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Chodick G, Rotem RS, Miano TA, Bilker WB, Hennessy S. Adherence with statins and all-cause mortality in days with high temperature. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2024; 33:e5817. [PMID: 38783416 DOI: 10.1002/pds.5817] [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: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE It has been suggested that statins may exert thermo-protective effects that can reduce mortality on hot days. We aimed to examine the relationship between statin adherence and mortality in days with high temperature. METHODS Utilizing data from a prior historical new-user cohort study, we analyzed a cohort of 229 918 individuals within a state-mandated health provider in Israel who initiated statin therapy between 1998 and 2006. Adherence to statins was assessed through the mean proportion of days covered (PDC) with statins during the follow-up period. The study's primary outcome was all-cause mortality during hot days. RESULTS During the study follow-up period, a total of 13 165 individuals (5.7%) died. In a multivariable model, a 10% increase in PDC with statins was associated with an HR of (0.85; 95% CI: 0.72-1.00) for deaths (n = 16) in extremely hot days (≥39°C). This association was numerically stronger compared to HR = 0.94 (0.93-0.94) in cooler days and displayed a significant difference between sexes. In males, the fully-adjusted HR for a 10% increase in PDC with statins was 0.66 (0.45-0.95), while in women, it was 0.98 (0.78-1.23). In contrast, no such effect modification was observed for death in cooler days. CONCLUSIONS These findings align with earlier research, supporting the notion that adherence with statin treatment may be associated with a reduced risk of death during extremely hot days, particularly among men.
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- Gabriel Chodick
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
- MaccabiTech, Maccabi Institute for Research, Maccabi Healthcare Service, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- MaccabiTech, Maccabi Institute for Research, Maccabi Healthcare Service, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wang IL, Chen YM, Yao S, Su Y, Mündel T, Lei TH. Whole-body passive heating at moderate hyperthermic state impairs static and dynamic balance in healthy females. Gait Posture 2024; 107:199-206. [PMID: 37852885 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Whether static and dynamic balances can be impaired with increasing core temperature in female participants remains unknown. PURPOSE We tested the hypothesis that static and dynamic balances can be further impaired with systematic increases of core temperature by Δ1 °C and Δ 2 °C using whole-body passive heating. METHOD Eighteen female participants underwent a control trial (Con) and two progressive passive heating trials with Δ 1 °C and Δ 2 °C increase of oral temperature (TOral) using 45 °C water bath. In each trial, we assessed static balance with both eye open and closed and assessed dynamic balance using obstacle crossing at 10 %, 20 % and 30 % of the participant's leg length. RESULTS Static balance was not different between Con and Δ1 °C but was different between Δ1 °C and Δ 2 °C in an eye closed condition. Furthermore, Δ 2 °C greatly impaired both static and dynamic balances when compared to Con. The joint angles and toe clearance increased while leading heel-obstacle distance decreased during crossing obstacles at the height of 20 % and 30 % leg length with leading limbs in the Δ2 °C compared to Δ 1 °C and Con (All P < 0.05). However, no differences in joint kinematics and toe clearance with trailing limbs were observed (All P > 0.05). CONCLUSION In female participants, static and dynamic balances only became impaired when TOral increased 2 °C from baseline.
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- I-Lin Wang
- College of Physical Education, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China
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- Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute, Jilin Sport University, Changchun, China
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- Graduate Institute, Jilin Sport University, Changchun, China
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- College of Physical Education, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China; Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
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- College of Physical Education, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, China.
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Jacobsen AP, Khiew YC, Duffy E, O'Connell J, Brown E, Auwaerter PG, Blumenthal RS, Schwartz BS, McEvoy JW. Climate change and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Am J Prev Cardiol 2022; 12:100391. [PMID: 36164332 PMCID: PMC9508346 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Climate change is a worsening global crisis that will continue negatively impacting population health and well-being unless adaptation and mitigation interventions are rapidly implemented. Climate change-related cardiovascular disease is mediated by air pollution, increased ambient temperatures, vector-borne disease and mental health disorders. Climate change-related cardiovascular disease can be modulated by climate change adaptation; however, this process could result in significant health inequity because persons and populations of lower socioeconomic status have fewer adaptation options. Clear scientific evidence for climate change and its impact on human health have not yet resulted in the national and international impetus and policies necessary to slow climate change. As respected members of society who regularly communicate scientific evidence to patients, clinicians are well-positioned to advocate on the importance of addressing climate change. This narrative review summarizes the links between climate change and cardiovascular health, proposes actionable items clinicians and other healthcare providers can execute both in their personal life and as an advocate of climate policies, and encourages communication of the health impacts of climate change when counseling patients. Our aim is to inspire the reader to invest more time in communicating the most crucial public health issue of the 21st century to their patients.
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- Alan P. Jacobsen
- Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive West, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Greaney JL, Stanhewicz AE, Wolf ST, Kenney WL. Thermoregulatory reflex control of cutaneous vasodilation in healthy aging. Temperature (Austin) 2020; 8:176-187. [PMID: 33997116 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2020.1832950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Reflex cutaneous vasodilation during heating is attenuated in healthy human aging secondary to blunted increases in efferent skin sympathetic nervous system activity (SSNA) and reductions in end-organ sensitivity. Whether age-related alterations in the mean body temperature ( T - b) threshold for increasing SSNA and/or the sensitivity of responses are evident with aging have not been examined. We tested the hypotheses that the Tb threshold for SSNA and cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) would be increased, but the sensitivity would be reduced, with aging. Reflex vasodilation was induced in 13 young (23 ± 3 y) and 13 older (67 ± 7 y) adults using a water-perfused suit to systematically increase mean skin and esophageal temperatures. SSNA (peroneal microneurography) and red cell flux (laser Doppler flowmetry) in the innervated dermatome were continuously measured. SSNA was normalized to baseline; CVC was normalized as a percentage of maximal CVC. Baseline T - b was lower in older adults (36.0 ± 0.4°C vs 36.4 ± 0.3°C; p = 0.005). During passive heating, the ∆ T - b thresholds for increasing SSNA and CVC were greater (1.3 ± 0.4°C vs 0.9 ± 0.3°C; p = 0.007 and 1.3 ± 0.4°C vs 0.8 ± 0.3°C; p = 0.002, respectively) in older adults. The slope of the relation between both SSNA (0.31 ± 0.23 vs 0.13 ± 0.10 V⋅s⋅°C -1; p = 0.01) and CVC (87.5 ± 50.1 vs 32.4 ± 18.1%max⋅°C-1; p = 0.002) vs T - b was lower in older adults. The relative T - b threshold for activation of SSNA and the initiation of reflex cutaneous vasodilation is higher in older adults, and once activated, the sensitivity of both responses is diminished, supporting the concept that the efferent component of the thermoregulatory reflex arc is impaired in healthy aging. Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; CVC: cutaneous vascular conductance; SSNA: skin sympathetic nervous system activity; T - b: mean body temperature; Tes: esophageal temperature; T - sk: mean skin temperature.
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- Jody L Greaney
- Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.,Department of Kinesiology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
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- Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.,Department of Health and Human Physiology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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