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Disease network delineates the disease progression profile of cardiovascular diseases. J Biomed Inform 2021; 115:103686. [PMID: 33493631 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2021.103686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE As Electronic Health Records (EHR) data accumulated explosively in recent years, the tremendous amount of patient clinical data provided opportunities to discover real world evidence. In this study, a graphical disease network, named progressive cardiovascular disease network (progCDN), was built to delineate the progression profiles of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). MATERIALS AND METHODS The EHR data of 14.3 million patients with CVD diagnoses were collected for building disease network and further analysis. We applied a new designed method, progression rates (PR), to calculate the progression relationship among different diagnoses. Based on the disease network outcome, 23 disease progression pair were selected to screen for salient features. RESULTS The network depicted the dominant diseases in CVD development, such as the heart failure and coronary arteriosclerosis. Novel progression relationships were also discovered, such as the progression path from long QT syndrome to major depression. In addition, three age-group progCDNs identified a series of age-associated disease progression paths and important successor diseases with age bias. Furthermore, a list of important features with sufficient abundance and high correlation was extracted for building disease risk models. DISCUSSION The PR method designed for identifying the progression relationship could be widely applied in any EHR database due to its flexibility and robust functionality. Meanwhile, researchers could use the progCDN network to validate or explore novel disease relationships in real world data. CONCLUSION The first-time interrogation of such a huge CVD patients cohort enabled us to explore the general and age-specific disease progression patterns in CVD development.
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Vecchié A, Montecucco F, Carbone F, Dallegri F, Bonaventura A. Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Is It All About Glycemia? Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:3112-3127. [PMID: 31470783 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190830181944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes is increasing over time, mainly driven by obesity, aging, and urbanization. Classical macro- and microvascular complications represent the final result of a complex interplay involving atherosclerosis at all stages. METHODS In this review, we aim at focusing on current updates in the pathophysiology of vascular disease in diabetes and discussing how new therapies might influence the management of these patients at high cardiovascular risk. Diabetes shows accelerated atherosclerosis with a larger inflammatory cell infiltrate, thus favoring the development of heart failure. 'Diabetic cardiomyopathy' perfectly describes a specific ischemia- and hypertension- independent entity due to diabetes-related metabolic alterations on myocardial function. Moreover, platelets from subjects with diabetes display a typical hyperreactivity explaining the stronger adhesion, activation, and aggregation. Additionally, diabetes provokes an exaggerated stimulation of the endothelium, with an increased release of reactive oxygen species and a reduced release of nitric oxide, both key elements of the endothelial dysfunction. Also, the coagulation cascade and leukocytes activate contributing to this pro-thrombotic environment. Neutrophils have been recently recognized to play a pivotal role by releasing neutrophil extracellular traps. Finally, microparticles from platelets, neutrophils or monocytes are detrimental effectors on the vessel wall and are involved both in vascular dysfunction and in thrombotic complications. CONCLUSION In light of these findings, the therapeutic management of diabetes needs to be mostly focused on limiting the progression of complications by targeting precise pathophysiological mechanisms rather than the mere glycemic control, which failed to markedly reduce the risk for macrovascular complications and mortality.
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- Alessandra Vecchié
- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genoa, 6 Viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genova - Italian Cardiovascular Network, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genova - Italian Cardiovascular Network, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genova - Italian Cardiovascular Network, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, Italy.,Virginia Commonwealth University, Pauley Heart Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Xiong Q, Shuai W, Zhou CL, Dong W. Circulating bilirubin level is determined by both erythrocyte amounts and the proportion of aged erythrocytes in ageing and cardiovascular diseases. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 123:109744. [PMID: 31862475 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bilirubin has been involved in the process of ageing and the pathology of ageing-related diseases. Circulating bilirubin is mainly derived from the clearance of disintegrated erythrocytes in the blood. However, the change of serum bilirubin level and its regulation during ageing and in ageing-related diseases remain to be elucidated. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted by analyzing the blood cell test results and liver function results of 14,049 healthy research subjects at the Physical Examination Center and 2052 patients with various types of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) at the Department of Cardiology in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. Spearman correlation analysis and linear-regression analysis were used for correlation studies. Differences between male and female were investigated. RESULTS Whereas the erythrocyte counts continuously decreased along with age, the proportion of aged erythrocytes was significantly increased in both male and female. The level of total circulating bilirubin was positively correlated with age and erythrocyte counts. The increase of bilirubin was associated with the increased morphological deviation of erythrocytes during ageing. Compared with health controls, the level of circulating bilirubin in CVD patients was significantly decreased consistent with the decline of erythrocyte counts and hemoglobin. CONCLUSIONS Ageing may be accompanied by an increased ageing rate of erythrocytes, which contributes to the ageing-related decline of erythrocyte counts. Both erythrocyte counts and the proportion of aged erythrocytes coordinately might determine the circulating level of bilirubin during ageing. In CVD, the decline of circulating bilirubin may be largely attributed to concurrent anemia.
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- Qiutang Xiong
- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Intensive Care Unit, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China.
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Patti G, Cavallari I, Andreotti F, Calabrò P, Cirillo P, Denas G, Galli M, Golia E, Maddaloni E, Marcucci R, Parato VM, Pengo V, Prisco D, Ricottini E, Renda G, Santilli F, Simeone P, De Caterina R. Prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with diabetes mellitus: from antithrombotic therapies to new-generation glucose-lowering drugs. Nat Rev Cardiol 2019; 16:113-130. [PMID: 30250166 PMCID: PMC7136162 DOI: 10.1038/s41569-018-0080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for a first cardiovascular event and for worse outcomes after a cardiovascular event has occurred. This situation might be caused, at least in part, by the prothrombotic status observed in patients with diabetes. Therefore, contemporary antithrombotic strategies, including more potent agents or drug combinations, might provide greater clinical benefit in patients with diabetes than in those without diabetes. In this Consensus Statement, our Working Group explores the mechanisms of platelet and coagulation activity, the current debate on antiplatelet therapy in primary cardiovascular disease prevention, and the benefit of various antithrombotic approaches in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes. While acknowledging that current data are often derived from underpowered, observational studies or subgroup analyses of larger trials, we propose antithrombotic strategies for patients with diabetes in various cardiovascular settings (primary prevention, stable coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack, peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and venous thromboembolism). Finally, we summarize the improvements in cardiovascular outcomes observed with the latest glucose-lowering drugs, and on the basis of the available evidence, we expand and integrate current guideline recommendations on antithrombotic strategies in patients with diabetes for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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- Giuseppe Patti
- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Unit of Cardiovascular Science, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
- Politecnica Delle Marche University, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
- Fondazione G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
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