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Stent thrombosis in acute coronary syndromes: Patient-related factors and operator-related factors. Anatol J Cardiol 2020; 24:274-279. [PMID: 33001053 PMCID: PMC7585955 DOI: 10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2020.69679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Stent thrombosis (ST) is a common phenomenon in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) when compared to stable coronary artery disease. This study analyzed the patient- and operator-related risk factors of ST in ACS. METHODS Coronary angiograms of 1738 consecutive ACS patients admitted in a large tertiary center between year 2014 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively for the presence of ST. The paired angiograms [ST in ACS during and after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)] of the patients were analyzed by two independent observers, with focus on lesion characteristics and procedure techniques. Clinical and laboratory data were collected. RESULTS Stent thrombosis was found in 29 (1.6%) ACS patients, with a combination of at least one clinical/laboratory risk factor and one lesion/operator risk factor identified in 28 (96%) out of the 29 ACS patients with ST. The following risk factors for ST were found: Renal insufficiency (OR=4.14, p<0.001, 95% CI=1.73-9.88), type 2 diabetes (OR=2.21, p=0.034, 95% CI=1.06-4.61), excessive alcohol consumption (OR=3.12, p=0.023, 95% CI=1.17-8.33), stent implantation for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (OR=2.28, p=0.029, 95% CI=1.08-4.81), left main (LM) or left anterior descending artery (LAD) as culprit lesion (OR=2.80, p=0.010, CI 95%=1.27-5.95), and absence of antiplatelet therapy prior to ST (OR=3.58, p=0.002, 95% CI=1.60-7.96). The following lesion/operator possible risk factors were identified: Bifurcation lesion (n=7; 24%), heavy coronary calcifications (n=13; 44%), in-stent restenosis with secondary plate rupture (n=6, 20%), inappropriate stent size selection (n=6, 20%), and errors in periprocedural drug administration (n=4, 14%). CONCLUSION ST occurred in 1/62 ACS patients after PCI. A combination of clinical/laboratory and lesion/operator risk factors were present in almost all ACS patients with ST. This finding may support the search for strictly individualized strategies for the treatment of ACS patients with ST after PCI.
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Zheng D, Mingyue Z, Wei S, Min L, Wanhong C, Qiliang D, Yongjun J, Xinfeng L. The Incidence and Risk Factors of In-Stent Restenosis for Vertebrobasilar Artery Stenting. World Neurosurg 2017; 110:e937-e941. [PMID: 29191532 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a challenge for vertebrobasilar artery stenting (VBAS). We aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of ISR. METHODS This was a retrospective study. From July 28, 2005, to July 30, 2015, patients who received VBAS with an angiographic follow-up time of 6 to 12 months after surgery were enrolled. The clinical and angiographic issues were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS In total, 283 patients with 335 stents were incorporated into the study. Vertebral ostial lesions accounted for 73.4% (246/335) of the lesions. During the follow-up period, 58 patients with 60 stents experienced ISR (>50%). Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that the degree of residual stenosis, stent diameter, and alcohol consumption were independent predictors of ISR. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrated the incidence and risk factors of ISR after VBAS. This retrospective study with the largest cohort to date provided insight into the occurrence of ISR after VBAS.
