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Toljić B, Milašin J, De Luka SR, Dragović G, Jevtović D, Maslać A, Ristić-Djurović JL, Trbovich AM. HIV-Infected Patients as a Model of Aging. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0053223. [PMID: 37093018 PMCID: PMC10269491 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00532-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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We appraised the relationship between the biological and the chronological age and estimated the rate of biological aging in HIV-infected patients. Two independent biomarkers, the relative telomere length and iron metabolism parameters, were analyzed in younger (<35) and older (>50) HIV-infected and uninfected patients (control group). In our control group, telomeres of younger patients were significantly longer than telomeres of older ones. However, in HIV-infected participants, the difference in the length of telomeres was lost. By combining the length of telomeres with serum iron, ferritin, and transferrin iron-binding capacity, a new formula for determination of the aging process was developed. The life expectancy of the healthy population was related to their biological age, and HIV-infected patients were biologically older. The effect of antiretroviral HIV drug therapies varied with respect to the biological aging process. IMPORTANCE This article is focused on the dynamics of human aging. Moreover, its interdisciplinary approach is applicable to various systems that are aging.
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- Boško Toljić
- School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Causes, Angiographic Characteristics, and Management of Premature Myocardial Infarction: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022; 79:2431-2449. [PMID: 35710195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Among patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the proportion of young individuals has increased in recent years. Although coronary atherosclerosis is less extensive in young patients with AMI, with higher prevalence of single-vessel disease and rare left main involvement, the long-term prognosis is not benign. Young patients with AMI with obstructive coronary artery disease have similar risk factors as older patients except for higher prevalence of smoking, lipid disorders, and family history of premature coronary artery disease, and lower prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Smoking cessation is by far the most effective secondary preventive measure. Myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries is a relatively common clinical entity (10%-20%) among young patients with AMI, with intravascular and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging being key for diagnosis and potentially treatment. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a frequent pathogenetic mechanism of AMI among young women, requiring a high degree of suspicion, especially in the peripartum period.
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Al-Shahrani MS, Katbi FA, Al-Sharydah AM, AlShahrani SD, Alghamdi TM, Al-Sharidah MA. Differences in Clinical Nature and Outcome Among Young Patients Suffering from an Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Blood Med 2021; 12:1011-1017. [PMID: 34880700 PMCID: PMC8648084 DOI: 10.2147/jbm.s336050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening cardiac disease identified by acute, regional reductions in coronary blood flow, resulting in myocardial ischemia, or infarction, and manifesting as discomfort in the chest area, neck, or arms. Frequently, ACS is provoked by an atherosclerotic plaque; therefore, coronary atherosclerosis is converted into a chronic disease to an acute medical emergency. The purpose of this study was to explore the differences among these variables in patients less than 45 years of age suffering from this major health problem compared to older adults admitted with an ACS diagnosis, and to adopt an optimized temporary management. Patients and Methods A retrospective chart review study was conducted on a total of 652 ACS patients admitted at King Fahad Hospital of the University (KFHU) between 2015 and 2020. The patients' medical records were utilized for obtaining demographic data, presenting symptoms, risk factors, and clinical outcomes. Results Overall, 652 patients were enrolled. Of these, 109 patients (16.7%) were under 45, with a mean age of 38 ± 7. Younger patients showed a higher rate of palpitation (23.9% versus. 13.6%; P = 0.019). A positive smoking history and a family history of CAD were seen more often in younger patients (42.2% vs 27.3%, P < 0.001; 22.9% vs 9.4%, P < 0.001, respectively). Older patients had greater renal impairment with higher creatinine (median = 1.10 mg/dl (range, 0.3-13.0) vs 1.0 (0.3-19.0; p = 0. 001), BUN (median = 16.0 (mange, 0.9-141.0) vs 12.0 (0.9-49.0); P < 0.001)). Younger patients had higher levels of LDL and total cholesterol (median 138c. 115; p < 0.001) and cholesterol (median 209 vs 178.5; p < 0.001). Hospital mortality was 0.9% in younger patients versus 7.4% in older patients (P = 0.004). Conclusion Palpitations, smoking, family history, higher LDL levels, and total cholesterol levels were more prevalent in adults younger than 45 years old with ACS. Impaired renal function, hypertension, and diabetes were more in older patients with ACS.
