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Fazzini L, Casati M, Martis A, Perra F, Rubiolo P, Deidda M, Mercuro G, Cadeddu Dessalvi C. Gender Effect on Clinical Profiles, Pharmacological Treatments and Prognosis in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. J Clin Med 2024; 13:881. [PMID: 38337574 PMCID: PMC10856570 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) is a significant disease affecting 1-2% of the general population. Despite its general aspects, HF, like other cardiovascular diseases, presents various gender-specific aspects in terms of etiology, hemodynamics, clinical characteristics, therapy, and outcomes. As is well known, HF with preserved ejection fraction more frequently affects females, with diabetes and arterial hypertension representing the most critical determinants of HF. On the other hand, women are traditionally underrepresented in clinical trials and are often considered undertreated. However, it is not clear whether such differences reflect cultural behaviors and clinical inertia or if they indicate different clinical profiles and the impact of sex on hard clinical outcomes. We aimed to review the sex-related differences in patients affected by HF.
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- Luca Fazzini
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
- Sassu Cardiologic Center, Cittadella Universitaria, 09033 Sardinia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy; (L.F.); (M.C.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (P.R.); (G.M.); (C.C.D.)
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Zhou Z, Jian B, Chen X, Liu M, Zhang S, Fu G, Li G, Liang M, Tian T, Wu Z. Heterogeneous treatment effects of coronary artery bypass grafting in ischemic cardiomyopathy: A machine learning causal forest analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023:S0022-5223(23)00797-3. [PMID: 37716652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We aim to evaluate the heterogeneous treatment effects of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and to identify a group of patients to have greater benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting compared with medical therapy alone. METHODS Machine learning causal forest modeling was performed to identify the heterogeneous treatment effects of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. The risks of death from any cause and death from cardiovascular causes between coronary artery bypass grafting and medical therapy alone were assessed in the identified subgroups. RESULTS Among 1212 patients enrolled in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial, left ventricular end-systolic volume index, serum creatinine, and age were identified by the machine learning algorithm to distinguish patients with heterogeneous treatment effects. Among patients with left ventricular end-systolic volume index greater than 84 mL/m2 and age 60.27 years or less, coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with a significantly lower risk of death from any cause (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.45-0.84) and death from cardiovascular causes (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.45-0.89). By contrast, the survival benefits of coronary artery bypass grafting no longer exist in patients with left ventricular end-systolic volume index 84 mL/m2 or less and serum creatinine 1.04 mg/dL or less, or patients with left ventricular end-systolic volume index greater than 84 mL/m2 and age more than 60.27 years. CONCLUSIONS The current post hoc analysis of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial identified heterogeneous treatment effects of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Younger patients with severe left ventricular enlargement were more likely to derive greater survival benefits from coronary artery bypass grafting.
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- Zhuoming Zhou
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Miric D, Bakovic D, Zanchi J, Bradaric Slujo A, Lozo M, Borovac JA. Myocardial work in patients with heart failure and ischemic cardiomyopathy according to the mode of coronary revascularization. Hellenic J Cardiol 2023:S1109-9666(23)00142-2. [PMID: 37586481 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The association of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on myocardial function, as reflected in myocardial work (MyW) parameters, in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure (HF) is unknown. METHODS We analyzed data from 68 patients who were hospitalized with chronic HF due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and stratified them according to the mode of revascularization. All patients underwent a 2D speckle tracking echocardiography exam performed by the same expert sonographer and had complete MyW data including global work index (GWI), global constructive work (GCW), global wasted work (GWW), and global work efficiency (GWE). RESULTS The mean age of patients was 70 ± 10 years and 86.8% were men. The mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in overall cohort was 31.6 ± 9.5%. Both subgroups did not significantly differ in terms of baseline LVEF, comorbidities, and pharmacotherapy. Compared with those who received PCI, patients revascularized with CABG had significantly greater GWI (821 vs. 555 mmHg%, p = 0.002), GCW (1101 vs. 794 mmHg%, p = 0.001), GWE (78 vs. 72.6%, p = 0.025), and global longitudinal strain (-8.7 vs. -6.7%, p = 0.004). Both patient subgroups did not significantly differ with respect to GWW (273 vs. 245 mmHg%, p = 0.410 for CABG and PCI, respectively) and survival during the median follow-up of 18 months (log-rank p = 0.813). CONCLUSION Patients with HF and ischemic cardiomyopathy revascularized with CABG had greater myocardial work performance when compared with those revascularized with PCI. This might suggest a higher degree of functional myocardial revascularization associated with the CABG procedure.