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- Dai Zheng
- Department of Neurology, Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Affiliated Brain Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province
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- Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xi'an XD Group Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Park SY, Oh MK, Lee BS, Kim HG, Lee WJ, Lee JH, Lim JT, Kim JY. The Effects of Alcohol on Quality of Sleep. Korean J Fam Med 2015; 36:294-9. [PMID: 26634095 PMCID: PMC4666864 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2015.36.6.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Alcohol is traditionally known to have a relaxing effect. However, persons who consume alcohol in excessive amounts suffer from poor sleep quality and patients with alcohol use disorders commonly report insomnia. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of alcohol use on sleep quality. Methods A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with 234 men and 159 women who had visited a general hospital. We used structured questionnaires, including Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Korean revised version (AUDIT-KR) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-Korean version (PSQI-K). We analyzed the association between scores for all subcategories of the PSQI-K and the AUDIT-KR and then analyzed the correlation between AUDIT-KR and global PSQI-K scores. Results The global PSQI-K score for men was positively correlated with the AUDIT-KR score (P=0.008) after adjusting for age, chronic disease, tobacco use, exercise, depression, and anxiety. The AUDIT-KR score was significantly associated with subjective sleep quality (P=0.005), sleep duration (P=0.047), and sleep disturbance (P=0.048); it was not associated with sleep latency, sleep efficiency, or daytime dysfunction. Sleep disturbances due to snoring were significantly associated with total AUDIT-KR score (P=0.008). There was no correlation between the global PSQI-K and AUDIT-KR scores for women (P=0.333). However, daytime dysfunction showed a significant association with total AUDIT-KR score (P=0.048). Conclusion Men with higher AUDIT-KR scores tended to suffer from poor sleep quality. AUDIT-KR scores showed significant correlations with subjective sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleep disturbances in men.
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- Soon-Yeob Park
- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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Hu RT, Liu J, Zhou Y, Hu BL. Association of smoking with restenosis and major adverse cardiac events after coronary stenting: A meta-analysis. Pak J Med Sci 2015; 31:1002-8. [PMID: 26430448 PMCID: PMC4590384 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.314.7495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background and Objective: The association between smoking and clinical outcomes after coronary stenting is controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the association between smoking and in stent restenosis (ISR), major adverse cardiac events (MACE), or major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) after coronary stenting. Methods: A search for studies published before December 2014 was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library. An inverse random weighted meta-analysis was conducted using logarithm of the odds ratio (OR) and its standard error for each study. Results: Ten studies investigated the association between smoking and ISR. Overall, smoking was not associated with ISR (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.79–1.41; I2 = 47.8%). Subgroup analysis also failed to show a significant association between smoking and ISR risk regardless of bare metal stent (BMS) and drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Eight studies explored the association between smoking and MACE, but no association was found (OR: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.77–1.10; I2 = 25.5%), and subgroup analysis revealed that no distinct difference was found between BMS and DES implantation. Three studies investigated the association between smoking and MACCE and significant association was found (OR: 2.09, 95% CI: 1.43–3.06; I2 = 21.6%). Conclusions: Our results suggest that in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation, smoking is not associated with ISR and MACE; however, smoking is an independent risk factor for MACCE.
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- Rui-Ting Hu
- Rui-ting Hu, MD. Minzu Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530001 Nanning, China
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- Jie Liu, MD, PhD. Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 530021 Nanning, China
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- You Zhou, MD, PhD. Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research; FI-00290 Helsinki, Finland
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- Bang-li Hu, MD. First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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Timossi LDS, Leite N, Osiecki ACV, Cavazza JF, Cieslak F, Osiecki R. Tabagismo, consumo alcoólico e tempo de sono em trabalhadores ativos da indústria do estado do Paraná-Brasil. Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) 2014. [DOI: 10.15446/rsap.v16n4.33270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Poli A, Marangoni F, Avogaro A, Barba G, Bellentani S, Bucci M, Cambieri R, Catapano AL, Costanzo S, Cricelli C, de Gaetano G, Di Castelnuovo A, Faggiano P, Fattirolli F, Fontana L, Forlani G, Frattini S, Giacco R, La Vecchia C, Lazzaretto L, Loffredo L, Lucchin L, Marelli G, Marrocco W, Minisola S, Musicco M, Novo S, Nozzoli C, Pelucchi C, Perri L, Pieralli F, Rizzoni D, Sterzi R, Vettor R, Violi F, Visioli F. Moderate alcohol use and health: a consensus document. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013; 23:487-504. [PMID: 23642930 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this consensus paper is to review the available evidence on the association between moderate alcohol use, health and disease and to provide a working document to the scientific and health professional communities. DATA SYNTHESIS In healthy adults and in the elderly, spontaneous consumption of alcoholic beverages within 30 g ethanol/d for men and 15 g/d for women is to be considered acceptable and do not deserve intervention by the primary care physician or the health professional in charge. Patients with increased risk for specific diseases, for example, women with familiar history of breast cancer, or subjects with familiar history of early cardiovascular disease, or cardiovascular patients should discuss with their physician their drinking habits. No abstainer should be advised to drink for health reasons. Alcohol use must be discouraged in specific physiological or personal situations or in selected age classes (children and adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and recovering alcoholics). Moreover, the possible interactions between alcohol and acute or chronic drug use must be discussed with the primary care physician. CONCLUSIONS The choice to consume alcohol should be based on individual considerations, taking into account the influence on health and diet, the risk of alcoholism and abuse, the effect on behaviour and other factors that may vary with age and lifestyle. Moderation in drinking and development of an associated lifestyle culture should be fostered.