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- Mohammad Saeed Al-Shahrani
- Department of Emergency, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Critical Care, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Critical Care, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency, Royal Commission Hospital, Jubail City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Anesthesia, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar City, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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Allouche E, Ghariani A, Ben Ahmed H, Fekih Romdhane H, Ouechtati W, Bezdah L. [Myocardial infarction in the young : clinical characteristics, therapeutic aspects and in-hospital complications.]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2021; 71:90-94. [PMID: 34802668 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2021.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of our study was to assess the clinical, electrical, angiographic and therapeutic characteristics of young patients with acute myocardial infarction and to describe the prevalence of in-hospital complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS FromJanuary 2014 to May 2017, we retrospectively studied data of patients with acute myocardial infarction younger than 45 years old in the department of cardiology of Charles Nicolle hospital of Tunis. RESULTS We enrolled 108 patients in the study. The prevalence of myocardial infarction in young patients was 8.5%. The mean age was 39.5 ± 5.5 years with a sex-ratio of 11. The most frequent cardiovascular risk factors were smoking (88%) and dyslipidaemia (51.9%). We reported 75 cases of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Primary angioplasty was performed in 41.3% of cases while lytic therapy was administered for the rest of the patients. It was successful in 75% of cases. Among 33 patients who presented with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary angioplasty was performed in 60.6% of patients while 15.2% have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery and 24.2% received medical treatment only. In-hospital complications occurred in 39.8% of cases. In-hospital mortality was 1.9 %. CONCLUSIONS Acute myocardial infarction in the young represents a serious health problem. Primary preventive measures aimed at preventing our youth from adopting tobacco use and developing dyslipidemia should be implemented to delay and even to avoid the onset of coronary artery disease.
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- E Allouche
- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Charles Nicole, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie.
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Charles Nicole, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Charles Nicole, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Charles Nicole, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre hospital-universitaire Charles Nicole, Tunis, Tunisie
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Huang H, Yu X, Li L, Shi G, Li F, Xiao J, Yun Z, Cai G. Atherogenic index of plasma is related to coronary atherosclerotic disease in elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study. Lipids Health Dis 2021; 20:68. [PMID: 34247637 PMCID: PMC8273949 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-021-01496-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Dyslipidaemia plays an important role in coronary atherosclerotic disease (CAD). The relationship between the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and CAD in elderly individuals was explored in this study. Methods Elderly individuals (age ≥ 65 years) who underwent coronary angiography from January 2016 to October 2020 were consecutively enrolled in the study. Results A total of 1313 individuals, including 354 controls (non-CAD) and 959 CAD patients, were enrolled. In univariate analysis of all populations, the adjusted AIP (aAIP) in the CAD group was 1.13 (0.96, 1.3), which was significantly higher than that in the controls [1.07 (0.89, 1.26)]. However, in subgroup analyses, this phenomenon was only present in males. In addition, further study showed that aAIP was positively related to CAD severity. In binary logistic regression analyses, after adjusting for sex, age, smoking status, primary hypertension (PH), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), heart rate (HR), white blood cell (WBC) and platelet (PLT), AIP remained independently related to CAD in elderly individuals and was superior to traditional and other nontraditional lipid indices. Subgroup analyses showed that AIP independently influenced CAD risk in males. Ultimately, sensitivity analyses were performed excluding all coronary emergencies, and the final results were similar. Conclusions AIP was positively related to the risk and severity of CAD in elderly individuals and was superior to traditional and other nontraditional lipid profiles. However, this association only exists in elderly males. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12944-021-01496-8.