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- Dino Miric
- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia; Department of Physiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia; Department of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Department, University Hospital of Split, Split, Croatia; Department of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
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Impact of gender on mid-term prognosis of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279030. [PMID: 36862681 PMCID: PMC9980750 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the impact of sex on mid-term prognosis in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Data on gender differences in current management or clinical outcomes after CABG are controversial, and there have been limited data focusing on them. METHODS This was a retrospective and prospective, single-center, observational study. Between January 2001 and December 2017, 6613 patients who underwent CABG were enrolled from an institutional registry of Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea (Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT03870815) and divided into two groups according to sex (female group, n = 1679 vs. male group, n = 4934). The primary outcome was cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction (MI) at 5 years. Propensity score matching analysis was performed to reduce confounding factors. RESULTS During a mean follow-up duration of 54 months, a total of 252 cardiovascular death or MIs occurred (female, 78 [7.5%] vs. male, 174 [5.7%]). Multivariate analysis revealed no significant difference in the incidence of cardiovascular death or MI at 5 years between female and male groups (hazard ratio [HR] 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.78 to 1.41; p = 0.735). After propensity score matching, the incidence of cardiovascular death or MI was still similar between the two groups (HR 1.08; 95% CI 0.76 to 1.54; p = 0.666). The similarity of long-term outcomes between the two groups was consistent across various subgroups. There was also no significant difference in the risk of 5-year cardiovascular death or MI between males and females according to age (pre- and postmenopausal status) (p for interaction = 0.437). CONCLUSIONS After adjusting for baseline differences, sex does not appear to influence long-term risk of cardiovascular death or MI in patients undergoing CABG. CLINICAL TRIALS.GOV NUMBER NCT03870815.
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Akashi N, Matoba T, Kohro T, Oba Y, Kabutoya T, Imai Y, Kario K, Kiyosue A, Mizuno Y, Nochioka K, Nakayama M, Iwai T, Miyamoto Y, Ishii M, Nakamura T, Tsujita K, Sato H, Fujita H, Nagai R. Sex Differences in Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Coronary Syndrome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Insights From a Japanese Real-World Database Using a Storage System. Circ J 2023; 87:775-782. [PMID: 36709982 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have reported some sex differences in patients with coronary artery diseases. However, the results regarding long-term outcomes in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) are inconsistent. Therefore, the present study investigated sex differences in long-term outcomes in patients with CCS after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods and Results: This was a retrospective, multicenter cohort study. We enrolled patients with CCS who underwent PCI between April 2013 and March 2019 using the Clinical Deep Data Accumulation System (CLIDAS) database. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for heart failure. In all, 5,555 patients with CCS after PCI were included in the analysis (4,354 (78.4%) men, 1,201 (21.6%) women). The median follow-up duration was 917 days (interquartile range 312-1,508 days). The incidence of MACE was not significantly different between the 2 groups (hazard ratio [HR] 1.20; 95% confidential interval [CI] 0.97-1.47; log-rank P=0.087). After performing multivariable Cox regression analyses on 4 different models, there were still no differences in the incidence of MACE between women and men. CONCLUSIONS There were no significant sex differences in MACE in patients with CCS who underwent PCI and underwent multidisciplinary treatments.
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- Naoyuki Akashi
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Clinical Informatics, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Jichi Medical University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital.,Development Bank of Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Clinical Research, Innovation, and Education Center, Tohoku University Hospital
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jichi Medical University Saitama Medical Center
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Mori M, Mark DB, Khera R, Lin H, Jones P, Huang C, Lu Y, Geirsson A, Velazquez EJ, Spertus JA, Krumholz HM. Identifying quality of life outcome patterns to inform treatment choices in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J 2022; 254:12-22. [PMID: 35932911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.07.007] [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: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) trial found that routine use of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) improved mean quality of life (QoL) scores relative to guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, mean differences in QoL scores do not provide what patients want to know when facing a high-risk/high-benefit treatment choice. METHODS We analyzed Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Overall Summary scores in CABG and GDMT patients over 36 months using a combination of statistical methods to group QoL data into clinically relevant outcome patterns (phenotype trajectories) and to then identify the main baseline predictors of each phenotype. QoL outcome phenotypes were developed using mixture models to define the dominant phenotype trajectories present in STICH QoL data. Logistic regression models were used to predict each patient's probability of achieving each outcome pattern with each treatment. RESULTS In STICH, 592 patients underwent CABG and 607 were managed with GDMT. Our analyses identified 3 phenotype trajectory patterns in both treatment groups. Two of the 3 trajectories showed improving patterns, and were classified as "good QoL trajectories," seen in 498 (84.1%) CABG and 449 (73.9%) GDMT patients. Defining a consequential CABG-GDMT treatment difference as a >10% higher absolute predicted probability of belonging to good QoL trajectories, 277 (23.5%) patients were more likely to have good outcome with CABG while 45 (3.8%) patients were more likely to have a good outcome with GDMT. For 644 (54.7%) patients, CABG and GDMT probabilities of a good outcome were within 5% of each other. CONCLUSIONS The pattern of QoL outcomes after CABG compared with GDMT in STICH followed 3 main phenotypic trajectories, which could be predicted based on individual baseline features. Patient-specific predictions about expected QoL outcomes with different treatment choices provide an intuitive framework for personalizing patient decision making.