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- A Poli
- NFI (Nutrition Foundation of Italy), Viale Tunisia 38, 20124 Milan, Italy.
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Cahill PA, Redmond EM. Alcohol and cardiovascular disease--modulation of vascular cell function. Nutrients 2012; 4:297-318. [PMID: 22606372 PMCID: PMC3347010 DOI: 10.3390/nu4040297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Alcohol is a commonly used drug worldwide. Epidemiological studies have identified alcohol consumption as a factor that may either positively or negatively influence many diseases including cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and dementia. Often there seems to be a differential effect of various drinking patterns, with frequent moderate consumption of alcohol being salutary and binge drinking or chronic abuse being deleterious to one’s health. A better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating the many effects of alcohol consumption is beginning to emerge, as well as a clearer picture as to whether these effects are due to the direct actions of alcohol itself, or caused in part by its metabolites, e.g., acetaldehyde, or by incidental components present in the alcoholic beverage (e.g., polyphenols in red wine). This review will discuss evidence to date as to how alcohol (ethanol) might affect atherosclerosis that underlies cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, and the putative mechanisms involved, focusing on vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cell effects.
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- Paul A. Cahill
- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland;
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1-585-275-2870
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Morrow D, Cullen JP, Liu W, Cahill PA, Redmond EM. Alcohol inhibits smooth muscle cell proliferation via regulation of the Notch signaling pathway. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:2597-603. [PMID: 20930168 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.215681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the role of Notch signaling in mediating alcohol's inhibition of smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation. METHODS AND RESULTS Treatment of human coronary artery SMCs with ethanol (EtOH) decreased Notch 1 mRNA and Notch 1 intracellular domain protein levels, in the absence of any effect on Notch 3. EtOH treatment also decreased C-promoter binding factor-1 (CBF-1)/recombination signal-binding protein (RBP)-jk promoter activity and Notch target gene (hairy related transcription factor [HRT-1] or HRT-2) expression. These effects were concomitant with an inhibitory effect of EtOH on SMC proliferation. Overexpression of constitutively active Notch 1 intracellular domain or human hairy related transcription factor-1 (hHRT-1) prevented the EtOH-induced inhibition of SMC proliferation. In vivo, Notch 1 and HRT-1 mRNA expression was increased after ligation-induced carotid artery remodeling. The vessel remodeling response was inhibited in mice that received "moderate" amounts of alcohol by gavage daily; intimal-medial thickening was markedly reduced, and medial and neointimal SMC proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression was decreased. Moreover, Notch 1 and HRT-1 expression, induced after ligation injury, was inhibited by moderate alcohol consumption. CONCLUSIONS EtOH inhibits Notch signaling and, subsequently, SMC proliferation, in vitro and in vivo. The modulation of Notch signaling in SMCs by EtOH may be relevant to the cardiovascular protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption purported by epidemiological studies.