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- Haomin Huang
- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, The Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Li D, Li Y, Wang X, Wu Y, Cui XY, Hu JQ, Li B, Lin Q. Diagnosis of myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries in a young man in the setting of acute myocardial infarction after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:3062-3068. [PMID: 31624755 PMCID: PMC6795729 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i19.3062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is characterized by chest pain as well as cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and electrocardiography (ECG) changes. Recently, clinical researchers have used the term “MINOCA” to indicate myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries. To the best of our knowledge, no report has documented MINOCA in a young patient after choledocholithiasis by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
CASE SUMMARY An 18-year-old Chinese man presented to the cardiac intensive care unit with chest pain radiating to the left shoulder for 1 h after choledocholithiasis by ERCP and the following treatment. ECG showed a sinus rhythm with ST-segment elevation in the II, III, and aVF leads compared with the baseline. Laboratory data revealed cTnI levels of 67.55 ng/mL and 80 ng/mL at the peak (relative index below 0.034 ng/mL) and creatine kinase-MB levels of 56 U/L and 543 U/L at the peak (relative index below 24 U/L). AMI was suspected, and coronary angiography was performed the second day. The results revealed a smooth angiographic appearance of all arteries. The patient had been diagnosed with gallstones and cholecystitis for four years but had not accepted treatment. He had abdominal pain and bloating a week previously and underwent ERCP and subsequent treatments on the second day of admission; 1.4 cm × 1.6 cm of stones were removed from his common bile duct during surgery. The results of his laboratory tests at admission revealed abnormal alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, glutamyl transpeptidase, total bile acid, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, and indirect bilirubin levels. His temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and body mass index were normal. His echocardiographic examination revealed no obvious abnormalities in the structure and movement of the ventricular wall and an estimated left ventricular ejection fraction of 57% after the heart attack. His cholesterol and triglycerides were within normal ranges, and his low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was 2.23 mmol/L (normal range 2.03-3.34 mmol). Further testing after AMI revealed nothing remarkable in his erythrocyte sedimentation rate, thyroid function, and tumour markers.
CONCLUSION We ultimately made a diagnosis of MINOCA caused by coronary artery spasm, which seemed to be the most suitable diagnosis of this young patient. We are concerned that the heart attack may have been induced by the ERCP rather than occurred coincidentally afterward, so we should investigate the timing of the event further. Additional studies are needed to unravel the underlying pathophysiology.
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- Dong Li
- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Department of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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Zhou BY, Gao XY, Zhao X, Qing P, Zhu CG, Wu NQ, Guo YL, Gao Y, Liu G, Dong Q, Li JJ. Predictive value of big endothelin-1 on outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction younger than 35 years old. Per Med 2018; 15:25-33. [PMID: 29714117 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2017-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM The predictive value of big endothelin-1 (ET-1) for cardiovascular outcomes in myocardial infarction (MI) patients younger than 35 years old has not been characterized. METHODS A total of 565 consecutive MI patients younger than 35 years old were studied and followed up for 37.78 ± 24.9 months. RESULTS Multivariable Cox regression analysis showed that big ET-1 was positively correlated with major adverse cardiovascular events [MACEs] (odds ratio: 3; 95% CI: 1.92-4.68; p < 0.001). The area under receiver operating characteristics curve showing the predictive value of big ET-1 on MACEs was 0.67. CONCLUSION The study first demonstrated that big ET-1 was an independent predictor for MACEs in MI patients younger than 35 years old.