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- Makoto Mori
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, YaleNew Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, YaleNew Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Nursing Science, School of Nursing & Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO; Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, YaleNew Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, YaleNew Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO; Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, YaleNew Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT.
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Matthews S, Buttery A, O'Neil A, Sanders J, Marasco S, Fredericks S, Martorella G, Keenan N, Ghanes A, Wynne R. Sex differences in mortality after first time, isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2022; 21:759-771. [PMID: 35553670 DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac028] [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: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIM Reports of sex-specific differences in mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABGS) are contradictory. The review aim was to determine whether CABGS is differentially efficacious than alternative procedures by sex, on short- and longer-term mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS EMBASE, CINAHL, Medline, and the Cochrane Library were searched. Inclusion criteria: English language, randomized controlled trials from 2010, comparing isolated CABGS to alternative revascularization. Analyses were included Mantel-Haenszel fixed-effects modelling, risk of bias (Cochrane RoB2), and quality assessment (CONSORT). PROSPERO Registration ID: CRD42020181673. The search yielded 4459 citations, and full-text review of 29 articles revealed nine studies for inclusion with variable time to follow-up. Risk of mortality for women was similar in pooled analyses [risk ratio (RR) 0.94, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.84-1.05, P = 0.26] but higher in sensitivity analyses excluding 'high risk' patients (RR 1.22, 95% CI 1.01-1.48, P = 0.04). At 30 days and 10 years, in contrast to men, women had an 18% (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.66-1.02, P = 0.08) and 19% (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.69-0.95, P = 0.01) mortality risk reduction. At 1-2 years women had a 7% (RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.69-1.64, P = 0.77), and at 2-5 years a 25% increase in risk of mortality compared with men (RR 1.25, 95% CI 1.03-1.53, P = 0.03). Women were increasingly under-represented over time comprising 41% (30 days) to 16.7% (10 years) of the pooled population. CONCLUSION Meta-analysis revealed inconsistent sex-specific differences in mortality after CABGS. Trials with sex-specific stratification are required to ensure appropriate sex-differentiated treatments for revascularization.
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- Stacey Matthews
- National Heart Foundation of Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- National Heart Foundation of Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Food and Mood Centre, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Deakin University, iMPACT (the Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation), Geelong, VIC, Australia
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- St Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square Barts, London, UK
- London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London, London EC1 M 6BQ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto m5B 2K3, Canada
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- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Center for Research and Evidence-Based Practice, Florida State University, 98 Varsity Way, Tallahassee, FL 32304, USA
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- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Gheringhap Street, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia
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Abreu A, Máximo J, Leite-Moreira A. Long-term survival of female versus male patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275035. [PMID: 36149872 PMCID: PMC9506631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Several of the most extensively used risk prediction tools for coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes include female sex as an independent risk factor for postoperative outcomes. It is not clear whether this putative increased surgical risk impacts long-term survival. This study aimed to assess sex differences in 10-year all-cause mortality. Methods Retrospective analysis of 5340 consecutive patients undergoing primary isolated coronary artery bypass surgery, performed from 2000 to 2015, in a Portuguese level III Hospital. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality at ten years. We employed an overlap weighting algorithm to minimize confounding. Its target population highlights patients with the most overlap in their observed characteristics, and its corresponding estimand is the average treatment effect in the overlap population. Results We identified that 5340 patients underwent isolated CABG: 1104 (20.7%) were female, and 4236 (79.3%) were male. Sixteen patients were lost to follow-up (0.3%). The median follow-up time was 12.79 (IQR, 9.52–16.66) years: 12.68 (IQR, 9.48–16.54) years for the male patient group and 13.13 (IQR, 9.75–16.98) years for the female patient group. The primary endpoint of all-cause mortality at ten years occurred in 1106 patients (26.1%) in the male patient group, compared with 315 (28.5%) in the female patient group. The unweighted survival analysis for both groups reveals the worst long-term prognosis for the female cohort (hazard ratio, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.35; p < 0.001), while in the overlap weighted survival analysis, such long-term difference in prognosis disappears (hazard ratio, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.88 to 1.09; p = 0.693). Conclusion In this longitudinal, population-level analysis of patients undergoing primary, isolated CABG, we demonstrated that the female sex is not associated with increased long-term all-cause mortality compared to their male counterparts. Thus, sex should not influence the undertaking of an adequate revascularization strategy.
