants without pre-existing cardiovascular diseases, including 71 and 112 with an apnoea-hypopnoea index <5 events/h and ≥5 events/h, respectively. In the entire population, lung function was inversely associated with incident stroke [hazard ratio (HR) 0.913 (95% confidence interval 0.839-0.994) for every 10% increase in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity]. When the population was divided according to the presence/absence of SDB, the association of lung function with incident stroke became stronger in individuals with SDB [HR 0.899 (0.822-0.984) for every 10% increase in percentage of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s; HR 0.881 (0.787-0.987) for every 10% increase in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity] but not in individuals without SDB. CONCLUSIONS Lung function may serve as a risk factor for incident stroke in a community-based population, especially in those with SDB. Spirometry may help improve the risk management for primary care in community-based populations.
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- Jingjing Zhang
- Department of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Centre, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Clinical research center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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Jamil H, Raymond D, Fakhouri M, Templin T, Khoury R, Fakhouri H, Arnetz BB. Self-reported asthma in Chaldeans, Arabs, and African Americans: factors associated with asthma. J Immigr Minor Health 2011; 13:568-75. [PMID: 20838892 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9390-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Although the prevalence of asthma is increasing worldwide, there are striking, and largely unexplained differences across various racial and ethnic groups. The current study looks at the prevalence of asthma and risk factors between Chaldeans, Arabs, and African Americans. We used Health Assessment Survey data representing 3,136 respondents. Prevalence across the three ethnic groups were compared using unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios, accounting for multiple risk factors. There were significant socio-demographic differences across all ethnic groups. Asthma prevalence was significantly lower in Arabs (9.4%) and Chaldeans (5.4%) than in Non-Middle Eastern Whites (14.4%). African American prevalence was 14.4%. The significantly lower prevalence of asthma among Chaldean and Arabs, as compared to African Americans, were not explained by traditional risk factors included in our models. We therefore, suggest that future studies should explore the possible role of ethnic-specific differences in gene × environmental interactions in the precipitation and/or exacerbation of asthma.
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- Hikmet Jamil
- Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Division of Occupation and Environmental Health, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3939 Woodward Ave., 3rd floor, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Hickson DA, Burchfiel CM, Petrini MF, Liu J, Campbell-Jenkins BW, Bhagat R, Marshall GD. Leptin is inversely associated with lung function in African Americans, independent of adiposity: the Jackson Heart Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:1054-61. [PMID: 20966906 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Leptin, a 16-kDa protein, has proinflammatory properties and has been linked to respiratory physiological responses in majority white populations. Little is known, however, about the relationship of leptin with lung function in nonwhites. Cross-sectional associations of circulating serum leptin concentrations with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)), FEV in 6 s (FEV(6)), and vital capacity (FVC), assessed by spirometry, were examined in 4,679 African-American men and women participants (54.3 ± 12.4 years; 62.7% women) in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS). The independent association of leptin was examined in relation to FEV(1), FEV(6), and FVC% predicted after adjustment for age, education, smoking status, pack-years of cigarette smoking, respiratory medication use, and menopausal status in women; additional adjustment included total body weight, waist circumference, and BMI. Serum leptin was inversely related to FEV(1), FEV(6), and FVC% predicted values in men. A dose-response relationship was observed with men in the highest leptin quartile having a significantly lower lung function compared to men in the lower leptin quartile. BMI significantly modified this relationship in women: leptin was most consistently associated with lung function in obese women, less consistent in overweight women, and absent in normal-weight women. Serum leptin concentration was strongly, inversely, and independently associated with lung function in African Americans, especially African-American men and obese women.
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- DeMarc A Hickson
- Jackson State University, Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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Rizzo D, Creti L, Bailes S, Baltzan M, Grad R, Amsel R, Fichten CS, Libman E. Classifying Medication Use in Clinical Research. J Prim Care Community Health 2011; 2:26-32. [DOI: 10.1177/2150131910385843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Medication use data are usually collected in clinical research. Yet no standardized method for categorizing these exists, either for sample description or for the study of medication use as a variable. Objective: The present investigation was designed to develop a simple, empirically based classification scheme for medication use categorization. Method: The authors used factor analysis to reduce the number of possible medication groupings. This permitted a pattern of medication usage to emerge that appeared to characterize specific clinical constellations. To illustrate the technique’s potential, the authors applied this classification system to samples where sleep disorders are prominent: chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea. Results: The authors’ classification approach resulted in 5 factors that appear to cohere in a logical fashion. These were labeled Cardiovascular or Metabolic Syndrome Medication, Symptom Relief Medication, Psychotropic Medication, Preventative Medication, and Hormonal Medication. Conclusions: The findings show that medication profile varies according to clinical sample. The medication profile for participants with sleep apnea reflects known comorbid conditions; the medication profile associated with chronic fatigue syndrome appears to reflect the common perception of this condition as a psychogenic disorder.