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- Bing-Yang Zhou
- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China.,Division of Chest Pain Center, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine & The 2nd Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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- Division of Dyslipidemia, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, BeiLiShi Road 167, Beijing 100037, China
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Jiao ZY, Li XT, Li YB, Zheng ML, Cai J, Chen SH, Wu SL, Yang XC. Correlation of triglycerides with myocardial infarction and analysis of risk factors for myocardial infarction in patients with elevated triglyceride. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:2551-2557. [PMID: 29997915 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background This study aims to investigate the associations of different (low/medium/high) levels of fasting triglyceride (TG) levels with cardiovascular endpoints. Methods This cohort study comprised of in-service and retired employees of the Kailuan Coal Mine Group, who participated in the health examination conducted in 11 hospitals in the Kailuan region from June 2006 to October 2007 (n=100,271). The study population was divided into five groups according to different TG levels. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with elevated TG, and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to analyze the effects of different TG levels on endpoint events. Results After a median follow-up of 7 years, 961 patients developed MI and 3,142 subjects died. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that elevated TG, an age of ≥65 years old, body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2, fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥6.1 mmol/L and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) <1.5 mmol/L were all risk factors for MI (P<0.05). Furthermore, Cox proportional hazards regression model revealed that after controlling for gender, age and other factors, with the increase in TG level, the relative risk of MI also increased. Compared to the TG1 group, the risk of MI increased to 1.32 folds in the TG4 group (95% CI: 1.05-1.66, P=0.018) and 1.61 folds in the TG5 group (95% CI: 1.21-1.93, P=0.004). Furthermore, the risk of MI combined with all-cause death and all-cause death also increased, but the differences were not all statistically significant. Conclusions In the study population of the Kailuan region, elevated fasting TG increases the risk of MI, particularly in populations with an age of ≥65 years old, BMI >25 kg/m2, FBG ≥6.1 mmol/L and HDL-C <1.5 mmol/L.
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- Zhen-Yu Jiao
- The Heart Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Senile Disease, Beijing Wujing Zongdui Hospital, Beijing 100027, China
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- The Heart Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- The Heart Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- The Heart Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan Hospital, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China
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- The Heart Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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Zhang Y, Hao X, Zheng X, Zhao H, Zhang W, Zhang L. Acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with ulcerative colitis: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e8885. [PMID: 29382015 PMCID: PMC5709014 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000008885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Myocardial infarction due to nonatherosclerotic coronary thrombosis in young woman with ulcerative colitis is rare. PATIENT CONCERNS A 23-year-old Chinese woman with a 3-year history of ulcerative colitis was admitted to the coronary care unit due to prolonged chest pain. DIAGNOSES Myocardial infarction due to nonatherosclerotic coronary thrombosis was diagnosed in this young woman. LESSONS Coronary artery thrombosis in ulcerative colitis is a serious condition and can occur in the young population.
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- Yong Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Department of Rehabilitation and Stroke Center, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Dongzhimen Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
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Yammine L, Frazier L, Padhye NS, Sanner JE, Burg MM. Two-year prognosis after acute coronary syndrome in younger patients: Association with feeling depressed in the prior year, and BDI-II score and Endothelin-1. J Psychosom Res 2017; 99:8-12. [PMID: 28712433 PMCID: PMC5523834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of depressive symptoms and Endothelin (ET)-1 on 2-year prognosis in younger patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Depression is associated with poor post-ACS prognosis; however, few investigations have focused on younger patients. Importantly, the studies that did emphasize younger patients suggested that the influence of depression on prognosis could be more robust in younger subgroups. The particular links between depression and poor prognosis in younger patients have yet to be definitively determined. ET-1 is a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor that has been previously linked to adverse post-ACS outcomes. METHODS The sample (n=153) included male (age≤50years) and female (age≤55years) ACS patients. Blood samples for ET-1 assessment were collected within 2-3h of ACS hospital admission. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) II within 2-5days of admission. The primary outcome was defined as a composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including recurrent myocardial infarction, emergent coronary revascularization, and all-cause mortality within 2years after index admission. RESULTS During the follow-up period, 23 patients experienced MACE. Neither the BDI-II score nor ET-1 predicted MACE in unadjusted analyses or in analyses adjusted for demographic characteristics, comorbidities and troponin levels. In the supplementary analyses, feeling depressed in the year preceding ACS predicted MACE. CONCLUSIONS In this cohort of younger ACS patients, feeling depressed in the year preceding ACS admission predicted MACE in the 2years after baseline ACS event, while neither the BDI-II score, nor circulating ET-1 level predicted this outcome.
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- Luba Yammine
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States.
