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Li J, Hu Z, Hou L, Li P, Yang R, Dong Y, Zhang H, Guo Y, Liu W, Liu Z. Mediating effect of subclinical inflammation on the process of morning hypertension leading to atrial fibrillation in community-based older adults. Clin Exp Hypertens 2023; 45:2253381. [PMID: 37652577 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2023.2253381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impacts and mechanisms of morning hypertension (MHT) on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in the elderly have not been clarified. We aimed to investigate an association between MHT and new-onset AF and explore a mediating effect of subclinical inflammation on this association. METHODS From 2008 to 2010, 1789 older adults aged ≥60 years were recruited in Shandong area, China. Morning blood pressure (BP) was assessed using 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring. MHT was defined as BP ≥ 135/85 mm Hg during the period from wake time to 0900 a.m. Subclinical inflammation was assessed by hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and galectin-3. New-onset AF was rated during the follow-up period. RESULTS Over an average 129.0 [standard deviation (SD): 21.58] months of follow-up, the hazard ratio of new-onset AF in MHT patients was 1.39 (95% confidence interval: 1.01 to 1.91) compared with non-MHT participants (Padjusted = 0.027). The risk of new-onset AF was 1.17-fold with one-SD increment of morning systolic BP. Subclinical inflammation was significantly associated with new-onset AF. The hazard ratios of new-onset AF were 2.29, 2.04, 2.08, 2.08, 2.03, and 3.25 for one-SD increment in hsCRP, TNF-α, SII, NLR, PLR, and galectin-3, respectively (Padjusted < 0.001). The analysis showed that hsCRP, TNF-α, SII, NLR, PLR, and galectin-3 separately mediated the process of MHT inducing new-onset AF (Padjusted < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS MHT is associated with an increased risk of new-onset AF. The subclinical inflammation might play a mediating role in this association.
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- Jinping Li
- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Department of ECG Information, Shandong Engineering Research Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Chronic Disease, Centers for Disease Control of Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Department of ECG Information, Shandong Engineering Research Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
- School of Clinical and Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China
- Department of ECG Information, Shandong Engineering Research Center, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Kario K, Hasebe N, Okumura K, Yamashita T, Akao M, Atarashi H, Ikeda T, Koretsune Y, Shimizu W, Suzuki S, Tsutsui H, Toyoda K, Hirayama A, Yasaka M, Yamaguchi T, Teramukai S, Kimura T, Morishima Y, Takita A, Inoue H. Anticoagulant therapy and home blood pressure-associated risk for stroke/bleeding events in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: the sub-cohort study of ANAFIE registry. Hypertens Res 2023; 46:2575-2582. [PMID: 37433904 PMCID: PMC10695825 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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The benefits of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and warfarin in elderly Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and high home systolic blood pressure (H-SBP) are unclear. This sub-cohort study of the ANAFIE Registry estimated the incidence of clinical outcomes in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy (warfarin and DOACs) stratified by H-SBP levels (<125 mmHg, ≥125-<135 mmHg, ≥135-<145 mmHg and ≥145 mmHg). Of the overall ANAFIE population, 4933 patients who underwent home blood pressure (H-BP) measurements were analyzed; 93% received OACs (DOACs: 3494, 70.8%; warfarin: 1092, 22.1%). In the warfarin group, at <125 mmHg and ≥145 mmHg, the respective incidence rates (per 100 person-years) were 1.91 and 5.89 for net cardiovascular outcome (a composite of stroke/systemic embolic events (SEE) and major bleeding), 1.31 and 3.39 for stroke/SEE, 0.59 and 3.91 for major bleeding, 0.59 and 3.43 for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and 4.01 and 6.24 for all-cause death. Corresponding incidence rates in the DOACs group were 1.64 and 2.65, 1.00 and 1.88, 0.78 and 1.69, 0.55 and 1.31, and 3.43 and 3.51. In warfarin-treated patients, the incidence rates of net cardiovascular outcome, stroke/SEE, major bleeding, and ICH were significantly increased at H-SBP ≥ 145 mmHg versus <125 mmHg. In the DOAC group, although there was no significant difference between H-SBP < 125 mmHg and ≥145 mmHg, the incidence rates of these events tended to increase at ≥145 mmHg. These results suggest that strict BP control guided by H-BP is required in elderly NVAF patients receiving anticoagulant therapy.
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- Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ayalon-Dangur I, Ofer-Shiber S, Shochat T, Genin I, Arlyuk M, Grossman A. The prevalence of masked hypertension in patients with lone atrial fibrillation: a cross sectional analytical study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9751. [PMID: 37328567 PMCID: PMC10275900 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36853-3] [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: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is prevalent in individuals with essential hypertension (HTN). Masked hypertension occurs in up to 15% of the general population and is associated with adverse clinical outcome. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence of masked hypertension in apparently normotensive individuals with lone AF. A cross sectional analytical study performed at the Rabin Medical Center included all patients > 18 years who visited the emergency department (ED) in the years 2018-2021 with idiopathic AF, had normal blood pressure (BP) values during their ED visit and did not have a history of hypertension or current use of anti-hypertensives. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed in all eligible patients within 30 days from ED visit. Data collected included information from the ED visit and data extracted from the monitoring device. A total of 1258 patients were screened for eligibility, of which 40 were included in the analysis. The average age was 53.4 ± 16 years, 28 patients (70%) were males. Overall, 18 individuals (46%) had abnormal BP values according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the diagnosis of hypertension. Of these, 12 had abnormal 24-h BP average (≥ 125/75 mmHg), one had isolated daytime abnormal average (≥ 130/80 mmHg) and 11 had isolated night time abnormal average (≥ 110/65 mmHg). Masked hypertension is prevalent in patients with lone AF without a diagnosis of HTN and performing ABPM in such individuals should be strongly considered.
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- Irit Ayalon-Dangur
- Department of Internal Medicine E, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Rheumatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
- The Department of Emergency Medicine, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Israel
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- Bio-Statistical Consultant, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Department of Internal Medicine B, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
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Kollias A, Kyriakoulis KG, Stergiou G. Clinical hypertension research in patients with atrial fibrillation: At last! J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2020; 23:83-84. [PMID: 33190344 PMCID: PMC8029825 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Anastasios Kollias
- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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