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- Dorrie Rizzo
- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- Mount-Sinai Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Dawson College, Montreal, Canada
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- Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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Gray L, Hart CL, Smith GD, Batty GD. What is the predictive value of established risk factors for total and cardiovascular disease mortality when measured before middle age? Pooled analyses of two prospective cohort studies from Scotland. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, WORKING GROUPS ON EPIDEMIOLOGY & PREVENTION AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 17:106-12. [PMID: 19952759 PMCID: PMC2939979 DOI: 10.1097/hjr.0b013e3283348ed9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AIMS To examine the association of physiological, behavioural and social characteristics in pre-middle age with future total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS Risk factor data on 1503 individuals aged 16-35 years at baseline were collected in two prospective cohort studies using standard protocols. Their association with total and CVD mortality ascertained during 40 years of follow-up was summarized using Cox proportional hazards regression. A median follow-up of 39.6 years gave rise to 255 deaths (103 from CVD). In age-adjusted and sex-adjusted analyses, impaired lung function [one standard deviation increases in forced expiratory volume in 1 s: hazards ratio 0.69; 95% confidence interval 0.55, 0.86; and in forced vital capacity: 0.76; 0.59, 0.98], current cigarette smoking (4.16; 2.22, 7.80) and higher alcohol consumption (one standard deviation increase in standard units consumed: 1.20; 1.02, 1.41) were associated with CVD. In fully adjusted analyses associations generally held. For total mortality, these factors and obesity and socioeconomic disadvantage were predictive. CONCLUSION A range of risk factors measured before middle age were related to risk of total and CVD mortality up to four decades later, indicating that public health interventions should be implemented earlier in the life course than is currently the case.
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- Linsay Gray
- MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK.
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Mills PJ, Dimsdale JE, Natarajan L, Ziegler MG, Maisel A, Greenberg BH. Sleep and health-related quality of life in heart failure. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (GREENWICH, CONN.) 2009; 15:228-33. [PMID: 19751424 PMCID: PMC2921834 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study characterized sleep in heart failure (HF) and determined associations with quality of life. Forty stable HF patients and 34 healthy volunteers were studied in a clinical research unit. HF patients had more central apneas per hour (17.6 vs 5.4; P< or =.01) and obstructive apneas per hour (21.7 vs 8.5; P< or =.05), spent more time in stage 1 sleep (54 vs 35 min; P< or =.05), and had more respiratory awakenings following apneic events (27.2 vs 4.2; P< or =.01). More HF patients were depressed (55% vs 27.2%; P< or =.01) and had worse fatigue (P< or =.05). In multiple regression analysis, physical functioning quality of life was predicted by reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (P< or =.05), shorter distance on a 6-minute walk test (P< or =.05), greater fatigue (P< or =.01), and more apneas ( P< or =.05) (model R(2)=.672; P< or =.001). Emotional functioning quality of life was predicted by greater fatigue (P< or =.01) (model adjusted R(2)=.732; P<.001). Findings provide evidence that in addition to functional status and ongoing fatigue, poorer quality of life in HF is independently related to the severity of sleep-disordered breathing.
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- Paul J Mills
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Breton CV, Vora H, Salam MT, Islam T, Wenten M, Gauderman WJ, Van den Berg D, Berhane K, Peters JM, Gilliland FD. Variation in the GST mu locus and tobacco smoke exposure as determinants of childhood lung function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 179:601-7. [PMID: 19151192 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200809-1384oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are important detoxification enzymes. OBJECTIVES To investigate effects of variants in GST mu genes on lung function and assess their interactions with tobacco smoke exposure. METHODS In this prospective study, 14,836 lung function measurements were collected from 2,108 children who participated in two Southern California cohorts. For each child, tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms in GSTM2, GSTM3, GSTM4, and GSTM5 loci were genotyped. Using principal components and haplotype analyses, the significance of each locus in relation to level and growth of FEV1, maximum midexpiratory flow rate (MMEF), and FVC was evaluated. Interactions between loci and tobacco smoke on lung function were also investigated. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Variation in the GST mu family locus was associated with lower FEV1 (P = 0.01) and MMEF (0.04). Two haplotypes of GSTM2 were associated with FEV1 and MMEF, with effect estimates in opposite directions. One haplotype in GSTM3 showed a decrease in growth for MMEF (-164.9 ml/s) compared with individuals with other haplotypes. One haplotype in GSTM4 showed significantly decreased growth in FEV1 (-51.3 ml), MMEF (-69.1 ml/s), and FVC (-44.4 ml), compared with all other haplotypes. These results were consistent across two independent cohorts. Variation in GSTM2 was particularly important for FVC and FEV(1) among children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Genetic variation across the GST mu locus is associated with 8-year lung function growth. Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy and had variation in GSTM2 had lower lung function growth.
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- Carrie V Breton
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90033 USA
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Johnson M, Nriagu J, Hammad A, Savoie K, Jamil H. Asthma, environmental risk factors, and hypertension among Arab Americans in metro Detroit. J Immigr Minor Health 2008; 12:640-51. [PMID: 18998210 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9205-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Asthma and obesity-related health problems disproportionately impact low-income ethnic minority communities residing in urban areas. Environmental risk factors, particularly those related to housing and indoor air, may impact the development or exacerbation of asthma. There is increasing evidence to suggest a link between obesity-related health problems and asthma. Previous studies have also reported that immigrant status may influence myriad risk factors and health outcomes among immigrant populations. The Arab American Environmental Health Project (AAEHP) was the first study to explore environmental health problems among Arab Americans. This paper examined whether hypertensive status modified the relationship between environmental risk factors and asthma among Arab Americans in metro Detroit. An environmental risk index (ERI) was used to quantify household environmental risk factors associated with asthma. Physician diagnosed hypertension was self-reported, and asthma status was determined using responses to a validated symptoms checklist and self-reported diagnosis by a physician. Hypertension significantly modified the relationship between ERI and asthma in this study population. The positive association between household environmental risk factors and asthma was stronger among participants diagnosed with hypertension. Effect modification of the relationship between environmental risk factors and asthma could have serious implications among high-risk communities. However, further research is needed to elucidate the relationships between hypertension, environmental risk factors, and asthma.
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- Markey Johnson
- Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, Human Studies Division MD 58A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA.
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