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Tran DMT, Zimmerman LM, Kupzyk KA, Shurmur SW, Pullen CH, Yates BC. Cardiovascular risk factors among college students: Knowledge, perception, and risk assessment. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2017; 65:158-167. [PMID: 27911653 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1266638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess college students' knowledge and perception of cardiovascular risk factors and to screen for their cardiovascular risks. PARTICIPANTS The final sample that responded to recruitment consisted of 158 college students from a midwestern university. METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive study was performed using convenience sampling. RESULTS College students were knowledgeable about cardiovascular risk factors but did not perceive themselves at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors was correlated with the lifetime risk estimates (ρ = .17, p = .048), and perception of cardiovascular risk was positively associated with 30-year CVD risk estimates (ρ = .16, p = .048). More than 50% of the participants had 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors. CONCLUSIONS High knowledge level of cardiovascular risk factors was not sufficient to lower cardiovascular risks within this study population, but changing perception of cardiovascular risk factors may play a bigger role in reducing long-term cardiovascular risks.
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- Dieu-My T Tran
- a School of Nursing , University of Nevada , Las Vegas , Las Vegas , Nevada , USA
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- b College of Nursing , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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- b College of Nursing , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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- c School of Medicine , Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , Lubbock , Texas , USA
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- b College of Nursing , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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- b College of Nursing , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA
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Essilfie G, Shavelle DM, Tun H, Platt K, Kobayashi R, Mehra A, Matthews RV, Clavijo L, Gaglia MA. Association of elevated triglycerides and acute myocardial infarction in young Hispanics. CARDIOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION MEDICINE 2016; 17:510-514. [PMID: 27432210 DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young patients (age <45years) is associated with a high prevalence of smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia and single vessel coronary artery disease (CAD). Hispanics represent the largest growing ethnic minority in the United States, yet features of AMI in young Hispanics have not been described. METHODS Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for AMI at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center and Keck Medical Center were studied. We compared young Hispanics (age<45, n=47) with older patients (Hispanics and non-Hispanics age ≥45, n=888) to identify unique features of AMI in young Hispanics. We also compared young Hispanics with young non-Hispanics (n=33) and older Hispanics (n=447) in regards to traditional CAD risk factors, laboratory values and in-hospital outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify variables independently associated with in-hospital mortality. RESULTS Young Hispanics had higher triglyceride levels than young non-Hispanics and older patients (234.5±221.0mg/dL vs. 145.3±67.4mg/dL vs. 156±118.2mg/dL, p<0.0004); and higher triglyceride than older Hispanics (234.5±221.0 vs. 147.0±98.9mg/dL, p<0.02). Body mass index was independently associated with the logarithm (base10) of triglyceride levels (p<0.0001). Hispanic ethnicity and age<45years, however, were not independently associated with in-hospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS Young Hispanics with AMI have higher triglyceride levels than young non-Hispanics and older Hispanics. The elevated triglyceride levels may be related to lifestyle changes experienced by a young immigrant population transitioning to life in the United States.
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- Gilbert Essilfie
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033
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Qian G, Zhou Y, Liu HB, Chen YD. Clinical Profile and Long-Term Prognostic Factors of a Young Chinese Han Population (≤ 40 Years) Having ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. ACTA CARDIOLOGICA SINICA 2016; 31:390-7. [PMID: 27122898 DOI: 10.6515/acs20140929d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The proportion of the mainland Chinese population with premature ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction is significantly elevated. Young patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction have a different risk factor profile and clinical outcome compared with elder patients, and may also differ as compared to young patients in Western populations. METHODS We analyzed a total of 9462 consecutive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients, and recruited 341 consecutive cases who had survived their first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction at the age less than 40 years, and followed-up these patients for 5 years. RESULTS The most prevalent risk factor in young Chinese ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients was smoking (307/341, 90.03%) and male gender (328/341, 96.19%), although young patients had fewer traditional risk factors of acute myocardial infarction than the control group [(1.63 ± 1.03) vs. (2.38 ± 1.15), p < 0.01]. The number of affected vessels in cases was significantly less than in the elder control group (p < 0.01). During the follow-up, blood lipids and blood pressure of most patients reached the target level, while 42.10% of patients reported continuation of smoking. Multivariable data analysis showed that persistence of smoking (OR: 3.784, 95% CI: 1.636-8.751, p < 0.01) was the most significant prognostic factor of cardiac events after adjusting for various confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that cigarette smoking is the most prevalent factor among the avoidable cardiovascular risk factors for young ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions in China. Accordingly, continued smoking is the most powerful predictor for the recurrence of cardiac events in young Chinese patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. KEY WORDS Premature myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Risk factor.