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- Armando Abreu
- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário S. João, Porto, Portugal
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Yeung E, Smith S, Scharf M, Wung C, Harsha S, Lawson S, Rockwell R, Reitknecht F. BMI disparities in coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes: A single center Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database analysis. SURGERY IN PRACTICE AND SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sipas.2022.100110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Yoon YH, Ahn JM, Lee JB, Kang DY, Park H, Jeong YJ, Lee J, Kim JH, Yang Y, Hyun J, Lee PH, Park DW, Park SJ. Time-Dependent Impact of Sex on the Long-Term Outcomes After Left Main Revascularization. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e021720. [PMID: 35189706 PMCID: PMC9075067 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.021720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background There are still limited data about the differential effect of sex on long‐term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for left main coronary artery disease. This extended follow‐up study of the MAIN‐COMPARE (Ten‐Year Outcomes of Stents Versus Coronary‐Artery Bypass Grafting for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease) registry evaluated clinical outcomes beyond 10 years. Methods and Results Of 2240 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (PCI=1102 and CABG=1138), all‐cause mortality, the composite of death, Q‐wave myocardial infarction, or stroke, and target vessel revascularization were separately evaluated in both sexes. Of 2240 patients, 631 (28.2%) were women and 1609 (71.8%) were men. Women had lower 10‐year incidences of death and serious composite outcomes than men. The adjusted 10‐year risks of adverse outcomes were similar in men. However, the adjusted 10‐year risks were different according to a prespecified period in women. In the short‐term (0–1 year) period, PCI had a significantly lower risk for serious composite outcomes (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.41; 95% CI, 0.19–0.91; P=0.03) compared with CABG. The adjusted risks for death and serious composite outcomes were significantly higher after PCI than after CABG, during the midterm (1–5 years) period (death; adjusted HR, 3.99; 95% CI, 2.01–7.92; P<0.001 and composite outcome; adjusted HR, 2.93; 95% CI, 1.59–5.39; P=0.001). Beyond 5 years, adjusted risks were similar after PCI and CABG in women. Conclusions In this 10‐year extended follow‐up study of patients undergoing left main coronary artery revascularization, we observed a time‐dependent impact of sex on the long‐term outcomes after PCI and CABG, especially in women, with significant interactions. However, these results warrant confirmation on larger series of studies. Registration URl: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT02791412.
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- Yong-Hoon Yoon
- Department of Cardiology Chungnam National University Sejong HospitalChungnam National University School of Medicine Sejong Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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- Department of Cardiology Asan Medical CenterUniversity of Ulsan College of Medicine Seoul Korea
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Fatehi Hassanabad A, Wiebe K, Ali IS. Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of the Dor procedure in adults with ischemic cardiomyopathy. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4345-4366. [PMID: 34494297 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ischemic cardiomyopathy continues to be a major contributor to congestive heart failure, which places a significant burden on our healthcare system. Improving medications and different coronary revascularization strategies are the mainstays in the management of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Although medications and mechanical circulatory support are playing an ever-increasing role, cardiac transplantation remains the gold standard for treating advanced heart failure. Given the small number of available and suitable donor hearts, transplantation is limited for the majority of patients. Surgical ventricular restoration has repeatedly been suggested as a viable alternative in managing heart failure in select patients, as it is believed that surgically returning the ventricle to its original dimensions is possible and associated with favorable outcomes. The purpose of this manuscript is to comprehensively review the current literature on various surgical strategies for ventricular restoration. We also contextualize the published data with respect to ventricular function, volume, structure, arrhythmias, mitral regurgitation, and clinical outcomes.