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- David Morrow
- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Ulus T, Yildirir A, Demirtas S, Demir O, Sade LE, Bozbas H, Gürsoy Y, Bilgi M, Küçük MA, Müderrisoğlu H. Serum gamma-glutamyl transferase activity: A new marker for stent restenosis? Atherosclerosis 2007; 195:348-53. [PMID: 17087967 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2006] [Revised: 09/12/2006] [Accepted: 09/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stent restenosis remains the main limitation of percutaneous coronary intervention. Elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level is associated with an inflammatory response. We aimed to determine the correlation of stent restenosis with the serums level of GGT. One hundred and twenty patients (age 58.56+/-10.46 years, 66% male) with a history of coronary stent implantation and had undergone control coronary angiography (60 with restenosis and 60 without) were included. All had baseline serum GGT activity and were free of systemic and hepatobiliary disease. Median baseline serum GGT activity was significantly higher in patients with restenosis (34.00 U/L (24.00-47.75)) than in those without restenosis (21.00 U/L (17.25-26.7500)) (P<0.0001). Stent restenosis was identified in 38% of the patients with a serum GGT value >40 U/L and in 5% of patients with a serum GGT value <or=40 U/L (P<0.001). Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and total bilirubin levels were significantly higher (P=0.011 and 0.037, respectively) and alkaline phosphatase levels were significantly lower in patients with restenosis (P=0.029). Levels of GGT, CRP, and alkaline phosphatase were independent predictors of restenosis (P=0.001, 0.019 and 0.004, respectively). In conclusion, the serum level of GGT may be an independent marker for stent restenosis.
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- Taner Ulus
- Department of Cardiology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Baskent University Hospital, F. Cakmak Cad. 10. sok, Bahcelievler, 06490 Ankara, Turkey
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Mukamal KJ, Girotra S, Mittleman MA. Alcohol consumption, atherosclerotic progression, and prognosis among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts. Am Heart J 2006; 151:368-72. [PMID: 16442902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Accepted: 05/09/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although moderate drinking has been associated with lower mortality among patients after myocardial infarction, its relationship with prognosis and graft obstruction among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts is unknown. METHODS We studied 1351 patients enrolled in the Post-CABG trial, who had undergone coronary bypass surgery 1 to 11 years before entry. Participants were randomly assigned to lovastatin in low or high doses and to low-dose warfarin or placebo in a factorial design. Participants underwent coronary angiography at baseline and after a mean follow-up of 4.3 years and were followed up for a composite end point of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, bypass surgery, or angioplasty. We categorized reported weekly alcohol intake as abstention (<1 drink), light (1-6 drinks), moderate (7-13 drinks), and heavier (> or =14 drinks). RESULTS During follow-up, 238 participants sustained a clinical event. Moderate drinking was associated with a trend toward both fewer clinical events (hazard ratio 0.7, 95% CI 0.4-1.1) and less angiographic progression (odds ratio 0.7, 95% CI 0.5-1.1), although neither of these effects were statistically significant. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol appeared to account for one third of the trend toward lower risk among moderate drinkers. CONCLUSION We did not demonstrate statistically significant differences in prognosis according to alcohol intake in this study, although there were inverse trends between moderate drinking and both morbidity and graft progression of a magnitude similar to studies in other populations. Larger studies of alcohol intake among patients with coronary artery bypass grafts are needed.
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- Kenneth J Mukamal
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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There is increasing evidence that lifestyle factors impact on the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the risk of progression of CKD. Equally important is the consideration that patients with CKD are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than to reach the stage of end-stage renal failure. It is advantageous that manoeuvres that interfere with progression at the same time also reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. Lifestyle factors that aggravate progression include, among others, smoking, obesity and dietary salt intake. Alcohol consumption, according to some preliminary information, has a bimodal relationship to cardiovascular risk and progression, with moderate consumption being protective.
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- Eberhard Ritz
- Nierenzentrum/Department Internal Medicine, Ruperto Carola University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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