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- Geng Qian
- Department of Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Zhang Y, Zheng L, Liu Y, Pang X, Wang X, Zhang L. Acute myocardial infarction in a 39-year-old lactating woman. Int J Cardiol 2016; 203:489-90. [PMID: 26547744 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.10.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Yong Zhang
- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China
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- Dongzhimen Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
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Zhang Y, Zhang L, Wang X, Zheng L, Lv J, Zhang W, Zhao H. Acute myocardial infarction in a young woman with rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Cardiol 2015; 186:144-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Panagiotakos DB, Notara V, Georgousopoulou EN, Pitsavos C, Antonoulas A, Kogias Y, Mantas Y, Stravopodis P, Zombolos S, Stefanadis C. A comparative analysis of predictors for 1-year recurrent acute coronary syndromes events, by age group: The Greek observational study of ACS (GREECS). Maturitas 2015; 80:205-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Revised: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Fan GQ, Fu KL, Jin CW, Wang XZ, Han L, Wang H, Zhong M, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Wang ZH. A medical costs study of older patients with acute myocardial infarction and metabolic syndrome in hospital. Clin Interv Aging 2015; 10:329-37. [PMID: 25670890 PMCID: PMC4315548 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s70372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Older patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) usually have a poor prognosis, but whether this poor prognosis leads to high hospital costs remains unclear. This study investigated the clinical outcomes of and costs incurred by older patients with AMI and metabolic syndrome (MS) in hospital. Methods and results Patients with AMI seen at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University between January 2011 and May 2013 were separated into four groups: young non-MS patients (n=282), older non-MS patients (n=324), young MS patients (n=217), and older MS patients (n=174). We found that advanced age was significantly associated with worse clinical outcomes, and that the clinical outcomes in patients with AMI and MS are also worsened. At the same cost (RMB¥10,000), older patients with and without MS had a markedly increased number of cardiovascular incidences compared with younger patients without MS. In a comparison of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of percutaneous coronary intervention, older patients without MS had a lower ICER for cardiovascular incidences and a higher ICER for cardiac event-free survival rate when compared with young patients without MS, but a lower ICER for cardiovascular incidences and a higher ICER for cardiac event-free survival rate when compared with older MS patients. Conclusion Older AMI patients have poor clinical outcomes and their treatment is not cost-effective; however, the results are worse in patients with AMI and MS. Percutaneous coronary intervention is a cost-effective therapy in older patients with AMI, but its cost-effectiveness decreases in patients with AMI and MS.
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- Guan-qi Fan
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China ; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, People's Republic of China
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Obesity and coronary artery disease: evaluation and treatment. Can J Cardiol 2014; 31:184-94. [PMID: 25661553 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the increasing prevalence of obesity, clinicians are now facing a growing population of patients with specific features of clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and interventional, medical, and surgical management. After briefly discussing the effect of obesity on atherosclerotic burden in this review, we will focus on strategies clinicians might use to ensure better outcomes when performing revascularization in obese and severely obese patients. These patients tend to present comorbidities at a younger age, and their anthropometric features might limit the use of traditional cardiovascular risk stratification approaches for ischemic disease. Alternative techniques have emerged, especially in nuclear medicine. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography might be the diagnostic imaging technique of choice. When revascularization is considered, features associated with obesity must be considered to guide therapeutic strategies. In percutaneous coronary intervention, a radial approach should be favoured, and adequate antiplatelet therapy with new and more potent agents should be initiated. Weight-based anticoagulation should be contemplated if needed, with the use of drug-eluting stents. An "off-pump" approach for coronary artery bypass grafting might be preferable to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. For patients who undergo bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting, harvesting using skeletonization might prevent deep sternal wound infections. In contrast to percutaneous coronary intervention, lower surgical bleeding has been observed when lean body mass is used for perioperative heparin dose determination.