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- Ali Fatehi Hassanabad
- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Blumer V, Gayowsky A, Xie F, Greene SJ, Graham MM, Ezekowitz JA, Perez R, Ko DT, Thabane L, Zannad F, Van Spall HGC. Effect of patient-centered transitional care services on patient-reported outcomes in heart failure: sex-specific analysis of the PACT-HF randomized controlled trial. Eur J Heart Fail 2021; 23:1488-1498. [PMID: 34302417 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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AIMS We assessed the effect of transitional care on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in women and men hospitalized for heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS In this sex-specific analysis of a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial in Canada, the effect of a patient-centered transitional care model was tested on pre-specified PROs of discharge preparedness (B-PREPARED score, range 0-22), quality of transition [Care Transitions Measure-3 (CTM-3) score, range 0-100], and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (EQ-5D-5L, range 0-1). Among 986 patients (47.4% women), B-PREPARED at 6 weeks was greater with the intervention than usual care [mean difference (MD) 4.01 (95% confidence interval-CI 2.90-5.12); P < 0.001], with no sex differences (P sex-interaction = 0.24). CTM-3 at 6 weeks was greater with the intervention than usual care [MD 10.52 (95% CI 6.00-15.04); P < 0.001], with no sex differences (P sex-interaction = 0.69). EQ-5D-5L was greater with intervention than usual care at discharge [MD 0.17 (95% CI 0.12-0.22); P < 0.001], 6 weeks [MD 0.06 (95% CI 0.01-0.12); P = 0.02], and 6 months [MD 0.05 (95% CI -0.01 to 0.12); P = 0.09], although the 6-month difference was not statistically significant. At discharge, women reported lower EQ-5D-5L but experienced significantly greater treatment benefit than men (P sex-interaction = 0.02). Treatment effect on EQ-5D-5L was numerically greater in women than men at 6 weeks and 6 months, but there were no significant sex differences (P sex-interaction 0.18 and 0.19, respectively). CONCLUSION A patient-centered transitional care model improved discharge preparedness, transition quality, and HRQOL in the weeks following heart failure hospitalization, with effects largely consistent in women and men. However, women reported lower HRQOL and experienced greater treatment benefit in this endpoint than men at hospital discharge. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02112227.
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- Vanessa Blumer
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences), Hamiltion, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.,Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.,Mazankowski Heart Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences), Hamiltion, Canada
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- ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences), Hamiltion, Canada.,Sunnybrook Heart Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada
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- Université de Lorraine, INSERM CIC-P 1433, and INSERM U1116 CHRU Nancy Brabois F-CRIN INI-CRCT, Nancy, France
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- ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences), Hamiltion, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Daubert MA, Yow E, Barnhart HX, Piña IL, Ahmad T, Leifer E, Cooper L, Desvigne-Nickens P, Fiuzat M, Adams K, Ezekowitz J, Whellan DJ, Januzzi JL, O'Connor CM, Felker GM. Differences in NT-proBNP Response and Prognosis in Men and Women With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e019712. [PMID: 33955231 PMCID: PMC8200692 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.019712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background NT‐proBNP (N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide) is a prognostic biomarker in heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction. However, it is unclear whether there is a sex difference in NT‐proBNP response and whether the therapeutic goal of NT‐proBNP ≤1000 pg/mL has equivalent prognostic value in men and women with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Methods and Results In a secondary analysis of the GUIDE‐IT (Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment) trial we analyzed trends in NT‐proBNP and goal attainment by sex. Differences in clinical characteristics, HF treatment, and time to all‐cause death or HF hospitalization were compared. Landmark analysis at 3 months determined the prognostic value of early NT‐proBNP goal achievement in men and women. Of the 286 (32%) women and 608 (68%) men in the GUIDE‐IT trial, women were more likely to have a nonischemic cause and shorter duration of HF. Guideline‐directed medical therapy was less intense over time in women. The absolute NT‐proBNP values were consistently lower in women; however, the change in NT‐proBNP and clinical outcomes were similar. After adjustment, women achieving the NT‐proBNP goal had an 82% reduction in death or HF hospitalization compared with a 59% reduction in men. Conclusions Men and women with HF with reduced ejection fraction had a similar NT‐proBNP response despite less intensive HF treatment among women. However, compared with men, the early NT‐proBNP goal of ≤1000 pg/mL had greater prognostic value in women. Future efforts should be aimed at intensifying guideline‐directed medical therapy in women, which may result in greater NT‐proBNP reductions and improved outcomes in women with HF with reduced ejection fraction. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01685840.