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Yan J, You LM, Yang Q, Liu B, Jin S, Zhou J, Lin C, Morisky DE. Translation and validation of a Chinese version of the 8-item Morisky medication adherence scale in myocardial infarction patients. J Eval Clin Pract 2014; 20:311-7. [PMID: 24813538 DOI: 10.1111/jep.12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Poor medication adherence is a major global public health challenge. A valid, reliable, cost-effective tool for measuring medication adherence would lead to a better understanding of non-adherence and lay the groundwork for interventions aimed at facilitating adherence to therapies. The aim of this study was to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 8-item Morisky medication adherence scale (C-MMAS-8) in Chinese myocardial infarction (MI) patients. METHODS Psychometric testing of the C-MMAS-8 was conducted using a convenience sample of 176 MI patients recruited from four major hospitals in Guangzhou in southern China. Socio-demographic data, C-MMAS-8 and three subscales of the revised illness perception questionnaire (treatment control, personal control and illness coherence subscales) were administered to the MI patients. Thirty MI patients participated in a 4-week retest. RESULTS The C-MMAS-8 demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.77) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.88, P < 0.001). Significant correlations with treatment control subscale (r = 0.32, P < 0.01), personal control subscale (r = 0.47, P < 0.01), and illness coherence subscale (r = 0.44, P < 0.01) of the revised illness perception questionnaire demonstrated good construct validity. CONCLUSIONS The psychometric properties of the C-MMAS-8 are satisfactory.
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- Jun Yan
- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Weijmans M, van der Graaf Y, de Borst GJ, Nathoe HM, Algra A, Visseren FLJ. Parental history and the risk of subsequent vascular events in patients with clinically manifest vascular disease: the effects of sex of the parent and vascular disease location. Atherosclerosis 2014; 234:129-35. [PMID: 24650753 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Parental history of cardiovascular disease is a risk factor for first vascular events. It is unknown whether this also holds for subsequent events in patients with vascular disease. Also, the role of the location of parental vascular disease and the sex of the affected parent is unidentified. METHODS In a cohort of 4529 patients with symptomatic vascular disease enrolled in the Second Manifestations of Arterial Disease (SMART) Study, the relation between parental cardiovascular history under the age of sixty, sex of the parent, location of parental vascular disease (heart, brain, lower extremities) and subsequent myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, vascular death and peripheral artery disease (PAD) was determined by Cox-proportional hazard analyses. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 4.9 years (interquartile range 2.5-7.0), MI was experienced by 220 patients, stroke by 112, PAD by 297, whereas 371 patients died. A positive parental history of cardiovascular disease, without knowledge of vascular disease location and sex of that particular parent, was not associated with subsequent events (HR1.0; 95%CI 0.8-1.3). For specific types of parental history regarding sex and vascular location, having a father with a history of PAD was related to an increased risk of incident PAD (HR3.1; 95%CI 2.1-4.6). CONCLUSIONS A positive parental history of cardiovascular disease without information about vascular disease location and sex does not increase the risk of recurrent vascular events in patients with symptomatic vascular disease. Vascular patients with a father with PAD have an increased risk of subsequent peripheral artery disease compared with vascular patients without such a family history.
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- Maaike Weijmans
- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Park KM, Lee SH. Anti-hyperlipidemic activity of Rhynchosia nulubilis seeds pickled with brown rice vinegar in mice fed a high-fat diet. Nutr Res Pract 2013; 7:453-9. [PMID: 24353830 PMCID: PMC3865267 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.6.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The abnormal content of blood lipids often results in metabolic diseases, such as hyperlipidemia and obesity. Many agents, including natural sources from traditional food, have been developed to regulate the blood lipid contents. In this study, we examined the anti-hyperlipidemic activity of Rhynchosia nulubilis seeds pickled with brown rice vinegar (RNSpBRV), a Korean traditional pickled soybean food. Since RNSpBRV is made of R. nulubilis seeds (RNS) soaked in brown rice vinegar (BRV), we compared the anti-adipogenic activity between RNS, BRV and solid fraction of RNSpBRV (SF-RNSpBRV), liquid fraction of RNSpBRV (LF-RNSpBRV). For this, the inhibitory effect of lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte was checked by adding methanol extracts of mixed RNS and BRV, LF-RNSpBRV, and SF-RNSpBRV. The addition of each methanol extract up to 1 mg/ml showed no cytotoxicity on 3T3-L1 adipocyte, and approximately 20% of the lipid droplet formation was suppressed with the methanol extract of BRL or SF-RNSpBRV. The highest suppression (42.1%) was achieved with LF-RNSpBRV. In addition, mice fed a high fat diet (HFD) supplemented with 5% RNSpBRV powder led to increased high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and lower blood glucose, triglyceride, and total cholesterol compared to mice fed with a HFD diet only. Interestingly, the size of the epididymis cells gradually decreased in HFD + 1% RNSpBRV- and HFD + 5% RNSpBRV-fed mice if compared those of HFD-fed mice. Taken together, these results provide evidence that RNSpBRV has a regulatory role in lipid metabolism that is related to hyperlipidemia.
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- Ki-Moon Park
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Major of Nano-Bioengineering, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-772, Korea
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Yan J, You LM, Liu BL, Jin SY, Zhou JJ, Lin CX, Li Q, Gu J. The effect of a telephone follow-up intervention on illness perception and lifestyle after myocardial infarction in China: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud 2013; 51:844-55. [PMID: 24211192 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lifestyle modification is an integral component of cardiac secondary prevention, while it has been confirmed that myocardial infarction (MI) patients' health-related behaviors are heavily influenced by their illness perception. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of a telephone follow-up intervention for improving MI patients' illness perception and lifestyle. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial, longitudinal research design was employed. SETTINGS Cardiac care units in four major general hospitals in Guangzhou, China. PARTICIPANTS Inclusion criteria were being diagnosed with an initial acute MI, being able to communicate orally in Mandarin or Cantonese and read in Chinese, and living in Guangzhou. Exclusion criteria were with continuing uncontrolled arrhythmias or heart failure, being illiteracy, or with a history of major psychiatric illness, exercise-induced asthma, uncontrolled diabetes, or evidence of dementia. METHOD 124 patients admitted with the first acute MI were randomized to receive either routine care or routine care plus a telephone follow-up intervention, which consist of a pre-discharge education and three telephone follow-up instructions. Data were collected before discharge, at the 6th and the 12th week after discharge from hospital, respectively. RESULTS At the 6th and the 12th week after discharge, patients in the intervention group had significantly positive perceptions about symptoms of MI (mean difference 3.27, 95% confidence interval 2.48-4.07, p<.001; mean difference 2.12, 95% confidence interval 1.34-2.89, p<.001 respectively) and how long their illness would last (mean difference -0.69, 95% confidence interval -0.91 to -0.47, p<.001; mean difference -0.74, 95% confidence interval -0.96 to -0.51, p<.001 respectively) compared with the control group. The intervention group also had more positive beliefs about the controllability (F=4.23, p=.04) and more improved beliefs about the causes of MI than the control group. Moreover, the intervention improved the patients' nutrition (F=5.16, p=.03) and physical activity at the 12-week follow-up (mean difference 0.37, 95% confidence interval 0.17-0.58, p<.001). CONCLUSION This telephone follow-up intervention can result in improved illness perception and lifestyle after MI. It could be incorporated into current hospital treatment regimens for MI to improve patients' quality of life.
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- Jun Yan
- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, First Municipal People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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