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- Melissa A Daubert
- Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.,Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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- Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.,Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Bethesda MD
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Bethesda MD
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- Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.,Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Falls Church VA
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- Duke University Medical Center Durham NC.,Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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Sullivan K, Doumouras BS, Santema BT, Walsh MN, Douglas PS, Voors AA, Van Spall HG. Sex-Specific Differences in Heart Failure: Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, Management, and Outcomes. Can J Cardiol 2021; 37:560-571. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hara H, Takahashi K, van Klaveren D, Wang R, Garg S, Ono M, Kawashima H, Gao C, Mack M, Holmes DR, Morice MC, Head SJ, Kappetein AP, Thuijs DJFM, Onuma Y, Noack T, Mohr FW, Davierwala PM, Serruys PW. Sex Differences in All-Cause Mortality in the Decade Following Complex Coronary Revascularization. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 76:889-899. [PMID: 32819461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The poorer prognosis of coronary artery disease in females compared with males is related mainly to differences in baseline characteristics. In the SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) trial, the effect of treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) on mortality at 5 years differed significantly between females and males; however, the optimal revascularization beyond 5 years according to sex has not been evaluated. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sex on mortality and sex-treatment interaction at 10 years. METHODS The SYNTAXES (SYNTAX Extended Survival) study evaluated vital status up to 10 years in 1,800 patients with de novo 3-vessel and/or left main coronary artery disease randomized to treatment with PCI or CABG in the SYNTAX trial. All-cause death at 10 years was separately evaluated in female and male patients with complex coronary artery disease. RESULTS Of 1,800 patients, 402 (22.3%) were female and 1,398 (77.7%) were males. Females had a higher 10-year mortality rate compared with males (32.8% vs. 24.7%; log-rank p = 0.002), but female sex was not an independent predictor of mortality (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.02; 95% confidence interval: 0.76 to 1.36). Mortality at 10 years tended to be lower after CABG than after PCI, with a similar treatment effect for female and male patients (adjusted hazard ratio for females: 0.90 [95% confidence interval: 0.54 to 1.51]; adjusted hazard ratio for males: 0.76 [95% confidence interval: 0.56 to 1.02]; p for interaction = 0.952). CONCLUSIONS Female sex was not an independent predictor of mortality at 10 years in patients with complex coronary artery disease. The interaction between sex and treatment with PCI or CABG that was observed at 5 years was no longer present at 10 years. (Synergy Between PCI With TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery: SYNTAX Extended Survival [SYNTAXES], NCT03417050; SYNTAX Study: TAXUS Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for the Treatment of Narrowed Arteries [SYNTAX], NCT00114972).
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- Hironori Hara
- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Center for Medical Decision Making, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Predictive Analytics and Comparative Effectiveness Center, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland; Department of Cardiology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott and White Healthcare, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Département of Cardiologie, Hôpital privé Jacques Cartier, Générale de Santé Massy, France
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Castelvecchio S, Milani V, Volpe M, Citarella M, Ambrogi F, Boveri S, Saitto G, Garatti A, Menicanti L. Comparable outcomes between genders in patients undergoing surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischaemic heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2020; 8:291-299. [PMID: 33169941 PMCID: PMC7835569 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13039] [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: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Aims Female sex and heart failure (HF) are considered poor prognostic factors for surgery. We aimed to investigate the association between sex and surgical outcomes in patients with ischaemic HF undergoing surgical ventricular reconstruction and coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods and results From July 2001 to June 2017, 648 patients [111 women (17%) and 537 men (83%)] were referred to our centre. Follow‐up continued through June 2018. All patients underwent surgical ventricular reconstruction; coronary artery bypass grafting was performed in 582 patients (90%). Primary outcome was defined as all‐cause mortality. Secondary outcome included all‐cause mortality or all‐cause hospitalization. Women were older (70 vs. 65 years, P < 0.0001) with lower body surface area (1.70 vs. 1.86 m2, P < 0.0001). Women had more diabetes (36% vs. 24%, P = 0.005) and a higher New York Heart Association classification (Class III/IV 65.7% vs. 47.8%, P = 0.0006), without any significant difference in medical therapy except for a higher use of oral antidiabetic agents in women (P = 0.029). At baseline, the left ventricular (LV) end‐diastolic volume index was significantly lower in women [median 107.06 (80.6–127.81) vs. 113. 04 (94.33–135.52) mL/m2, P = 0.0078] but not the LV end‐systolic volume index (ESVI) [median 73.45 (51.93–96.79) vs. 77.03 (60.33–95.71) mL/m2, P = 0.1393] and the ejection fraction (median 31% vs. 32%, P = 0.150). Women had a higher rate of anterior remodelling (90.9% vs. 79.1%, P = 0.0129), without evidence of differences in mitral valve insufficiency (P = 0.761 for Grade 0 to 4) and mitral surgery (P = 0.810). After surgery, the percentage of reduction in LV ESVI was higher in women than in men (median ΔLV ESVI −42.06 vs. −31.99, P = 0.0003). Mortality within 30 days occurred in 43 patients (6.64%): 12 women (10.81%) and 31 men (5.77%, P = 0.0522). Over a median follow‐up of 9.8 years, all‐cause mortality occurred in 269 patients (41.64%), without significant difference between women (45.9%) and men (40.7%). There was no evidence of difference of all‐cause death between sexes (log‐rank = 0.2441). When considering mortality and first hospitalization as competing events, Gray's test showed no difference of cumulative incidence functions (all‐cause hospitalization, all‐cause death, and combined endpoint) according to sex (P = 0.909, P = 0.445, and P = 0.429, respectively). Conclusions In this study, long‐term outcomes for women and men with ischaemic HF undergoing complex cardiac surgery were equivalent. Albeit older and more symptomatic, women should not be denied this type of cardiac surgery.
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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Eschenroeder LW, Nguyen VP, Neradilek MB, Li S, Dardas TF. Patterns of Hospital Bypass and Interhospital Transfer Among Patients With Heart Failure. J Card Fail 2020; 26:762-768. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2020.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anselmi A, Agnino A. Commentary: Complications rescue and long-term survival-Where do the Pillars of Hercules lie? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020; 163:122-123. [PMID: 32359898 PMCID: PMC7151368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Amedeo Anselmi
- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France.
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- Division of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy
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Kleinbongard P, Bøtker HE, Ovize M, Hausenloy DJ, Heusch G. Co-morbidities and co-medications as confounders of cardioprotection-Does it matter in the clinical setting? Br J Pharmacol 2020; 177:5252-5269. [PMID: 31430831 PMCID: PMC7680006 DOI: 10.1111/bph.14839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The translation of cardioprotection from robust experimental evidence to beneficial clinical outcome for patients suffering acute myocardial infarction or undergoing cardiovascular surgery has been largely disappointing. The present review attempts to critically analyse the evidence for confounders of cardioprotection in patients with acute myocardial infarction and in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. One reason that has been proposed to be responsible for such lack of translation is the confounding of cardioprotection by co-morbidities and co-medications. Whereas there is solid experimental evidence for such confounding of cardioprotection by single co-morbidities and co-medications, the clinical evidence from retrospective analyses of the limited number of clinical data is less robust. The best evidence for interference of co-medications is that for platelet inhibitors to recruit cardioprotection per se and thus limit the potential for further protection from myocardial infarction and for propofol anaesthesia to negate the protection from remote ischaemic conditioning in cardiovascular surgery. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on Risk factors, comorbidities, and comedications in cardioprotection. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v177.23/issuetoc.
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- Petra Kleinbongard
- Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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- INSERM U1060, CarMeN Laboratory, Université de Lyon and Explorations Fonctionnelles Cardiovasculaires, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore.,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore.,The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, UK.,Research and Development, The National Institute of Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.,Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Essen, Germany
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Volgman AS, Bairey Merz CN, Aggarwal NT, Bittner V, Bunch TJ, Gorelick PB, Maki P, Patel HN, Poppas A, Ruskin J, Russo AM, Waldstein SR, Wenger NK, Yaffe K, Pepine CJ. Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Impairment: Another Health Disparity for Women? J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 8:e013154. [PMID: 31549581 PMCID: PMC6806032 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.013154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center Smidt Heart Institute Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles CA
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- Departments of Neurological Sciences Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush Medical College Chicago IL
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease Department of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham AL
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- Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Stanford University Palo Alto California.,Department of Cardiology Intermountain Heart Institute Intermountain Medical Center Salt Lake City UT
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Grand Rapids MI
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychology and Obstetrics & Gynecology University of Illinois at Chicago IL
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- Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Rush Medical College Chicago IL
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- Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Brown University School of Medicine Providence RI
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- Division of Cardiology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston MA
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- Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Camden NJ
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- Department of Psychology University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore MD
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- Section of Cardiology Department of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta GA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Medicine University of Florida Gainesville FL
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Park H, Ahn JM, Yoon YH, Kwon O, Lee K, Kang DY, Lee PH, Lee SW, Park SW, Park DW, Park SJ. Effect of Age and Sex on Outcomes After Stenting or Bypass Surgery in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol 2019; 124:678-687. [PMID: 31301759 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Age and sex contribute to determining coronary revascularization strategies for patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease. We examined age- and sex-related differences in comparative outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) for LMCA disease. A total of 4,001 patients with LMCA disease (men, n = 3,100, women, n = 901) who underwent PCI (n = 2,615) or CABG (n = 1,386) from the Interventional Research Incorporation Society-Left MAIN Revascularization registry were analyzed. Patients were stratified into subgroups according to the tertiles of age (<60 years, 60 to 69 years, and ≥70 years) and sex. The primary outcome was the composite of death from any cause, myocardial infarction, or stroke. During the median 6.3 years of follow-up, the adjusted risks for primary outcome after PCI relative to CABG were similar in patients aged <60 years (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.35 to 1.16), 60 to 69 years (HR: 1.21; 95% CI: 0.82 to 1.80), and ≥70 years (HR: 0.90; 95% CI: 0.66 to 1.22) with no significant age-related interactions (Pinteraction = 0.57). The primary outcome risks following PCI versus CABG were similar between male (HR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.72 to 1.17) and female (HR: 0.89; 95% CI: 0.52 to 1.50) (Pinteraction = 0.65). Significant interactions were absent for age or sex and revascularization type for all-cause mortality (Pinteraction = 0.34 for age and Pinteraction = 0.99 for sex), repeat revascularization (Pinteraction = 0.10 for age and Pinteraction = 0.65 for sex), and major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events (Pinteraction = 0.29 for age and Pinteraction = 0.30 for sex). In conclusion, there were no significant age- or sex-related differences in comparative outcomes after PCI or CABG for LMCA disease.
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Tam E, Piña IL. Sex Differences in Heart Failure—Female Representation in Heart Failure Studies. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REPORTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s12170-019-0613-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Differential Impact of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction on Men and Women. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019; 73:29-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Li Z, Zhang Y, Hu T, Likhodii S, Sun G, Zhai G, Fan Z, Xuan C, Zhang W. Differential metabolomics analysis allows characterization of diversity of metabolite networks between males and females. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207775. [PMID: 30500833 PMCID: PMC6267973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Females and males are known to have different abilities to cope with stress and disease. This study was designed to investigate the effect of sex on properties of a complex interlinked network constructed of central biochemical metabolites. The study involved the blood collection and analysis of a large set of blood metabolic markers from a total of 236 healthy participants, which included 140 females and 96 males. Metabolic profiling yielded concentrations of 168 metabolites for each subject. A differential correlation network analysis approach was developed for this study that allowed detection and characterization of interconnection differences in metabolites in males and females. Through topological analysis of the differential network that depicted metabolite differences in the sexes, we identified metabolites with high centralities in this network. These key metabolites were identified as 10 phosphatidylcholines (PCaaC34:4, PCaaC36:6, PCaaC34:3, PCaaC42:2, PCaeC38:1, PCaeC38:2, PCaaC40:1, PCaeC34:1, PC aa C32:1 and PC aa C40:6) and 4 acylcarnitines (C3-OH, C7-DC, C3 and C0). Identification of these metabolites may help further studies of sex-specific differences in the metabolome that may underlie different responses to stress and disease in males and females.
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- Zimin Li
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Department of pharmacy, Daqing people's hospital, Daqing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Department of pharmacy, Daqing oil-field general hospital, Daqing, China
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- Department of Computer Science, Memorial University, St John’s, NL, Canada
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- Provincial Toxicology Centre, Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Discipline of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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Margaryan R, Murzi M. Both sexes should be treated equally: sex difference in patients with ischemic heart failure undergoing surgical revascularization. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S3153-S3154. [PMID: 30370102 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Rafik Margaryan
- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Del Cuore Fondazione Toscana 'G Monasterio', Massa, Italy
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- Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Del Cuore Fondazione Toscana 'G Monasterio', Massa, Italy
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Di Tommaso L, Giordano R, Di Tommaso E, Iannelli G. Female gender and left ventricular dysfunction in myocardial surgical revascularization: the strange couple. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S2160-S2164. [PMID: 30123549 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Luigi Di Tommaso
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Di Mauro M, Totaro A, Foschi M, Calafiore AM. Gender and surgical revascularization: there is a light at the end of the tunnel? J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S2202-S2205. [PMID: 30123561 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Michele Di Mauro
- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, John Paul II Foundation, Campobasso, Italy
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Mannacio VA, Mannacio L. Sex and mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S2157-S2159. [PMID: 30123548 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Vito A Mannacio
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Wenger NK. Sauce for the Goose Versus Sauce for the Gander: Should Men and Women Play the Same Game But With Different Rules? Circulation 2018; 137:791-793. [PMID: 29459464 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.118.033168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Nanette K Wenger
- Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Heart and Vascular Center, Emory Women's Heart Center, Atlanta, GA.
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